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A visitation of spirits A visitation of spirits Randall Kenan From Publishers Weekly As its title suggests, a powerful strain of mysticism runs through this story of personal awakening in a black North Carolina family, but first-time novelist Kenan has a rare … OL109713W
A hundred days from now A hundred days from now Steven Corbin **KIRKUS REVIEW** Corbin (No Easy Place to Be, 1989) offers a fierce exploration of love, race, and sexuality as a black screenwriter loses the man of his dreams in a terrifying maze of homophobi… OL13407980W
Black Like Us A Century Of Lesbian Gay And Bisexual African American Fiction Black Like Us A Century Of Lesbian Gay And Bisexual African American Fiction Dwight A. McBride,Evelyn C. White,Devon W. Carbado,Donald Weise Showcasing the work of literary giants like Langston Hughes, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, Alice Walker, and writers whom readers may be surprised to learn were "in the life," Black Like Us is the most… OL17426856W
Sojourner Sojourner B. Michael Hunter Anthology of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction from the New York City-based Black gay men's writing collective, Other Countries. OL18210742W
Freedom in This Village Freedom in This Village Isaac Jackson,E. Lynn Harris Freedom in This Village charts for the first time ever the innovative course of black gay male literature of the past 25 years. Starting in 1979 with the publication of James Baldwin's final novel, J… OL19353513W
Black Girl Dangerous on Race, Queerness, Class and Gender Black Girl Dangerous on Race, Queerness, Class and Gender Mia McKenzie intriguing, inspiring, compassionate, considerate, intimidatingly and positive. Something that will inspire you trust and believe me any race of any kind there is. if you open this book you will be i… OL19856077W
Poems of the black object Poems of the black object Ronaldo V. Wilson Poetry. African American Studies. Asian American Studies. LGBT Studies. Winner of the Publishing Triangle's 2010 Thom Gunn Award for Gay Poetry and the 13th Annual Asian American Literary Award for P… OL19936114W
Understanding theology and homosexuality in African American communities Understanding theology and homosexuality in African American communities Sana Loue Understanding Theology and Homosexuality in African-American Communities focuses specifically on helping mental professionals understand the scriptural and historical bases for the negative stance of… OL20548176W
Another Country Another Country James Baldwin Published in 1962, this is an emotionally intense novel of love, hatred, race and liberal America in the 1960s. Set in Greenwhich Village, Harlem and France, ANOTHER COUNTRY tells the story of the s… OL228715W
Blackbird Blackbird Larry Duplechan First Published in 1986, Blackbird is a funny, moving, coming-of-age novel about growing up black and gay in America. The lead character, Johnnie Ray Rousseau, is a high school student upset over los… OL3137660W
Traitor to the Race Traitor to the Race Darieck Scott Charged with the erotic power of the senses and the liberating power of the imagination, *Traitor to the Race* introduces a bold new voice in American writing. Darieck Scott's stunning debut explores… OL3507710W
In the City of Shy Hunters In the City of Shy Hunters Tom Spanbauer **From Goodreads:** Tom Spanbauer is one of the most enchanting writers in America today, and In the City of Shy Hunters, his first novel in ten years, is a "rich and colorful" portrait of New Yor… OL4084789W
Ceremonies Ceremonies Essex Hemphill Ceremonies offers provocative commentary on highly charged topics such as Robert Mapplethorpe's photographs of African-American men, feminism among men, and AIDS in the black community. OL4272640W
Gay rebel of the Harlem renaissance Gay rebel of the Harlem renaissance Henry Louis Gates, Jr.,Richard Bruce Nugent,Thomas H. Wirth Richard Bruce Nugent (1906–1987) was a writer, painter, illustrator, and popular bohemian personality who lived at the center of the Harlem Renaissance. Protégé of Alain Locke, roommate of Wallace Th… OL6209413W
Just as I am Just as I am E. Lynn Harris E. Lynn Harris's blend of rich, romantic storytelling and controversial contemporary issues like race and bisexuality have found an enthusiastic and diverse audience across America. Readers celebr… OL890027W