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It's LitOur Favorite Audiobooks Narrated by Black VoicesTrevor Noah's award-winning memoir and a classic Walter Mosley crime novel are on our list of books we love to listen to.Angela Johnson
It's LitThe Root's Essential James Baldwin 99th Birthday Reading ListIn honor of the seminal, celebrated and misunderstood author, here's some late summer must-reads.Angela Johnson
It's LitAugust 2023: Books by Black Authors We Can’t Wait To ReadA memoir from a survivor of the 1921 Tulsa massacre and a special 60th anniversary edition of the I Have a Dream speech are on our must-read list this month.Angela Johnson
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