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1. Are 50 Page Books a Good Idea?

   By Troy, April 19, 2013
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2. KINGS AND QUEEN OF URBAN LIT: GHETTOHEAT

   By HICKSON, October 28, 2011
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3. Baldwin's Heir to Write Black Panther comic for Marvel

   By Troy, September 23, 2015
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4. The Book Reviewer's Regret

   By Troy, May 6, 2010
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5. What It’s Like to Be Black in Publishing?

   By Troy, July 1, 2020
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6. The 35 Most Popular Book Categories on AALBC

   By Troy, November 3, 2018
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7. A.C. BRITT: GHETTOHEAT

   By HICKSON, April 16, 2010
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   • September 13, 2018

8. Mitchell S. Jackson Wins 8th Annual Gaines Award

   By Troy, December 10, 2014
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9. BOOK, BLACK MAN GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING THE BLACK WOMAN..

   By boitumelo, November 26, 2012
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   • December 6, 2012

10. I'm Creating More Top 10 Book Lists -- Which list would you like to see?

    By Troy, March 29, 2018
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11. Black American Talk and Chat Show

    By Guest BlackeazyG, November 7, 2015
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12. Hebrews To Negroes

    By harry brown, November 18, 2017
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    • November 14, 2022

13. 100 PERCENT GHETTOHEAT®!

    By HICKSON, August 16, 2013
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    • August 16, 2013

14. Phoebe Beasley collaboration with Maya Angelou on several serigraphs from poems by Langston Hughes

    By admin, May 26, 2013   

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15. 2011 National Book Awards - Live webcast

    By Troy, November 16, 2011
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    • November 18, 2011

16. Black writers in a ghetto of the publishing industry's making

    By Troy, June 28, 2010
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17. Black People Don't Read

    By Troy, December 19, 2013
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    • Troy
    • December 21, 2013

18. Is Black Success Possible without White Infrastructure?

    By Troy, May 15, 2016
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    • May 17, 2016

19. Book Review request: VALLEY OF THE KINGS: The 18th Dynasty

    By Terry Coffey, September 19, 2016
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20. THE H MAN BRINGS THE HEAT: GHETTOHEAT

    By HICKSON, September 26, 2011
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    • March 26, 2018

21. The Hurston/Wright Foundation Indiegogo Campaign

    By Troy, December 2, 2014
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    • December 4, 2014

22. GHETTOHEAT®: LOVE DON'T LOVE NOBODY PRE-ORDERS!

    By HICKSON, July 2, 2012
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23. Fifty Shades of Plaid – The Elder Erotica Series - Free Limited Time

    By hen81, January 9, 2014
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    • Troy
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24. The Relentless Promotion of Amazon Is Bad for Everyone

    By Troy, December 6, 2019
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    • January 7, 2020

25. GHETTOHEAT: BROTHERS BEHIND BARS

    By HICKSON, August 9, 2017
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    • October 14, 2021

26. Amazon Now Owns, Goodreads, AbeBooks, Shelfari, Audible...

    By Troy, April 2, 2013
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    • April 26, 2013

27. The 15 Most Overrated Contemporary Writers

    By Chrishayden, August 9, 2010
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    • August 20, 2010

28. “I am a fan of reality as opposed to hypocritism”

    By Troy, October 5, 2013
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29. Thinking Outside the Box to Promote Literacy

    By Shirley Gale, April 24, 2016
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30. National Black Writers' Conference

    By Troy, March 5, 2010
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31. Help Select AALBC.com's New Bestselling Book Seal

    By Troy, May 18, 2017
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32. AALBC.com eNewsletter has been published! - November 22nd 2011

    By Troy, November 22, 2011   

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33. Good Fortune by Noni Carter

    By Troy, January 26, 2010
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34. The 10 best book websites

    By Troy, February 7, 2010
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    • October 9, 2011

35. Sunday Spotlight: Highlighting 5 New Books #readingblack

    By Troy, December 17, 2017
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    • December 23, 2017

36. Black Arts Movement, writer and actress S. Pearl Sharp

    By Troy, October 22, 2015
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    • October 23, 2015

37. Buy a book, not a slave

    By careycarey, February 4, 2010
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    • Troy
    • February 7, 2010

38. How Do You Define Philanthropy?

    By Valaida, October 8, 2011   

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    • October 14, 2011

39. New Homepage Layout

    By Troy, November 11, 2015
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40. Must Read Book for 2011

    By Avid Reader, January 10, 2011
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41. Christoper D. Burns a Two Time Bestselling Author!

    By Troy, July 6, 2016
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42. GHETTOHEAT® HOTNESS: HICKSON

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43. To .99 cents or not .99 cents?

    By CDBurns, December 30, 2015
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    • Troy
    • January 2, 2016

44. A Free Full Day Writing Workshop, February 23rd at Chicago State

    By Troy, January 27, 2013   

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45. GHETTOHEAT--DID YOU KNOW?

    By HICKSON, October 17, 2011
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46. Review Request: Men Don't Like Ugly, Women Don't Like Broke

    By Guest Angela Benson, June 25, 2016
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47. FOOTBALL PLAYERS KISSING.

    By boitumelo, October 27, 2011   

    • HYPOCRITE RELIGIOUS
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    • Troy
    • November 1, 2011

48. Toni Morrison Passes

    By Troy, August 6, 2019
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49. The Good Old Girls Club – Free Limited Time

    By hen81, May 23, 2013
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    • May 26, 2013

50. Adichie's novel Half of a Yellow Sun a Motion Picture!

    By Troy, May 4, 2014
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