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Beloved
- By: Toni Morrison
- Narrated by: Toni Morrison
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
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Sethe was born a slave and escaped to Ohio, but eighteen years later she is still not free. Sethe has too many memories of Sweet Home, the beautiful farm where so many hideous things happened....
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A challenging listen
- By Fiona O'Connell on 02-12-2016
By: Toni Morrison
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Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert
- A Novel
- By: Bob the Drag Queen
- Narrated by: Bob the Drag Queen
- Length: 4 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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From RuPaul’s Drag Race winner, Traitors contestant, and host of HBO’s We’re Here comes an inventive, wondrous novel about American hero Harriet Tubman that remixes history into a fresh, dynamic novel about love, freedom, salvation, and hip-hop.
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A must read by all
- By Li-Chun Chen on 08-05-2025
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Song of Solomon
- A Novel
- By: Toni Morrison
- Narrated by: Toni Morrison
- Length: 2 hrs and 57 mins
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Milkman Dead was born shortly after a neighborhood eccentric hurled himself off a rooftop in a vain attempt at flight. For the rest of his life he, too, will be trying to fly....
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Fabulous story
- By Erica on 29-01-2021
By: Toni Morrison
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Sula
- By: Toni Morrison
- Narrated by: Toni Morrison
- Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
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Nel and Sula's devotion is fierce enough to withstand bullies and the burden of a dreadful secret. It endures even after Nel has grown up to be a pillar of the black community and Sula has become a pariah....
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Great story, Legendary narration!
- By Vishy on 20-08-2024
By: Toni Morrison
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The Color Purple
- By: Alice Walker
- Narrated by: Alice Walker
- Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, this novel about a resilient and courageous woman has become a Broadway show and a cultural phenomenon....
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Even better than the Movie
- By Su G. on 26-11-2022
By: Alice Walker
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Invisible Man
- A Novel
- By: Ralph Ellison
- Narrated by: Joe Morton
- Length: 18 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Ralph Elllison's Invisible Man is a monumental novel, one that can well be called an epic of modern American Negro life....
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Astounding
- By Anonymous User on 23-04-2025
By: Ralph Ellison
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Beloved
- By: Toni Morrison
- Narrated by: Toni Morrison
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Sethe was born a slave and escaped to Ohio, but eighteen years later she is still not free. Sethe has too many memories of Sweet Home, the beautiful farm where so many hideous things happened....
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A challenging listen
- By Fiona O'Connell on 02-12-2016
By: Toni Morrison
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Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert
- A Novel
- By: Bob the Drag Queen
- Narrated by: Bob the Drag Queen
- Length: 4 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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From RuPaul’s Drag Race winner, Traitors contestant, and host of HBO’s We’re Here comes an inventive, wondrous novel about American hero Harriet Tubman that remixes history into a fresh, dynamic novel about love, freedom, salvation, and hip-hop.
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A must read by all
- By Li-Chun Chen on 08-05-2025
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Song of Solomon
- A Novel
- By: Toni Morrison
- Narrated by: Toni Morrison
- Length: 2 hrs and 57 mins
- Abridged
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Milkman Dead was born shortly after a neighborhood eccentric hurled himself off a rooftop in a vain attempt at flight. For the rest of his life he, too, will be trying to fly....
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Fabulous story
- By Erica on 29-01-2021
By: Toni Morrison
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Sula
- By: Toni Morrison
- Narrated by: Toni Morrison
- Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Nel and Sula's devotion is fierce enough to withstand bullies and the burden of a dreadful secret. It endures even after Nel has grown up to be a pillar of the black community and Sula has become a pariah....
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Great story, Legendary narration!
- By Vishy on 20-08-2024
By: Toni Morrison
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The Color Purple
- By: Alice Walker
- Narrated by: Alice Walker
- Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, this novel about a resilient and courageous woman has become a Broadway show and a cultural phenomenon....
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Even better than the Movie
- By Su G. on 26-11-2022
By: Alice Walker
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Invisible Man
- A Novel
- By: Ralph Ellison
- Narrated by: Joe Morton
- Length: 18 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Ralph Elllison's Invisible Man is a monumental novel, one that can well be called an epic of modern American Negro life....
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Astounding
- By Anonymous User on 23-04-2025
By: Ralph Ellison
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They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us
- By: Hanif Abdurraqib
- Narrated by: Hanif Abdurraqib
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
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In essays that have been published by the New York Times, MTV, and Pitchfork, among others—Abdurraqib uses music and culture as a lens through which to view our world so that we might better understand ourselves, and in so doing proves himself a bellwether for our times....
By: Hanif Abdurraqib
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A Pair of Wings
- A Novel
- By: Carole Hopson
- Narrated by: Alaska Jackson
- Length: 14 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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An airline captain crafts a riveting, adventurous novel inspired by the remarkable true life of pioneer aviatrix Bessie Coleman, a Black woman who learned to fly at the dawn of aviation and found freedom in the air.
By: Carole Hopson
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Did You Hear About Kitty Karr?
- A Novel
- By: Crystal Smith Paul
- Narrated by: Ariel Blake, Kineta Kunutu, Lynnette Nicholas
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
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A multigenerational saga traverses the glamour of old Hollywood and the seductive draw of modern-day showbiz....
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Magnificent debut
- By Anonymous User on 09-06-2025
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Sia
- By: Eden O'Neill
- Narrated by: Lacy Laurel, Gideon Frost
- Length: 11 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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My name is Sia Reynolds. I’m a girl with an unsettling past, and the outlook of my future seems even bleaker.
By: Eden O'Neill
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The Personal Librarian
- By: Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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In her twenties, Belle da Costa Greene is hired by J. P. Morgan to curate a collection of rare manuscripts, books, and artwork for his newly built Pierpont Morgan Library. Belle becomes a fixture in New York City society and one of the most powerful people in the art and book world....
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An Excellent Historical Fiction
- By Kathie Tighe on 02-07-2025
By: Marie Benedict, and others
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Drop, Cover, and Hold On
- The Improbable Meet-Cute Collection
- By: Jasmine Guillory
- Narrated by: Aure Nash
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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It takes nothing less than a fateful natural disaster to throw two opposites together in a ground-shakingly charming short story by the New York Times bestselling author of Drunk on Love....
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Loved it!
- By Rayz Mcc on 16-02-2024
By: Jasmine Guillory
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Grumpy Romance
- Billionaire Dads
- By: Nia Arthurs
- Narrated by: Jasmin Walker, Lee Samuels
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Holland Alistair is the gorgeous computer prodigy who took the real estate game by storm. Arrogant. Surly. Eyes of steel. He meets me on the worst day of my life and gets his fern kicked. Literally....
By: Nia Arthurs
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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
- By: Carson McCullers
- Narrated by: Cherry Jones
- Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins
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Carson McCullers was all of 23 when she published her first novel, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter....
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Splendid all round
- By Anonymous User on 16-02-2020
By: Carson McCullers
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I Accidentally Summoned a Demon Boyfriend
- Accidents Happen
- By: Jessica Cage
- Narrated by: Tempest Mensah
- Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
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A woman named Rayna accidentally summons her perfect book boyfriend, but he doesn’t just have red flags—he’s an actual demon.
By: Jessica Cage
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Rejected Wolf
- A Reverse Harem Shifter Romance (Moon Born Academy, Book 2)
- By: Rune Hunt
- Narrated by: Dyna Mite
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
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Five men have changed my world. And I'm not sure if it's for the better. Being unable to shift, having been rejected by one mate, and trying to prove my worth in this new world, I'm finding myself nearing my breaking point. With the fall of Moon Born Academy, things go from bad to worse.
By: Rune Hunt
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Halsey Street
- By: Naima Coster
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
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A modern-day story of family, loss, and renewal, Halsey Street captures the deeply human need to belong - not only to a place but to one another....
By: Naima Coster
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The Beauty of This Street Love
- The Beauty of This Street Love, Book 1
- By: elle kayson
- Narrated by: Dylan Ford, Jacqi F. Lynn
- Length: 5 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Those who knew the streets in Houston knew one thing for sure. The four brothers of the Kinsey Cartel were as crazy as hell. The oldest two, Tremell and Tristan, aka Tre and Tripp, might just have been the craziest of all.
By: elle kayson
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How to Dodge a Cannonball
- A Novel
- By: Dennard Dayle
- Narrated by: William DeMeritt
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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How to Dodge a Cannonball is a razor-sharp satire that dives into the heart of the Civil War, hilariously questioning the essence of the fight, not just for territory, but for the soul of America.
By: Dennard Dayle
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Devil in a Blue Dress
- An Easy Rawlins Mystery
- By: Walter Mosley
- Narrated by: Michael Boatman
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Los Angeles, 1948: Easy Rawlins is a black war veteran just fired from his job at a defense plant....
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Loved the authors voice
- By Anonymous User on 05-04-2021
By: Walter Mosley
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A Girl Like Her
- By: Talia Hibbert
- Narrated by: Rupert Channing
- Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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After years of military service, Evan Miller wants a quiet life. The small town of Ravenswood seems perfect - until he stumbles upon a vicious web of lies with his new neighbor at its center. According to everyone in town, Ruth Kabbah is bad news. Thing is, no one will tell Evan why....
By: Talia Hibbert
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House of the Patriarch
- The Benjamin January Mysteries
- By: Barbara Hambly
- Narrated by: Ron Butler
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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No one can talk to the dead...can they? Free man of color Benjamin January gets caught up in a strange, spiritual world that might lead to his own demise, as he hunts for a missing teenager in this gripping, atmospheric historical mystery....
By: Barbara Hambly
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We Don't Talk About Carol
- A Novel
- By: Kristen L. Berry
- Narrated by: Nicole Cash
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
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A dedicated journalist unearths a generations-old family secret—and a connection to a string of missing girls that hits way too close to home—in this gripping debut novel.
By: Kristen L. Berry
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
- By: Zora Neale Hurston
- Narrated by: Ruby Dee
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
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This poetic, graceful love story celebrates boldly and brilliantly African-American culture and heritage....
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Wonderful book, but the performance is challenging
- By Milos on 31-08-2020
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The Known World
- By: Edward P. Jones
- Narrated by: Kevin Free
- Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins
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Henry Townsend, a black farmer, bootmaker, and former slave, has a fondness for Paradise Lost and an unusual mentor....
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wonderful, horrible
- By Tom on 11-03-2019
By: Edward P. Jones
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Playing in the Dark
- Whiteness and the Literary Imagination
- By: Toni Morrison
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 3 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Morrison shows how much the themes of freedom and individualism, manhood and innocence, depended on the existence of a black population that was manifestly unfree--and that came to serve white authors as embodiments of their own fears and desires....
By: Toni Morrison
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The Westmoreland Legacy Books 1-3
- By: Brenda Jackson
- Narrated by: Sean Crisden, Pete Ohms, James Cavenaugh
- Length: 15 hrs and 14 mins
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Fall in love with this group of navy SEALs from The Westmoreland Legacy in three fan-favorite novels from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson, collected here in one volume!
By: Brenda Jackson
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The First
- The First, Book 1
- By: Kipjo Ewers
- Narrated by: Tyla Collier
- Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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After spending four years on death row for the brutal murder of her husband, Sophia Dennison takes her final walk in the Mountain View Facility in Gatesville. Several hours after Sophia's execution, FBI agent Mark Armitage is called to investigate a serious disturbance at the prison.
By: Kipjo Ewers
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Jewel
- By: Beverly Jenkins
- Narrated by: Kim Staunton
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
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Though Eli Grayson is one of the most handsome, charming, and intelligent men in Grayson Grove, no one will take a chance on a confirmed bachelor. Unwilling to give up his dreams, Eli convinces his friend Jewel to pose as his wife. Their masquerade is to last just one night....
By: Beverly Jenkins
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Intrigued by Danger
- The Danger Family, Book 3
- By: Endiya Carter
- Narrated by: Winston James, Trei Taylor
- Length: 15 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Declan Danger has always gone along to get along, keeping his twenty-year relationship afloat. But his world flips upside down when his girlfriend insists on opening their relationship. In the midst of spiraling, he encounters the alluring Mistress Elle.
By: Endiya Carter
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From The Wiz to Wakanda: Afrofuturism in Pop Culture
- By: Grace D. Gipson, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Grace D. Gipson
- Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins
- Original Recording
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Afrofuturism is a cultural movement that seeks to explore and transform the experience of the African diaspora. Stretching across multiple art forms and genres, the movement taps into the limitless potential of creativity and the imagination to envision Black liberation through stories, music, architecture, fashion, music, and so much more.
By: Grace D. Gipson, and others
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Capri
- Season Three: Delgato Family: Capri, Book 1
- By: Jahquel J.
- Narrated by: Wesleigh Siobhan, Lawrence Baldwin
- Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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She's a homie hopper. She's confused. She doesn't take accountability for anything. She's f*cking her way through all her brothers' friends. I've heard more than a few of those when people talk about me, and I have even felt the same way my damn self. I didn't know what I wanted. I mean, I knew what I wanted. I wanted marriage, love, and the commitment that I made to my husband—ex-husband. I've found myself confused after my divorce from Naheim. It would have been easier to stay and forgive him for something that broke me. It would have been easier for him to stay and forgive me.
By: Jahquel J.
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Whispers of the Lake
- By: Shanora Williams
- Narrated by: Dominique Franceschi, Jasmin Walker
- Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Investigative reporter Rose Howard is exhausted from trying to manage her seemingly perfect life. With her marriage to the man she thought was her one true love collapsing, she desperately needs for one thing to go right. While striving for a promotion to senior reporter, her efforts are interrupted when she learns her former best friend and travel vlogger, Eve Castillo, isn't responding to attempts to contact her at the North Carolina cottage she's reviewing. Rose knows Eve can be flaky and irresponsible.
By: Shanora Williams
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How to Dodge a Cannonball
- A Novel
- By: Dennard Dayle
- Narrated by: William DeMeritt
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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How to Dodge a Cannonball is funnier than the Civil War should ever be. It follows Anders, a teenage idealist who enlists and reenlists to shape the American Future—as soon as he figures out what that is, who it includes, and why everyone wants him to die for it. Escaping his violently insane mother is a bonus. Anders finds honor as a proud Union flag twirler—until he’s captured. Then he tries life as a diehard Confederate—until fate asks him to die hard for the Confederacy at Gettysburg. Barely alive, Anders limps into a Black Union regiment in a stolen uniform.
By: Dennard Dayle
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The Nahtahn Cartel
- The Inc.
- By: B. Love
- Narrated by: Earl Oakland, Eboni Flowers
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Gambino Nahtahn takes over the family organization with plans to take it to new heights. Before he can settle into his new position, an arranged marriage request is put at his feet. There’s no way he will approve the marriage for his ex. She’s the one who got away, and Gambino is determined to use his new position to secure a second chance.
By: B. Love
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These Heathens
- A Novel
- By: Mia McKenzie
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Where do you get an abortion in 1960 Georgia, especially if your small town’s midwife goes to the same church as your parents? For seventeen-year-old Doris Steele, the answer is Atlanta, where her favorite teacher, Mrs. Lucas, calls upon her brash, wealthy childhood best friend, Sylvia, for help. While waiting to hear from the doctor who has agreed to do the procedure, Doris spends the weekend scandalized by, but drawn to, the people who move in and out of Sylvia’s orbit.
By: Mia McKenzie
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From The Wiz to Wakanda: Afrofuturism in Pop Culture
- By: Grace D. Gipson, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Grace D. Gipson
- Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins
- Original Recording
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Afrofuturism is a cultural movement that seeks to explore and transform the experience of the African diaspora. Stretching across multiple art forms and genres, the movement taps into the limitless potential of creativity and the imagination to envision Black liberation through stories, music, architecture, fashion, music, and so much more.
By: Grace D. Gipson, and others
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Capri
- Season Three: Delgato Family: Capri, Book 1
- By: Jahquel J.
- Narrated by: Wesleigh Siobhan, Lawrence Baldwin
- Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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She's a homie hopper. She's confused. She doesn't take accountability for anything. She's f*cking her way through all her brothers' friends. I've heard more than a few of those when people talk about me, and I have even felt the same way my damn self. I didn't know what I wanted. I mean, I knew what I wanted. I wanted marriage, love, and the commitment that I made to my husband—ex-husband. I've found myself confused after my divorce from Naheim. It would have been easier to stay and forgive him for something that broke me. It would have been easier for him to stay and forgive me.
By: Jahquel J.
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Whispers of the Lake
- By: Shanora Williams
- Narrated by: Dominique Franceschi, Jasmin Walker
- Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Investigative reporter Rose Howard is exhausted from trying to manage her seemingly perfect life. With her marriage to the man she thought was her one true love collapsing, she desperately needs for one thing to go right. While striving for a promotion to senior reporter, her efforts are interrupted when she learns her former best friend and travel vlogger, Eve Castillo, isn't responding to attempts to contact her at the North Carolina cottage she's reviewing. Rose knows Eve can be flaky and irresponsible.
By: Shanora Williams
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How to Dodge a Cannonball
- A Novel
- By: Dennard Dayle
- Narrated by: William DeMeritt
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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How to Dodge a Cannonball is funnier than the Civil War should ever be. It follows Anders, a teenage idealist who enlists and reenlists to shape the American Future—as soon as he figures out what that is, who it includes, and why everyone wants him to die for it. Escaping his violently insane mother is a bonus. Anders finds honor as a proud Union flag twirler—until he’s captured. Then he tries life as a diehard Confederate—until fate asks him to die hard for the Confederacy at Gettysburg. Barely alive, Anders limps into a Black Union regiment in a stolen uniform.
By: Dennard Dayle
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The Nahtahn Cartel
- The Inc.
- By: B. Love
- Narrated by: Earl Oakland, Eboni Flowers
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Gambino Nahtahn takes over the family organization with plans to take it to new heights. Before he can settle into his new position, an arranged marriage request is put at his feet. There’s no way he will approve the marriage for his ex. She’s the one who got away, and Gambino is determined to use his new position to secure a second chance.
By: B. Love
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These Heathens
- A Novel
- By: Mia McKenzie
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Where do you get an abortion in 1960 Georgia, especially if your small town’s midwife goes to the same church as your parents? For seventeen-year-old Doris Steele, the answer is Atlanta, where her favorite teacher, Mrs. Lucas, calls upon her brash, wealthy childhood best friend, Sylvia, for help. While waiting to hear from the doctor who has agreed to do the procedure, Doris spends the weekend scandalized by, but drawn to, the people who move in and out of Sylvia’s orbit.
By: Mia McKenzie
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She Gave Her All to the Hood's Finest
- By: Shvonne Latrice
- Narrated by: Winston James, J.Y. Kora
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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In this urban love story filled with betrayal, jealousy, shocking revelations, and forbidden obsessions, will the good girl and extra rude bad boy be able to develop a true love? Or will Camarih's negative outlook on life and love, continue to be true? But how easy is it for her to walk away when she gave him her all, and when there wasn't much left to begin with?
By: Shvonne Latrice
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Russian Billionaire's Baby
- A Whirlwind BWWM Romance
- By: Kara Kash
- Narrated by: David Hoskin
- Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Independent businesswoman Trisha Maxwell has made good despite a difficult upbringing. She runs her very own escort agency, catering to New York’s elite businessmen. When billionaire Russian mobster Andrei Barinov enters her world like a hurricane the pair appear to have met their matches. Andrei demands every girl on the agency's books to accompany his entourage for one wild long weekend, with the whole deal hinging on Trisha herself shutting up shop to join the party.
By: Kara Kash
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How to Go Mad Without Losing Your Mind
- Madness and Black Radical Creativity
- By: La Marr Jurelle Bruce
- Narrated by: Leon Nixon
- Length: 13 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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"Hold tight. The way to go mad without losing your mind is sometimes unruly." So begins La Marr Jurelle Bruce's urgent provocation and poignant meditation on madness in black radical art. Bruce theorizes four overlapping meanings of madness: the lived experience of an unruly mind, the psychiatric category of serious mental illness, the emotional state also known as "rage," and any drastic deviation from psychosocial norms.
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Wrongfully Yours
- By: Connie Easton
- Narrated by: Ace Bentley, Arissa Evans, Corrie Aster
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Quamir "Soul" Kelly comes through like a thief in the night, wiping out those who cause friction in the organization. His profession stems from the mistreatment as a child, and now, he's the one soulless person you don't want to encounter. He is thorough and accurate each and every time, even when it comes to things that are unexpected.
By: Connie Easton
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The Great Mann
- A Novel
- By: Kyra Davis Lurie
- Narrated by: Ian Hackney
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1945, Charlie Trammell steps off a cross-country train into the vibrant tapestry of Los Angeles. Lured by his cousin Marguerite’s invitation to the esteemed West Adams Heights, Charlie is immediately captivated by the Black opulence of L.A.’s newly rechristened “Sugar Hill.” Settling in at a local actress’s energetic boarding house, Charlie discovers a different way of life—one brimming with opportunity—from a promising career at a Black-owned insurance firm, the absence of Jim Crow, to the potential of an unforgettable romance. But nothing dazzles quite like James “Reaper” Mann.
By: Kyra Davis Lurie
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Maven
- By: Tatum James
- Narrated by: Lacy Laurel, Gene Roberson
- Length: 5 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Since his mother’s death and his brother’s imprisonment, Maven Gold has been in a vicious cycle of sleeping with a different woman every other night to numb the pain. Frequenting a local sex club gives him access to various flavors to satisfy his palate. When a chance encounter with a blast from the past arouses more than his libido, he vows to make her his.
By: Tatum James
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Camilla's Roses
- A Novel
- By: Bernice L. McFadden
- Narrated by: Robin Miles, Adenrele Ojo, Janina Edwards, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Camilla’s childhood was immersed in love and chaos, and steeped in perfection. As an adult she hasn’t looked back, refusing to acknowledge the people and places that scarred her so many years ago. But a cancer diagnosis forces Camilla to turn to the past, and all its pain, to save her daughter. As Camilla discovers the bittersweet limitations of motherhood and reconciliation, she also awakens an inspiring message about the mortality issues we all must face.
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Interruption: The Gospel According to Crystal Justine
- By: Tracey Michae'l Lewis-Giggetts
- Narrated by: Bianca Drew
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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For most of her life, Crystal “CJ” Justine has been erroneously compared to her mother, Sasha Renee. Yet even as she struggles to escape Sasha’s image and legacy, she finds herself unconsciously acting out her mother’s (and grandmother’s) past mistakes. CJ’s relationship with men—although few and far between—is tainted by the thing she cannot say, and her faith is weakened by the emotional and spiritual blows she endures.
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Snow King Catches His Snowflake
- Three Kings Billionaire Series, Book 1
- By: A.E. Valdez
- Narrated by: Winston James, Lauryn Nichols
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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After being in a relationship for three years, Noelle Frost is faced with the reality that she was definitely the better half. Her friends, ecstatic she's dropped the dead weight of a cheating boyfriend, urge her to get away for the holiday and take some time for herself. Not sure if that'll fix anything, but willing to try, she books a last-minute trip to the world-renowned Mistletoe Mountain Resort. Noelle boards the plane with the promise of peace and relaxation on the horizon.
By: A.E. Valdez
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Do 4 Luv
- Something for the Krew, Book 1
- By: Khadijah J.
- Narrated by: Elyce Anthony, Myles Washington
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Miyori "Mimi" Young only knew one man her entire adult life. Being young, beautiful, and educated was a gift and a curse that Mimi was all too familiar with. After a life-changing event occurs in Miyori's life, she decides life is too short to stop holding onto familiarity and embrace the new chapter in her life. Out with the old and in with the new, Mimi was moving forward with her life, not taking it for granted. That is, until a knock at her door introduces her to someone new.
By: Khadijah J.
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Homies, Lovers & Friends
- A Brooklyn Love Story
- By: Jahquel J.
- Narrated by: Ace Bentley, Wesleigh Siobhan, Winston James, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Michelle and Kelsie have never had it easy, but the one thing that has remained consistent in each of their lives are each other. Both in their early twenties and with the stress of the world on their shoulders, they both manage to still be there for each other through it all. Michelle's dream is to be a top stylist, well her dream was a reality until she was fired from Naomi's shop because of her boyfriend. Tasheem is all Michelle knows, and that's being physically and mentally abused by the man she has loved since she was younger.
By: Jahquel J.
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The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery
- A Novel
- By: Clarence A. Haynes
- Narrated by: Brittany Bradford, André Santana
- Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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To be a client of Gwendolyn Montgomery—New York’s most powerful publicist, at Sublime Creative—is to be infused with a certain oomph, a mysterious glamour. She seems to have created the ideal life with her handsome new boyfriend, the perfect match. But Gwendolyn has a legion of long-buried secrets that could unravel everything. After a grisly, bizarre incident at the Brooklyn Museum, Gwendolyn begins to realize that something nefarious is happening tied directly to her past, right as Fonsi Harewood comes back into her world.
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Night of She-Wolf
- A Dark Paranormal Romance
- By: Niyah Moore
- Narrated by: Maya Mays, James Cavenaugh
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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She never imagined her quiet life as an ER nurse in Grey Falls would be shattered by the revelation that she’s a born werewolf, one whose late transformation on her twenty-fifth birthday marks her as a leader destined for more than she ever wanted. Awakening with no memory of the night before, she’s thrust into a hidden world of ancient packs, supernatural enemies, and dangerous secrets that have been kept from her since birth.
By: Niyah Moore
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The Devoted Husband
- By: B. Love
- Narrated by: Sable Lyn, Midnite Michael
- Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Detective Jones is back on the scene, obsessed with bringing down Sade for multiple murders. But his relentless pursuit masks a shocking personal connection that drives his thirst for catching her far beyond the bounds of justice. Meanwhile, Sade is carrying Dante’s baby and is entangled with Atlas—the man responsible for Dante’s accident and amnesia. As Atlas’s behavior grows increasingly erratic and threatening, Sade must decide whether to run or fight.
By: B. Love
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Man of the Year
- The Brown Brothers, Book 1
- By: Connie Easton
- Narrated by: Winston James, Anna Lynn Wright
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Xander Brown is a skilled surgeon who lives a carefree life. With him being the Chief of Surgery at GHM, his plate is always full. However, he made room for the one woman he couldn't see himself without. Zara Lyles is the hood Barbie; that's all about her family. She does what needs to be done for them to survive, all while keeping a certain elegance. As usual, she has it all together without the help of a man.
By: Connie Easton
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Nobody Loves Me Like You Do
- By: Tacarra
- Narrated by: Ja'Air Bush, Dylan Ford
- Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Eve has a thriving career, loving friends, and family with a picture-perfect relationship… or so she thought. That was until she received a message from her long-time boyfriend Adrian, shattering whatever dreams she had for the two. Saint is all about his money and has little room for anything that doesn't include that or his three-year-old son, Myheir. That was until his cousin convinced him to join him and his friends on their annual Friendsgiving trip.
By: Tacarra
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My Good Girl
- My Good Girl, Book 1
- By: Diamond D. Johnson
- Narrated by: Midnite Michael, Eden Lafon
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Eighteen years have gone by since the separation, and now Journal is an adult. She's struggling out here in the real world, and in a very unhealthy relationship with her longtime boyfriend, Hakeem. Everything in her life changes the day that she meets Mr. Genesis Banks, better known as Slick.
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Loved by You
- The Double Back Diaries, Book 1
- By: Alexandrea LeChelle
- Narrated by: Midnite Michael, Alyx Monroe
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Vanessa Taylor is doing everything right: creative, passionate, and determined to make her mark. She's spent years rebuilding her life on her terms, casting aside the wounds that once held her back. But when her first love, Xavier, unexpectedly reappears, those carefully placed defenses begin to unravel. Years ago, she let him go, burying parts of herself along with him. Now, he's back—older, wiser, and unwilling to lose her a second time.
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The Divorcétante
- The Divatantes, Book 1
- By: Mia Heintzelman
- Narrated by: J.Y. Kora, Midnite Michael
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Ebony Grace Livingston was raised to be flawless. A debutante-turned-elite event planner, she built a life around breathtaking galas, whispered exclusives, and the kind of connections money can’t buy. But when her husband’s betrayal turns her into high society’s juiciest scandal, Ebony decides she’s done curating perfection for everyone but herself.
By: Mia Heintzelman
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Trick
- By: Treasure Hernandez
- Narrated by: Lacy Laurel, Tony Roberts
- Length: 5 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Amber Halloway is what some would call “forbidden fruit” because she is so stunning. When her father is murdered by the local kingpin’s mob, she uses her beauty to her advantage. Step 1: Infiltrate. With the help of her older brother, Dawg, she gets a job at the biggest strip club in the city to gain the attention of the man responsible for killing her father. Step 2: Make him fall in love. Amber just never anticipated that he would be so charming. Step 3: Rob him blind and deliver the same fate as he did her father.
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Because Love Said So
- By: Aubreé Pynn
- Narrated by: Gene Roberson, Charlie L. Wood
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Avion has the weight of the world on her shoulders. Everyone relies on her to hold it together and keep the family moving, but when she seeks a much-needed break, she stumbles into something that isn’t easy for her to get out of. Samson has the world at his fingertips and isn’t looking for a soul to share it with. When his best friend drags him out for a night of relaxation, he spots his forever. But when Avion runs off to return to her reality, he stops at nothing to find her.
By: Aubreé Pynn
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The Diary of a House Negro
- The Big House
- By: Angry Biracial
- Narrated by: Star Williams
- Length: 3 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Living in the house had its own horrors. Why would the white massa need to go to the fields to satisfy his sick urges for Black flesh when he had several enslaved women living right under his roof? Yes, our slavery was different. We had it worse. Not only were we constantly violated by the massa, but we also felt the sting of the mistress's whip. Her jealousy and malice brought us nothing but pain and torture. We were Black enough to fulfill the twisted desires of countless white perverts, yet light enough for them to suppress their shame.
By: Angry Biracial
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Something in My Heart
- By: Kimberly Brown, Mya
- Narrated by: Ace Bentley, Anna Lynn Wright
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Halani Henley experienced a shocking and devastating loss. At six months pregnant, she loses the child she is carrying, and it turns her entire world upside down. To make matters worse, she feels she is the only one taking her miscarriage as seriously as it is. Her boyfriend of three years, Onyx Sawyer, is moving through life as though he hasn't just lost a child as well. When a secret comes out, Halani is faced with the fact that she may not have known her man as well as she thought she did.
By: Kimberly Brown, and others
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Carl Weber's Kingpins: Greenville
- By: Cedric Lewis
- Narrated by: Anna Lynn Wright, Ace Bentley
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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When he was young, Curtis Griffin, aka Cane, formed a clique called the CMB. As a young boy, Curtis Griffin had street knowledge beyond his years, gained from his family—some of the biggest drug dealers in the area. While most adolescents were playing Nintendo, Cane was hanging with big-time hustlers, earning his way and making his keep.
By: Cedric Lewis