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Behind the Spotlight: Black Celebrity Memoir Challenge

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16 participants (44 books)

Overview

 Dive into the personal stories of Black icons as they share their journeys, struggles, and triumphs in their own words! 

Challenge Books

The Mother of Black Hollywood: A Memoir by Jenifer Lewis

The Mother of Black Hollywood: A Memoir

Jenifer Lewis

Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me by Whoopi Goldberg

Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me

Whoopi Goldberg

The Marathon Don't Stop: The Life and Times of Nipsey Hussle by Rob Kenner

The Marathon Don't Stop: The Life and Times of Nipsey Hussle

Rob Kenner

Survival of the Thickest by Michelle Buteau

Survival of the Thickest

Michelle Buteau

The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality by Mike Sielski

The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality

Mike Sielski

Baby Girl: Better Known as Aaliyah by Kathy Iandoli

Baby Girl: Better Known as Aaliyah

Kathy Iandoli

She Memes Well by Quinta Brunson

She Memes Well

Quinta Brunson

The Rose That Grew from Concrete by Tupac Shakur

The Rose That Grew from Concrete

Tupac Shakur

This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare by Gabourey Sidibe

This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare

Gabourey Sidibe

Token Black Girl: A Memoir by Danielle Prescod

Token Black Girl: A Memoir

Danielle Prescod

Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement by Tarana Burke

Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement

Tarana Burke

It Was All a Dream: Biggie and the World That Made Him by Justin Tinsley

It Was All a Dream: Biggie and the World That Made Him

Justin Tinsley