Banned Books Written by African Americans
Banned Books Week, held from September 23 – 29, is the annual celebration of the freedom to read. The theme, “Banning Books Silences Stories,” is a reminder that everyone needs to speak out against the […]
Books in the Spotlight
A Black Klansman Suggested Reading list
Black Klansman is the story of Ron Stallworth, the first black detective in the history of the Colorado Springs Police Department, and his months-long investigation into the racist hate group. In an amazing true story […]
Celebrate National Girlfriends Day with these Fantastic Books
On August 1, we celebrate National Girlfriends Day, a day to thank the female friends that help us keep it all together. Whether it’s a girl squad of one or a sisterhood of many, these […]
April 2018 MahoganyBooks Bestsellers
Bestsellers lists are simply tools to help inform publishers how they should ration out their marketing and publicity budget to a short list of their author roster. There’s nothing wrong with that from a strictly […]
New Books in May 2018
May 2018…a major literary event of seismic proportion. Is that hyperbolic? Yes, but how else do you respond when new literary content from Zora Neale Hurston is being published for the world to enjoy. Get […]
Author Favorites with Mychal Denzel Smith
Author and professor, Melissa Harris-Perry, said of Mychal Denzel Smith’s Invisible Man, Got The Whole World Watching, “[it] answers the pressing but unasked question, what would happen if all those black boys felled by bullets had […]
New Books in October 2017
Life is meant to be lived. Books are meant to be read. And the words within reveals the wide range of human experience, imagination, and potential. These new October books are a great example of […]
The Authors of The 2017 Root 100
The Root 100 is the annual list of the most influential African Americans, ages 25 to 45 created by theroot.com. The Root used a unique algorithm calculating the persons reach, substance, and influence to determine the top […]
National Book Awards 2017 Longlist Nominees
Congrats to these authors of African descent who were nominated to the longlist for the 2017 National Book Awards for fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and young adult literature. If you haven’t had an opportunity to read either of […]
Study the Origins of Race & Racism | Booklist
Definitions Bigotry: (n) intolerance toward those who hold different opinions from oneself. Prejudice: (n) preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience. Racism: (n) a doctrine or political program designed to execute principles […]