Afrocentric Books

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The Color Purple The Color Purple (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.28 — 745,462 ratings — published 1982
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.37 — 288,467 ratings — published 1965
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Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 3.74 — 408,053 ratings — published 1958
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Their Eyes Were Watching God Their Eyes Were Watching God (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 3.99 — 382,307 ratings — published 1937
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Kindred Kindred (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.31 — 265,596 ratings — published 1979
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Go Tell It on the Mountain Go Tell It on the Mountain (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.05 — 80,166 ratings — published 1953
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How Europe Underdeveloped Africa How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.42 — 8,132 ratings — published 1971
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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.40 — 361,792 ratings — published 2015
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Americanah Americanah (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.31 — 407,817 ratings — published 2013
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The Souls of Black Folk The Souls of Black Folk (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.31 — 44,609 ratings — published 1903
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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 5 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.30 — 575,539 ratings — published 1969
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My Sister, the Serial Killer My Sister, the Serial Killer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 3.64 — 342,661 ratings — published 2018
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Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1) Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.11 — 248,692 ratings — published 2018
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Invisible Man Invisible Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 3.92 — 200,595 ratings — published 1952
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The Fire Next Time The Fire Next Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.55 — 118,160 ratings — published 1963
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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 4 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.46 — 2,121 ratings — published 1971
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Native Son Native Son (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.04 — 104,077 ratings — published 1940
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Black Boy Black Boy (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.09 — 55,682 ratings — published 1945
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Song of Solomon Song of Solomon (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.16 — 125,849 ratings — published 1977
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Notes of a Native Son Notes of a Native Son (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.36 — 23,825 ratings — published 1955
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Becoming Becoming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,179,023 ratings — published 2018
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Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.37 — 100,474 ratings — published 2017
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The Mis-Education of the Negro The Mis-Education of the Negro (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.49 — 10,059 ratings — published 1933
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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 3 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.49 — 791,655 ratings — published 2016
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The Isis Papers: The Keys to the Colors The Isis Papers: The Keys to the Colors (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.44 — 2,170 ratings — published 1982
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The Bluest Eye The Bluest Eye (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.13 — 294,985 ratings — published 1970
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If Beale Street Could Talk If Beale Street Could Talk (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.27 — 79,353 ratings — published 1974
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The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.34 — 23,928 ratings — published 1986
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Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 3.98 — 484,000 ratings — published 1987
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Nigger Nigger (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.40 — 9,330 ratings — published 1964
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The Wretched of the Earth The Wretched of the Earth (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.34 — 31,524 ratings — published 1961
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Roots: The Saga of an American Family Roots: The Saga of an American Family (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.45 — 164,273 ratings — published 1976
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Discourse on Colonialism Discourse on Colonialism (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.44 — 7,702 ratings — published 1950
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The Farming of Bones The Farming of Bones (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.08 — 9,859 ratings — published 1998
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Sula Sula (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.05 — 120,606 ratings — published 1973
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Black Like Me Black Like Me (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.11 — 69,445 ratings — published 1961
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Sacred Woman: A Guide to Healing the Feminine Body, Mind, and Spirit Sacred Woman: A Guide to Healing the Feminine Body, Mind, and Spirit (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,814 ratings — published 2000
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A Love Song for Ricki Wilde A Love Song for Ricki Wilde (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 3.99 — 47,576 ratings — published 2024
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Nothing Personal Nothing Personal (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.67 — 2,009 ratings — published 1964
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Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 3.76 — 18,489 ratings — published 2022
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Waiting to Exhale (Waiting to Exhale, #1) Waiting to Exhale (Waiting to Exhale, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 3.99 — 17,915 ratings — published 1992
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Another Country Another Country (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.30 — 33,525 ratings — published 1962
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You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 3.53 — 56,646 ratings — published 2022
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We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.22 — 36,435 ratings — published 1998
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Honey & Spice Honey & Spice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 3.91 — 44,584 ratings — published 2022
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King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.19 — 67,708 ratings — published 1998
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Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.47 — 53,872 ratings — published 2020
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Heavy Heavy (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.47 — 44,379 ratings — published 2018
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PowerNomics : The National Plan to Empower Black America PowerNomics : The National Plan to Empower Black America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as afrocentric)
avg rating 4.61 — 483 ratings — published 2001
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