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Black Literature

Readers tell us about your favorite and not-so-favorite books. Authors and Publishers share information about your books. This forum is open to everyone interested in discussing anything related to books by, or about, Black people.

  1. Black Pilots in German Air Force (Lufwaffe) During WWII

    Troy,
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    Troy

  2. Black Pack Party in the Chicago Defender

    Troy,
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    Troy

  3. Schools out! Why spend quality time w/your kids?(Book review request)

    Guest Christopher R. Kaden,
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    • 639 views
    Guest
    Guest

  4. Brown Girl Books Dominated April's Bestsellers List

    Troy,
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    Troy

  5. Are Self-Help Sellers Similar to Weight Loss Pushers

    Creative Artist Yvonne,
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    • 1.8k views
    CDBurns

  6. Black Author Secrets: How I Make $2,500+ in Book Sale Every Month

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Mel Hopkins

  7. One World's publisher Chris Jackson Acquires Two Ta-Nehisi Coates Titles

    Troy,
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    Troy

  8. 13th National Black Writers Conference Airs on C-SPAN Book TV

    Troy,
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    Troy

  9. Huffington Post STILL Exploiting Writers!

    Troy,
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    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  10. Why Critical Review is Important

    Troy,
    • 10 replies
    • 5.4k views
    Mel Hopkins

  11. Thinking Outside the Box to Promote Literacy

    Shirley Gale,
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    • 3.4k views
    Shirley Gale

  12. Terrific Books Coming in May, Beyond Adichie, and More!

    Troy,
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    • 808 views
    Troy

  13. Black Pack Party 10th Anniversary Celebration (May 2016)

    Troy,
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    • 947 views
    Troy

  14. BLACK MESSIAH

    harry brown,
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    harry brown

  15. Book Review Requested

    Guest Louie T. McClain II,
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    • 947 views
    Guest
    Guest

  16. Cassava Republic Press: A Bright Star in the World of Black Books

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Troy

  17. Promoting Diversity In Children's Literature

    Shirley Gale,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.1k views
    Shirley Gale

  18. Under One Roof: The Yankees, the Cardinals, and a Doctor’s Battle to Integrate Spring Training

    Guest Adam Henig,
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    • 623 views
    Guest
    Guest

  19. HOW TO SOLVE 99 PERCENT OF LIFES PROBLEMS BY DONALD R MCKENNEY

    Guest DONALD R MCKENNEY,
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    • 868 views
    Guest
    Guest

  20. OVERCOMING SPEECHLESSNESS,,ALICE WALKER

    harry brown,
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    • 949 views
    harry brown

  21. BOOK REVIEW REQUEST - Her Kind of Man

    Guest Elle Wright,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Troy

  22. BEFORE COLUMBUS, AFRICANS IN THE AMERICAS/

    harry brown,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Troy

  23. BOOK REVIEW REQUEST

    Sheryl,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Sheryl

  24. Sambos Double Shuffle: A Nigger Dance

    Troy,
    • 7 replies
    • 4k views
    Troy

  25. 69th Day of #BlackHistoryMonth: Paule Marshall was born April 9, 1929.  

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 788 views
    Troy

  26. Videos From the 2016 Nat'l Black Writers Conf

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 779 views
    Troy

  27. MORNING GLORY INSPIRATIONS

    Guest WILLEST WASHINGTON,
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    • 714 views
    Guest
    Guest

  28. Self-Publishing Platforms Are Distributors Not Publishers 

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Guest
    Guest

  29. What Are You Reading Now?

    Troy,
    • 7 replies
    • 1.9k views
    Dr T

  30. 62nd Day of #BlackHistoryMonth: Carolyn M. Rodgers passed April 2, 2010.

    Troy,
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    • 784 views
    Troy

  31. Zane is a 213 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Author!

    Troy,
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    • 2.3k views
    Troy

  32. GHETTOHEAT HOTNESS PRESENTS: AND GOD CREATED WOMAN!

    HICKSON,
    • 5 replies
    • 3.7k views
    HICKSON

  33. 59th Day of #BlackHistoryMonth: Nella Larsen Died March 30, 1964

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Troy

  34. New book

    Guest Cynthia Amis Dickerson,
    • 0 replies
    • 885 views
    Guest
    Guest

  35. Romance author Brenda Jackson has written more than 100 Novels

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  36. An Even Better Book Promotion Deal - the Large Book Cover

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.9k views
    Troy

  37. "The House that God Built" ($23.95) and "Handfuls of Purpose" ($19.95) - $24

    Guest Handfuls of Purpose,
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    • 1.2k views
    Guest
    Guest

  38. Ian Randle Publishers from Kingston Jamaica

    Troy,
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    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  39. VOICE FROM THE PAST

    Cynique,
    • 2 replies
    • 918 views
    Troy

  40. 378 Excellent Books, 77 Important Events & More

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 774 views
    Troy

  41. 2016 National Black Writers Conference - Complete Schedule (Final)

    Troy,
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    • 2.8k views
    Troy

  42. 54th Day of #BlackHistoryMonth: Writer, Feminist,Toni Cade Bambara March 25, 1939

    Troy,
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    • 819 views
    Troy

  43. CROSS AND THE LYNCHING TREE

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 726 views
    harry brown

  44. Children's Book Series book review

    Guest Ines Bustos,
    • 0 replies
    • 832 views
    Guest
    Guest

  45. Book Review Request - Historical Fiction

    Guest Cynthia D. Toliver,
    • 0 replies
    • 637 views
    Guest
    Guest

  46. 51st Day of #BlackHistoryMonth Chinua Achebe Passed March 21, 2013

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 990 views
    Troy

  47. Book Review Request

    Guest Shervine Thompson,
    • 0 replies
    • 792 views
    Guest
    Guest

  48. Chausiku: The Blood of the Clans Book Three

    Guest Pamela E. Cash,
    • 0 replies
    • 654 views
    Guest
    Guest

  49. 50th Day of #BlackHistoryMonth: March 21, 1981, in Mobile, Alabama, 19-year-old Michael Donald was Lynched

    Troy,
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    • 3.8k views
    Troy

  50. 48th Day of #BlackHistoryMonth: Dr. Ben Passed March 19, 2015

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 878 views
    Troy

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