SITE UPDATED FEBRUARY 17, 2010

BOOKS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN NOMINATED
 FOR A 2010 BLACK BOOK AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
 IN BLACK LITERATURE
[titles will be added as we receive review copies: deadline for 2010 consideration is May 1, 2010]

AUNT TAMU AND HER KITTENS: A Baby Book, by AHYANNA
THE BLACK CLERGY'S MISGUIDED WORSHIP LEADERSHIP: Petition: No More Idol Gods for Black People, by Christopher C. Bell, Jr., Ed.D.
NOTES ON THE STATE OF AMERICA: Black to the future, or White  from the past?, by Ronald Peden
THE ACQUISITION AND PROPER USE OF POWER, by Khalifah
A GOD WITHIN, by Hersey Ramus Emkhet
THE NAT TURNER ?QUIZ BOOK: 101 Questions and Answers About Nat Turner, by H. K. Khalifah
THE CARTER INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY 2009 Summer Writing Worskshop Book, Elijah Woods, Corithia Jordan, Na'Dia Jordan,Melissa Griffin, Iyonla Emari Blanks, Nia Igram,
JESUS CHRONICLES: Old Truths Uncovered (non fiction), BROKEN REFLECTION by JOHNNY Z - Non Fiction (poetry)
HOW TO BE A PLAYER IN THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY by JULIAN L. D. SHABAZZ  Non-Fiction (education)
THE WITCH WHO STOLE MY HUSBAND by IZOLA BIRD Non-Fiction (relationships)
BLACK LOVE by SALAAM JAHA - Non-Fiction - (relationships)
THEY LIVED BEFORE ADAM: PREHISTORIC ORIGINS OF THE IGBO: THE NEVER BEN RULED - Non-Fiction (education)
SCENTS OF GARDENIA by MARY SMITH - Fiction (mystery)
LIGHT WORDS FROM A DARK CONTINENT by AMUN MUNTU - Non-Fiction (history/melanin)
CRONICLES OF JOHN by PAUL LAWRENCE BANKS '2009 (one epic poem/prose)
THE CONSTRUCTION by SHERMAN T. JONES - Non-Fiction (historical perspective)
DUPED: YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOUR DUPED PARENTS by DR. KAMAU KAMBON - Non-Fiction (education)
RED PARADISE: FIRST FATHER by DON ATCHISON - Fiction (ancient Kemet)
MORE THAN A SMOKE by TOKUMBOH MICHELLE OBASI M.Sc - Non-Fiction (education)


BOOKS  NEVER BEEN NOMINATED OR CITED FOR A BLACK BOOK AWARD
[The following books are just a sampling: if you know of a book that should have at least been considered for a Black Book Award: send a sample copy to: BBA - P. O. Box 9  - Drewryville, VA 23844 or call 434-378-2140]

YURUGU by MARIMBA ANI - Non-Fiction (education)
YOU! ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN LIFE - by LAWRENCE R. MATHEWS J.D.,B.B.A. Non-Fiction (education)
DEFINITION OF COOL by KNOWLEDGE BONE Non-Fiction (poetry/play)
BREAKING BREAD: INSURGENT BLACK INTELLECTUAL LIFE by CORNEL WEST & BELL HOOKS Non Fiction (cultural)
SPEAK TO THE MOUNTAIN: THE TOMMIE WAITES STORY by BESSIE W. BLAKE Non-Fiction (biography)
THE MYTH OF ROCK AND ROLL: THE RACIAL POLITICS OF AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC 1945-2005 Non Fiction (music)
AFRICA: THE STEADY MARCH TO PROSPERITY by ROSALIND KILKENNY McLYMONT Non Fiction (economic)
SITUATIONS: ...SHORT STORIES WRITTEN TO EDUCATE YOUNG LADIES ON HOW TO DEAL WITH TEENAGE ADOLESCENCE Fiction
THE EARTH REVOLVES AROUND ME: NATASHA by NATASHA GAIL RANKIN Fiction (youth-poetry)