#1 -
Still Sheisty, Part 2 by T. N. Baker
#2 - The Sex Chronicles: Shattering the
Myth by Zane
#3 - Sheisty by T. N. Baker
#4 - Breaking the Cycle by Zane (Editor)
#5 - Getting Buck Wild: Sex Chronicles
2, Vol. 2 by Zane
Nonfiction
#1 - Letters
to a Young Brother: MANifest Your
Destiny by Hill Harper
#2 - We Are the Ones We Have Been
Waiting For: Inner Light in a Time of
Darkness by Alice Walker
#3 - The Covenant with Black America by
Tavis Smiley (Editor)
#4 - Confessions of a Video Vixen by
Karrine Steffans
#5 - The Covenant In Action by Tavis
Smiley (Intro.), Cornel West (Afterword)
Playing more than one more person in a film is
nothing new to Eddie Murphy. He handled two
roles rather brilliantly in Bowfinger, and met
with as much success cast as eight in Nutty
Professor I and II. Because in the past he�s
appeared to be quite comfortable cross-dressing
and wearing a fat-suit for the camera, it is
rather surprising that Norbit would turn out to
be such an unmitigated disaster.
There are two basic routes
to getting published, mainstream and
self-publishing. Mainstream is when you submit
your work to a publishing company to have them
publish it. Self-publishing is when you decide
to publish your own books. They both can be
equally effective although the mainstream manner
is the most respected because it has an aura or
illusion of validation. Where self-publishing
does not offer the validation from the
establishment, it offers a satisfaction of
artistic and economic control of one�s work.
Born in Chicago on March 13, 1972, Lonnie
Rashid Lynn, Jr. is said to be one of seven
children fathered by the former pro-basketball
player of the same name. After dropping out of
Florida A&M, he changed his name to Common Sense
before making his debut as a hip-hop artist by
releasing a CD entitled �Can I Borrow a Dollar?�
His next album, �Resurrection,� sparked a
feud with West Coast gangsta� rapper Ice Cube,
tensions which were only quelled after the two
sat down with Minister Louis Farrakhan. He
shortened his name to just Common after some
losers in a garage band sued him, claiming to
have the exclusive trademark for �Common Sense.�
...The veteran Irish actor
lost out to prohibitive-favorite Forest Whitaker
(The Last King of Scotland) who was both gushy
and gracious in delivering the most emotional
acceptance speech of the evening. Collecting
himself while fighting back tears, Forest
reminisced about his childhood. �When I was a
kid, the only way I saw movies was from the back
seat of my family's car at the drive-in,� he
began. �It wasn't my reality to think I would be
acting in movies. So, receiving this honor
tonight tells me it is possible for a kid from
East Texas, raised in South Central L.A. and
Carson, who believes in his dreams, commits
himself to them with his heart, to touch them
and to have them happen.�
Medical
Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical
Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial
Times to the Present
by Harriet A. Washington
Reviewed by Kam Williams
http://aalbc.com/reviews/medical_apartheid.htm
Ms. Washington, a Harvard and Tuskegee-trained
scholar in ethics and journalism, conducted
exhaustive research in order to be able to shed
light on the country�s racism in the name of
scientific research. Among the brutalities
uncovered here by the author is proof that
�black women have been systematically sterilized
without their consent, and that �the brains of
African-American children as young as six� have
secretly been �surgically excised.�
Do you still think of people of different skin
colors as being from different races? You
probably won�t any longer after reading The Race
Myth: Why We Pretend Race Exists in America.
Written by evolutionary biologist Joseph L.
Graves, Jr., this persuasive polemic succinctly
states that there�s no scientific explanation
for these so-called �racial� classifications,
and that these distinctions have their basis not
in biology but in bigotry.
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Through the prism of culture, Harlem World
chronicles faces, music, fashion, arts, books,
and lifestyle born in and out of Harlem. With an
authoritative voice, Harlem World creates trends
as much as it records them. Harlem World
covers lifestyle, educates its readers, and
gives back to the community. Harlem World is a
celebration of opera and hip hop, men and women,
old and new culture from start to finish &
everything in between around the block and
around the world, Harlem World is a state of
mind.
HW serves as a portal to a growing, youthful,
trend-setting, multicultural audience, by being
excellent journalists, exceptional designers and
innovative marketers; we are a billboard for the
world and the champions of Harlem Style.
Due to our approach and the stances we�ve
taken, I�ve been at the center of more
ideological and political controversies than any
other rap personality. I have been charged with
being misogynistic, anti-Semitic, racist,
seditionist, and anti-American. Despite all of
that, we gotta do what we gotta do. With the
current state of rap music and lyrics, there�s a
huge gap between what the artists are serving,
and what the audience wants, in fact, and more
importantly, what the audience needs. I�ve come
up with an acronym called R.H.Y.M.E., which
stands for Rap Has Your Minds Empty. There�s
only so much you can rap about what you drive,
what you wear, or how much money you have, and
as the Hip-Hop listener gets older but has
little or no specialized skills in an
increasingly competitive and technology based
economy, little marketable education, to go
along with children and increased
responsibilities to take care of, they will seek
and demand more. �Excerpted from Chuck D: Lyrics
of a Rap Revolutionary
"There is nothing intrinsically wrong with
a weave or wig. I think the problem is that many
black women believe that we can't grow their own
natural hair long and this is simply untrue.
It's much cheaper also!"
Ms. Williamns is the host of The Wendy
Williams Experience, which airson
New York radio station WBLS and is syndicated in
a dozen other markets. She was named �Radio
Personality of the Year� by Billboard and
hosts the VH1 series Wendy Williams on Fire
several times a year. She is the author of
Drama Is Her Middle Name, The Wendy
Williams Experience, and Wendy�s Got the
Heat, which debuted at #9 on the New York
Times Best Seller List. Read about Wendy's
latest novel; Is the Bitch
Dead, Or What?: The Ritz Harper Chronicles Book
2 (coauthored with Pulitzer
Prize-winning journalist,
Karen Hunter)
Author of Campus CEO:
The Student Entrepreneur's Guide to Launching a
Multimillion Dollar Business, Pinkett
describes; Every year, hundreds of thousands of
students in the U.S. enter college totally
clueless as to their choice of a major, and even
less sure about what they will do with the rest
of their lives. But for a growing number of
students, the financial pressures of college are
far more taxing than the academic rigors of
campus life. As a result, many students rely
heavily on financial aid, loans, part-time jobs,
strict budgets, and whatever money their parents
can afford to send them. Many students take
dead-end jobs with no relevance to their college
programs, while others even work on a full-time
basis--sacrificing grades for dollars--and
unwittingly setting themselves up to become
college drop-outs. However, students don't
have to suffer through a penniless college
existence... Read more about this book and
author.
Kelvin Boston is a sought-after public
speaker, distinguished financial journalist and
best-selling author who believes that financial
education is the key that unlocks the doors to
financial success. Boston is the executive
producer and host of the Moneywise with Kelvin
Boston public television series. He is also the
author of the best-selling book, Smart Money
Moves For African Americans (Putnam). The New
York Times referred to Boston as an �outspoken
voice for economic empowerment.� Reads
Boston's Who's Afraid To
Be a Millionaire:
Mastering Financial and Emotional Success
and learn the three key strategies needed
to achieve lasting wealth.
Edrea Davis, has worked in
all areas of communications management. She has
coordinated publicity for a host of high-profile
celebrities and dignitaries; her articles have
been published in newspapers across the country;
and she produces
dogonvillage.com, one of the oldest
community sites on the Internet. Check out
Davis' latest novel
SnitchCraft whichsheds
light on snitch culture
Roy Glenn, the Master of
Urban Suspense, returns with possibly his best
novel to date Outlaw; a tale of money,
power, love and betrayal. After settling some
unfinished business, Mike Black finally returns
to New York to retire and enjoy life. That is,
until the police show up at his door, take him
into custody, and charge him for murder. His
good friend and lieutenant, Freeze, is sure he
knows who�s really responsible for the murder,
and during Mike�s absence, takes the family to
war. But a war�s not what Mike needs. Mike needs
for the real killer to be found. Now, it�s up to
an unlikely ally, Detective Kirkland, to find
out who framed Mike Black for murder.
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Blogging in Black is a collective of
literary professionals sharing their views on
the writing life, publishing, and anything else
on their minds.
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With each commentary, we hope to engage readers,
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them. We have a group of regular columnists, who
will present their views, interviews, reviews,
profiles, and other information relevant to the
literary landscape. We will also present guest
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I just set up a news feed to aggregate book
related news and stories from various sources
including NPR, USA Today, The Philadelphia
Inquirer,
The New York Times and more. It is
pretty cool, offering an interesting mix of
stories. The list of articles are updated
frequently so visit often.
For generations, we have been unable to learn
about our African heritage or our family
trees... what if we could trace our roots? � A
journey into the past, hosted and narrated by
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.; premiered in February
2006 on PBS. Check local listings. Read an
AALBC.com review of the series on DVD.
Co-Founders of The African American
Pavilion at BookExpo America, Tony
Rose, Publisher/CEO, Amber
Communications Group, Inc. and
Adrienne Ingrum, CEO, Adrienne
Ingrum L.L.C., former founding
Associate Publisher of Black Issues
Book Review have signed a new
agreement with BookExpo America/Reed
Expositions to manage the 4th Annual
African American Pavilion/BEA and
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Pavilion Welcoming Reception and The
African Pavilion Pavilion Awards
Reception at BookExpo America, John
Jacob Javits Convention Center, May
31- June 3, 2007, New York City.
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AALBC.com is looking forward to the 2007
African American Pavilion being the
largest ever.
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Dr. Rosie
Milligan
(323) 750-3592
drrosie@aol.com
Twelfth Annual Black Writers On Tour
Conference Is Larger Than Ever!
Bring The Whole Family�There�s
Something For Everybody
Dr. Rosie Milligan once again brings
the Black Writers On Tour Conference
to Los Angeles on Saturday, March
17th, 2007 � 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. � at
the LAX-Crowne Plaza Hotel, 5985
West Century Blvd., Los Angeles,
California 90045
The conference has been designed to
provide writers with the practical
information they need to work in the
literary industry. Publishers, as
well as agents will attend. 12
writer�s workshops will be held
throughout the day and will cover a
variety of topics from How To
Publish and Promote Your Book, How
to Write a Best-Selling Novel, Legal
Aspects of Writing and Publishing, a
Free Writing Class for Children
10-15 and much more. Authors wishing
to gain exposure, attract new
readers, and sell books, and for all
wishing to participate in the Poetry
Jam Competition visit
www.blackwritersontour.com or
call (323) 750-3592.
Newark Public School presents -
Brother 2 Brother Literary Symposium
to Convene in Newark, Hew Jersey!
On Friday, March 9th, (8:30-2:30
pm) & Saturday, March 10th, (10-3:00
pm) 2007, African-American fiction
writers from across the nation will
meet in Newark, New Jersey for the
country�s fifth Brother 2 Brother
Literary Symposium to be held at The
State University of New
Jersey-Rutgers, North Campus, Paul
Roberson Campus Center, Fri. & Sat.
March 9th � 10th, 2007 � Newark, New
Jersey, 07102. 350 Martin Luther
King, Jr. Blvd.
www.rutgers.edu
Introducing Kimani TRU � Novels for, by and about teens INDIGO SUMMER
by Monica McKayhan
Fifteen-year-old Indigo Summer�s world finally seems to be going in the
right direction. But like most things in life, her good fortune takes a turn
for the worse. When her world falls apart, Indigo learns a lot about herself
and who her real friends are.
To read an excerpt from INDIGO SUMMER and to learn more about upcoming
Kimani TRU titles visit
www.KimaniTru.com
No emotion is left untouched and no feeling
was too strong for the author to bring to you. Enter this journey through
Infinity and allow your mind, heart and soul to be free to feel.