100 Books by Black Women Everyone Must Read

101.
Coming of Age in Mississippi: The Classic Autobiography of a Young Black Girl in the Rural South
Coming of Age in Mississippi: The Classic Autobiography of a Young Black Girl in the Rural South 4.13 avg rating — 11,516 ratings
102.
When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: A Hip-Hop Feminist Breaks It Down
When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: A Hip-Hop Feminist Breaks It Down 3.99 avg rating — 2,103 ratings
103.
The Broke Diaries: The Completely True and Hilarious Misadventures of a Good Girl Gone Broke
The Broke Diaries: The Completely True and Hilarious Misadventures of a Good Girl Gone Broke 3.75 avg rating — 1,555 ratings
104.
Drinking Coffee Elsewhere
Drinking Coffee Elsewhere
by: ZZ Packer
3.87 avg rating — 7,779 ratings
105.
The Street
The Street
by: Ann Petry
4.27 avg rating — 12,962 ratings
106.
Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty
Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty 4.45 avg rating — 5,137 ratings
107.
Homegirls and Handgrenades
Homegirls and Handgrenades 4.42 avg rating — 699 ratings
108.
Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth
Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth 4.24 avg rating — 21,147 ratings
109.
Home Girls: A Black Feminist Anthology
Home Girls: A Black Feminist Anthology 4.35 avg rating — 920 ratings
110.
The Taste of Salt
The Taste of Salt 3.45 avg rating — 2,009 ratings
111.
Cane River
Cane River 4.08 avg rating — 50,070 ratings
112.
On Black Sisters Street
On Black Sisters Street 3.88 avg rating — 2,699 ratings
113.
Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman
Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman 4.06 avg rating — 705 ratings
114.
Sisters in the Wilderness: The Challenge of Womanist God-Talk
Sisters in the Wilderness: The Challenge of Womanist God-Talk 4.33 avg rating — 491 ratings
115.
Color Blind: A Memoir
Color Blind: A Memoir 3.95 avg rating — 683 ratings
116.
Our Nig or, Sketches from the Life of a Free Black
Our Nig or, Sketches from the Life of a Free Black 3.74 avg rating — 3,208 ratings
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