Watch What You Read is a book recommendation series inspired by our favorite films, shows, and series. Yep, they're affiliate links - thanks in advance!
This time our focus is on Black women in music, especially those who made an impact on the 90s.
TLC Forever: Premiering on Lifetime June 3rd at 8/7c
A Sick Life: TLC ‘n Me: Stories from On and Off the Stage by Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins
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Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop by Danyel Smith
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The Motherlode: 100+ Women Who Made Hip-Hop by Clover Hope
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Mary J. Blige's Real Love: Premiering on Lifetime June 10th at 8/7c
Seven Days in June by Tia Williams
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Mary Can! by Mary J. Blige and illustrated by Ashleigh Corrin
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Good Morning, Love by Ashley M Coleman
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In Loving Memory of Tina Turner
I, Tina: My Life Story by Tina Turner and Kurt Loder
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My Love Story by Tina Turner
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Happiness Becomes You: A Guide to Changing Your Life for Good by Tina Turner
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Dear Mama
Afeni Shakur: Evolution of a Revolutionary by Jasmine Guy
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After Tupac & D Foster by Jacqueline Woodson
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Comrade Sisters: Women of The Black Panther Party by Ericka Huggins
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The Color Purple (coming December)
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
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The Temple of My Familiar by Alice Walker (the sequel to The Color Purple)
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In Search of the Color Purple: The Story of an American Masterpiece by Salamishah Tillet
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