It's that time again. I thought we should start a list of Books/Articles/Journals/Speeches to read for African American MEN. We are all going through hard times and have to deal with all kinds of issues that many other people of different demographics don't have to deal with as much. I believe in self help and improvement on a personal level.

Please feel free to list good Books/Articles/Journals/Speeches to read for African American MEN.

1. "How to Make a Slave" - Willie Lynch

2. "Black Men and Divorce" - Dr Erma Jean Lawson wrote

How about the BIble?

I think that every black man should get a subscription to Black Enterprise, and maybe even Savoy. Don't just grab the Vibes, and XXL's (although I'm FEELING Trina on that cover!)

I HAD A DREAM SPEECH- MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

1. Vision For Black MEN - Na'im Akbar (Not about Muslims, about black MEN. This book will change your life and answer some of the question in the back of your mind. It will give you insite on what black men should be doing to prepare themselves for life in America.) Must read to survive and stay free!

2. The ISIS Papers, The Key to Colors - Dr. France Cress Welsing (A sister who really understands the struggles of young black males and how they are being destroyed before they can become MEN. This sister ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS) very good book.

3. Makes Me Want to Holler - Nathan McCall (Story of a young boy who grows up in a world of discrimination and education. It talks about childhood years, sex, compitition with other males, fighting, slang, smoking weed and drinking, music, death of males, going to prison, homosexuality, education, childsupport, fatherlessness and how it's destroying the black race. This is a book every male can relate to from a brothers perspective, not Oprah!) I have read this book 3 times and still learn new things each time, it really helps me!

1. Men of Color Study Bible - (King James Version)  Helpful notes and features to encourage and strengthen the faith of men of African descent.

2. Makes Me Want to Holler (Nathan McCall) - Gotta cosign what BIGGMike said about this book. I've read it 2x--powerful book!

3. Crossing The Danger Water (Deirdre Mullan) - Three Hundred years of African-American Writing. Delves into Dred Scott--the petition for freedom and the reaction to it; the Amistad Case; Marcus Garvey; Malcom X; Origination of rap music, etc. A must read.

blackwallstreet wrote: the malcolm x movie has had to be seen by every black man. my parents made me watch it with them as a family and we watch it every year together jus to see how we as a black unity came together over time to defeat obstacles that have obstructed us. look now. we all over doin great things. from entertainment to govt. to in general we have come a long way.

It's that time again.

Peace Fellas.

I'm an Africana Studies major. Don't take offense but some of the books up here are kind of wack. We need to be taught African/ African-American history not Negro history. check out this list. if you read these, no one can f*ck you.

Afrikana Studies/ African-American Books

1. African Origin of Civilization by Diop

2. Cultural Unity of Black Africa by Diop

3. Civilization or Barbarism by Diop

4. Black Africa by Diop

5. Ancient Egypt and Black Africa by Obenga

6. Global African Presence by Edward Scobie

7. Nile Valley Civilization by Browder

8. Nile Valley Civilization by Van Sertima

9. They Came Before Columbus by Van Sertima

10.  African Presence in Early America by Van Sertima

11. African Presence in Early Europe by Van Sertima

12. African Presence in Early Asia by Van Sertima

13.  The Golden Age of the Moors by Van Sertima

14. Egypt vs. Greece by Molefi Asante

15. Ancient Egyptian Philosophers by Molefi Asante

16. Intellectual Warfare by Jacob Carruthers

17. Let the Circle Be Unbroken by Dona Richards (Marimba Ani)

18. Yurugu by Marimba Ani

19. Man, God, and Civilization by John J. Jackson

20. Christianity Before Christ by John J. Jackson

21.  African Origin of the Major Western Religions by Dr. Ben-Jochanan

22.  Echoes of the Old Darkland by Charles Finch

23.  Race First by Tony Martin

24. Blueprint For Black Power by Amos N. Wilson

25. Black on Black Violence by Amos N. Wilson

26. Re-awakening the Natural Genius of the Black Child by Amos N. Wilson

27.  The Black Man: Single, Dangerous, and Obsolete by Haki Madhubuti

28.  Crisis in Black Sexual Politics by Nathan and Julie Hare

29.  The Black Family by Nathan and Julie Hare

30.  The Black Child by Nathan and Julie Hare

31. The Black Anglo Saxon by Nathan Hare

32. From Columbus to Castro by Eric Williams

33. Marcus Garvey & the Vision for Africa by Dr. John Henrik Clarke

34. Slavery and the Slave Trade by John Henrik Clarke

35. Notes For an African World Revolution by John Henrik Clarke

36. The Debt by Randall Robinson

37. The Reckoning by Randall Robinson

38. Black Labor, White Wealth by Claud Anderson

39. Dirty Little Secrets by Claud Anderson

40. Powernomics by Claud Anderson

41. How Europe Underdeveloped Africa by Walter Rodney

42. Malcolm X, The FBI File by Clayborne Carson

43. The Head Negro In Charge Syndrome by Norman Kelly

44. Glitter & Greed by Janine Roberts

45. Seize The Time by Bobby Seale

46. The Black Panthers Speak by Philip S. Foner (editor)

47. Crisis In The Negro Intellectual by Harold Cruse

48. The Book of Coming Forth By Day and By Night by Karenga

Here's a list of books writen by famous black men:

Catch This! : Going Deep with the NFL's Sharpest Weapon
by Terrell Owens

LT: Over the Edge: Tackling Quarterbacks, Drugs, and a World Beyond Football
by Lawerence Taylor

Power, Money & Sex
by Deion Sanders

Rush to Judgment : The Simeon Rice Story
by Simeon Rice

Just Give Me the Damn Ball! : The Fast Times and Hard Knocks of an NFL Rookie
by Keyshawn Johnson

Barry Sanders: Now You See Him : His Story in His Own Words
by Barry Sanders

Never Die Easy : The Autobiography of Walter Payton
by Walter Payton

From Pieces to Weight : Once Upon a Time in Southside Queens
by 50 Cent

Jay-Z: The Black Book
by Jay-Z

E.A.R.L. : The Autobiography of DMX
by DMX

The Rose That Grew From Concrete
by Tupac Shakur

Life and Def : Sex, Drugs, Money, + God (Paperback)
by Russell Simmons

Now that's what I'm talking about Food for the Mind! 

P Street, came from nowhere with many, many, "African"American books. Thanks for the list. 

I hope these books will actually be read. Please don't just make a list, read these books and use the information. Please read them. I wanted this site to be about African American MEN and MEN of Color. We need to come together and get it together for our women and children's survival.

There is a war going on and you (Young MEN) are the soldiers on the front line. The hunt is on and you (Young MEN, not women) are the prey. "They" don't want us here. A people is weak without their MEN. Know this and prepare youself for attack, it's war time, I hope you see this. God bless you and may he keep you smart and strong.

what up people.

i read 11 of those books already. college is killing me right now. want to apologize for saying some of the books are wack. it's better to say i can tell who are the young cats are on this site and BiggMike isn't one of the young ones..lol. i was there before and you young will cats will see how your way of thinking naturally changes as you get older. just know these:

negro-walking dead, having lost land,history,culture,language & memory.

black-on your way to consciosness,seeking return to roots.

african/african______-recreating the consciousness which existed before the onset of slavery & colonization which resulted in the creation of the negro.

1. STOP KILLING EACH OTHER

2.HOW BLACK MEN CAN LEARN FROM MISTAKES

3. HOW TO GROW UP IN A WHITE SOCIETY.

Phily are those your thoughts or books? It sounds like you got something there.

"He is a talented man. Here's some info on Young Black man that went through an awakening".

Haki Madhubuti

Haki R. Madhubuti, formerly known as Don Lee, a major poet, essayist, editor and publisher throughout the Black Arts Movement was born in 1942 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Madhubuti was raised in Detroit with his mother until the age of sixteen when she died from a drug overdose. Madhubuti claims that his mother, Maxine, is the prime force behind his creativity and interest in the Black Arts. After her death, Madhubuti finished high school and joined the Army and his experiences there cemented his interest and commitment in the Black Arts.

Madhubuti has published several collections of poetry, including Think Black, Black Pride, We Walk the Way of the World, Direction score: Selected and New Poems, Book of Life and Don't Cry, Scream. In addition to his poetry collections, Madhubuti also published a collection of critical essays entitled, Dynamite Voices: Black poets of the 1960s.

Madhubuti's work is particularly acute about charting the growth of Blackness within the individual conciousness. Madhubuti's work is especially characteristic of trying to chart a way out of whiteness that allows for strength and self-determination for Black Americans. His poetry is strongly affected by http://www.umich.edu/~eng499/people/brooks.html - Gwendolyn Brooks and other writers of the time.

Madhubuti participated in the political aspects of the BAM by working as a "foot soldier" for the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Community (SNCC), the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). In addition to working for political organizations, Madhubuti invested time in writing political essays, hoping to wake the eyes of the public to the events and attitudes of the world around them. His most notorious political collection of essays is entitled Enemies: The Clash of Races.

As a main part of the BAM, Madhubuti joined with http://www.umich.edu/~eng499/people/neal.html - Larry Neal to create a forum for book reviews for the work of African-American writers of the time. The Black Books Bulletin, was published quarterly for eight years and gave the public this information on the new and important works of the BAM authors.

Madhubuti contributed in almost every aspect of the political and cultural happenings of the BAM. He continues to write and is the Director of the Gwendolyn Brooks Center at Chicago State University where he resides with his wife Safisha.

phlysprts4lfe wrote: 1. STOP KILLING EACH OTHER 2.HOW BLACK MEN CAN LEARN FROM MISTAKES 3. HOW TO GROW UP IN A WHITE SOCIETY.

Nah those are real books.........The book that some are writing each and every day.