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The Coldest Winter
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The renowned hip hop rebel and political activist captures the allure and the danger of Brooklyn's streets in this stunning debut novel about the daughter of a drug lord.
Sista Soulja
Married But Still Looking

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Since he was a teenager, women have flocked to the handsome Genesis Styles. But this smooth-talking cheater has never been satisfied with just one woman. When Genesis meets his perfect match, will he finally be able to end his cheating ways?

Travis Hunter
Rock My Soul

Rock My Soul: Black People And Self Esteem examines the varied and sundry ways African people's psyches have been assaulted, bruised, brutalized and damaged and what we must do to heal ourselves.

Bell Hooks
Soul Sisters Diary C.Simmons, Crystal Johnson & K. L. Andrews
Being Black

BEING BLACK is described as an "elegant, down-to-earth spiritual handbook that combines the universal wisdom of Buddhism with an inspirational call for self-acceptance and community empowerment.

Angel Kyodo Williams
Brown Sugar II

this anthology of African-American erotica edited by Essence magazine contributor Taylor explores every permutation of adult sexuality-straight, gay, lesbian and some decidedly unconventional group sex-with a combination of hip-hop slang and high-brow sensibility.

Carol Taylor
Six Easy PiecesBook Cover

Six Easy Pieces is a book of seven different stories reminding fans of who Ezekiel Rawlins is (as if we had forgotten) and what he does that makes us love him so. Mosley shows us a forty-four year old man who over time has become a senior janitor at Sojourner Truth Junior High School, a property owner, the father of two, and the lover of one. Despite all of that, each story has a friend needing his help and in spite of himself Easy ends up in the middle of all the action.

Walter Moseley
Fire In My Soul

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Norton, an African American attorney and the congressional delegate for the District of Columbia, continues to effect political changes. Over the years, she has marched on Capitol Hill to demand a Senate hearing for Anita Hill, grilled army generals about sex abuse, and argued before the Supreme Court. This is the story of her struggles and triumphs.

Joan S. Lester as authorized by Eleanor H. Morton
Tell Me You Love Me

In Miami, Florida, someone touches personal trainer Tyanna Calhoun in the parking lot of the gym she is employed by. Tyanna reacts by beating up her alleged culprit until she realizes the man lying at her feet is her former boyfriend Sheldon Ford. About a year ago, Sheldon vanished without a word when Tyanna thought she finally had found the love of her life. He tries to explain but she tells him to go write a novel, as his claim is way out.

Kayla Perrin
Sweet St. Louis: An Urban Love StorySweet St. Louis : AN Urban Love Story by Omar Tyree

What happens when Anthony "Ant" Poole, a consummate player, meets the woman who makes fast, easy sex seem like a waste of time? In Sweet St. Louis, Omar Tyree explores the emotional differences between black men and women, and traces the rocky path to true love. 24-year-old Sharron Francis

Omar Tyree
Speaking Truth To Power

Brings together the major writings of one of America's most prominent commentators on race relations and African-American politics, offering a chronicle of the changing role of race within the American political system since the Civil Rights movement, and an account of the evolution of Marable's ideas on multicultural democracy, social justice, and egalitarian pluralism.

Manning Marable
Diary of a Blackgurl

All of her life, Seejaye Patterson has witnessed dysfunctional relationships. She has almost convinced herself that whatever choices she makes she will take to her grave. Somehow the bad has taken over her life, but Seejaye is determined to the find the good. The bottom line is she wants love, but whose love?

 

Carla Rowser-Canty
Life... Through the words & between the lines

Carl, author of “Life… Through the Words & Between the Lines,” is a poet and spoken word artist from Hartford, Connecticut. Carl’s poetry is powerful and inspirational reflections that move the heart and soul of his readers. His work is a journey of Struggle, Perseverance, Empowerment, Life, Death, Love, Happiness and Pain.

Carl Dean, Jr.