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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 Root of All Evil: Review and Excerpt

    alidawriter,
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    • 1.3k views
    alidawriter

  2. Book Review Request: Bulletproof Faith

    Guest NereusMcnair,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  3. Torches. On. The. Road. Of. Passage.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 772 views
    harry brown

  4. Review Request: Véronique’s Journey (19K-word Historical novella)

    Pafllinn,
    • 0 replies
    • 833 views
    Pafllinn

  5. Chain. Gang. All. Stars

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 466 views
    harry brown

  6. Second Kiss by Milton J. Davis

    Milton,
    • 4 replies
    • 885 views
    Troy

  7. RMNewsletter 5th version 05232026

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 80 views
    richardmurray

  8. Black Women and Romance Novels

    shebel88,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
    shebel88

  9. MESSAGE TO THE BLACK MAN.

    boitumelo,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    boitumelo

  10. HICKSON: CEO OF GHETTOHEAT® TV INTERVIEW: PART 1!

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 2k views
    HICKSON

  11. Discover a Good Book or Interesting Author

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  12. DOROTHY HEIGHT, OPEN WIDE THE FREEDOM GATE

    harry brown,
    • 2 replies
    • 2k views
    Cynique

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

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Troy

  14. Good Old Fashioned Common Sense: Books by J. California Cooper

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  15. Sidechicks and Mistresses. What happened to our culture?

    S.R. Chase,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    S.R. Chase

  16. Carole Boston Weatherford's Beautiful Books for Children

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  17. The Comet. W. E. B. Dubois.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 914 views
    harry brown

  18. Dr. Sebi Speaks of Dembali: Crossing Over from Dis-Ease to Ease in Matters of Health, Race, Family, and Culture

    Guest Bev,
    • 0 replies
    • 725 views
    Guest
    Guest

  19. I would like a book review

    Guest Charles R Harris,
    • 0 replies
    • 787 views
    Guest
    Guest

  20. Did you hear what the Judges had to say

    daniellegfny,
    • 0 replies
    • 722 views
    daniellegfny

  21. The 32nd edition of the 2023 Richard Murray Newsletter.

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 634 views
    richardmurray

  22. Most recent poetry

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 376 views
    richardmurray

  23. The Gathering in the Age of Darkness

    KMTPub,
    • 0 replies
    • 339 views
    KMTPub

  24. RMNewsletter 4th Version July 20th 2025

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 758 views
    richardmurray

  25. Song Yet Sung by James McBride

    bookfan,
    • 1 reply
    • 3.6k views
    Cynique

  26. Authors You Should Know: Looking for suggestions

    Troy,
    • 3 replies
    • 4k views
    blackskeptics

  27. An Author You Should Know: Gary Golio, Children's Book Author & Visual Artist

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  28. YOU-KNOW-IT-LIKE-A-POET: ANPU!

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.4k views
    HICKSON

  29. FLOYD ADAMS DIED,FORMER MAYOR

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 959 views
    harry brown

  30. GHETTOHEAT FLASH: 1

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.6k views
    HICKSON

  31. Equality, Opportunity, and the American Dream--is Bull Crap!

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Cynique

  32. Book It Chicago 2017 March Literary Event

    The Author A.D.,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Troy

  33. The Cost of it ALL

    D.E. Eliot,
    • 4 replies
    • 2.2k views
    Troy

  34. Unhinged! Omarosa Newman.

    harry brown,
    • 13 replies
    • 2.8k views
    Troy

  35. Seeds of Deception - for review

    Guest Arlene L. Walker,
    • 0 replies
    • 727 views
    Guest
    Guest

  36. Another. College. Love.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    harry brown

  37. The 50th edition of the 2023 Richard Murray Newsletter

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 509 views
    richardmurray

  38. KWL romance tropes episode

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 493 views
    richardmurray

  39. Black Caesars and Foxy Cleopatras by Odie Henderson

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 507 views
    richardmurray

  40. I just posted about 15 new videos

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
    Guest
    Guest

  41. Q & A WITH URBAN FICTION BOOK CLUB & HICKSON: CEO OF GHETTOHEAT

    HICKSON,
    • 4 replies
    • 5.7k views
    Kalexander2

  42. Leonard Pitts, Jr. - Pulitzer Prize winning commentator and novelist

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.4k views
    careycarey

  43. Ledisi, Cornel West & Keli Goff on The Book Look! NEW!

    TheBookLook,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    TheBookLook

  44. An excerpt from my novel, "Poetry: The story of His will vs our will"

    Tyran Jr,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.8k views
    Tyran Jr

  45. Join Enoch Pratt Free Library in Celebration of International Women’s History Month

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.8k views
    Troy

  46. Book Review Requested

    Guest Louie T. McClain II,
    • 0 replies
    • 929 views
    Guest
    Guest

  47. Children Black Book Fair,Baltimore.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 831 views
    harry brown

  48. GHETTOHEAT: HARDER

    HICKSON,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.5k views
    HICKSON

  49. The Power Of The Black Writer Today

    Antonio Ingram,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  50. Your Feedback Is Requested Which Cover Is The Most Appealing

    daniellegfny,
    • 0 replies
    • 803 views
    daniellegfny

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