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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 RADIAL KING,CORNEL WEST/

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    harry brown

  2. Check Out The Mosaic Literary Conference

    Troy,
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    • 883 views
    Troy

  3. Ex Colored Man,James Weldon Johnson

    harry brown,
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    • 722 views
    harry brown

  4. New Orleans African American Book Festival

    Guest Tanisca,
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    • 772 views
    Guest
    Guest

  5. African American Literature Starts With the Slave Narrative

    Troy,
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    • 1k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
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    • 720 views
    Troy

  7. Oh geesh

    Linda Chavis,
    • 5 replies
    • 2.6k views
    Chrishayden

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

    HICKSON,
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    HICKSON

  9. IDIOT HERMAN CAIN

    boitumelo,
    • 17 replies
    • 11.4k views
    ironsmith

  10. HICKSON: THE PAPERBOY AT GHETTOHEAT!

    HICKSON,
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    • 3k views
    HICKSON

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

    Troy,
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    • 3.9k views
    Troy

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

    HICKSON,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
    HICKSON

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

    hen81,
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    • 1.6k views
    hen81

  14. GHETTOHEAT TV

    HICKSON,
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    • 2.4k views
    HICKSON

  15. Great Book of Photographs from Eli Reed

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.7k views
    CDBurns

  16. The Fire This Time, Jesmyn Ward.

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.8k views
    Troy

  17. Lynch Law in America by Ida B. Wells

    Troy,
    • 5 replies
    • 2k views
    Cynique

  18. MVmedia Weekend Ebook Special!

    Milton,
    • 0 replies
    • 822 views
    Milton

  19. I wrote you 37 Letters - Book Review Request

    Dee Miller,
    • 8 replies
    • 30.4k views
    richardmurray

  20. Preview of New Facebook App

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.2k views
    Troy

  21. Dwayne McDuffie

    BrandNu,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.9k views
    Troy

  22. The Hurston/Wright Legacy Award 2012 Nominees

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 4.6k views
    Troy

  23. No Longer a Dirty Word

    Nah'Sun,
    • 31 replies
    • 8k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 6k views
    Troy

  25. 1st Annual Sacramento Black Book Fair June 2014

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 3.3k views
    Troy

  26. Esther Copper Jackson and Freedomways Magazine

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 7.4k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 5.3k views
    Troy

  28. Gathering the Waters

    Guest,
    • 2 replies
    • 903 views
    Guest
    Guest

  29. RELATIONSHIPS,WHY MEN CHEAT/

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 823 views
    harry brown

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.1k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Troy

  32. Book Review Requested

    Verdelle Lambert,
    • 6 replies
    • 2k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 978 views
    Troy

  34. Robby

    Guest MartyR,
    • 0 replies
    • 923 views
    Guest
    Guest

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 988 views
    Troy

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

    MLB Publicity,
    • 1 reply
    • 877 views
    richardmurray

  37. Must Read Book for 2011

    Avid Reader,
    • 3 replies
    • 3.1k views
    Paladin36

  38. 2011 National Book Awards - Live webcast

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 3.2k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Troy

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

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

    Word Lovers,
    • 19 replies
    • 7k views
    Milton

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 984 views
    Troy

  43. 2020 International Book Awards Finalist

    Neal Owens,
    • 8 replies
    • 1.9k views
    Neal Owens

  44. Nigger Career. Of. A. Troublesome. Word..

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 976 views
    harry brown

  45. Nuclear powered arsenals as protection in fiction 

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 198 views
    richardmurray

  46. RMNewsletter 5th format 07192026

    richardmurray,
    • 0 replies
    • 96 views
    richardmurray

  47. Writers Help Writers: Advice Needed

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

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

    Balogun,
    • 2 replies
    • 4.1k views
    Balogun

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

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.3k views
    Troy

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

    dgivensterry,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

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