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Creed 1, Creed 2, Creed III
The Greatest: My Own Story by Muhammad Ali and Richard Durham, edited by Toni Morrison.
Cry Like a Man: Fighting for Freedom from Emotional Incarceration by Jason Wilson.
My Life In The Ring & Out by Jack Johnson.
Snowfall
When Crack Was King: A People’s History of a Misunderstood Era by Donovan X. Ramsey
HussleNomics: Money, Ownership & Business Lessons Inspired by Nipsey Hussle + a Step by Step Guide on How to Implement Each Principle by Ash Cash.
Poetic Justice: Film Making South Central Style by John Singleton, Veronica Chambers, foreward by Spike Lee.
Harlem
Ride or Die: A Feminist Manifesto for the Well-Being of Black Women by Shanita Hubbard.
It Started with A Dance by Tinia Montford.
Every Magic: The Joy of Not Being Everything And Still Being More Than Enough by Mattie James.
Bel-Air
Will by Will Smith and Mark Manson.
Black Archives: A Photographic Celebration of Black Life by Renata Cherlise.
Black Food: Stories, Art, and Recipes from Across the African Diaspora [A Cookbook] by Bryant Terry.
Poker Face
Keep It 100 by Michell C. Clark.
Creative Quest by Questlove.
The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer by Janelle Monáe.
Abbott Elementary
Diva 2.0: 12 Life Lessons from Me For You by Sheryl Lee Ralph.
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She Memes Well by Quinta Brunson.
My Child Is Going to be Rich & Famous by Anglea J. Williams.
Black Panther + Wakanda Forever
The Art of Ruth E. Carter: Costuming Black History and the Afrofuture, from Do the Right Thing to Black Panther by Ruth E. Carter, foreward by Danai Gurira.
Black Internet Effect by Shavone Charles.