Also noted. - three books - book review

THE BIOGRAPHICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUES (Carroll & Graf, $25) covers the careers of the more than 4,000 African-Americans who played with a team of Major League quality or whose careers had significance between the years of 1872-1950, by James A. Riley.

BEYOND GREENS & CORNBREAD: REFLECTIONS ON AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHRISTIAN IDENTITY (Judson Press, $10) is a collection of "sermonic poems" that call readers to look beyond traditional symbols of African-American culture to find a deeper, more spiritual meaning to and understanding of the blessings and burdens associated with being a Black and Christian, by Diane Givens Moffett.

BLACK COFFEE (Villard, $12.95) is the fictional account of a female soldier whose rapid advancement in the military is placed in jeopardy when she is charged with fraternization and adultery, by Desert Storm veteran Tracy Price-Thompson.

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