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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. Huffington Post STILL Exploiting Writers!

    Troy,
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    Troy

  2. Why Critical Review is Important

    Troy,
    • 10 replies
    • 5.3k views
    Mel Hopkins

  3. Thinking Outside the Box to Promote Literacy

    Shirley Gale,
    • 7 replies
    • 3.3k views
    Shirley Gale

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

    Troy,
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    • 800 views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 938 views
    Troy

  6. BLACK MESSIAH

    harry brown,
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    • 723 views
    harry brown

  7. Book Review Requested

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

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

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Troy

  9. Promoting Diversity In Children's Literature

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

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

    Guest Adam Henig,
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    • 606 views
    Guest
    Guest

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

    Guest DONALD R MCKENNEY,
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    • 852 views
    Guest
    Guest

  12. OVERCOMING SPEECHLESSNESS,,ALICE WALKER

    harry brown,
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    • 932 views
    harry brown

  13. BOOK REVIEW REQUEST - Her Kind of Man

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

  14. BEFORE COLUMBUS, AFRICANS IN THE AMERICAS/

    harry brown,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Troy

  15. BOOK REVIEW REQUEST

    Sheryl,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Sheryl

  16. Sambos Double Shuffle: A Nigger Dance

    Troy,
    • 7 replies
    • 4k views
    Troy

  17. 69th Day of #BlackHistoryMonth: Paule Marshall was born April 9, 1929.  

    Troy,
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    • 776 views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
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    • 774 views
    Troy

  19. MORNING GLORY INSPIRATIONS

    Guest WILLEST WASHINGTON,
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    • 704 views
    Guest
    Guest

  20. Self-Publishing Platforms Are Distributors Not Publishers 

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Guest
    Guest

  21. What Are You Reading Now?

    Troy,
    • 7 replies
    • 1.9k views
    Dr T

  22. 62nd Day of #BlackHistoryMonth: Carolyn M. Rodgers passed April 2, 2010.

    Troy,
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    • 774 views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
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    • 2.2k views
    Troy

  24. GHETTOHEAT HOTNESS PRESENTS: AND GOD CREATED WOMAN!

    HICKSON,
    • 5 replies
    • 3.7k views
    HICKSON

  25. 59th Day of #BlackHistoryMonth: Nella Larsen Died March 30, 1964

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Troy

  26. New book

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

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.9k views
    Troy

  29. "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

  30. Ian Randle Publishers from Kingston Jamaica

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  31. VOICE FROM THE PAST

    Cynique,
    • 2 replies
    • 907 views
    Troy

  32. 378 Excellent Books, 77 Important Events & More

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 770 views
    Troy

  33. 2016 National Black Writers Conference - Complete Schedule (Final)

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.8k views
    Troy

  34. 54th Day of #BlackHistoryMonth: Writer, Feminist,Toni Cade Bambara March 25, 1939

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 812 views
    Troy

  35. CROSS AND THE LYNCHING TREE

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 719 views
    harry brown

  36. Children's Book Series book review

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

  37. Book Review Request - Historical Fiction

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

  38. 51st Day of #BlackHistoryMonth Chinua Achebe Passed March 21, 2013

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 981 views
    Troy

  39. Book Review Request

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

  40. Chausiku: The Blood of the Clans Book Three

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

  41. 50th Day of #BlackHistoryMonth: March 21, 1981, in Mobile, Alabama, 19-year-old Michael Donald was Lynched

    Troy,
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    • 3.7k views
    Troy

  42. 48th Day of #BlackHistoryMonth: Dr. Ben Passed March 19, 2015

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 871 views
    Troy

  43. 47th Day of #BlackHistoryMonth: Dr. Frances Cress Welsing Born on this day in 1935

    Troy,
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    • 948 views
    Troy

  44. Canadian Black History Summit

    Guest Rosemary Sadlier,
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    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  45. New Policy for Book Reviews

    Troy,
    • 8 replies
    • 1.9k views
    Cynique

  46. 45th Day of #BlackHistoryMonth: Freedom's Journal

    Troy,
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    • 702 views
    Troy

  47. 44th Day of #BlackHistoryMonth: Ben Okri, Award Winning Nigerian Poet and Novelist

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 962 views
    Troy

  48. Ladies Who Lunch & Love

    Guest By Nathan Hale Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  49. The Journey to Get the Love You Desire Begins with YOU!

    Guest Willie Muhammad,
    • 0 replies
    • 612 views
    Guest
    Guest

  50. BLACK PRESENCE IN THE BIBLE

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    harry brown

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