Gorilla Black
by SEVEN

Bilal Cunningham has grown up in Richmond, Virginia's meanest projects. Instead of drugs and drink, Bilal devours Shakespeare, Langston Hughes, and the works of other poets, which he can recite verbatim. But when his beloved little brother, Keon, is killed in a shoot-out, Bilal's straitlaced life goes awry.

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New England White
by Stephen L. Carter

Lemaster Carlyle, the president of the country's most prestigious university, and his wife, Julie, the divinity school's deputy dean, are America's most prominent African American couple. Driving home through a blizzard one night, they skid off the road and discover a dead body. To her horror, Julia recognizes the body of a former lover, a leading academic. In the wake of the death, the icy veneer of their town Elm Harbor, a place Julie calls "the heart of whiteness," begins to crack, having devastating consequences for a powerful local family and sending shock waves all the way to the White House.

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On the Laps of Gods
by Robert Whitaker

In this heartbreaking but ultimately triumphant story of courage and will, journalist Robert Whitaker carefully documents--and exposes--one of the worst racial massacres in American history. Over the course of several days, posses and federal troops gunned down more than one hundred men, women, and children. White authorities also arrested more than three hundred black farmers, and in trials that lasted only a few hours, all-white juries sentenced twelve of the union leaders to die in the electric chair. All hope seemed lost, and then an extraordinary lawyer--born a slave--from Little Rock stepped forward to mount an appeal with the NAACP: Scipio Africanus Jones.

Rabbit Ears Treasury of African American Heroes
Written by Rabbit Ears
Read by Morgan Freeman & Denzel Washington

Rabbit Ears Treasury of African American Heroes features brave and spirited characters in these classic stories read by your favorite stars and featuring original music by some of today's greatest artists, including Morgan Freeman, Taj Mahal, Denzel Washington, and B.B. King.