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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. Your Book on two of AALBC.com's most popular pages for 50 Days

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 930 views
    Troy

  2. "It's the Poor Who Face the Savagery of the US 'Justice" System: The Cuban Five talk of their lives within the US working class

    Guest Jim Altenberg,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Guest
    Guest

  3. 35th Day of #BlackHistoryMonth: History of Storer College

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 912 views
    Troy

  4. 34th Day of #BlackHistoryMonth: Dr. William Edward Burghardt Du Bois

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 880 views
    Troy

  5. 33rd Day of #BlackHistoryMonth: From Columbus To Castro: The History Of The Caribbean 1492-1969

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 796 views
    Troy

  6. 31st Day of #BlackHistoryMonth: AALBC.com Launches

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Pioneer1

  7. Will the 50th anniversary of MLK go unnoticed by Hollywood?

    Guest William Natale,
    • 0 replies
    • 704 views
    Guest
    Guest

  8. BLACKS BUILT WHITEHOUSE

    harry brown,
    • 2 replies
    • 960 views
    Troy

  9. 30th Day of #BlackHistoryMonth: Ernest J. Gaines

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  10. http://aalbc.com/newspapers/

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 914 views
    Troy

  11. Pick Troy Johnson as "Literary Activist of the Year." 

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Troy

  12. Learn from the best during Writers Week 2016!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 858 views
    Troy

  13. 28th Day of #BlackHistoryMonth: Haki Madhubuti, Poet, Activist, Educator, Publisher

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 763 views
    Troy

  14. "Success Stories, Insights by African American Men" Released

    Guest Reginald Grant,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  15. Guest

    Guest B,
    • 7 replies
    • 1.7k views
    CDBurns

  16. 4th Annual African American Children's Book Fair

    Guest Reginald F. Lewis Museum,
    • 1 reply
    • 948 views
    Troy

  17. THE GREEN PASTURES,

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 737 views
    harry brown

  18. 23th Day of #BlackHistoryMonth Wallace Thurman author of "The Blacker the Berry..."

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 806 views
    Troy

  19. Video Intro to AALBC.com's Website

    Troy,
    • 12 replies
    • 4.4k views
    Guest
    Guest

  20. White Man's Disease

    Dr T,
    • 18 replies
    • 4k views
    Dr T

  21. Writing Workshop Coming to Ohio March 2016

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  22. Brown Girls Books Celebrates Two Years

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.8k views
    Chasitie

  23. RELATIONSHIPS,WHY MEN CHEAT/

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 830 views
    harry brown

  24. 15th Day of #BlackHistoryMonth Black Issues Book Review

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  25. Looking for feedback on Events Listing

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 824 views
    CDBurns

  26. Ethereal Voices

    Guest Shona Jabang,
    • 0 replies
    • 628 views
    Guest
    Guest

  27. Dear Mary, Dear Luther: A Courtship in Letters

    Guest Jill Snyder,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Chasitie

  28. Book celebrating 1st Black President

    Chasitie,
    • 37 replies
    • 7.4k views
    Cynique

  29. 7th Day of #BlackHistoryMonth The QBR 100 Essential Black Books

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  30. Stripper's Twitter Tale turned Feature Flick

    Mel Hopkins,
    • 7 replies
    • 2.9k views
    CDBurns

  31. Ethereal Voices

    Guest Shona Jabang,
    • 3 replies
    • 2.4k views
    Guest
    Guest

  32. Chris Jackson Is Building a Black Literary Movement

    Troy,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.5k views
    Troy

  33. Amazon to Open Hundreds of Physical Book Stores!

    Troy,
    • 9 replies
    • 2.5k views
    Troy

  34. Racist Book About a White Teacher and Black Students

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  35. CHAOS OR COMMUNITY/

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 891 views
    harry brown

  36. Another Racist Book for Children Published #whatelseisnew

    Troy,
    • 10 replies
    • 5.2k views
    CDBurns

  37. Mrs.

    Guest Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Troy

  38. Black Comic Book Festival in Harlem, NY Jan 16, 2016

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Rochelle Spencer

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

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.9k views
    Troy

  40. The Impact of Prior Knowledge or Lack thereof on Writing

    Shirley Gale,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Shirley Gale

  41. Writers of colour pander to the white woman

    Troy,
    • 28 replies
    • 7.4k views
    Cynique

  42. Part Three: Diversity is Not Racism, The Difficult Road through Publication for Three Mermaid Sisters

    Shirley Gale,
    • 0 replies
    • 918 views
    Shirley Gale

  43. African American Literary Tea--THE WRITE STUFF

    Guest Sheila Morris,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  44. National Black Writers Conference Call for Papers & Poetry Cafe Auditions

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Troy

  45. Promote Your Book on AALBC.com for 50 Days!

    Troy,
    • 13 replies
    • 3.2k views
    Troy

  46. Part Two: Diversity is not Racism--Producing Three Beautiful Black Sea Sisters

    Shirley Gale,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Shirley Gale

  47. Part One: Diversity is not Racism, I Just Wanted Them to Look like Me

    Shirley Gale,
    • 20 replies
    • 4.2k views
    Shirley Gale

  48. Buy/Sell your used books with 1-click

    Bookscan,
    • 1 reply
    • 960 views
    Troy

  49. To .99 cents or not .99 cents?

    CDBurns,
    • 9 replies
    • 3.3k views
    Troy

  50. Nkiru Books is Online

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 2.5k views
    CDBurns

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