Street Literature Book Award

Given by Street Literature Book Award Medal Committee (SLBAM)

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The 2016 Street Literature Book Award Medal (SLBAM) Committee is excited to announce the award winners for 2015 publications. The following winners and honorees were nominated based on show more popular demand of books as read and circulated by the reading public in school, academic, and public library settings throughout the nation. SLBAM honors what street lit readers are reading and deeming as their best authors and titles for the 2015 publication year. show less
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Years:
All, 2016 (8), 2014 (21), 2013 (12), 2012 (11), 2011 (4), 2010 (6), 2009 (6), 2008 (5), 2007 (3), 2006 (4), 2005 (3), 2004 (3), 2003 (3), 2002 (1), 2001 (4), 2000 (4)
WorkCategoryYear
March: Books 1-3 by John Lewis
2016
Animal 3: Revelations by K'wan
Adult Fiction Honoree2016
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Adult Non-Fiction2016
The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League by Jeff Hobbs
Adult Non-Fiction Honoree2016
Slugg: A Boy's Life in the Age of Mass Incarceration by Tony Lewis Jr.
eBook Non-Fiction2016
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
Emerging Classic2016
March: Book Two by John Lewis
Graphic Novel2016
Legend of the Mantamaji: Book 3 (Legend of Mantamaji): A Sci-Fi, Fantasy Graphic Novel by Eric Dean Seaton
Graphic Novel Honoree2016
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
Young Adult Literature2016
King Divas by De'nesha Diamond
Adult Fiction, 2016; eBook Fiction, 20162015
50 Cent (Hip-Hop Biographies) by Saddleback Educational Publishing
[Saddleback Hip-Hop Biography Series], Young Adult Literature2014
Chris Brown (Hip-Hop Biographies) by Saddleback Educational Publishing
[Saddleback Hip-Hop Biography Series], Young Adult Literature2014
Drake (Hip-Hop Biographies) by Saddleback Educational Publishing
[Saddleback Hip-Hop Biography Series], Young Adult Literature2014
Jay-Z (Hip-Hop Biographies) by Saddleback Educational Publishing
[Saddleback Hip-Hop Biography Series], Young Adult Literature2014
Kanye West (Hip-Hop Biographies) by Saddleback Educational Publishing
[Saddleback Hip-Hop Biography Series], Young Adult Literature2014
Lil Wayne (Hip-Hop Biographies) by Saddleback Educational Publishing
[Saddleback Hip-Hop Biography Series], Young Adult Literature2014
Niki Minaj (Hip-Hop Biographies) by Saddleback Educational Publishing
[Saddleback Hip-Hop Biography Series], Young Adult Literature2014
Pitbull (Hip-Hop Biographies) by Saddleback Educational Publishing
[Saddleback Hip-Hop Biography Series], Young Adult Literature2014
Rihanna (Hip-Hop Biographies) by Saddleback Educational Publishing
[Saddleback Hip-Hop Biography Series], Young Adult Literature2014
Usher (Hip-Hop Biographies) by Saddleback Educational Publishing
[Saddleback Hip-Hop Biography Series], Young Adult Literature2014
Honor Thy Thug by Wahida Clark
Adult Fiction2014
Letters to an Incarcerated Brother: Encouragement, Hope, and Healing for Inmates and Their Loved Ones by Hill Harper
Adult Non-Fiction2014
Green-Eyed Monster by Ashley Coleman
Honoree, Adult Fiction2014
Fly Betty (Harlem Girl Lost Novels) by Treasure Blue
Honoree, Adult Fiction2014
Murderville 3: The Black Dahlia by Ashley Coleman
Honoree, Adult Fiction2014
Mom & Me & Mom by Maya Angelou
Honoree, Adult Non-Fiction2014
Soul Train: The Music, Dance, and Style of a Generation by Questlove
Honoree, Adult Non-Fiction2014
Undisputed Truth by Mike Tyson
Honoree, Adult Non-Fiction2014
Grace, Gold, and Glory: My Leap of Faith by Gabrielle Douglas
Honoree, Young Adult Literature2014
Way Too Much Drama (Harlequin Kimani TRU) by Earl Sewell
Honoree, Young Adult Literature2014
Butterfly: A Novel by Sylvester Stephens
Honoree, Young Adult Literature2014
Animal by K'wan
Adult Fiction & Special Category: Emerging Classic2013
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
Adult Non-Fiction2013
Get It Girls: A Harlem Girl Lost Novel by Treasure Blue
Honoree, Adult Fiction2013
Coca Kola - The Baddest Chick by Nisa Santiago
Honoree, Adult Fiction2013
Murder Was the Case by Kiki Swinson
Honoree, Adult Fiction2013
Empire State of Mind: How Jay-Z Went from Street Corner to Corner Office by Zack O'Malley Greenburg
Honoree, Adult Non-Fiction2013
Purpose: An Immigrant's Story by Wyclef Jean
Honoree, Adult Non-Fiction2013
A Father First: How My Life Became Bigger Than Basketball by Dwyane Wade
Honoree, Adult Non-Fiction2013
Shattered by Kia DuPree
Honoree, Young Adult Fiction2013
How to Get Out of Your Own Way by Tyrese Gibson
Honoree, Young Adult Fiction2013
Back to Me (Kimani Tru) by Earl Sewell
Honoree, Young Adult Fiction2013
On The Flip Side (Fab Life) by Nikki Carter
Young Adult Literature2013
Eviction Notice: A Hood Rat Novel (Hood Rat Novels) by K'wan
Adult Fiction2012
One Day It'll All Make Sense by Common
Adult Non-Fiction2012
Murderville by Ashley Coleman
Honoree, Adult Fiction2012
Lifestyles of the Rich and Shameless by Kiki Swinson
Honoree, Adult Fiction2012
Power & Beauty: A Love Story of Life on the Streets by Tip "T.I." Harris
Honoree, Adult Non-Fiction2012
Ice: A Memoir of Gangster Life and Redemption-from South Central to Hollywood by Ice-T
Honoree, Adult Non-Fiction2012
BMF: The Rise and Fall of Big Meech and the Black Mafia Family by Mara Shalhoup
Honoree, Adult Non-Fiction2012
Priceless Inspirations by Antonia Carter
Honoree, Young Adult Literature2012
Drama High: So, So Hood by L. Divine
Honoree, Young Adult Literature2012
Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty by G. Neri
Special Category: Emerging Classic2012
Upgrade U by Ni-Ni Simone
Young Adult Literature2012
Diary of A Young Girl by Mark Anthony
Honoree2011
Damaged by Kia DuPree
Honoree2011
Welfare Wifeys: A Hood Rat Novel by K'wan
Honoree2011
Decoded by Jay-Z
2011
The Cartel 2: Tales of the Murda Mamas by Ashley Coleman
Adult Fiction2010
A Question of Freedom: A Memoir of Learning, Survival, and Coming of Age in Prison by Reginald Dwayne Betts
Adult Non-Fiction2010
Ice (Triple Crown Publications Presents) by Will Robbins
Honoree, Adult Fiction2010
Ghetto Superstar by Nikki Turner
Honoree, Adult Fiction2010
Alibi by Teri Woods
Honoree, Adult Fiction2010
Off the Books: The Underground Economy of the Urban Poor by Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh
Honoree, Adult Non-Fiction2010
Midnight: A Gangster Love Story by Sister Souljah
Fiction2009
Thug Politics by Dutch
Honorable Mention, Fiction2009
Black Widow by Nikki Turner
Honorable Mention, Fiction2009
True to the Game III: QUADIR by Teri Woods
Honorable Mention, Fiction2009
The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music by Steve Lopez
Honorable Mention, Non-Fiction2009
War of the Bloods in My Veins: A Street Soldier's March Toward Redemption by DaShaun "Jiwe" Morris
Non-Fiction2009
To Live and Die in Harlem by Relentless Aaron
Fiction2008
Every Thug Needs a Lady by Wahida Clark
Fiction2008
True to the Game II: GENA by Teri Woods
Honorable Mention, Fiction2008
Total Chaos: The Art and Aesthetics of Hip-Hop by Jeff Chang
Honorable Mention, Non-Fiction2008
Grace After Midnight by Felicia Pearson
Non-Fiction2008
Second Chance by L. Divine
Fiction2007
Malcolm X: A Graphic Biography by Andrew Helfer
Honorable Mention, Non-Fiction2007
The House on Childress Street: A Memoir by Kenji Jasper
Non-Fiction2007
Hoodlum: A Novel by K'wan
Fiction2006
Dymond in the Rough (Platinum Teen) by Precious
Honorable Mention, Fiction2006
The Moments, the Minutes, the Hours: The Poetry of Jill Scott by Jill Scott
Honorable Mention, Non-Fiction2006
From Pieces to Weight: Once Upon a Time in Southside Queens by 50 Cent
Non-Fiction2006
Bitch by Deja King
Fiction2005
Wifey by Kiki Swinson
Fiction2005
Prophets of the Hood: Politics and Poetics in Hip Hop by Imani Perry
Non-Fiction2005
Dutch by Teri Woods
Fiction2004
Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx by Adrian Nicole LeBlanc
Honorable Mention, Non-Fiction2004
E.A.R.L.: The Autobiography of DMX by DMX
Non-Fiction2004
Let That Be the Reason: A Novel by Vickie M. Stringer
Fiction2003
Erasure by Percival Everett
Honorable Mention, Fiction2003
In Search of Respect: Selling Crack in El Barrio by Philippe Bourgois
Non-Fiction2003
B-More Careful by Shannon Holmes
Fiction2002
Heavy in the Game by J Love
Fiction2001
Bodega Dreams by Ernesto Quiñonez
Honorable Mention, Fiction2001
No Shame in My Game: The Working Poor in the Inner City by Katherine S. Newman
Honorable Mention, Non-Fiction2001
Angry Blonde by Eminem
Non-Fiction2001
The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah
Fiction2000
True to the Game : a Teri Woods fable by Teri Woods
Fiction2000
Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago by LeAlan Jones
Honorable Mention, Non-Fiction2000
The Rose That Grew From Concrete by Tupac Shakur
Non-Fiction2000
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