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

    Troy,
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    Troy

  2. 33rd Day of #BlackHistoryMonth: From Columbus To Castro: The History Of The Caribbean 1492-1969

    Troy,
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    • 779 views
    Troy

  3. BLACKS BUILT WHITEHOUSE

    harry brown,
    • 2 replies
    • 937 views
    Troy

  4. 31st Day of #BlackHistoryMonth: AALBC.com Launches

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Pioneer1

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

    Guest William Natale,
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    • 684 views
    Guest
    Guest

  6. Video Intro to AALBC.com's Website

    Troy,
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    • 4.3k views
    Guest
    Guest

  7. 30th Day of #BlackHistoryMonth: Ernest J. Gaines

    Troy,
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    Troy

  8. http://aalbc.com/newspapers/

    Troy,
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    • 898 views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Troy

  10. Learn from the best during Writers Week 2016!

    Troy,
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    • 837 views
    Troy

  11. 28th Day of #BlackHistoryMonth: Haki Madhubuti, Poet, Activist, Educator, Publisher

    Troy,
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    • 744 views
    Troy

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

    Guest Reginald Grant,
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    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  13. 4th Annual African American Children's Book Fair

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

  14. THE GREEN PASTURES,

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 718 views
    harry brown

  15. Book celebrating 1st Black President

    Chasitie,
    • 37 replies
    • 7.1k views
    Cynique

  16. 23th Day of #BlackHistoryMonth Wallace Thurman author of "The Blacker the Berry..."

    Troy,
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    • 783 views
    Troy

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

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

  18. Brown Girls Books Celebrates Two Years

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.7k views
    Chasitie

  19. Writing Workshop Coming to Ohio March 2016

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  20. RELATIONSHIPS,WHY MEN CHEAT/

    harry brown,
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    • 813 views
    harry brown

  21. 15th Day of #BlackHistoryMonth Black Issues Book Review

    Troy,
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    • 1k views
    Troy

  22. Looking for feedback on Events Listing

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 805 views
    CDBurns

  23. Ethereal Voices

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

  24. Ethereal Voices

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

  25. Stripper's Twitter Tale turned Feature Flick

    Mel Hopkins,
    • 7 replies
    • 2.9k views
    CDBurns

  26. Writers of colour pander to the white woman

    Troy,
    • 28 replies
    • 7.1k views
    Cynique

  27. 7th Day of #BlackHistoryMonth The QBR 100 Essential Black Books

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 13 replies
    • 3.1k views
    Troy

  29. Amazon to Open Hundreds of Physical Book Stores!

    Troy,
    • 9 replies
    • 2.4k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Rochelle Spencer

  31. Chris Jackson Is Building a Black Literary Movement

    Troy,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.4k views
    Troy

  32. Another Racist Book for Children Published #whatelseisnew

    Troy,
    • 10 replies
    • 5k views
    CDBurns

  33. Racist Book About a White Teacher and Black Students

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  34. CHAOS OR COMMUNITY/

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 868 views
    harry brown

  35. Mrs.

    Guest Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 988 views
    Troy

  36. CONVICT'S CANDY: A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE!

    HICKSON,
    • 19 replies
    • 8.2k views
    HICKSON

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

    Shirley Gale,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
    Shirley Gale

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

    Shirley Gale,
    • 0 replies
    • 877 views
    Shirley Gale

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

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

  40. Submissions for the 2014 Ernest J. Gaines $10,000 Award for Literary Excellence Being Accepted

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.8k views
    Troy

  41. African American Literary Tea--THE WRITE STUFF

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

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Troy

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

    Shirley Gale,
    • 0 replies
    • 985 views
    Shirley Gale

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

    Bookscan,
    • 1 reply
    • 932 views
    Troy

  45. To .99 cents or not .99 cents?

    CDBurns,
    • 9 replies
    • 3.2k views
    Troy

  46. Nkiru Books is Online

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 2.4k views
    CDBurns

  47. 2015 Year End Thank You From Troy

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    CDBurns

  48. HALLEUJAH, CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION/

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 819 views
    harry brown

  49. GHETTOHEAT TV PRESENTS: A GHETTOHEAT CHRISTMAS 2015!

    HICKSON,
    • 3 replies
    • 2k views
    HICKSON

  50. A Selfie of Hickson of Ghettoheat and Troy

    Troy,
    • 10 replies
    • 3.1k views
    Troy

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