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Black News, Opinions, Politics and Culture.

2/29/20

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Black History, Black Stories: 7 Books That Center Our Legacies for Longer Than a Month

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2/18/20

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Alive at 89: For Her First Posthumous Birthday, Toni Morrison Is Getting an Epic Party at the Brooklyn Museum

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2/6/20

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An Immigrant’s Story: Acclaimed Author Edwidge Danticat Wins $100,000 Prize for Her ‘Genre-Spanning Work’

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2/5/20

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Race Matters2/5/20

Race Matters2/5/20

Books in Blackface: Barnes & Noble Celebrates Black History Month by Showcasing White Books

Michael Harriot

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2/3/20

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It's Lit!2/3/20

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VSB's Damon Young Wins Barnes & Noble's Discover Great New Writers Award for What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker

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12/16/19

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Doin' Big Thangs: The Root's Michael Harriot Inks a Two-Book Publishing Deal; Will Bring 'Wypipology' to the Masses

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8/16/19

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Obituary8/16/19

Obituary8/16/19

Praisesong for the Writer: The Literary World Mourns the Death of Author Paule Marshall

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6/14/19

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In More Than Enough, Elaine Welteroth Discusses the Double-Edged Sword of #SucceedingWhileBlack

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6/11/19

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With a New Memoir, Elaine Welteroth Reminds Us That We’re More Than Enough

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5/15/19

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Very Smart Brothas x Mahogany Books Monthly Book Club: Zora and Langston by Yuval Taylor

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2/18/19

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Book Review2/18/19

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For Her 88th Birthday, Toni Morrison Gives Us the Gift of Self-Regard

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6/3/18

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It's Lit!6/3/18

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The Inheritance

Lori D. Johnson

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5/27/18

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Talon of God

Wesley Snipes, Ray Norman

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4/29/18

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Dominate

Danielle C. Belton

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3/29/18

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Watch: Literary Giant Walter Mosley Doesn’t Need Inspiration to Write

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3/9/18

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Black Girls Rock! And Founder and DJ Beverly Bond Does, Too

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2/23/18

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Brittney Cooper’s Eloquent Rage and the Lifesaving Power of Homegirls

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2/13/18

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5 Books I’m Reading Now Since the Really Dumb and Self-Defeating Book Fast I Was On Is Finally Over

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2/13/18

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In An American Marriage, Tayari Jones Gets to the Heart of Our Matter

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2/11/18

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These New and Upcoming Books by Black Authors Will Give You Life in These Perilous Times

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