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There's a lot of pain and anger in the Black people of America tonight. So I want to boost some Black authors, some already big names but most just getting started kicking ass and finally getting their seats at the creative tables. You can find them online & at the library.
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Dragons in a Bag - Zetta Elliott
Court of Fives - Kate Elliott*
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky - Kwame Mbalia
A Girl Like Her - Talia Hibbert
The Ballad of Black Tom - Tom LaValle
The Unforgotten Girl - India Hill Brown
(cont'd)
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Court of Fives - Kate Elliott*
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky - Kwame Mbalia
A Girl Like Her - Talia Hibbert
The Ballad of Black Tom - Tom LaValle
The Unforgotten Girl - India Hill Brown
(cont'd)
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Shadowshaper - Daniel Jose Older
Legendborn - Tracey Deonn
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms - NK Jemisin
Ikenga - Dr. Nnedi Okorafor
His Captive Princess - Kiru Taye
A Blade So Black - LL McKinney
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Legendborn - Tracey Deonn
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms - NK Jemisin
Ikenga - Dr. Nnedi Okorafor
His Captive Princess - Kiru Taye
A Blade So Black - LL McKinney
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Dear Martin - Nic Stone
Tiffany Sly Lives Here - Dana L. Davis
An Unkindness of Ghosts - Rivers Solomon
A Song Below Water - Bethany C. Morrow
Black Leopard, Red Wolf - Marlon James
You Canât Touch My Hair - Phoebe Robinson
(cont'd)
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Tiffany Sly Lives Here - Dana L. Davis
An Unkindness of Ghosts - Rivers Solomon
A Song Below Water - Bethany C. Morrow
Black Leopard, Red Wolf - Marlon James
You Canât Touch My Hair - Phoebe Robinson
(cont'd)
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Salvage the Bones - Jesmyn Ward
Curlilocks and the Big, Bad Hairbrush - Yolanda King
Love Double-Dutch - Doreen Spicer-Donnelly
Minion - LA Banks
The Killing Moon - NK Jemisin
Letâs Talk About Love - Claire Kann
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Curlilocks and the Big, Bad Hairbrush - Yolanda King
Love Double-Dutch - Doreen Spicer-Donnelly
Minion - LA Banks
The Killing Moon - NK Jemisin
Letâs Talk About Love - Claire Kann
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry - Mildred D. Taylor
Well-Read Black Girl - Gloria Edim
The Water Dancer - Ta-Nehisi Coates
Love Like Sky - Leslie C. Youngblood
The Daughters of Nri - Reni K. Amayo
Slay - Brittney Morris
(cont'd)
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Well-Read Black Girl - Gloria Edim
The Water Dancer - Ta-Nehisi Coates
Love Like Sky - Leslie C. Youngblood
The Daughters of Nri - Reni K. Amayo
Slay - Brittney Morris
(cont'd)
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With the Fire on High - Elizabeth Acevedo
On the Come Up - Angie Thomas
Hair Love - Matthew C. Cherry
The Deep - Rivers Solomon
The Sun Is Also a Star - Nicola Yoon
The Season of Styx Malone - Kekla Magoon
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On the Come Up - Angie Thomas
Hair Love - Matthew C. Cherry
The Deep - Rivers Solomon
The Sun Is Also a Star - Nicola Yoon
The Season of Styx Malone - Kekla Magoon
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The Rage of Dragons - Evan Winters
Nubia: Real One - LL McKinney
Long Way Down - Jason Reynolds
Dread Nation - Justina Ireland
The Sound of Stars - Alechia Dow
Curlilocks and the Three Pink Pandas - Yolanda King
(cont'd)
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Nubia: Real One - LL McKinney
Long Way Down - Jason Reynolds
Dread Nation - Justina Ireland
The Sound of Stars - Alechia Dow
Curlilocks and the Three Pink Pandas - Yolanda King
(cont'd)
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Rosewater - Tade Thompson
Full Disclosure - Camryn Garrett
Binti - Dr. Nnedi Okorafor
War Girls - Tochi Onyebuchi
The City We Became - NK Jemisin
The Belles - Dhonielle Clayton
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Full Disclosure - Camryn Garrett
Binti - Dr. Nnedi Okorafor
War Girls - Tochi Onyebuchi
The City We Became - NK Jemisin
The Belles - Dhonielle Clayton
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The Black Godâs Drum - P. Djeli Clark
From the Desk of Zoe Washington - Janae Marks
Felix Ever After - Kacen Callender
Betty Before X - Ilyasah Shabazz
Mondayâs Not Coming - Tiffany Jackson
Beasts Made of Night - Tochi Onyebuchi
(cont'd)
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From the Desk of Zoe Washington - Janae Marks
Felix Ever After - Kacen Callender
Betty Before X - Ilyasah Shabazz
Mondayâs Not Coming - Tiffany Jackson
Beasts Made of Night - Tochi Onyebuchi
(cont'd)
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Just South of Home - Karen Strong
The Good Luck Girls - Charlotte Nicole Davis
Pride - Ibi Zoboi
Pet - Akwaeke Emezi
Clap When You Land - Elizabeth Acevedo
A Study in Honor - Claire OâDell*
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The Good Luck Girls - Charlotte Nicole Davis
Pride - Ibi Zoboi
Pet - Akwaeke Emezi
Clap When You Land - Elizabeth Acevedo
A Study in Honor - Claire OâDell*
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Midnight Robber - Nalo Hopkinson
Raybearer - Jordan Ifueko
A River of Royal Blood - Amanda Joy
Fledging - Octavia Butler
Escaping Exodus - Nicky Drayden
My Soul to Keep - Tananarive Due
(cont'd)
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Raybearer - Jordan Ifueko
A River of Royal Blood - Amanda Joy
Fledging - Octavia Butler
Escaping Exodus - Nicky Drayden
My Soul to Keep - Tananarive Due
(cont'd)
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Hurricane Child - Kacen Callender
The Unstoppable Octobia May - Sharon G. Flake
Children of Blood & Bone - Tomi Adeyemi
The Gilded Ones - Namina Forna
Sulwe - Lupita Nyongâo
A Song of Wraiths & Ruin - Roseanne A. Brown
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The Unstoppable Octobia May - Sharon G. Flake
Children of Blood & Bone - Tomi Adeyemi
The Gilded Ones - Namina Forna
Sulwe - Lupita Nyongâo
A Song of Wraiths & Ruin - Roseanne A. Brown
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Akata Witch - Dr. Nnedi Okorafor
David Mogo, Godhunter - Suyi Davies Okungbowa
A Crown So Cursed - LL McKinney
Black Girl Unlimited - Echo Brown
Boy, Snow, Bird - Helen Oyeyemi
Warriors of the Four Worlds - Ronald T. Jones
(cont'd)
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David Mogo, Godhunter - Suyi Davies Okungbowa
A Crown So Cursed - LL McKinney
Black Girl Unlimited - Echo Brown
Boy, Snow, Bird - Helen Oyeyemi
Warriors of the Four Worlds - Ronald T. Jones
(cont'd)
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Dactyl Hill Squad - Daniel Jose Older
Zero Hero - Harambee Grey-Sky
Cinderella Is Dead - Kalynn Bayron
Riot Baby - Tochi Onyebuch
The Jumbies - Tracey Baptiste
Remote Control - Dr. Nnedi Okorafor
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Zero Hero - Harambee Grey-Sky
Cinderella Is Dead - Kalynn Bayron
Riot Baby - Tochi Onyebuch
The Jumbies - Tracey Baptiste
Remote Control - Dr. Nnedi Okorafor
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The Hate U Give - Angie Thomas
A Phoenix First Must Burn (anthology)
Miles Morales: Spider-Man - Jason Reynolds
The Parable of the Sower - Octavia Butler
Skin Folk - Nalo Hopkinson
Magnifique Noir - Briana Laurence
(cont'd)
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A Phoenix First Must Burn (anthology)
Miles Morales: Spider-Man - Jason Reynolds
The Parable of the Sower - Octavia Butler
Skin Folk - Nalo Hopkinson
Magnifique Noir - Briana Laurence
(cont'd)
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Tyler Johnson Was Here - Jay Cole
Bright City - DC Edwards
Redemption in Indigo - Karen Lord
The Changeling - Victor LaValle
Bound By Fate - Kiru Taye
Get a Life, Chloe Brown - Talia Hibbert
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Bright City - DC Edwards
Redemption in Indigo - Karen Lord
The Changeling - Victor LaValle
Bound By Fate - Kiru Taye
Get a Life, Chloe Brown - Talia Hibbert
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Orleans - Sherri L. Smith
Trouble the Saints - Ayala Dawn Johnson
Do You Dream of Terra-Two - Temi Oh
The Hundred Wells of Salaga - Ayesha Harruna Attah
American Street - Ibi Zoboi
Black Enough (anthology)
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Trouble the Saints - Ayala Dawn Johnson
Do You Dream of Terra-Two - Temi Oh
The Hundred Wells of Salaga - Ayesha Harruna Attah
American Street - Ibi Zoboi
Black Enough (anthology)
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There is still pain & anger. Yeah, I want to "contribute smth positive" w/ this for people who are too tired rn. Because Black people are tired. We are So tired. So tomorrow, I'm still going to be angry & I'm still going to be fighting. But here's a little positive, too.
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