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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. The 49th edition of the 2023 Richard Murray Newsletter

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    • 501 views
    richardmurray

  2. History of Creation: The Announcement

    jkm Mbdw,
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    • 204 views
    jkm Mbdw

  3. Hard truths of beautiful history, which do you want?

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 234 views
    richardmurray

  4. My First Zane Book...

    bookfan,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.9k views
    bookfan

  5. THE H MAN BRINGS THE HEAT: GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 3.1k views
    HICKSON

  6. NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Literary Work - Winners

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 3.6k views
    BiauncaWilliams

  7. The Shine On Summer Reading Book Fair - , June 23, 2012, Washington, DC

    Troy,
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    • 1.9k views
    Troy

  8. Mommy Porn – Free Limited Time

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    • 4.2k views
    hen81

  9. NEGRO AND THE GUN// A BOOK/

    harry brown,
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    • 1.2k views
    harry brown

  10. ...And Amazon Is Now A Book Agent/Publisher/Distributor...again

    CDBurns,
    • 5 replies
    • 2.2k views
    Troy

  11. "Growing titties takes focus."

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
    Mel Hopkins

  12. Beta readers for Brit Restoration / Glorious Revolution period?

    Neale Sourna,
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    • 827 views
    Neale Sourna

  13. I. Got. The Christmas. Spirit!!!!

    harry brown,
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    • 797 views
    harry brown

  14. I'm Presenting at the Austin African American Book Festival

    Troy,
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    • 825 views
    Troy

  15. FOR REVIEW: 3 nonfiction books about Black history from Black authors

    Guest Joe Walters,
    • 1 reply
    • 912 views
    Troy

  16. Book review request, please

    Guest Obelia Akanke,
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    • 785 views
    Guest
    Guest

  17. FINALLY A CURE FOR INCELS from Steven Barnes of Lifewriting

    richardmurray,
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    • 783 views
    richardmurray

  18. Haki Madhbuit Forced out at CSU

    Chrishayden,
    • 4 replies
    • 3.8k views
    Chrishayden

  19. Write On! Workshop, March 22, 2014, Dayton, OH

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  20. Black Women Booted off a Train for Laughing

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Cynique

  21. At the dark end of the street - book review

    MAFOOMBAY,
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    • 1.2k views
    MAFOOMBAY

  22. Almost 1,000 book reviews have been published by AALBC.com.

    Troy,
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    • 992 views
    Troy

  23. Singing,Swinging Merry. Like. Christmas.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 813 views
    harry brown

  24. Is this what Dr. Frances Cress Welsing would want?

    Troy,
    • 5 replies
    • 2.1k views
    Troy

  25. NY Times Bestselling Author of God Don't Like Ugly Endorses RUTHLESS PAMELA JEAN by Carol Denise Mitchell

    Guest CD Mitchell,
    • 0 replies
    • 806 views
    Guest
    Guest

  26. Rise of the Ravenisha

    Guest Pamela Lawson,
    • 0 replies
    • 832 views
    Guest
    Guest

  27. Brown. Sugar. Baby.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 222 views
    harry brown

  28. Nina Simone Born 1933 what music of hers you like, one of my favorite musicians.

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 197 views
    richardmurray

  29. Norman Spinrad on African Science Fiction

    Chrishayden,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Chrishayden

  30. Corinne and Me: An Unlikely Friendship (New Novel)

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.3k views
    Troy

  31. From Wrong 2 "Write!"

    alidawriter,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    alidawriter

  32. YOU-KNOW-IT-LIKE-A-POET: HICKSON!

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.7k views
    HICKSON

  33. The “Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth” Interview

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.1k views
    Cynique

  34. American Library Association Announces 2015 Youth Media Award Winners

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 4.4k views
    Troy

  35. “Daddy and Roger and ’em shot ’em a nigger.”

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  36. Reading dialect aloud

    Guest Linda B.,
    • 1 reply
    • 930 views
    Troy

  37. Am. I. Ready. For. Christmas. .

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 998 views
    harry brown

  38. am*zon Limits Book Purchases??!

    Guest Gloria J. Browne-Marshall,
    • 1 reply
    • 832 views
    Troy

  39. Bullets in the Fire-The Saga of New York Red

    Guest Edward Roy,
    • 1 reply
    • 832 views
    Troy

  40. The 31st edition of the 2023 Richard Murray Newsletter

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 600 views
    richardmurray

  41. The 38th edition of the 2024 Richard Murray Newsletter.

    richardmurray,
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    • 471 views
    richardmurray

  42. RMNewsletter 4th Version February 9th

    richardmurray,
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    • 377 views
    richardmurray

  43. A story for AALBC part 1

    richardmurray,
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    • 731 views
    richardmurray

  44. Fiction vs Non Fiction

    Greg Thomas,
    • 0 replies
    • 169 views
    Greg Thomas

  45. CENTO Series episode 92

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 142 views
    richardmurray

  46. The Time Is Now!

    Cynique,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Cynique

  47. Avid Reader Looking for the Title of Book

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 897 views
    Troy

  48. Are Book Festivals Becoming a Thing of the Past?

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.9k views
    CDBurns

  49. Book Review Request: Black Power, Gender and the Black Panther Party in Oakland

    Guest Robyn C. Spencer,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  50. Interested in a Book Review

    L. Cox,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
    L. Cox

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