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Soul Poems for My Sistas

by Felicia Pride

Soul Poems for My Sistas Felicia Pride Book Review Poetry is one literary form that far too many attempt with the misguided notion that it is easy to write. Between the length or the ability...

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A Person of Interest

by Thumper

A Person of Interest Thumper Book Review I have begun looking forward to reading novels written by Ernest Hills. I became a fan of his work after reading two of his previous novels; ...

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The Pride

by Kam Williams

The Pride Kam Williams kimber9.jpg Film Review Philly Role Model’s Inspirational Life Story Turned into Formulaic Hollywood Bio-Pic Pride Film Review by Kam Williams Rated PG for mature th...

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The New Brownies’ Book

by Clarence V. Reynolds

The New Brownies’ Book Clarence V. Reynolds Book Review In the November 1910 premier issue of The Crisis, the official journal of the NAACP, historian, scholar, civil rights activist, sociologist, an...

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Saving Our Daughters

by Kam Williams

Saving Our Daughters Kam Williams Book Review  ’Where do we begin with this delicate subject of color and racism within a race — I call it intra-racial profil...

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Powder Necklace

by Thumper

Powder Necklace Thumper Book Review I was trying not to like Powder Necklace, the debut novel by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond. I had had my fill of the black girl coming-of-age story. A few years ago, ...

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Grace After Midnight: A Memoir

by Troy Johnson

Grace After Midnight: A Memoir Troy Johnson Book Review This Review Appears in the Fall 2007 Issue of Harlem World Magazine  Felicia “Snoop” Pearson, of...

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Glorious

by Idrissa Uqdah

Glorious Idrissa Uqdah Book Review Bernice McFadden’s long awaited release, is pure poetry. This novel sings to you through the eyes of Easter Bartlett who runs away as a young girl when ...

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The Olympian: An American Triumph

by Emanuel Carpenter

The Olympian: An American Triumph Emanuel Carpenter Book Review What must it have been like to be the first African-American Olympic gold medalist? Would the feat have instilled pride in a nation w...

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Sweet Tea and Cornbread: Inspiring

by Kam Williams

Sweet Tea and Cornbread: Inspiring Kam Williams Book Review “Let’s face it, ladies, as black women we have issues when it comes to food and exercise… If you’re like me, you...

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When Frogs Grow Feet: The Un-Aborted Are Alive and Well

by Robert Fleming

When Frogs Grow Feet: The Un-Aborted Are Alive and Well Robert Fleming Book Review While When Frogs Grow Feet’s blurb links its juicy contents to Henry Miller’s classic wanton tale, Tro...

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The Black Sleuth

by Thumper

The Black Sleuth Thumper Book Review Suggested Title: Tale of Early Black Detective Prescribes Strong Medicine Or Forgotten Black Writer Doses Up Strong Medicine Northeastern University Press, in its...

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Culture Worrier: Selected Columns 1984—2014: Reflections on Race

by Kam Williams

Culture Worrier: Selected Columns 1984—2014: Reflections on Race Kam Williams Book Review “These pages represent some of the valuable lessons I’ve learned about people and media over t...

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Going Natural: How to Fall in Love with Nappy Hair

by Kam Williams

Going Natural: How to Fall in Love with Nappy Hair Kam Williams Book Review "Five years ago… I knew nothing about my natural hair. It was that mess that grew out of my head… which...

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The Northern Stories of Charles Chesnutt

by Paige Turner

The Northern Stories of Charles Chesnutt Paige Turner Book Review Today’s image-obsessed pop stars pride themselves on continually unveiling new identities.  But truth be told, they are l...

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Dona Julia

by Rondall Brasher

Dona Julia Rondall Brasher Book Review Do’a Julia and Other Selected Poems" by Alberto O. Cappas is written with tremendous amount of pride. It is a book that comes from the heart of a man...

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Sapphire’s Grave

by Thumper

Sapphire’s Grave Thumper Book Review While many of us have long since grown tired of the slave narratives, slave stories, or stories that are rooted in our past, my fascination with these stories ...

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Terminus: Tales of the Black Fantastic from the ATL

by Amanda Robinson

Terminus: Tales of the Black Fantastic from the ATL Amanda Robinson Book Review Atlanta is one of the most popular cities in this country. This metropolis is one of the few epicenters dripping Black ...

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The Power of Presence

by Tony Lindsay

The Power of Presence Tony Lindsay Book Review The Power of Presence is a training manual for those looking to improve life, but not merely the life of an individual but those that depend on an indiv...

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Seven Full Days

by Robert Fleming

Seven Full Days Robert Fleming Book Review Ferris Shelton’s debut novel, Seven Full Days, is a cautionary tale of white racism, corporate burnout, and powerful identity issues. He crafts a blac...

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The World According to Fannie Davis

by Tony Lindsay

The World According to Fannie Davis Tony Lindsay Book Review The World According to Fannie Davis is the story of a Black woman who became a numbers’ banker, which was a miraculous accomplishmen...

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The Undefeated

by Vanessa Vanzie

The Undefeated Vanessa Vanzie Book Review ℐf you have been searching for a book that will fill a child with the greatest sense of self-worth just for being who they are, then look no further. Ta...

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The Water Dancer

by Tony Lindsay

The Water Dancer Tony Lindsay Book Review To mix magical realism with historical fiction is a bold task. To discuss the topic of family pride from the perspective of the offspring of a slave and a ma...

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Book of Letters

by Robert Fleming

Book of Letters Robert Fleming Book Review Mary J. Taylor’s Book Of Letters is just that, a book of letters from the Old School of storytelling. The series of sepia cultural flashbacks moves th...

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Merritt Magic

by Robert Fleming

Merritt Magic Robert Fleming Book Review Melinda Merritt’s nonfiction book, Merritt Magic, is a publication that defies category. In these pages, the reader will discover a reflective, mythical...

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Dear Revolutionaries: A Field Guide for a World beyond the Church

by Robert Fleming

Dear Revolutionaries: A Field Guide for a World beyond the Church Robert Fleming Book Review In this modern age of random death and mayhem, there are powerful voices shouting for the church to retake...

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My Divine Natural Hair

by Eryka Parker

My Divine Natural Hair Eryka Parker Book Review “The One who created us crowned us first. Shining atop our heads is a divine diadem with all the lightness of air, radiance of honor, and the wei...

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If My Hair Had a Voice

by Lisa Y? Wilson

If My Hair Had a Voice Lisa Y? Wilson Book Review When another comb loses the battle with Kimya’s natural coils, feeling shame she apologizes and asks, “Can’t we just straighten it?...

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Chasing Me to My Grave

by Robert Fleming

Chasing Me to My Grave Robert Fleming Book Review This enthralling memoir is one of the most heralded books about the life, imagination, and cultural influences of an African American man who goes to...

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Brown Boys Rule

by Clarence V. Reynolds

Brown Boys Rule Clarence V. Reynolds Book Review While listening to a recent meditation session on the app Happier—one of my favorites—I was reminded of the importance of embracing wo...

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Butter: Novellas, Stories, and Fragments

by Robert Fleming

Butter: Novellas, Stories, and Fragments Robert Fleming Book Review Recently, I received a letter from lit legend Gayl Jones, saying that she wasn’t writing anymore. Discovered by iconic editor...

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Kevin and His Dad

by Kam Williams

Kevin and His Dad Kam Williams Book Review ’What could be better for a young boy than to spend a whole day with his father! With mom away on a Saturday, that’s exa...

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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...

Film Review

Brooklyn’s Finest

by Kam Williams

Brooklyn’s Finest Kam Williams images/img23.jpg Film Review Flawed NYPD Officers Featured as "Brooklyn’s Finest"   Brooklyn's Finest Rated R for nudity, graphic sexuality, pe...

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