Books EVERY intellegent black man should read

Discover essential books every intelligent Black man should read. This curated list of powerful Black literature covers history, self-improvement, and empowerment to educate and inspire.

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Native Son

by Richard Wright

Right from the start, Bigger Thomas had been headed for jail. It could have been for assault or petty larceny; by chance, it was for …
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Black Boy

by Richard Wright

Richard Wright describes what it was like growing up in Jim Crow-era Mississippi.
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A Lesson Before Dying

by Ernest J. Gaines

In a small Cajun community in the late 1940s, a young black man named Jefferson is an unwitting party to a liquor store shootout in …
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Invisible Man

by Ralph Ellison

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this deeply compelling novel and epic milestone of American literature, a nameless narrator tells his story …
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Men Cry in the Dark

by Michael Baisden

The mass-market edition of the first novel by the author of the popular The Maintenance Man, this is a gripping novel that gives a man's …
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