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If I did it : Confessions of the Killer

by O. J. Simpson

If I did it : Confessions of the Killer O. J. Simpson 9780825305887 Nonfiction Beaufort Books Beaufort Books In 1994, Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson were brutally murdered at her home in Brentwo...

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Shannon Simpson

Shannon Simpson NONE Shannon Simpson, Founder of Reading Has Purpose, is a passionate reader who appreciates physical books. She believes in gaining knowledge through reading. Contact her at Shannon@...

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Karen Simpson

Karen Simpson 0000000120853527 Karen Simpson is a passionate writer and historian with a Master's in Historic Preservation. She designs exhibits focusing on cultural diversity and racial reconciliati...

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Whirligigs: The Wondrous Windmills of Vollis Simpson’s Imagination

by Carole Boston Weatherford

Whirligigs: The Wondrous Windmills of Vollis Simpson’s Imagination Carole Boston Weatherford 9781662680410 Fiction Calkins Creek Boyds Mills Press Take a journey through the creative process that led ...

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A Lawyer’s Life

by Johnnie Cochran and David Fisher

A Lawyer’s Life Johnnie Cochran and David Fisher 9780312278267 Nonfiction Thomas Dunne Books Macmillan Publishers The most famous lawyer in America talks about the law, his life, and how he has won.Jo...

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O. J. Simpson

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Act of Grace

by Karen Simpson

Act of Grace Karen Simpson 9780991641901 Fiction Pint of Pennies Media Pint of Pennies Media Why would Grace Johnson, an African American high school senior, take a bullet to save the life of a Ku Klu...

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Juice!: A Novel (American Literature Series)

by Ishmael Reed

Juice!: A Novel (American Literature Series) Ishmael Reed 9781564786371 Fiction Dalkey Archive Press Dalkey Archive Press In 2010, the Newseum in Washington D.C. finally obtained the suit O. J. Simpso...

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Protecting Our Own: Race, Crime, and African Americans

by Katheryn Russell-Brown

Protecting Our Own: Race, Crime, and African Americans Katheryn Russell-Brown 9780742545717 Nonfiction Rowman & Littlefield Rowman & Littlefield Inspired by the O.J. Simpson case, Protecting Our Own e...

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David Margolick

David Margolick 000000011572515X David Margolick is a seasoned editor with roles at Vanity Fair, Newsweek, and Portfolio. Known for his 15-year tenure as a legal affairs correspondent for the New Yor...

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Courtney B. Vance

Courtney B. Vance 0000000078404428 Courtney B. Vance is a Harvard-educated, Yale School of Drama trained actor. Known for his powerful performances, he's a Tony and Emmy-award winner and starred in T...

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Kerry Washington

Kerry Washington 0000000114635056 Kerry Washington, an Emmy-winning actor, director, and producer from The Bronx, is known for her groundbreaking role in ABC's Scandal and films like Django Unchained...

Book Review

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

by Shannon Simpson

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story Shannon Simpson Book Review Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story by Ben Carson During Black History Month, one of my Facebook friends was posting pictures of influe...

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If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer

by Kam Williams

If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer Kam Williams Book Review "I’m going to tell you a story you’ve never heard before, because no one knows this story the way I know it. It t...

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Money: What Financial "Experts" Will Never Tell You

by Shannon Simpson

Money: What Financial "Experts" Will Never Tell You Shannon Simpson Book Review When I moved to Washington, D.C. in 2007, I was in for a rude awakening. I looked at my income compared to...

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Backtalker: An American Memoir

by Kimberlé Crenshaw

Backtalker: An American Memoir Kimberlé Crenshaw 9781982181000 Nonfiction Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster, Inc. New York Times Bestseller One of the most influential public intellectuals in the w...

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Bluest Nude: Poems

by Ama Codjoe

Bluest Nude: Poems Ama Codjoe 9781571315427 Poetry Milkweed Editions Milkweed Editions Ama Codjoe’s highly anticipated debut collection brings generous light to the inner dialogues of women as they ba...

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Trailblazers, Black Women Who Helped Make America Great: American Firsts/American Icons, Vol. 4

by Gabrielle David

Trailblazers, Black Women Who Helped Make America Great: American Firsts/American Icons, Vol. 4 Gabrielle David 9781737446507 Nonfiction 2Leaf Press 2Leaf Press The fourth volume in the Trailblazers s...

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The Politics of Black Joy: Zora Neale Hurston and Neo-Abolitionism

by Lindsey Stewart

The Politics of Black Joy: Zora Neale Hurston and Neo-Abolitionism Lindsey Stewart 9780810144132 Nonfiction Northwestern University Press Northwestern University Press During the antebellum period, sl...

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A Past That Breathes

by Noel A. Obiora

A Past That Breathes Noel A. Obiora 9781644281703 Fiction Rare Bird Books Rare Bird Books In January 1995, a promising young musician was found murdered in her apartment in West Los Angeles. There wer...

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Textures: The History and Art of Black Hair

by Tameka Ellington and Joseph L. Underwood

Textures: The History and Art of Black Hair Tameka Ellington and Joseph L. Underwood 9783777435541 Nonfiction Hirmer Verlag Hirmer Verlag Textures synthesizes research in history, fashion, art, and vi...

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The Unpublished City: Volume II

by Phoebe Wang, Canisia Lubrin, and Dionne Brand

The Unpublished City: Volume II Phoebe Wang, Canisia Lubrin, and Dionne Brand 9781771664639 Fiction Book*hug Press Book*hug Press Orient yourself in the city with these nineteen works of creative non-...

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At Mama’s Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White

by April Ryan

At Mama’s Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White April Ryan 9781442265639 Nonfiction Rowman & Littlefield Rowman & Littlefield In her first book, The Presidency in Black and White, journalist April...

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Mojo for Murder

by Carolyn Marie Wilkins

Mojo for Murder Carolyn Marie Wilkins 9781683130352 Fiction Pen-L Publishing Pen-L Publishing Do you believe in magic? There’s a hex on Charley Howard’s Hot Links Emporium, and Charle...

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A Reader in African-Jamaican Music Dance and Religion

by Markus Coester and Wolfgang Bender

A Reader in African-Jamaican Music Dance and Religion Markus Coester and Wolfgang Bender 9789766372538 Nonfiction Ian Randle Publishers Ian Randle Publishers Jamaica’s rich culture is known the world...

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Hijacking the Runway: How Celebrities Are Stealing the Spotlight from Fashion Designers

by Teri Agins

Hijacking the Runway: How Celebrities Are Stealing the Spotlight from Fashion Designers Teri Agins 9781592408146 Nonfiction Avery Penguin Random House A fascinating chronicle of how celebrity has inun...

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On the Come Up: A Novel, Based on a True Story

by Hannah Weyer

On the Come Up: A Novel, Based on a True Story Hannah Weyer 9780385537322 Fiction Nan A. Talese Nan A. Talese Based on a true story, an impassioned and propulsive debut novel about a headstrong girl f...

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Mugged: Racial Demagoguery From The Seventies To Obama

by Ann Coulter

Mugged: Racial Demagoguery From The Seventies To Obama Ann Coulter 9781595230997 Nonfiction Sentinel Penguin Random House “This isn’t a story about black people—it’s a story about the Left’s agenda to...

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EyeMinded: Living and Writing Contemporary Art

by Kellie Jones

EyeMinded: Living and Writing Contemporary Art Kellie Jones 9780822348733 Nonfiction Duke University Press Books Duke University Press Books A daughter of the poets Hettie Jones and Amiri Baraka, Kell...

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In Search Of Tennessee Sunshine

by Margaret Johnson-Hodge

In Search Of Tennessee Sunshine Margaret Johnson-Hodge 9780975402658 Fiction Sutton Place Publishers, Incorporated Sutton Place Publishers, Incorporated Nobody asked Erica Lorraine Simpson if it was o...

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Unbought and Unbossed: Expanded 40th Anniversary Edition

by Shirley Chisholm

Unbought and Unbossed: Expanded 40th Anniversary Edition Shirley Chisholm 9780980059021 Nonfiction Take Root Media Take Root Media Unbought and Unbossed is Shirley Chisholm’s account of her remarkable...

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Don’t Get It Twisted: A Del Rio Bay Clique Novel

by Paula Chase

Don’t Get It Twisted: A Del Rio Bay Clique Novel Paula Chase 9780758218612 Fiction KTeen Kensington Publishing Corp. Mina Mooney’s parents are killing her social life. It’s time to fight back… Mina’s...

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White Guilt: How Blacks and Whites Together Destroyed the Promise of the Civil Rights Era

by Shelby Steele

White Guilt: How Blacks and Whites Together Destroyed the Promise of the Civil Rights Era Shelby Steele 9780060578633 Fiction HarperCollins HarperCollins “Not unlike some of Ralph Ellison’s or Richard...

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Debating Race: with Michael Eric Dyson

by Michael Eric Dyson

Debating Race: with Michael Eric Dyson Michael Eric Dyson 9780465002061 Nonfiction Basic Civitas Books Perseus Books Whether chronicling the class conflict in the African-American community or exposin...

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Autumn Leaves: A Novel

by Victor McGlothin

Autumn Leaves: A Novel Victor McGlothin 9780312319694 Fiction St. Martin’s Griffin Macmillan Publishers Marshall Coates and Rorey Garland are on top of the world—best friends and superstar athletes wi...

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Nigger: The Strange Career Of A Troublesome Word

by Randall Kennedy

Nigger: The Strange Career Of A Troublesome Word Randall Kennedy 9780375713712 Nonfiction Vintage Penguin Random House It’s “the nuclear bomb of racial epithets,” a word that whites have employed to w...

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Black Linguistics: Language, Society and Politics in Africa and the Americas

by Sinfree Makoni and Arthur K. Spears

Black Linguistics: Language, Society and Politics in Africa and the Americas Sinfree Makoni and Arthur K. Spears 9780415261388 Nonfiction Routledge Routledge Enslavement, forced migration, war and col...

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Always In Pursuit: Fresh American Perspectives

by Stanley Crouch

Always In Pursuit: Fresh American Perspectives Stanley Crouch 9780375701689 Nonfiction Vintage Penguin Random House   As a cultural and political commentator, Stanley Crouch in unapologetically conten...

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The Assassination of the Black Male Image

by Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The Assassination of the Black Male Image Earl Ofari Hutchinson 9780684836577 Nonfiction Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster, Inc. In The Assassination of the Black Male Image, noted political analyst a...

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Race Rules: Navigating the Color Line

by Michael Eric Dyson

Race Rules: Navigating the Color Line Michael Eric Dyson 9780679781561 Nonfiction Vintage Penguin Random House "You couldn’t ask for a fairer-minded, better-informed, or more enjoyable guide."—ElleAs ...

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Journey To Justice

by Johnnie Cochran

Journey To Justice Johnnie Cochran 9780345405838 Fiction One World/Ballantine Penguin Random House He’s become a household name: Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr., the brilliant orator and legal strategist who ...

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Neon Vernacular: New And Selected Poems

by Yusef Komunyakaa

Neon Vernacular: New And Selected Poems Yusef Komunyakaa 9780819512116 Poetry Wesleyan University Press Wesleyan University Press In addition to 12 moving new poems, Neon Vernacular (winner of the 199...

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Johnnie Cochran

Johnnie Cochran 0000000035524710 Johnnie L Cochran, Jr. was a renowned American trial lawyer, celebrated for his victories against legal system misconduct and his representation of high-profile clien...

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Ayanna Lloyd Banwo

Ayanna Lloyd Banwo 0000000507315926 Ayanna Lloyd Banwo, a writer from Trinidad and Tobago, has been published in several literary magazines. She holds an M.A. in Creative Writing from the University ...

Book Review

The Race Card

by Kam Williams

The Race Card Kam Williams Book Review ’Almost all Americans agree that racism is wrong’ But a lot of people also worry that the charge of racism can be abused. We can all thi...

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The Roux in the Gumbo

by Idrissa Uqdah

The Roux in the Gumbo Idrissa Uqdah Book Review A Black Family’s Odyssey in America Kim Robinson has written a remarkable account of her family’s history gathered from stories she was ...

Film Review

Roots

by Kam Williams

Roots Kam Williams alex.h11.jpg Film Review 30th Anniversary Edition of Emmy-Winning Miniseries Arrives on DVD Roots (Four-Disc -30th Anniversary Edition) (1977) Click to order via AmazonDirec...

Film Review

The Simpsons

by Kam Williams

The Simpsons Kam Williams the_si5.jpg Film Review Bart and Company Brought Belatedly to Big Screen   The Simpsons Rated PG-13 for double entendres, animated nudity and crude humor....

Interview

Ed Gordon - The Daddy's Promise Interview

by Kam Williams

Ed Gordon - The Daddy's Promise Interview Kam Williams Interview Ed with Daughter Taylor Edward Lansing Gordon, III was born in Detroit in 1960. Both his parents, Ed and Jimmie, we...

Interview

Jennifer Hudson - Interview

by Kam Williams

Jennifer Hudson - Interview Kam Williams Interview Jennifer Kate Hudson was born in Chicago on September 12, 1981 to Darnell Hudson and Samuel Simpson. At the age of seven, she st...

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Interview with Producer Lee Daniels

by Kam Williams

Interview with Producer Lee Daniels Kam Williams Interview   Lee Daniels enjoying himself at the Sugar Bar with fashionisto Andre' Leon Talley, Precious star Mo'Nique a...

Articles

Black Renaissance Noire

by AALBC Writers Guide

Black Renaissance Noire Loading   Selected by Library Journal as one of the ten best magazines of 1996 Vol. 3 No. 1 Fall 2000  Manthia Diawara Editor-in-Chief Barbara Lewis Managing Editor B...

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Black Renaissance Noire

by AALBC Writers Guide

Black Renaissance Noire Loading   Black Renaissance Noire African American Literature Book Club - The #1 Site for "Readers of Black Literature"   AALBC.com Home � Back&...

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