Talon of God by Wesley Snipes and Ray Norman I had mixed feelings about this book. It started out one way and then immediately went anot...

Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America's Most Powerful Mobster by Stephen L. Carter People h...

Man Eater by Gar Anthony Haywood This book is seemingly written deliberately to be very similar to Get Shorty by Elmore Leonard, screwc...

Imperium In Imperio by Sutton E. Griggs Sutton Griggs was a black man born in Reconstruction era Texas. He later became an author, publ...

Black Detroit: A People's History of Self-Determination by Herb Boyd Herb Boyd is a journalist and historian. This book is a sober o...

If He Hollers Let Him Go by Chester Himes This was Himes' first full novel. Although it has been compared to such works as Black Boy...

A Rage in Harlem by Chester Himes The author Chester Himes (1909-1984) had a very short career as a screenwriter for Warner Brothers. It...

The Black Russian by Vladimir Alexandrov Today Russia has a reputation, fair or not, as a xenophobic haven for Neo-Nazis and white supre...

In the Midnight Hour: The Life and Soul of Wilson Pickett by Tony Fletcher This was a gift from my brother. This is a beautiful book. As...

Juice by Ishmael Reed I usually like reading Reed's works. He calls it like he sees it. I don't always agree but he does make me...

When The Thrill Is Gone by Walter Mosley When I call from work and the phone is busy/I never never never ask who was on the line When I get ...

Chin: The Life and Crimes of Mafia Boss Vincent Gigante by Larry McShane   Mafia boss, clotheshorse and media junkie John Gotti sought and r...

I Would Die 4 U by Toure What makes someone become a creative talent? What makes a creative person become a star? And what makes a star ...

Kill em and Leave by James McBride This was a short book. It wasn't a biography of the late James Brown as much as it was a series of st...

The Caretaker by Thomas William Simpson This is a mildly entertaining thriller that starts out with a lot of promise but loses it a bit abou...