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Fifty Black Authors, Four Books Each

A Black History Month spin on an old List Challenges favorite: four books each from fifty Black authors, including Maya Angelou, Octavia Butler, Toni Morrison, and more.
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Freshwater (Akwaeke Emezi)
Freshwater
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Akwaeke Emezi
Pet (Akwaeke Emezi)
Pet
2
Akwaeke Emezi
The Death of Vivek Oji (Akwaeke Emezi)
The Death of Vivek Oji
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Akwaeke Emezi
You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty (Akwaeke Emezi)
You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty
4
Akwaeke Emezi
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens (Alice Walker)
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens
5
Alice Walker
Possessing the Secret of Joy (Alice Walker)
Possessing the Secret of Joy
6
Alice Walker
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
7
Alice Walker
The Temple of My Familiar (Alice Walker)
The Temple of My Familiar
8
Alice Walker
When No One Is Watching (Alyss Cole)
When No One Is Watching
9
Alyss Cole
A Princess in Theory (Alyssa Cole)
A Princess in Theory
10
Alyssa Cole
An Extraordinary Union (Alyssa Cole)
An Extraordinary Union
11
Alyssa Cole
How to Catch a Queen (Alyssa Cole)
How to Catch a Queen
12
Alyssa Cole
Concrete Rose (Angie Thomas)
Concrete Rose
13
Angie Thomas
Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy (Angie Thomas)
Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy
14
Angie Thomas
On the Come Up (Angie Thomas)
On the Come Up
15
Angie Thomas
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
16
Angie Thomas
Sister Outsider (Audre Lorde)
Sister Outsider
17
Audre Lorde
The Collected Poems of Audre Lord (Audre Lorde)
The Collected Poems of Audre Lord
18
Audre Lorde
The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House (Audre Lorde)
The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House
19
Audre Lorde
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name (Audre Lorde)
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name
20
Audre Lorde
A Promised Land (Barack Obama)
A Promised Land
21
Barack Obama
Dreams From My Father (Barack Obama)
Dreams From My Father
22
Barack Obama
Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters (Barack Obama)
Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters
23
Barack Obama
The Audacity of Hope (Barack Obama)
The Audacity of Hope
24
Barack Obama
Brothers and Sisters (Bebe Moore Campbell)
Brothers and Sisters
25
Bebe Moore Campbell
Singing in the Comeback Choir (Bebe Moore Campbell)
Singing in the Comeback Choir
26
Bebe Moore Campbell
What You Owe Me (Bebe Moore Campbell)
What You Owe Me
27
Bebe Moore Campbell
Your Blues Ain't Like Mine (Bebe Moore Campbell)
Your Blues Ain't Like Mine
28
Bebe Moore Campbell
Mr Loverman (Bernadine Evaristo)
Mr Loverman
29
Bernadine Evaristo
Blonde Roots (Bernardine Evaristo)
Blonde Roots
30
Bernardine Evaristo
Girl, Woman, Other (Bernardine Evaristo)
Girl, Woman, Other
31
Bernardine Evaristo
Manifesto: On Never Giving Up (Bernardine Evaristo)
Manifesto: On Never Giving Up
32
Bernardine Evaristo
Empress & Aniya (Candice Carty-Williams)
Empress & Aniya
33
Candice Carty-Williams
Notting Hill Carnival (Candice Carty-Williams)
Notting Hill Carnival
34
Candice Carty-Williams
People Person (Candice Carty-Williams)
People Person
35
Candice Carty-Williams
Queenie (Candice Carty-Williams)
Queenie
36
Candice Carty-Williams
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
37
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
38
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Purple Hibiscus (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Purple Hibiscus
39
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
We Should All Be Feminists
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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