In this 1983 short story-the only short story Morrison ever wrote-we meet Twyla and Roberta, who have known each other since they were eight years old and spent four months together as roommates in St. Bonaventure shelter. Inseparable...
African American women
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Author:Morrison, ToniSummary: - Author:Mink, MeeshaSummary:
Rapper Make$'s wifey, Harriet Jordan, finds herself out in the cold financially after Make$ is imprisoned for his role in the brutal rape of Luscious' friend and his business partner, Kaeyla "Goldie" Dennis, a misguided young woman who...
- Author:Baszile, NatalieSummary:
A mother-daughter story of reinvention-about an African American woman who unexpectedly inherits a sugarcane farm in Louisiana Why exactly Charley Bordelon's late father left her eight hundred sprawling acres of sugarcane land in...
- Author:Dames, Jamise L.Summary:
For seven years, Daisy Parker has been Jasper's lover and mother to Jay, his nine-year-old son. But when Jasper doesn't come home one too many nights, Daisy decides she's had enough. But Jasper hasn't been partying--he's been murdered....
- Author:Ione, CaroleSummary:
Born in 1937 and raised by her physician great aunt, chorus-line dancing grandmother, and glamorous murdermystery writing mother, psychotherapist Carole Ione knew more about the men in her family than she did about her secretive female...
- Author:Griggs, Vanessa DavisSummary:
Aspiring event planner Melissa Anderson falls for the handsome, successful Marcus Peeples. But there's a catch--he's divorced--and Melissa struggles to reconcile this with her spiritual beliefs.
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Author:Parris, AmandaSummary:In this striking debut, Amanda Parris turns the spotlight on the Black women who organize communities, support their incarcerated loved ones, and battle institutions, living each day by a ride-or-die philosophy, strengthening their...
- Author:Millner, DeneneSummary:
This program features multicast narration. It also includes a poem, book club reading guide, and acknowledgments, all read by the author. Homegoing meets The Mothers where three women are tied together by blood, love, and family secrets...
- Author:Griffin, BettyeSummary:
Elyse, Susan, Grace and Pat are all turning 50, just like the Chicago housing project where they all grew up. As they gather for a reunion with other former residents, the women learn it's never too late to follow their hearts.
- Author:Obuobi, ShirleneSummary:
"they chose, are a lot less proud of their daughter. It's a quarter life crisis of epic proportions. Angie, who has always faced her problems by working "twice as hard to get half as far, "is at a loss. Suddenly, she begins to question...
- Author:Wesley, Valerie WilsonSummary:
Life is good for Tarmara. Her New Jersey-based private investigation business is thriving, she has a loving boyfriend, and her teenage son is doing well in school. But then Lilah Love saunters into Tamara's office. She claims her...
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Author:McFadden, Bernice L.Summary:Sherry has struggled all her life to understand who she is, where she comes from, and, most importantly, why her mother slapped her cheek one summer afternoon. The incident has haunted Sherry, and it causes her to dig into her family...
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Author:Collins, KathleenSummary:A stunning collection of fiction, diary entries, screenplays, and scripts which spans genres to reveal the breadth and depth of the late author's talent. The compilation is anchored by Collins' short stories, which, striking and...
- Author:Birdsong, Destiny O.Summary:
Suzette, Maple, and Agnes, three Black women with albinism, call Shreveport, Louisiana, home. At the crossroads of the American South and Southwest, these women find themselves at the crossroads of their own lives.
- Author:Bryant, NiobiaSummary:
Monica, a CEO with celebrity clients, loves her life. But when her man loses his high-powered corporate job and pressures her to start a family, Monica finds herself involved with a client who wants to mix business with pleasure--or...
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Author:Dunbar, Erica ArmstrongSummary:Finalist for the National Book Award for Nonfiction A startling and eye-opening look into America's First Family, Never Caught is the powerful narrative of Ona Judge, George and Martha Washington's runaway slave who risked it all to...
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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.
- Author:Gordon, AlexiaSummary:
With few other options, African-American classical musician Gethsemane Brown accepts a less-than-ideal position turning a group of rowdy schoolboys into an award-winning orchestra. Stranded without luggage or money in the Irish...
- Author:G'Orge-Walker, Pat.Summary:
On a road trip, Sister Betty and a gaggle of colorful characters discover what matters most. Sister Betty determines to carry out her friend's last wishes by delivering million-dollar checks to three pastors in Baltimore. Others give...
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Author:Ashley AntoinetteSummary:Despite her father's attempts to shelter her from the hood life, Raven's young heart is claimed by Mizan, a stick-up kid in search of a come-up. But her new role as wifey is soon more than she can handle, and she becomes desperate for a...
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