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	A Conversation with the Mann Ridley, John \| Warner Books, © 2002 \| FIC R A young, ambitious comedian sets his sights on Hollywood. Reserve This Title
	A New World Order: Essays Phillips, Caryl \| Vintage Books, © 2001 \| 824 Phillips Explorations of the literature of the African Diaspora. Reserve This Title
	A Quiet Storm Hall, Rachel Howzell \| Simon & Schuster, © 2002 \| FIC H A compelling story of a family pulled apart by mental illness. Reserve This Title
	A Walk Through Darkness Durham, David Anthony \| Doubleday, © 2002 \| FIC D A tale of two men: an escaped slave, and his bounty hunter. Reserve This Title
	Can't Be Satisfied: The Life and Times of Muddy Waters Gordon, Robert \| Little, Brown, © 2002 \| B Muddy Waters G Knife fights, sharecropping, swindles, adultery and illiteracy couldn't stop the legendary bluesman. Reserve This Title
	Fifth Born Lockhart, Zelda \| Atria Books, © 2002 \| FIC L A powerful first novel about family secrets and redemption. Reserve This Title
	Gumbo: A Celebration of African American Writing Golden, Marita, E. Lynn Harris, editors \| Broadway Books, © 2002 \| 810.80 G A literary anthology of short fiction from some of today's finest writers. Reserve This Title
	Harlem Redux: A Novel Walker, Persia \| Simon & Schuster, © 2002 \| FIC W An absorbing tale of murder and deceit set in 1920s Harlem. Reserve This Title
	Hip Logic Hayes, Terrance \| Penguin Books, © 2002 \| 811 Hayes Echoes of the black man's soul in five sections of poetry. Reserve This Title
	Jim Crow's Children: The Broken Promise of the Brown Decision Irons, Peter \| Viking, © 2002 \| 344.7307 I A professor of political science explores the black struggle for education. Reserve This Title
	Leaving Atlanta Jones, Tayari \| Warner Books, © 2002 \| FIC J Three fifth-graders in a summer of fear and anxiety. Reserve This Title
	Like a Mighty Stream: The March on Washington, August 28, 1963 Bass, Patrik Henry \| Running Press, © 2002 \| 323.11 B An account of the events of the momentous civil rights march. Reserve This Title
	Lion's Blood: A Novel of Slavery and Freedom in an Alternate America Barnes, Steven \| Aspect/Warner Books, © 2002 \| FIC B Explore a world history where the Americas are colonized by Africans. Reserve This Title
	Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow: The Tragic Courtship and Marriage of Paul Lawrence Dunbar and Alice Ruth Moore: A History of Love and Violence Among the African-American Elite Alexander, Eleanor \| New York University Press, © 2001 \| B Dunbar A The historical trajectory of the tumultuous romance of two literary luminaries. Reserve This Title
	Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word Kennedy, Randall \| Pantheon Books, © 2002 \| 305.896 K From Hollywood to the Supreme Court, an ugly word leaves its mark. Reserve This Title
	Only Son: A Memoir Johnson, John E. \| Warner Books, © 2002 \| B Johnson A deeply felt memoir of the power of family to hurt, inspire, and heal. Reserve This Title
	Shut Out: A Story of Race and Baseball in Boston Bryant, Howard \| Routledge, © 2002 \| 796.3576 B A social history of racism and the Red Sox. Reserve This Title
	Some Of Us Did Not Die: New and Selected Essays of June Jordan Jordan, June \| Basic/Civitas Books, © 2002 \| 305.8009 J Candid personal and political reflections on sexism, race, and American culture. Reserve This Title
	The Black Female Body: A Photographic History Willis, Deborah, Carla Williams \| Temple University Press, © 2002 \| 779.2408 W A remarkable examination of the black woman's image. Reserve This Title
	The Condemnation of Little B Brown, Elaine \| Beacon Press, © 2002 \| 364.1523 B A compelling study tracing the conviction of a thirteen year-old for murder. Reserve This Title
	The Envy of the World: On Being A Black Man in America Cose, Ellis \| Washington Square Press, © 2002 \| 305.3889 C An urgent discussion of the effects of racism on individuality. Reserve This Title
	The Herndons: An Atlanta Family Merritt, Carole \| University of Georgia Press, © 2002 \| 975.8231 M Born a slave, Alonzo Herndon became a millionaire in the racist South. Reserve This Title
	The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream Davis, Sampson \| Riverhead Books, © 2002 \| 610.922 D Young men encourage each other to realize their goals. Reserve This Title
	The Portable Promised Land Touré \| Little, Brown and Company, © 2002 \| FIC T Short stories centered on Soul-City, a miraculous metropolis. Reserve This Title
	Zora Neale Hurston: A Life In Letters Hurston, Zora Neale \| Doubleday, © 2002 \| B Hurston A collection of confiding missives from a gifted personality. Reserve This Title
Back to the Branch Libraries home page Recent titles by and about African-Americans Prepared by the Booklist Committee of the Office of Adult Services, The New York Public Library Forest Turner, Primary Selector, with Scot Allyn, Terri Corbin-Hutchinson, Kassandre Innocent, Carol Lloyd, Miriam Tuliao, Cecil Hixon, Chair Selected titles appearing on this booklist may be available in recorded, braille, or large print versions. For more information, please contact the Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library, 40 West 20th Street, New York, NY 10011-4211, (212) 206-5400, (212) 206-5458 (TTY).