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• Cool. Awkward. Black

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  Real or imaginary, geekdom is where it's at in this multi-genre YA anthology that celebrates "the geek," with stories by some of today's top bestselling, critically acclaimed Black authors. Contributors include Amerie, Kalynn Bayron, Terry J.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• On Girlhood

  15 Stories From the Well-Read Black Girl Library

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  "When you look over your own library, who do you see?"Since founding the beloved Well-Read Black Girl book club in 2015, Glory Edim has emerged as a literary tastemaker for a new generation. Continuing her life's work to brighten and enrich American…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Black Boy Joy

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  Featuring contributions from such critically acclaimed Black authors as Jason Reynolds, Jerry Craft, and Kwame Mbalia, this celebration of Black boyhood is told through a brilliant collection of stories, comics, and poems.

• A Phoenix First Must Burn

  Sixteen Stories of Black Girl Magic, Resistance, and Hope

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  Sixteen tales by bestselling and award-winning authors that explore the Black experience through fantasy, science fiction, and magic.With stories by: Elizabeth Acevedo, Amerie, Patrice Caldwell, Dhonielle Clayton, J. Marcelle Corrie, Somaiya Daud,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hitting a Straight Lick With a Crooked Stick

  Stories From the Harlem Renaissance

  Hurston, Zora Neale

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  In 1925, Barnard student Zora Neale Hurston--the sole black student at the college--was living in New York, "desperately striving for a toe-hold on the world." During this period, she began writing short works that captured the zeitgeist of African…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Awkward Black Man

  Stories

  Mosley, Walter,

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  A masterful collection of stories that showcases one of the country's most beloved and acclaimed writers--award-winning author, Walter Mosley. Bestselling author Walter Mosley has proven himself a master of narrative tension, both with his…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Black Enough

  Stories of Being Young & Black in America

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  A collection of short stories explore what it is like to be young and black, centering on the experiences of black teenagers and emphasizing that one person's experiences, reality, and personal identity are different than someone else.

• How Are You Going to Save Yourself

  Holmes, J. M,

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  Four young men struggle to liberate themselves from the burden of being black and male in America in an assured debut "as up-to the-minute as a Kendrick Lamar track and as ruefully steeped in eternal truths as a Gogol tale" ( Kirkus , starred…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Goddess of Mtwara and Other Stories

  the Caine Prize for African Writing 2017

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  Now entering its eighteenth year, the Caine Prize for African Writing is Africa's leading literary prize, awarded to a short story by an African writer published in English. The prize was launched in 2000 to encourage and highlight the richness and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Black Lives Matter

  a Collection of Short Stories

  Caldwell, Farai

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  Black Lives Matter is an eye-opening and engaging collection of short stories that explore various facets of the Black-American experience. Through this fictional work, Farai Caldwell, elegantly reveals some of the challenges, complexities, and joys…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Climb to the Sky

  Dracius-Pinalie, Suzanne

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  Climb to the Sky collects a novella and eight stories by one of the most celebrated and versatile French Caribbean writers, Suzanne Dracius. Set in the author?s native Martinique and spanning the twentieth century, these narratives display a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• AfroSF

  Science Fiction by African Writers

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  " AfroSF will serve as an admirable antidote for all those who have to be reminded that Africa is a continent, not a country. Both the stories and the authors are as diverse as any reader could wish...Looking over this broad assortment...it's clear…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• 145th Street

  Short Stories

  Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-

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  From the award-winning author of Monster , this collection of powerful and poignant stories about 145th Street-an unforgettable block in the heart of Harlem-celebrates African-American life in all of its glory. "Myers is a master." - The New York…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Haiti Noir

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  A collection of crime and noir stories set in Haiti.

• Afro-Cuban Short Stories by Lydia Cabrera (1900-1991)

  Cabrera, Lydia

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  Afro-Cuban Short Stories by Lydia Cabrera (1900-1991)

• Afro-Puerto Ricans in the Short Story

  An Anthology

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  Contents: Victor C. Simpson: Introduction - Manuel A. Alonso: La Negrita y la Vaquita - Matías González García: La Gloria de don Ramiro - Alfredo Collado Martell: Un Corazón De Pura Sangre - Abelardo Díaz Alfaro: El Cuento del Baquiné - José Luis…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Black Gods

  Short Stories

  Ojo-Ade, Femi

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  There is little written material on the history of the South African Communist Party (SACP) during the period 1963-1990. Material that does exist oftens lacks independence since it was influenced by Cold War bias, or was written by the Party itself.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• When De Mark Buss

  Black British and Caribbean Short Stories

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  For the characters in these stories, the mark is about to buss. Events have come to a head and decisions have to be made. Sixteen year old Paul, aka Umpire, discovers not only that he has a half-brother, but that he is coming to share his home. How…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Short Stories

  Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967

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  Forty-seven stories written between 1919 and 1963, from Hughes' first stories, written for his high-school magazine, to the masterful work from "Laughing to Keep from Crying, Something in Common, "and" The Ways of White Folks."

• Children of the Night

  the Best Short Stories by Black Writers, 1967 to the Present

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  In 1969, Little, Brown and Company published The Best Short Stories by Black Writers, edited by Langston Hughes - the classic compendium of African-American short fiction from 1897 to 1967. Now, a quarter of a century later, Gloria Naylor has…Read moreRead more of this annotation