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Fiction #5
- Can't Get Enough by
Connie Briscoe
#6 - Chocolate Flava: The
Eroticanoir.com Anthology
#7 - Flipside of The Game by Tu-Shonda Whitaker
#8 - A Hustler's Wife by Turner, Nikki
#9 - Around the Way Girls by
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LA Jill Hunt,
Dwayne S. Joseph
Nonfiction #1
- Who's Gonna Take the Weight?: Manhood, Race, and Power in America
by Kevin Powell
#2 - Quiet Spaces: Prayer Interludes for Women by Patricia Wilson
#3 - Is Bill Cosby Right?: Or Has the Black Middle Class Lost Its Mind? by
Michael Eric Dyson
#4 - Hallelujah! The Welcome Table by Maya Angelou
#5 - Cooking With Grease: Stirring the Pots in American Politics by Donna
Brazile
The song says
it’s hard to say goodbye…humph, not when the guests have overstayed
their welcome it ain’t. At that time, saying goodbye is the easiest
thing in the world to do. A House Is Not a Home is the final novel of
James Earl Hardy’s B-Boy Blues series. While E. Lynn Harris is credited,
deservedly so, with making novels about the lives of gay African
American characters popular and profitable; it has always been my
contention that Hardy’s B-Boy Blues series was the more interesting and
entertaining literary series. The last few installments of the B-Boy
Blues series have been less than stellar. While it is true that all good
things must come to an end, the adventures in love of Pookie and Lil’
Bit should have ended sooner rather than later.
—Read the rest of
Thumper's Book Review
Professor Samad, who teaches political
science at East Los Angeles College, is the author of the
critically-acclaimed Souls for Sale: The Diary of an Ex-Colored Man.
As highly-regarded as that revealing memoir of a
politically-committed brother coming of age on the front lines of
the Civil Rights struggle, his latest tome offers an even more
educational, thought-provoking, and compelling reading experience.
—Read the rest of
Kam William's Book Review
Is gangsta' rap
a black thing which can only be fully appreciated by
African-Americans? Are most hip-hop fans white? What about its
message appeals to them? Why did the music catch on in suburbia? Is
the industry fated to be dominated by white artists? Is hip-hop just
a mass media phenomenon? Has the political perspective of young
Americans been influenced by rap? How do they think about race,
reparations and affirmative action?
These are some of the
questions addressed by Bakari Kitwana in Why White Kids Love
Hip-Hop: Wankstas, Wiggers, Wannabes, and the New Reality of Race in
America. Mr. Kitwana comes to the subject with what one would
presume to be a world of experience, having served as the executive
editor of The Source, a popular hip-hop magazine. He has also taught
political science at Kent State, served as a music critic on
National Public Radio, written for the New York Times and The
Village Voice and co-founded the first National Hip-Hop Political
Convention.
—Read the rest of Kam
William's Book Review
I have no idea what Dr.
Cosby did to tick Dr. Dyson off this badly. And while I may be the
first to admit that this sort of invasion of privacy makes for a
fascinating read, it by no means settles the debate about any of the
social issues it pretends to address. For in a most infuriating
fashion it simply scratches the surface again and again, only to
uncover more surface in each instance. A book you can't put down,
but for all the wrong reasons.
—Read the rest of
Kam William's Book Review
Now, just in time for Father's Day,
Kofi and company have published Real Men Cook, a smorgasbord of
recipes created by unsung heroes not only from the Windy City,
but from African-American neighborhoods all over the country.
But as important as the succulent treats featured in this coffee
table book's glossy, full-page photos are the corresponding
tributes to the chefs shown sharing their culinary secrets.
—Read the rest of
Kam William's Book Review
Back then, Reverend Ike was one
of a kind. Today, apparently, his money-oriented interpretation
of the Gospels have spawned a host of imitators, inspiring
Milmon F. Harrison to write Righteous Riches: The Word of Faith
Movement in Contemporary African-American Religion. The author
knows his subject matter intimately, for he spent many years and
even met his wife in just such a church after being "born again"
in 1987. —Read the rest of
Kam William's Book Review
"Everybody gotta have a dream." That such a
banal statement at face value can come to mean something far
more profound and inspiring is reflective of the feat
writer-director Craig Brewer achieves with Hustle & Flow. In
fact, the title pretty well sums up the contradictions that
he somehow makes fully functional in his Sundance sensation:
taking ideas and material that seem rather forced and
contrived on paper and make them flow into a naturally
cohesive, rousing, and surprisingly moving whole.
Anyone expecting this
adaptation to measure up to the classic television series
might want to consider passing on this unrecognizable
overhaul designed with a fresh, young audience in mind. For
long gone are any of the elements which made the first so
memorable: the poignant thread of social realism running
through the core of the story, the witty repartee among the
characters, and the intangible of chemistry which rendered
the program timeless.
Cedric Kyles was born in Jefferson City,
Missouri on April 24, 1964 (the same day and year of actor
Djimon Hounsou's birth). Before he found his true calling,
he majored in communications at S.E. Missouri State and
whiled away his days gainfully employed by State Farm
Insurance. But after several years trying his hand on the
stand-up circuit, he finally quit his day job in 1992, after
landing a job hosting BET's Comicview as Cedric the
Entertainer.
Native New Yorker Perry (Anthony Mackie) is
“young, gifted and black.” Oh, and “gay,” too. And when
his homophobic father catches him in a compromising
position with another guy, the promising fine artist
gets the boot and has to add "struggling" to that string
of descriptive adjectives.
Surprisingly, getting kicked out of the house might be the
best thing that ever happened to Perry because it
serendipitously forces him to come to grips with his
homosexuality. The man who happens to help him in this
regard is Bruce Nugent, a hobo he meets at a homeless
shelter.
If this
country is as dysfunctional, divided and downright
demented as suggested by the relentlessly unsettling
Crash, then Heaven help us all. Leave it to a Canadian,
recent Oscar-nominee Paul Haggis (for his screenplay
adaptation of Million Dollar Baby), to shed some
most-chilling light on how sub-cultures inter-relate
across class and color lines in present-day America.
Haggis makes an impressive enough directorial debut with
this thought-provoking morality play to warrant serious
consideration come Oscar season.
Terrence Dashon Howard was
born in Chicago on March 11, 1969. He developed his
interest in acting while spending summers with his late
grandmother, the legendary stage diva Minnie Gentry. His
own career began on The Cosby Show which led to
appearances in such TV shows as Living Single, Coach,
Family Matters, NYPD Blue, Soul Food and Picket Fences.
Thandiwe (pronounced 'Tan-dee') Adjewa
Newton was born in Zambia on November 6, 1972, but was
raised in Penzance, Cornwall by her parents, a
Zimbabwean princess and a British subject. As a young
girl, she studied dance, but any hopes for a career in
that endeavor were dashed by an unfortunate back injury.
Instead, the delicate, wan-like beauty decided on acting.
But when, as a teen, she first moved to Los Angeles, she
failed to find work, ostensibly because of her English
accent. So, she returned home and matriculated at
Cambridge which is where she earned a degree in
anthropology.
Videos
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2005 Watch Videos of Authors, Publishers and
African-American publishing professionals
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Including Videos of:
Thumper with Author
Reginald Hall
Gregory S. Parks, Author & Ron Kavanaugh, Publisher
Mosaic Magazine
Dr. Rosie Milligan, CEO Milligan Books
Tony Rose, Publisher, Amber Communications Group
jessica Care moore Poole, Poet, Author and Publisher
More Black Press
Brandon Massey, Author Within the Shadows
Relentless, Author of "Push"
Susan McHenry, Founding Editor & Angela Dodson Executive
Editor of Black Issues Book Review magazine
Felicia Hurst, President, Black Pearl Books Inc.
Wade Hudson, President & CEO, Just Us Books
Walter Mosley & Tonya Marie Evans founder of FYOS
Entertainment, LLC
Anita Shari Peterson, President PCG Literary Marketing
I am weak when it comes to
reading books on subjects off the normally beaten path
of bestselling African-American novels. My ears perked
up when I received a review copy of The Lion’s Brood:
the Story of Hannibal by Rafael Scott. I have not read
any works of fiction or any non fiction titles about
Hannibal. I’m not saying that none have been written,
just that I have not read any of them. Lion’s Brood held
my interest right away. Regrettably, although the novel
had an excellent beginning, I finished it with an empty
feeling of a hope unrealized.
—Read the rest of
Thumper's Book Review
Before hip hop pioneers like the Sugar Hill
Gang, Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel or Run DMC, there was
The Last Poets. Called the "Godfathers of rap", for
their performances which merged street smart poetry that
rhymed, set to musical backgrounds, The Last Poets, a
seven member group, was formed during the Civil Rights
era on May 16, 1968, the anniversary of Malcolm X's
birthday, as voices of Black consciousness. Known for
political poetry, the Harlem based group, fused African
drums and song with themes of Black Nationalism, "We
were influenced by all the music of our people," says
Oyewole, "... Spirituals, jazz, rhythm and blues and
salsa."
Banks’
writing career took a new twist in 2000 when she won the coveted contract
with Paramount/Showtime in collaboration with Simon & Schuster/Pocketbooks
to write a book series for the popular cable network television series, Soul
Food. From there, Banks transitioned into another hot genre—the world of
vampire fiction, where she is currently penning a six book series for St.
Martin’s Press: “Minion,” (June 2003), “The Awakening,” (January 2004), “The
Hunted,” (June 2004), and “The Bitten,” (January 2005), “The Forbidden”
(June 2005), book#6 to be titled and released January 2006. In addition,
Banks was recently signed to a St. Martin’s Press inspired paranormal
romance anthology, entitled, “Stroke of Midnight,” contributing with
Sherrilyn Kenyon, Amanda Ashley, and Lori Handeland. Banks other works
include a crime thriller with Kensington/Dafina released November 2004
(Betrayal of The Trust) and numerous romances and women’s fiction works with
BET/Arabesque, Kensington Publishing, and Genesis Press. Banks also
contributed her inspirational personal story of triumph over tragedy to the
upcoming anthology, African American Chicken Soup for the Soul.
Author of
Messages From The Holy Spirit: Reflections on my life as a Truth student;
Aminah Paden began receiving messages from the Holy Spirit in 1993.
For more than ten years, she has devoted herself to seeking the Truth about
the inner self. Her journey has taken her through the physical,
metaphysical, scientific, religious, and spiritual. She has learned how to
apply the spiritual principles and techniques she’s learned in her business
and personal life.
Jones is
author of Someone to Love.
Writing for over twenty five years, Someone to Love is the first published
novel from Karoline Bethea-Jones. She has written a volume of poetry, a book
of short stories, and is currently applying the finishing touches to her
next two writing projects, Fragile Heart, and Deception which will complete
the entire trilogy of Stephanie Collins.
Ramsey is
winner
of the Art Sanctuary’s 18th Annual Celebration of Black Writing Competition
for an essay on a high-profile case in Philadelphia involving the death of
her sister, Gail found herself in the midst of a media and legal storm and
is writing a book inspired by actual events of the Pier 34 disaster, a
deadly collapse of a popular waterfront nightspot. Tick Tock, her
debut novel, is a who-done-it full of intrigue, mystery, and romantic
suspense.
Since
Terry McMillan's breakout novel Waiting To Exhale surged onto the bestseller
lists, critics and readers alike have been captivated by her irreverent,
often-hilarious take on the issues faced by contemporary women. With The
Interruption of Everything she picks up, pitch-perfect, the dilemmas of
midlife: an empty nest. Hormones gone wild. Too many irrelevant demands and
too little room to breathe.
Marilyn Grimes is about ready to jump out of her skin.
She's the consummate wife and mother of three grown kids. She's got a
no-great-shakes-but-a-good-provider of a husband, Leon; and a live-in
mother-in-law, Arthurine, who comes with a bingo-playing beau, Prezell, and
an elderly pooch, Snuffy. Marilyn's two best friends, Paulette and Bunny,
are the quintessential take-no-prisoners, vintage McMillan girlfriends who
will be there when Marilyn jumps, but . . . she's just not sure exactly
where that will be . . . or when. First, she needs to remember what she used
to love and call back some of her own postponed dreams. But just as
Marilyn's plans for making changes are taking shape, life comes up with a
few twists of its own. Suddenly Marilyn must reinvent just about everything:
marriage, friendship, family-and not least of all, herself.
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