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	Hold You Down 4.37 avg rating — 4,549 ratings — published 2022 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	White Lines (White Lines #1) 4.51 avg rating — 4,131 ratings — published 2007 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Single Black Female 4.10 avg rating — 3,089 ratings — published 2021 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Snapped 4.33 avg rating — 2,443 ratings — published 2009 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black 4.47 avg rating — 1,848 ratings — published 2003 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aftermath (Snapped #2) 4.41 avg rating — 1,247 ratings — published 2011 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	White Lines II: Sunny 4.18 avg rating — 1,299 ratings — published 2012 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Twisted (Celeste Styles, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 1,225 ratings — published 2015 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dime Piece by Tracy Brown (Goodreads Author), Kevin J. Calloway (Producer), Kathleen Jackson (Editor) 4.36 avg rating — 1,086 ratings — published 2004 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Life is like a party. Some of the people get out on the dance floor and give it all they've got! Others get on the dance floor and just do a simple two step while they snap their fingers. The rest of the people at the party choose to stand at the bar, or line the perimeter of the dance floor, watching.

The ones on the sidelines are there for a variety of reasons. Some of the side-liners are ph Read more of this blog post »

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White Lines (3 books)
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4.43 avg rating — 6,437 ratings

Snapped (2 books)
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Celeste Styles (2 books)
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4.33 avg rating — 2,311 ratings

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Who We Be: A Cultural History of Race in Post-Civil Rights America

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“That was the best time of my life. I can honestly say that if I could go back and do it all again, I wouldn't change a single thing!" ~ A quote from Sunny from "White Lines II: Sunny”
― Tracy Brown

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“People think that being a wifey and a mom is supposed to be enough to satisfy you one hundred percent. But I know how it feels to still want more.”
― Tracy Brown, White Lines II: Sunny

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“This is dedicated to Black women. The world wants our rhythm, but not our blues. May we continue to wear our crowns with grace, ever mindful that we are royalty.” Her epigraph in Single Black Woman”
― Tracy Brown, Single Black Female

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February BoTM Nominations ~ Book by a Black Author ~ 1st Poll
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The Secret Lives of Church Ladies

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People Person

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You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty

by Akwaeke Emezi

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By the Book

by Jasmine Guillory

2 votes, 5.7%

Between the World and Me

by Ta-Nehisi Coates

1 vote, 2.9%

Someday, Maybe

by Onyi Nwabineli

1 vote, 2.9%

What the Fireflies Knew

by Kai Harris

1 vote, 2.9%

Dele Weds Destiny

by Tomi Obaro

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Hold You Down

by Tracy Brown

0 votes, 0.0%

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