Black History
Black History
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Grateful and Blessed
- Words + Music, Vol. 10
- By: Smokey Robinson
- Narrated by: Smokey Robinson
- Length: 1 hr and 35 mins
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If any artist could brag about his contribution to the pop culture canon, it’s Smokey Robinson. His career is filled with so many “he was there” moments it’s a wonder he doesn’t recall them with the swagger of a conquering hero....
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Man Crush
- By John R. Meade on 11-22-20
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Grateful and Blessed
- Words + Music, Vol. 10
- Narrated by: Smokey Robinson
- Series: Words + Music
- Length: 1 hr and 35 mins
- Release date: 11-19-20
- Language: English
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Postcards from Cookie
- A Memoir of Motherhood, Miracles, and a Whole Lot of Mail
- By: Caroline Clarke
- Narrated by: Caroline Clarke
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Award-winning journalist and host of Black Enterprise Business Report Caroline Clarke’s moving memoir of her surprise discovery of her birth mother and the relationship that blossomed between them through the heartfelt messages they exchanged on hundreds of postcards....
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emotionally riveting
- By Naturalone on 02-18-24
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Postcards from Cookie
- A Memoir of Motherhood, Miracles, and a Whole Lot of Mail
- Narrated by: Caroline Clarke
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 11-03-20
- Language: English
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No Ashes in the Fire
- By: Darnell L Moore
- Narrated by: Darnell L Moore
- Length: 6 hrs
- Unabridged
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From a leading journalist and activist comes a brave memoir. When Darnell Moore was 14, three boys from his neighborhood tried to set him on fire. In No Ashes in the Fire, he shares the journey taken by that scared, bullied teen who not only survived, but found his calling....
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Powerful & Brilliant
- By Stephanie J on 06-23-18
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No Ashes in the Fire
- Narrated by: Darnell L Moore
- Length: 6 hrs
- Release date: 05-29-18
- Language: English
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
- As Told to Alex Haley
- By: Malcolm X, Alex Haley
- Narrated by: Laurence Fishburne
- Length: 16 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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In this searing classic autobiography, originally published in 1965, Malcolm X, the Muslim leader, firebrand, and Black empowerment activist, tells the extraordinary story of his life and the growth of the Human Rights movement....
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it's Nearly perfect
- By Kerry on 09-16-20
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
- As Told to Alex Haley
- Narrated by: Laurence Fishburne
- Length: 16 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 09-10-20
- Language: English
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Becoming
- By: Michelle Obama
- Narrated by: Michelle Obama
- Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites listeners into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her....
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Didn't know what I was getting into
- By Kenneth Woodward on 12-05-18
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Becoming
- Narrated by: Michelle Obama
- Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 11-13-18
- Language: English
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Malcolm and Me
- By: Ishmael Reed
- Narrated by: Ishmael Reed
- Length: 1 hr and 38 mins
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In 1960, Ishmael Reed, then an aspiring young writer, interviewed Malcolm X for a local radio station in Buffalo, and the encounter cost Reed his job and changed his life. In Malcolm and Me, Reed reveals a side of Malcolm X the public has never seen before....
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You and Who?
- By Kimberly B. on 02-04-20
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Malcolm and Me
- Narrated by: Ishmael Reed
- Length: 1 hr and 38 mins
- Release date: 01-30-20
- Language: English
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The Other Side of Paradise
- A Memoir
- By: Staceyann Chin
- Narrated by: Staceyann Chin
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
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Stacyann Chin has appeared on television and radio, including The Oprah Winfrey Show , CNN, and PBS, discussing issues of race and sexuality....
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Incredible life, incredible performer
- By RyRy on 10-21-19
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The Other Side of Paradise
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: Staceyann Chin
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 01-28-14
- Language: English
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Long Walk to Freedom
- The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
- By: Nelson Mandela
- Narrated by: Michael Boatman
- Length: 27 hrs and 39 mins
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Nelson Mandela is one of the great moral and political leaders of our time....
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Surprisingly honest autobiography.
- By History on 11-17-11
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Long Walk to Freedom
- The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
- Narrated by: Michael Boatman
- Length: 27 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 07-13-11
- Language: English
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Between the World and Me
- By: Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Narrated by: Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Length: 3 hrs and 35 mins
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In a profound work that pivots from the biggest questions about American history and ideals to the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding our nation’s history and current crisis....
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A Heartfelt Self-aware Literary Masterpiece
- By T Spencer on 07-30-15
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Between the World and Me
- Narrated by: Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Length: 3 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 07-14-15
- Language: English
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MotherStruck!
- By: Staceyann Chin
- Narrated by: Staceyann Chin
- Length: 1 hr and 34 mins
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Meet. Love. Break. Recover. That’s been the routine of Staceyann Chin’s romantic life. But at 35, after yet another devastating breakup and overcome by an urgent and all-consuming desire to have a child, Chin realizes she’s running out of time....
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Awesomeness
- By Heather Won Tesoriero on 07-03-19
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MotherStruck!
- Narrated by: Staceyann Chin
- Length: 1 hr and 34 mins
- Release date: 06-27-19
- Language: English
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The Fire Next Time
- By: James Baldwin
- Narrated by: Jesse L. Martin
- Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
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James Baldwin galvanized the nation in the early days of the civil-rights movement with his eloquent manifesto....
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Sad and moving and powerful and beautiful
- By Darwin8u on 09-17-15
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The Fire Next Time
- Narrated by: Jesse L. Martin
- Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 01-16-08
- Language: English
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This Will Be My Undoing
- Living at the Intersection of Black, Female, and Feminist in (White) America
- By: Morgan Jerkins
- Narrated by: Morgan Jerkins
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
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Morgan Jerkins' highly anticipated collection of linked essays interweaves her incisive commentary on pop culture, feminism, Black history, misogyny, and racism with her own experiences....
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LOVE!!!!! She could not be more different from me
- By Colleen on 02-10-18
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This Will Be My Undoing
- Living at the Intersection of Black, Female, and Feminist in (White) America
- Narrated by: Morgan Jerkins
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 01-30-18
- Language: English
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Notes from a Young Black Chef
- A Memoir
- By: Kwame Onwuachi, Joshua David Stein
- Narrated by: Kwame Onwuachi
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
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By the time he was 27 years old, Kwame Onwuachi had opened - and closed - one of the most talked-about restaurants in America. In this inspiring memoir about the intersection of race, fame, and food, he shares the remarkable story of his culinary coming-of-age....
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DC should be proud to have Chef Kwame
- By Jesse Wetzel on 04-26-19
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Notes from a Young Black Chef
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: Kwame Onwuachi
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 04-09-19
- Language: English
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Unbowed
- A Memoir
- By: Wangari Maathai
- Narrated by: Chinasa Ogbuagu
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
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Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004, Wangari Maathai has been fighting for environmental responsibility and democracy in her native Kenya for over 35 years....
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Amazing story of this woman, but missing something
- By Peter on 06-29-11
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Unbowed
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: Chinasa Ogbuagu
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 08-28-09
- Language: English
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Dapper Dan: Made in Harlem
- A Memoir
- By: Daniel R. Day
- Narrated by: Omari Hardwick, Daniel R. Day
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
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With his now-legendary store on 125th Street in Harlem, Dapper Dan pioneered high-end streetwear in the 1980s, remixing classic luxury-brand logos into his own innovative, glamorous designs. But before he reinvented haute couture, he was a hungry boy with holes in his shoes....
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Textbook for the Ages
- By Joël j. Sylvain on 07-13-19
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Dapper Dan: Made in Harlem
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: Omari Hardwick, Daniel R. Day
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 07-09-19
- Language: English
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The Autobiography of Gucci Mane
- By: Gucci Mane, Neil Martinez-Belkin
- Narrated by: Guy Lockard
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
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For the first time, Gucci Mane tells his story in his own words. It is the captivating life of an artist who forged an unlikely path to stardom and personal rebirth....
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Loved it
- By Dee on 12-09-17
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The Autobiography of Gucci Mane
- Narrated by: Guy Lockard
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 09-19-17
- Language: English
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Black Privilege
- Opportunity Comes to Those Who Create It
- By: Charlamagne Tha God
- Narrated by: Charlamagne Tha God
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
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Charlamagne Tha God - the self-proclaimed "Prince of Pissing People Off", cohost of Power 105.1's The Breakfast Club, and "hip-hop's Howard Stern" - shares his unlikely success story....
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Amazing, Inspirational, Needlessly Crude at Times
- By Smokey on 08-24-17
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Black Privilege
- Opportunity Comes to Those Who Create It
- Narrated by: Charlamagne Tha God
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 04-18-17
- Language: English
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
- By: Rebecca Skloot
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Bahni Turpin
- Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
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Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells - taken without her knowledge - became one of the most important tools in medicine....
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The Secret Life of an American Cancer Cell
- By Cynthia on 08-10-13
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Bahni Turpin
- Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 02-02-10
- Language: English
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The Last Black Unicorn
- By: Tiffany Haddish
- Narrated by: Tiffany Haddish
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
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The Last Black Unicorn is so much more than a side-splittingly hilarious collection of essays - it's a memoir of the struggles of one woman who came from nothing and nowhere....
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Interesting...
- By The2ndhorseman on 12-24-17
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The Last Black Unicorn
- Narrated by: Tiffany Haddish
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 12-05-17
- Language: English
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