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Americanah Americanah (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as afro)
avg rating 4.31 — 425,739 ratings — published 2013
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Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as afro)
avg rating 3.75 — 425,621 ratings — published 1958
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as afro)
avg rating 4.30 — 597,380 ratings — published 1969
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The Color Purple The Color Purple (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as afro)
avg rating 4.28 — 772,049 ratings — published 1982
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Purple Hibiscus Purple Hibiscus (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as afro)
avg rating 4.18 — 150,752 ratings — published 2003
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Women, Race & Class Women, Race & Class (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as afro)
avg rating 4.59 — 36,655 ratings — published 1981
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Beloved Beloved (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as afro)
avg rating 3.99 — 513,096 ratings — published 1987
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Kindred Kindred (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as afro)
avg rating 4.31 — 293,581 ratings — published 1979
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The Hate U Give The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as afro)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,041,916 ratings — published 2017
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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as afro)
avg rating 4.48 — 845,332 ratings — published 2016
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Giovanni’s Room Giovanni’s Room (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as afro)
avg rating 4.34 — 297,699 ratings — published 1956
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Black Skin, White Masks Black Skin, White Masks (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as afro)
avg rating 4.26 — 20,537 ratings — published 1952
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The Fire Next Time (Vintage International) The Fire Next Time (Vintage International)
by (shelved 7 times as afro)
avg rating 4.55 — 129,802 ratings — published 1963
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as afro)
avg rating 4.37 — 299,366 ratings — published 1965
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The Bluest Eye The Bluest Eye (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as afro)
avg rating 4.14 — 321,832 ratings — published 1970
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Passing Passing (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as afro)
avg rating 3.91 — 85,973 ratings — published 1929
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Half of a Yellow Sun Half of a Yellow Sun (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as afro)
avg rating 4.34 — 192,163 ratings — published 2006
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If Beale Street Could Talk If Beale Street Could Talk (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as afro)
avg rating 4.26 — 89,218 ratings — published 1974
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The Wretched of the Earth The Wretched of the Earth (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as afro)
avg rating 4.35 — 34,858 ratings — published 1961
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The Thing Around Your Neck The Thing Around Your Neck (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as afro)
avg rating 4.22 — 51,772 ratings — published 2008
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Destruction of Black Civilization: Great Issues of a Race From 4500 B.C. To 2000 A.D. Destruction of Black Civilization: Great Issues of a Race From 4500 B.C. To 2000 A.D. (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as afro)
avg rating 4.47 — 2,150 ratings — published 1971
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Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as afro)
avg rating 4.18 — 295,949 ratings — published 1993
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Homegoing Homegoing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as afro)
avg rating 4.47 — 427,347 ratings — published 2016
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No Longer at Ease (The African Trilogy, #3) No Longer at Ease (The African Trilogy, #3)
by (shelved 5 times as afro)
avg rating 3.87 — 13,580 ratings — published 1961
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Binti (Binti, #1) Binti (Binti, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as afro)
avg rating 3.83 — 82,686 ratings — published 2015
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The Underground Railroad The Underground Railroad (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as afro)
avg rating 4.06 — 458,915 ratings — published 2016
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Go Tell It on the Mountain Go Tell It on the Mountain (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as afro)
avg rating 4.06 — 87,589 ratings — published 1953
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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as afro)
avg rating 4.40 — 375,774 ratings — published 2015
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The Souls of Black Folk The Souls of Black Folk (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as afro)
avg rating 4.31 — 45,928 ratings — published 1903
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Invisible Man Invisible Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as afro)
avg rating 3.93 — 206,598 ratings — published 1952
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Their Eyes Were Watching God Their Eyes Were Watching God (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as afro)
avg rating 4.00 — 400,057 ratings — published 1937
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Nations nègres et culture Nations nègres et culture (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as afro)
avg rating 3.94 — 122 ratings — published 1995
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All About Love: New Visions All About Love: New Visions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as afro)
avg rating 3.99 — 152,523 ratings — published 1999
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How to Be an Antiracist How to Be an Antiracist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as afro)
avg rating 4.36 — 120,969 ratings — published 2019
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Freshwater Freshwater (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as afro)
avg rating 4.00 — 38,107 ratings — published 2018
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Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as afro)
avg rating 4.51 — 20,270 ratings — published 1981
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Arrow of God (The African Trilogy, #2) Arrow of God (The African Trilogy, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as afro)
avg rating 3.79 — 9,781 ratings — published 1964
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Sula Sula (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as afro)
avg rating 4.06 — 134,542 ratings — published 1973
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The African Origin of Civilization: Myth or Reality The African Origin of Civilization: Myth or Reality (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as afro)
avg rating 4.48 — 1,573 ratings — published 1974
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The Mis-Education of the Negro The Mis-Education of the Negro (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as afro)
avg rating 4.49 — 10,300 ratings — published 1933
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The Collected Poems The Collected Poems (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as afro)
avg rating 4.36 — 18,455 ratings — published 1994
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White Teeth White Teeth (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as afro)
avg rating 3.79 — 180,465 ratings — published 2000
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I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as afro)
avg rating 4.07 — 16,975 ratings — published 1986
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as afro)
avg rating 4.14 — 138,607 ratings — published 1845
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Parable of the Talents (Earthseed, #2) Parable of the Talents (Earthseed, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as afro)
avg rating 4.32 — 93,036 ratings — published 1998
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Les impatientes Les impatientes (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as afro)
avg rating 4.07 — 11,524 ratings — published 2017
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Dream Count Dream Count (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as afro)
avg rating 3.77 — 54,450 ratings — published 2025
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Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1) Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as afro)
avg rating 4.10 — 258,668 ratings — published 2018
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Another Country Another Country (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as afro)
avg rating 4.30 — 37,239 ratings — published 1962
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Open Water Open Water (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as afro)
avg rating 3.97 — 94,457 ratings — published 2021
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Monica Millner
“We can all agree that tea is good for the body. However, tea is very good for our hair too.”
Monica Millner, The Natural Hair Journal

“When and where there is repression, what a woman does when she gets dressed in the morning may be considered political. Wearing or not wearing a veil, disobeying laws that prohibit transgender dressing, or wearing a large Afro in an institution that seeks to diminish the formation of racial alliances are all actions that can serve as challenges to domination”
Maxine Leeds Craig, Ain't I a Beauty Queen?: Black Women, Beauty, and the Politics of Race

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