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Ghanaian American Writer Explores Black Teenagehood in a Murder-Mystery

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Here are 10 Recent Books from Black South African Women Writers That You Need to Read

Here are 10 Recent Books from Black South African Women Writers That You Need to Read

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12 Books by African Writers You Need To Read This Summer

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On Behalf of My Unborn Son: Thank You African Male Artists

On Behalf of My Unborn Son: Thank You African Male Artists

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How to Prosper as a Nigerian Writer

How to Prosper as a Nigerian Writer

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Kintsukuroi: A Lesson in Breaking

Kintsukuroi: A Lesson in Breaking

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I Am Halfrican: On Embracing the Two Cultures that Make Me Who I Am

I Am Halfrican: On Embracing the Two Cultures that Make Me Who I Am

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9 Things We Learned From the 'One Book, One New York' Conversation With Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

9 Things We Learned From the 'One Book, One New York' Conversation With Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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How I Learned the Power of Pussy Prayer

How I Learned the Power of Pussy Prayer

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Nnedi Okorafor Tells the Story of How Publishers Once Tried to Whitewash Her Book Cover

Nnedi Okorafor Tells the Story of How Publishers Once Tried to Whitewash Her Book Cover

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A Love Letter to Shea Butter

A Love Letter to Shea Butter

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Hear an Exclusive Clip From Trevor Noah's New Book, 'Born a Crime'

Hear an Exclusive Clip From Trevor Noah's New Book, 'Born a Crime'

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Ngugi wa Thiong'o Snubbed of the Nobel Prize for Literature

Ngugi wa Thiong'o Snubbed of the Nobel Prize for Literature

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Read Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Feminist Manifesto on How to Raise a Child

Read Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Feminist Manifesto on How to Raise a Child

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Details on Trevor Noah's Book, "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood"

Details on Trevor Noah's Book, "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood"

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Meet Buhle Ngaba, the South African Storyteller Helping Young Black Girls Find Their Voice

Meet Buhle Ngaba, the South African Storyteller Helping Young Black Girls Find Their Voice

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