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Isaac and the Bah Family Tree

by Kam Williams

Isaac and the Bah Family Tree Kam Williams Book Review ’There was a tree that stood alone in the Bah family backyard. Thick, brown bark covered the trunk, while the gently swa...

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A Family Tree

by Thumper

A Family Tree Thumper Book Review A Family Tree, Taking Root by Doc Robertson is an enjoyable, refreshing novel that should have read like a dream. While many of our authors insist on writing the p...

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The Cross & the Lynching Tree

by Kam Williams

The Cross & the Lynching Tree Kam Williams Book Review “The cross and the lynching tree are separated by nearly 2,000 years. One is the universal symbol of Christian faith; the other is the q...

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Rockin around That Christmas Tree

by Thumper

Rockin around That Christmas Tree Thumper Book Review Denise Morrison has been married to her husband Edward Morrison for over 27 years.  The couple has two children, Anthony and Christine.&nb...

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Far From The Tree

by Paige Turner

Far From The Tree Paige Turner Book Review A prominent novelist once declared, "You can’t go home again", but co authors Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant have reevaluated this truism...

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Holly

by Thumper

Holly Thumper Book Review French is brilliant. French’s follow up to the equally magnificent Billy. One of the few books that I have to disagree with it’s publishers’ summary of t...

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Snapshot

by Tony Lindsay

Snapshot Tony Lindsay Book Review In Snapshot, Camryn King demonstrates the power of a page turning thriller. Through King’s beautifully descriptive screens, narrative pace, believable dialog, ...

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19 Years Old & 19 Men Later: A Memoir

by Kam Williams

19 Years Old & 19 Men Later: A Memoir Kam Williams Book Review “I wrote this book as a guide for young women so that they won’t make the same mistakes I’ve made… I really...

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The Icarus Girl

by Paige Turner

The Icarus Girl Paige Turner Book Review Jessamy Harrison is an eight year-old, Afro-British girl, who writes haiku, reads Shakespeare, and just skipped a grade in school.  Jess’ parents...

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Forever

by RAWSISTAZ

Forever RAWSISTAZ Book Review The title of McCann’s new book, Forever, made me wonder what really lasts forever, does life, love or even death? And why do we exert so much energy trying to make...

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My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me: A Black Woman Discovers Her Family’s Nazi Past

by Kam Williams

My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me: A Black Woman Discovers Her Family’s Nazi Past Kam Williams Book Review “When Jennifer Teege, a German-Nigerian woman, happened to pluck a library book from...

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Neglected but Undefeated: The Life Of A Boy Who Never Knew A Mother’s Love

by Carol Taylor

Neglected but Undefeated: The Life Of A Boy Who Never Knew A Mother’s Love Carol Taylor Book Review Born in 1987, Jonathan Anthony Burkett has lived a young life that reads like fiction: vicious be...

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From Dusk To Dawn

by Idrissa Uqdah

From Dusk To Dawn Idrissa Uqdah Book Review The opening chapter of From Dusk To Dawn by first-time novelist Niambi Brown Davis reads like your average romance novel, but this reviewer found ...

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Split Indecision

by Jayne Cubbage

Split Indecision Jayne Cubbage Book Review Before reading Split Indecision by Pierre Bateau, be sure to sit back and fasten your seatbelt because this book is going to take you on a wild ride. Bate...

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Marriage 101

by Kam Williams

Marriage 101 Kam Williams Book Review ’Most of us have heard what the acronym BIBLE stands for: Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth. The Bible gives us everything we need ...

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Q: The Autobio of Quincy Jones

by Paige Turner

Q: The Autobio of Quincy Jones Paige Turner Book Review The new book, Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones reads almost like a fable or a fairy tale. The young Quincy Jones, with his twinkly eyes, wa...

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Adam by Adam

by Thumper

Adam by Adam Thumper Book Review ’Never let anyone keep you contained and never let anyone keep your voice silent.’ -Adam Clayton Powell, Sr. to a young Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. If I were...

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Big Enough to Be Inconsistent

by Thumper

Big Enough to Be Inconsistent Thumper Book Review There is a great chance that my review of Big Enough to Be Inconsistent: Abraham Lincoln Confronts Slavery and Race by George M. Fredrickso...

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Adam by Adam: The Autobiography of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.

by Thumper

Adam by Adam: The Autobiography of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Thumper Book Review ’Never let anyone keep you contained and never let anyone keep your voice silent.’ -Adam Clayton Powell, ...

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Nappy Hair

by Troy Johnson

Nappy Hair Troy Johnson Book Review One nap of her hair is the only perfect circle in nature. —from Nappy Hair I recently purchased Nappy Hair and have read it to my daughters. I must say c...

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A Song for Gwendolyn Brooks

by Neoma Nwasike

A Song for Gwendolyn Brooks Neoma Nwasike Book Review Gwendolyn Brooks was a very influential African American poet who became the first Black writer to win a Pulitzer Prize award (Poetry). In the ch...

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Shayla Sweet and Her Magical Pen

by Denolyn Carroll

Shayla Sweet and Her Magical Pen Denolyn Carroll Book Review “…And a little child shall lead them…” (Isaiah 11:6 NKJV). While spending summer break at her grandmother Nani&...

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Powerhouse Radio: Rough Roads, Radiance, and Rebirth

by Ahmad Wright

Powerhouse Radio: Rough Roads, Radiance, and Rebirth Ahmad Wright Book Review It is not often that a living person’s résumé reads as a memoir, however, Powerhouse Radio: Rough Roa...

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The Wounds Are the Witness

by Denolyn Carroll

The Wounds Are the Witness Denolyn Carroll Book Review The Wounds Are the Witness speaks to the often disregarded or denied cycles of pain and trauma among marginalized and disenfranchised people, wh...

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Wimbey’s Corner

by Emanuel Carpenter

Wimbey’s Corner Emanuel Carpenter Book Review At first glance, one might think that Wimbey’s Corner is a story about a big and black country bumpkin’ named Wayne Hunter who moves from a...

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Lost in Language & Sound: Or How I Found My Way to the Arts: Essays

by Alvin Romer

Lost in Language & Sound: Or How I Found My Way to the Arts: Essays Alvin Romer Book Review Poetry and prose if presented and mixed well with a demonstrative esthetic can work wonders for anyone try...

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The Queen of Harlem

by Brian Egeston

The Queen of Harlem Brian Egeston Book Review He has managed to fool us all! Because his previous work gave the impression that his was the authentic voice of the next generation of Black male southe...

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Legacy

by Michael Dequina

Legacy Michael Dequina images/LegacyPoster4-212x300.jpg Film Review   Legacy [2010] LEGACY Not Rated Running time: 92 minutes Studio: Codeblack Entertainment Rating: 3 1...

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The Cabin in the Woods

by Kam Williams

The Cabin in the Woods Kam Williams cabininthewoods.jpg Film Review College Kids Hunted at Haunted House in Harrowing Horror Flick The Cabin in the Woods [2012] In Theaters: Apr 13, 2012 Wide Rated...

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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 ...

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Cowards and Angels

by Robert Fleming

Cowards and Angels Robert Fleming Book Review In this slender novel, Cowards and Angels, Aileen Muhammad tries to do an almost impossible task in African American literature, to recreate a modern...

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Passing Strange

by Thumper

Passing Strange Thumper Book Review "We were the only minority family in all of Cypress, California. When my parents moved in, before I was born, they used to have these oranges come through t...

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Beulah Hill

by Thumper

Beulah Hill Thumper Book Review I am sounding the alert that I just read a novel that has a strong black male character in it. Let’s imagine that I’m waving a big neon sign with...

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All I Need to Get By

by Thumper

All I Need to Get By Thumper Book Review I have just finished reading All I Need to Get By, the debut novel by Sophfronia Scott. I am taking a moment to pause and collect my thoughts in order to ...

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At The Hands Of Persons Unknown

by Thumper

At The Hands Of Persons Unknown Thumper Book Review Before I read the first word on the first page of At The Hands Of Persons Unknown by Philip Dray, as I looked at the book jacket front cover, strai...

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Jelly Roll: A Blues

by Rondall Brasher

Jelly Roll: A Blues Rondall Brasher Book Review I preface this review by saying that I am an avid fan of the Blues. So, when someone comes along and captures the unmistakable feeling that comes w...

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Who’s Afraid of a Large Black Man?

by Kam Williams

Who’s Afraid of a Large Black Man? Kam Williams Book Review "We were the only minority family in all of Cypress, California. When my parents moved in, before I was born, they used to have th...

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An Affirmation Nite Baby Nite

by Sandra W. Headen

An Affirmation Nite Baby Nite Sandra W. Headen Book Review An Affirmation: Nite Baby Nite is a gift to parents, grandparents, and everyone who loves children and picture books. Even more, it is a tre...

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On The Edge of a Leaf

by Clarence V. Reynolds

On The Edge of a Leaf Clarence V. Reynolds Book Review In his latest children’s picture book, At the Edge of a Leaf, author and poet Vincent L. Johnson draws from his love of gardening, nature,...

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American Tapestry: The Story of the Black

by Kam Williams

American Tapestry: The Story of the Black Kam Williams Book Review “On November 4, 2008, Michelle Obama stood before a crowd of thousands of roaring, singing and weeping supporters in Chi...

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Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original

by Robert Fleming

Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original Robert Fleming Book Review Highly detailed, stunning, and comprehensive, Robin Kelley’s excellent biography of innovative jazz pian...

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Logic

by Thumper

Logic Thumper Book Review I was caught unaware. I was not forewarned or prepared for Olympia Vernon’s beyond marvelous second novel Logic. I knew Vernon was a capable writer after reading her...

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