FICTION:
  THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD,  Zora N. Hurston
  WOMEN OF BREWSTER PLACE,  Gloria Naylor
  ONLY TWICE I'VE WISHED FOR HEAVEN,  Dawn T. Trice
  A LONG WAY FROM HOME,  Connie Briscoe
  INVISIBLE LIFE,  E. Lynn Harris
  FAMILY,  J. California Cooper
  CHEATERS,  Eric J. Dickey
  REDEMPTION SONG,  Beatrice Berry
  DEVIL'S GONNA GET HIM,  Valerie W. Wesley
  SOULFRIES,  Dan Wideman & Rohan Preston
NON-FICTION:
  THE SOULS OF BLACK FOLKS,  W.E.B. Dubois
  I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS,  Maya Angelou
  ON AIR,  Tavis Smiley
POETRY:
  LOVE POEMS,  Nikki Giovanni
  DOES YOUR HOUSE HAVE LIONS?,  Sonia Sanchez
  THE SELECTED POEMS OF CLAUDE McKAY,  Claude McKay
 
A few other talented authors to check out:
Venise Berry, Sheneska Jackson, Benilde Little, Colin Channer, Robin Williams, Nick & Deene Charles, Grace Edwards, RM Johnson, Lolita Files, Victoria C. Murray, Kim L. Roby, Tracy Brown, Victoria Chambers, Van Whitfield, Kevin Powell, Camika Spenser.