Right from the start, Bigger Thomas had been headed for jail. It could have been for assault or petty larceny; by chance, it was for murder and rape. Native Son tells the story of this young black man caught in a downward spiral after...
African American men
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Author:Wright, Richard N.Summary: -
Author:Hampton, BrendaSummary:Just when Jaylin thinks life is perfect and everything is going his way, a past lover delivers a shocking message to him, and Jaylin realizes that the women he disrespected are the very women he needs.
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Author:Jawando, WillSummary:Will Jawando tells a deeply affirmative story of hope and respect for men of color at a time when Black men are routinely stigmatized. As a boy growing up outside DC, Will, who went by his Nigerian name, Yemi, was shunted from school to...
- Author:Ellis, NishawndaSummary:
Three single men are strangers who share one common thing: their high-maintenance needs drive women away. The possibility of changing themselves is unthinkable. Can they evolve, or face ending up alone?
- Author:Rhodes, Jewell ParkerSummary:
In 1921 Tulsa, a white woman and a black man get on an elevator. The woman screams and suddenly the man is on the streets--barely ahead of a lynch mob gathering behind him. Accused of rape, aspiring magician Joe is on the run for a...
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Author:JaQuavis, AshleySummary:Miami was forever changed when Carter and Miamor came to town. Carter II and his cousin Mo attempt to carry on the legacy of their fathers.
- Author:Harrison, VashtiSummary:
Vashti Harrison shines a light on black men through history. Among these biographies, readers will find aviators and artists, politicians and pop culture icons. The men featured include writer James Baldwin, artist Aaron Douglas,...
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Author:Ellison, RalphSummary: - Author:Smith, DanezSummary:
Homie is Danez Smith's magnificent anthem about the saving grace of friendship. Rooted in the loss of one of Smith's close friends, this book comes out of the search for joy and intimacy within a nation where both can seem...
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Author:Baldwin, JamesSummary:Moving through time from the rural South to the northern ghetto, Baldwin chronicles a fourteen-year-old boy's discovery of the terms of his identity as the stepson of the minister of a storefront Pentecostal church in Harlem one...
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Author:Meriwether, LouiseSummary:Fragments of the Ark follows the exploits of runaway slave Peter Mango, his family, and a band of fellow escaped slaves as they commandeer a Confederate gunboat out of Charleston harbor and deliver it to the Union navy. Mango is made...
- Author:Smith, DanezSummary:
Finalist for the National Book Award for Poetry. Winner of the Forward Prize for Best Collection. Award-winning poet Danez Smith is a groundbreaking force, celebrated for deft lyrics, urgent subjects, and performative power. Don't...
- Author:Hill, ErnestSummary:
When Tyrone Stokes was sent to prison, he left his wife to raise their son, Marcus, alone. Now Tyrone is free, but 17-year-old Marcus is on Louisiana's death row for the murder of a young white girl. Convinced of his son's innocence,...
- Author:Woods, StuartSummary:
Beginning in 1920, Chiefs spans 40 years, chronicling the experiences of three Georgia police chiefs who watch the world, their town and their jobs, change. At the heart of this is a 40-year-old mystery each chief must try to crack.
- Author:Mosley, WalterSummary:
Picking up where his last adventures in Rose Gold left off in L.A. in the late 1960s, Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlins finds his life in transition. He's ready--finally--to propose to his girlfriend, Bonnie Shay, and start a life...
- Author:Grooms, AnthonySummary:
When Walter Burke's army buddy dies in a blood-soaked Vietnamese jungle, Walter finds himself writing a letter to the young man's parents. But as he struggles to put words on paper, all the trauma of his years growing up middle class...
- Author:Mosley, WalterSummary:
Private investigator "Easy" Rawlins embarks on an investigation that takes him from mountaintops to the desert, facing hippies, the mob, and old friends perhaps more dangerous than anyone else.
- Author:Green, HaroldSummary:
Harold Green III, poet and founder of the music collective Flowers for the Living, honors the Black men he most admires, including Tyler Perry, Barry Jenkins, Billy Porter, Chance the Rapper, LeBron James, Colin Kaepernick, and John...
- Author:Hunter, TravisSummary:
Beloved teacher Dallas Dupree just can't get over the death of his wife. To fill the void, he spends most of his time with his daughter Aja. But the new woman in Dalls' life is hiding a nasty secret that could cost him his career,...
- Author:Brinkley, JamelSummary:
In the nine expansive, searching stories of A Lucky Man, fathers and sons attempt to salvage relationships with friends and family members and confront mistakes made in the past. An imaginative young boy from the Bronx goes swimming...
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