 | The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes by Langston Hughes
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $7.50 "One of our most beloved poets, this one is great to use in the classroom"
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 | Said the Shotgun to the Head by Saul Williams
Buy new: $10.36 / Used from: $2.98 "A winding road of a poem complete with demons, angels and emcees-Saul is deep!"
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 | Wrapped in Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston (Lisa Drew Books) by Valerie Boyd
Buy new: $12.24 / Used from: $0.50 "A raw and beautiful work on the life of the writer/anthropologist"
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 | Sassafrass, Cypress and Indigo: A Novel by Ntozake Shange
Buy new: $11.20 / Used from: $2.71 "I love it for the magic, dance and recipes!"
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 | The Prisoner's Wife : A Memoir by asha bandele
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $2.25 "Teaches us not to judge others choices in love-an emotional read"
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 | Volunteer Slavery: My Authentic Negro Experience by Jill Nelson
Buy new: $12.00 / Used from: $0.01 "Nelson chronicles her experience as a journalist at one of the nation's most prestigious newspapers-she is honest and brave"
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 | A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
Buy new: $6.95 / Used from: $1.96 "A classic drama that every American should see and/or read"
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 | Family by J. California Cooper
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $3.03 "A book I first read in college and is one of my favorites to this day"
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 | The Matter Is Life by J. California Cooper
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $0.87 "J. California's stories are funny, sad, passionate and inspiring"
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 | Does Your House Have Lions ? by Sonia Sanchez
Buy new: $12.80 / Used from: $1.07 "Dr. Sanchez's poetry is timeless, she holds nothing back, teaches us on many levels"
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 | The Vintage Book of African American Poetry
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $4.25 "A must have for every poet's library, great to use in the classroom"
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 | Assata: An Autobiography (Lawrence Hill & Co.) by Assata Shakur
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $7.52 "An empowering story, she's a survivor"
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 | Shedding Light from My Journeys by DuEwa M. Frazier
Buy new: $12.00 / Used from: $8.03 "Inspiring with themes ranging from love & hip hop to history & spirituality"
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 | Gotham Diaries by Tonya Lewis Lee
Buy new: $29.95 / Used from: $0.01 "An entertaining and suspenseful read set in New York City"
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 | Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $4.31 "Danticat's stories are haunting, filled with imagery"
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 | A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories by Flannery O'Connor
Buy new: $10.40 / Used from: $1.75 "The story 'A Good Man" has everything you need in it - irony, sympathy, suspense an humor"
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 | Stardust Tracks on a Road by DuEwa M. Frazier
Buy used from: $2.50 "Inspiring for women, teens, men and all poetry lovers!"
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 | Always Wear Joy: My Mother Bold and Beautiful by Susan Fales-hill
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $0.03 "The daughter of the late actress Josephine Premise, writes about her mother's career"
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 | Aloud: Voices from the Nuyorican Poets Cafe by Nicole Blackman
Buy new: $12.92 / Used from: $1.48 "A great compilation of the work of many of the poets who made the Nuyorican the legendary arts institution it is today"
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 | Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Buy used from: $0.97 "A love story between a woman and herself and her many loves-Hurston's master work!"
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 | The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales by Virginia Hamilton
Buy new: $10.40 / Used from: $0.46 "Virginia Hamilton is a master storyteller, great for the classroom"
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 | Her Stories (Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner) by Virginia Hamilton
Buy new: $17.21 / Used from: $1.21 "Wild and magical stories, the illustrations are breathtaking"
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 | Check the Rhyme: An Anthology of Female Poets & Emcees
Buy new: $18.00 / Used from: $13.99 "Powerful poetry by women writers from across the country and abroad - on a variety of themes"
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 | Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $4.95 "A classic and genius text which I first read in college"
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 | The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $3.21 "You'll learn how the simple things we do in networking and business relationships spark mass change"
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 | Some of Us Did Not Die: New and Selected Essays by June Jordan
Buy new: $15.95 / Used from: $4.78 |
 | Gemini: 3An Extended Autobiographical Statement My 1ST 20 5 Years Being Black Poet by Nikki Giovanni
Buy used from: $0.01 |
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