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Center For Black Literature Book Club Reading List

BY African American Literature Book Club Celebrating Black Books Since 1998 Recently Reviewed Books The Art of Good Deeds by Dwayne Ashley…it is refreshingly grounded in authenticity. The range of examples of philanthropy, from corporate acknowledgment levels to life-changing-man-on-the-street moments, makes […]

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Commemorate Juneteenth with Books

By Troy Johnson AALBC Freedom celebrations are just around the corner! Carry out the spirit of Juneteenth with these legacy-loving, gift-perfect titles: from historical-fiction picture books, to iconic biography, to a book-length illustrated poem on Black love—every title a Juneteenth […]

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KWAME ON TOUR: WHY FATHERS CRY AT NIGHT

By Troy Johnson President, AALBC.com, LLC MEMOIR IN STORES NOW, TOUR SCHEDULE BELOW! New York Times bestselling author Kwame Alexander, who is also the Executive Producer, Showrunner, and Writer for the new Disney+ series The Crossover, based on his award-winning novel, is best known […]

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New Reads on Faith, Justice, Beauty

By AALBC   Pregnant While Black: Advancing Justice for Maternal Health in America by Monique Rainford “[This] is the beautiful and profound expansive work on Black maternal health that we’ve all been waiting for.” —Dr. Uché Blackstock Black women are three […]

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Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre

By AALBC by Carole Boston Weatherford, Illustrated by Floyd Coope “Celebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator Floyd Cooper provide a powerful look at the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation’s history.”   […]