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Jun 19th

10 Best Black Books of 2012

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love-letters1. Tuskegee Love Letters 
by Kim Russell























iconic2. Iconic: Decoding Images of the Revolutionary Black Woman
by Lakesia D. Johnson























helpme3. Help Me to Find My People: 
The African-American Search for Family Lost in Slavery
by Heather Andrea Williams























black-chicago4. The Black Chicago Renaissance 
Edited by Darlene Clark Hine and John McCluskey, Jr.




















courage-to-hope5. The Courage to Hope: How I Stood Up to the Politics of Fear
by Shirley Sherrod





















inspiration6. Inspiration: Profiles of Black Women Changing Our World
by Crystal McCrary with Nathan Hale Williams
















american-tapestry7. American Tapestry: The Story of the Black, White, and Multiracial Ancestors of Michelle Obama
by Rachel L. Swarns





















grace-gold-glory8. Grace, Gold & Glory: My Leap of Faith

by Gabrielle Douglas























obama-talks-back9. Obama Talks Back: Global Lessons

A Dialogue with America’s Young Leaders
by Gregory J. Reed, Esq.





















my-name-is-loco10. Hi! My Name Is Loco and I Am a Racist

by Baye McNeil





















To order a copy of Tuskegee Love Letters, visit: 
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/061559154X/ref%3dnosim/thslfofire-20

To order a copy of Iconic, visit:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1602586446/ref%3dnosim/thslfofire-20

To order a copy of Help Me to Find My People, visit:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0807835544/ref%3dnosim/thslfofire-20

To order a copy of The Black Chicago Renaissance, visit:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0252078586/ref%3dnosim/thslfofire-20

To order a copy of The Courage to Hope, visit:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1451650949/ref%3dnosim/thslfofire-20

To order a copy of Inspiration, visit:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1584799595/ref%3dnosim/thslfofire-20

To order a copy of American Tapestry, visit:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0061999865/ref%3dnosim/thslfofire-20

To order a copy of Grace, Gold & Glory, visit:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0310740614/ref%3dnosim/thslfofire-20

To order a copy of Obama Talks Back, visit:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1937269388/ref=nosim/thslfofire-20

To order a copy of Hi! My Name Is Loco and I Am a Racist, visit:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/061558778X/ref%3dnosim/thslfofire-20

Honorable Mention

The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal and the Real Count of Monte Cristo by Tom Reiss

Unfinished Business: Black Women, the Black Church and the Struggle to Thrive in America by Keri Day

Martin & Malcolm & America by James H. Cone

The Black Church: Where Women Pray and Men Prey by Deborrah Cooper

The Rich and the Rest of Us: A Poverty Manifesto by Tavis Smiley and Cornel West

19 Years Old & 19 Men Later by Tenisha Gainey

Perfect Combination: Seven Key Ingredients to Happily Living & Loving Together
by Jamillah and David Lamb

Rebuild the Dream by Van Jones

HIV/AIDS: The Facts and The Fiction by Chris Jennings

Making Bold Moves: Creating Multimillion Dollar Success in 500 Days or Less by Williams S. Parrish, Jr.

The African-American Criminal Justice Guide by John V. Elmore

Slaves with Swag: The Negroes Your History Teacher Forgot to Mention by Daryl T. Hinmon

Better Than Alright: Finding Peace, Love & Power by Ledisi

Race, Power & Politics: Memoirs of an ACORN Whistleblower as told by Marcel Reid to Michael McCray, Esquire, CPA

The No Excuse Guide to Success: No Matter What Your Boss or Life Throws at You by Jim “Mr. Energy” Smith, Jr.

To the Mountaintop: My Journey through the Civil Rights Movement by Charlayne Hunter-Gault

I Want You to Shut the F#ck Up by D.L. Hughley

Alas, Peace Be Still by Jessica L. Angelique

Walking Tall: A Memoir about the Upside of Small and Other Stuff by Clay Rivers

Nicki Minaj: The Woman Who Stole the World - An Unauthorized Biography by Lynette Holloway

Identity: Your Passport to Success by Stedman Graham

What in the Hell Happened? An Intimate Look at Love and Relationship with Raw Honesty by Bishop Alphonso Lee Smith

Oooooh... Say It Again: Mastering the Fine Art of Verbal Seduction and Aural Sex by Alan Roger Currie

The Price of the Ticket: Barack Obama and the Rise and Decline of Black Politics by Frederick C. Harris
 

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