Literature
Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction
- 72 Hour Hold – Bebe Moore Campbell
- Fledging – Octavia Butler
- Breaking the Cycle – Zane
- Cinnamon Kiss – Walter Mosley
- Genevieve: A Novel – Eric Jerome Dickey
Outstanding Literary Work – Non-Fiction
- Blue Rage, Black Redemption: A Memoir by Stanley Tookie Williams – Stanley Tookie Williams
- Is Bill Cosby Right? Or Has The Black Middle Class Lost Its Mind? – Michael Eric Dyson
- The Autobiography of Medgar Evers: A Hero's Life and Legacy Revealed Through His Writings, Letters and Speeches – Edited by Myrlie Evers-Williams and Manning Marable
- 50 Years After Brown: The State of Black Equality in America – Anthony Asadullah Samad
- Winning The Race: Beyond The Crisis In Black America – John McWhorter
Outstanding Literary Work – Children's
- Girls Hold Up This World – Jada Pinkett Smith
- I Can Make A Difference – Marian Wright Edelman
- The School Is Not White! A True Story of the Civil Rights Movement – Doreen Rappaport
- Honey Baby Sugar Child – Alice Faye Duncan
- Please, Puppy, Please – Spike Lee
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