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African American65
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Biography27
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The Rose That Grew From Concrete
Tupac Shakur
4.41 average rating, · 13.6k ratings
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Tar Beach
Faith Ringgold
4.15 average rating, · 9.2k ratings
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Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination
Toni Morrison
4.33 average rating, · 7.7k ratings
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Finally Famous
Ladii Nesha
4.67 average rating, · 5.8k ratings
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Feelings For You
Shvonne Latrice
4.69 average rating, · 4.7k ratings
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Trombone Shorty
Troy Andrews
4.29 average rating, · 5k ratings
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When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson
Pam Muñoz Ryan
4.34 average rating, · 4.2k ratings
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Milo Imagines the World
Matt de la Peña
4.48 average rating, · 3.5k ratings
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The Weary Blues
Langston Hughes
4.44 average rating, · 3.4k ratings
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Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra
Andrea Davis Pinkney
4.16 average rating, · 3.4k ratings
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I Wanna Be Down
AshleyNicole
4.71 average rating, · 2.6k ratings
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Life Doesn't Frighten Me
Maya Angelou
4.44 average rating, · 2.8k ratings
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Freedom in Congo Square
Carole Boston Weatherford
4.27 average rating, · 2.8k ratings
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I, Tina
Tina Turner
4.14 average rating, · 2.9k ratings
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Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original
Robin D.G. Kelley
4.31 average rating, · 2.6k ratings
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From Replied To Wifey
Jahquel J.
4.45 average rating, · 2.2k ratings
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Blues People: Negro Music in White America
Amiri Baraka
4.16 average rating, · 2.5k ratings
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Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom
Peter Guralnick
4.24 average rating, · 2.4k ratings
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With Love from Harlem
ReShonda Tate
4.28 average rating, · 2.2k ratings
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The Left of Love
Love Belvin
4.65 average rating, · 1.9k ratings
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Deep Blues: A Musical and Cultural History of the Mississippi Delta
Robert Palmer
4.21 average rating, · 2.1k ratings
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Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment
Parker Curry
4.39 average rating, · 1.8k ratings
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The Rhythm of Blues
Love Belvin
4.76 average rating, · 1.5k ratings
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The Rhyme of Love
Love Belvin
4.72 average rating, · 1.5k ratings
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