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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. New Orleans African American Book Festival

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  2. African American Literature Starts With the Slave Narrative

    Troy,
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    • 948 views
    Troy

  3. Wolf Hustle, describes a Black Woman's rise from Bronx Housing Projects to Wall Street

    Troy,
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    • 658 views
    Troy

  4. Oh geesh

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  5. HICKSON: CEO OF GHETTOHEAT® SENT TO RIKERS ISLAND!

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    HICKSON

  6. IDIOT HERMAN CAIN

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    ironsmith

  7. HICKSON: THE PAPERBOY AT GHETTOHEAT!

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    HICKSON

  8. Brenda Jackson at MELBA’S 125 Wednesday, May 29th, 6pm – 9pm

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  9. HICKSON: CEO of GHETTOHEAT® LIVE #TWITTER CHAT!

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  10. The Unreal Housewives of South Dallas – Things You Can’t Tell Mama

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    hen81

  11. GHETTOHEAT TV

    HICKSON,
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    • 2.4k views
    HICKSON

  12. Great Book of Photographs from Eli Reed

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.6k views
    CDBurns

  13. The Fire This Time, Jesmyn Ward.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.7k views
    Troy

  14. Lynch Law in America by Ida B. Wells

    Troy,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.9k views
    Cynique

  15. MVmedia Weekend Ebook Special!

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 784 views
    Milton

  16. I wrote you 37 Letters - Book Review Request

    Dee Miller,
    • 8 replies
    • 26.6k views
    richardmurray

  17. Preview of New Facebook App

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.1k views
    Troy

  18. Dwayne McDuffie

    BrandNu,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.8k views
    Troy

  19. The Hurston/Wright Legacy Award 2012 Nominees

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 4.5k views
    Troy

  20. No Longer a Dirty Word

    Nah'Sun,
    • 31 replies
    • 7.5k views
    Troy

  21. George C. Fraser - Reception and Meet and Greet at Book Expo America.

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 5.9k views
    Troy

  22. 1st Annual Sacramento Black Book Fair June 2014

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 3.3k views
    Troy

  23. Esther Copper Jackson and Freedomways Magazine

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 7.3k views
    Troy

  24. Hurston/Wright Foundation Announces the Winners of the 2014 Legacy Award

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 5.2k views
    Troy

  25. Gathering the Waters

    Guest,
    • 2 replies
    • 811 views
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  26. RELATIONSHIPS,WHY MEN CHEAT/

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 773 views
    harry brown

  27. “How to Talk to Your Kids About Charlottesville”

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2k views
    Troy

  28. A wonderful interview with a terrific writer, Elizabeth Nunez

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

  29. Book Review Requested

    Verdelle Lambert,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.9k views
    Troy

  30. Video: T.R. Simon talks about her new young adult novel, Zora and Me: The Cursed Ground

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 926 views
    Troy

  31. Robby

    Guest MartyR,
    • 0 replies
    • 870 views
    Guest
    Guest

  32. Austin African-American Book Festival celebrates activism, empowerment

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 932 views
    Troy

  33. Book Review Request: A CONCOCTION OF LIES by Patsy Robertson

    MLB Publicity,
    • 1 reply
    • 796 views
    richardmurray

  34. Must Read Book for 2011

    Avid Reader,
    • 3 replies
    • 3k views
    Paladin36

  35. 2011 National Book Awards - Live webcast

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 3.1k views
    Troy

  36. Requesting Your Support of the Twelfth National Black Writers Conference

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Troy

  37. Bereavement Announcement: On the Passing of Sir Derek A. Walcott

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  38. Looking for Self-Published Books by African-American Authors

    Word Lovers,
    • 19 replies
    • 6.2k views
    Milton

  39. Discussion of Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi on the Black Syllabus

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 941 views
    Troy

  40. 2020 International Book Awards Finalist

    Neal Owens,
    • 8 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Neal Owens

  41. Nigger Career. Of. A. Troublesome. Word..

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 923 views
    harry brown

  42. Nuclear powered arsenals as protection in fiction 

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 129 views
    richardmurray

  43. Writers Help Writers: Advice Needed

    Kola Boof,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Kola Boof

  44. BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY? Urban Fiction’s Impact on Black Literacy!

    Balogun,
    • 2 replies
    • 4k views
    Balogun

  45. A Review of David Covin's Novel, PRODIGAL

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.3k views
    Troy

  46. Lack of diversity on our children's bookshelves reflects the lack of diversity in publishing

    dgivensterry,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  47. Anne Rice The Beauty's Kingdom Interview

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.6k views
    Troy

  48. Brown Girls Books Celebrates Two Years

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.6k views
    Chasitie

  49. GHETTOHEAT® CELEBRATES 13 YEARS OF HOTNESS!

    HICKSON,
    • 0 replies
    • 971 views
    HICKSON

  50. 7 of 20 finalists for National Book Awards are Black

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 718 views
    Troy

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