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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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Awaken

by Melissa Brown Levine

Awaken Melissa Brown Levine Book Review Awaken is a powerful story about heritage and restoration. Author Timothy George takes an innovative approach in this African-focused tale by combining m...

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The Apostles

by Thumper

The Apostles Thumper Book Review Y Blak Moore’s second novel, The Apostles, started with bang and finished with the finesse of a water balloon kissing a concrete sidewalk. The novel about gan...

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The Other Wes Moore: One Name

by Kam Williams

The Other Wes Moore: One Name Kam Williams Book Review "This is the story of two boys living in Baltimore with similar histories and an identical name: Wes Moore. One of us is free and has experi...

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My View from the Summit (VFS)

by Carol Taylor

My View from the Summit (VFS) Carol Taylor Book Review My View From The Summit is Nicole Thomas’s “inspiring personal memoir” reflecting on her experiences and life lessons on m...

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Supreme Discomfort

by Kam Williams

Supreme Discomfort Kam Williams Book Review ’[Clarence] Thomas once said he would never accept a race-based job, and yet he spent an entire federal career in such positions’ The irony i...

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Come Joy!

by Idrissa Uqdah

Come Joy! Idrissa Uqdah Book Review From reading only the first four poems in this collection; I knew I was on to something wonderful. Come Joy, Songs From The Soft of Night by Bridgette Alyce Grea...

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Sicko

by Kam Williams

Sicko Kam Williams sicko.3.jpg Film Review Michael Moore Takes Aim at America’s Healthcare System in Eye-Opening Expose’   Sicko Rated PG-13 for brief s...

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The Dagger

by Hedi Harrington

The Dagger Hedi Harrington Book Review Timothy George’s 2016 novel, The Dagger, should come with a warning to all readers: “Fasten your seatbelts.” The fast-paced thriller is a sequ...

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D.C. Unmasked & Undressed: A Memoir

by Kam Williams

D.C. Unmasked & Undressed: A Memoir Kam Williams Book Review "D.C. Unmasked & Undressed is a memoir. The story of my life includes events, characters and insights related to my miserable child...

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Brown Girl in the Ring

by Sheree Renée Thomas

Brown Girl in the Ring Sheree Renée Thomas Book Review Science fiction fans who love the vision  and storytelling prowess of Octavia E. Butler are in for a  treat with this up-all-nighter f...

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Seduced

by Sheree Renée Thomas

Seduced Sheree Renée Thomas Book Review As a rule, I don’t kiss and tell, but sometimes, sometimes you get a hold to something that is just too good to keep to yourself. Well, I have to admit i...

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Fourplay: The Dance of Sensuality

by Thumper

Fourplay: The Dance of Sensuality Thumper Book Review Fourplay…the Dance of Sensuality, the latest novel by Brenda L. Thomas, is the continuing story of Sasha Boranni from Thomas’s firs...

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Why I Sued the Bible Publishers

by Robert Fleming

Why I Sued the Bible Publishers Robert Fleming Book Review If there was ever a book title that yelled its intentions, this is it. The book’s author, Bradley Fowler, one of the faithful of Presb...

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What Makes You Come Alive: A Spiritual Walk with Howard Thurman

by Robert Fleming

What Makes You Come Alive: A Spiritual Walk with Howard Thurman Robert Fleming Book Review This was a labor of love. Over seven years ago, it was the mission of Dr. Lerita Coleman Brown, a Harvard-tr...

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Don’t Let "IT" Get You!

by Kam Williams

Don’t Let "IT" Get You! Kam Williams Book Review ’Success means nothing, if we are not healthy enough to enjoy it. I urge you to make your health a priority’ This book&rsquo...

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Zion and Zara Stories: The Big Bike Race

by Amanda Robinson

Zion and Zara Stories: The Big Bike Race Amanda Robinson Book Review Good children’s books are hard to come by. Many of them lack morals for children to learn from or educational content to gro...

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My Hair Can

by Shaundale Rénā

My Hair Can Shaundale Rénā Book Review Profoundly inspiring, My Hair Can is a picture book full of wit and charm. Each page is vibrant and affirms joy and positivity for little Black boys and girls a...

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Russell Atkins: On the Life & Work of an American Master

by Robert Fleming

Russell Atkins: On the Life & Work of an American Master Robert Fleming Book Review This is an astounding tribute to one of the most innovative American artists, Russell Atkins, by a small, indepe...

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Deconstructing Tyrone

by Kam Williams

Deconstructing Tyrone Kam Williams Book Review ’Hip-hop, whose entire aesthetic, at least as promulgated on cable and Radio, seems to be based on the world’s oldest profession; all me...

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Hair Power - Skin Revolution: A Collection of Poems and Personal Essays by Black and Mixed-Race Wome

by Kam Williams

Hair Power - Skin Revolution: A Collection of Poems and Personal Essays by Black and Mixed-Race Wome Kam Williams Book Review "I can honestly say I have a passion for language… I enjoy writi...

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Triple Take

by Thumper

Triple Take Thumper Book Review Triple Take, the debut novel by Y. Blak Moore, reminds me of an old timey Hollywood western. Despite the fact that Triple Take takes place in the 21st century mean s...

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Killer of Sheep

by Kam Williams

Killer of Sheep Kam Williams killer27.jpg Film Review Killer of Sheep Click to order via Amazon Unrated Black & White Running time:     81 minutes Studio: New Yorker Video/Miles...

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Lord, Save Us from Your Followers

by Kam Williams

Lord, Save Us from Your Followers Kam Williams images/img64.jpg Film Review Faith-Based Documentary Questions Whether Christianity Has Lost Its Way   Lord, Save Us from Your Followers Rated...

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Sarah Palin: You Betcha!

by Kam Williams

Sarah Palin: You Betcha! Kam Williams images/sarahpalin_movieposter.jpg Film Review Sarah Palin Takes It on the Chin in Unflattering Bio-Pic Sarah Palin: You Betcha! Unrated Running time: 91 m...

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Baggage Claim

by Kam Williams

Baggage Claim Kam Williams baggage-claim.jpg Film Review Baggage Claim In Theaters: Sep 27, 2013 Limited Rated PG-13 for profanity and sexuality Running time: 96 minutes Comedy Directed By: Dav...

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Dope

by Kam Williams

Dope Kam Williams dope.jpg Film Review Dope In Theaters: Jun 19, 2015 Wide Runtime: 1 hr. 55 min.Rating: R (for languge, drug content, sexuality/nudity, and some violence- all involving teens)Gen...

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Louise Thompson Patterson, A Life of Struggle and Justice by Keith Gilyard

by Brenda M. Greene

Louise Thompson Patterson, A Life of Struggle and Justice by Keith Gilyard Brenda M. Greene Book Review To study her story is to witness the courage, sacrifice, vision and discipline of someone who s...

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Words to Our Now: Imagination & Dissent

by Kam Williams

Words to Our Now: Imagination & Dissent Kam Williams Book Review ’The word ’faggot’ itself is to me as nasty a form of violence as the perennial spit-nastiness in that classic Ame...

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Threesome

by Tiffany M. Davis

Threesome Tiffany M. Davis Book Review I must say, this book was not what I expected. The title brings to mind images of a steamy m’nage a trois, either male/female/male or the more commonly po...

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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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Samson

by Idrissa Uqdah

Samson Idrissa Uqdah Book Review A Man's Strength Is Determined By His Faith Christian author Jacquelin Thomas has crafted a new novel with a contemporary twist on the love story of the Bibl...

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Playing with Destiny

by Thumper

Playing with Destiny Thumper Book Review As incredible as it may seem, I’m a tad bit in shock. I recently finished reading and actually LOVING a novel published by BET under its Sepia imprint;...

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Losing My Cool: How a Father’s Love and 15

by Kam Williams

Losing My Cool: How a Father’s Love and 15 Kam Williams Book Review "Since the dawn of the hip-hop era in the 1970s, black people have become increasingly freer and freer as individuals, with a wid...

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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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Wrong on Race

by Kam Williams

Wrong on Race Kam Williams Book Review ’It must be acknowledged that in the progress of nations Negroes have shown less capacity for government than any other race of people. No independen...

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Well Considered By Richard Morris

by Robert Fleming

Well Considered By Richard Morris Robert Fleming Book Review Some critics have often said white authors cannot capture the soul and passion of African American characters, but that is not the case ...

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Hollywood Fantasies of Miscegenation

by Kam Williams

Hollywood Fantasies of Miscegenation Kam Williams Book Review "Hollywood Fantasies of Miscegenation analyzes white fantasies of interracial desire in the history of popular American film. Fro...

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Am I Not a Man?

by Robert Fleming

Am I Not a Man? Robert Fleming Book Review What a curious book to be written by Mark L. Shurtleff, Utah’s Attorney General! This well-researched historical novel, Am I Not A Man?,...

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Kingston Noir

by Robert Fleming

Kingston Noir Robert Fleming Book Review With his first anthology for Akashic, Iron Balloons, Colin Channer, author of the celebrated novel, Waiting In Vain, showcased the full range of contempo...

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Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention

by Robert Fleming

Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention Robert Fleming Book Review Dr. Manning Marable, a professor of history at Columbia University and author of fifteen books, knew how important and controversial ...

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Dark Dreams

by Thumper

Dark Dreams Thumper Book Review Author Brandon Massey (Thunderland, Dark Corner) has compiled a magnificent anthology designed to scare and terrify. Although African-American literature ha...

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Gay Rebel of the Harlem Ren…

by Thumper

Gay Rebel of the Harlem Ren… Thumper Book Review Richard Bruce Nugent is the best well-kept secret of the Harlem Renaissance. Nugent isn’t unheard of in the annals of the Renaissance; ...

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Heart and Soul: Poems of Thoughts & Emotions

by V.S. Chochezi

Heart and Soul: Poems of Thoughts & Emotions V.S. Chochezi Book Review Masterful New Poetry Collection for Sipping or Gulping My observation has been that many wine drinkers tend to have a wide ar...

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Don’t Drop the MIC

by Denolyn Carroll

Don’t Drop the MIC Denolyn Carroll Book Review In Don’t Drop the Mic, renowned pastor, orator, and #1 New York Times bestselling author Bishop T. D. Jakes puts a new spin on the notion of the b...

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In Trembling Boldness: Wisdom for Today from Ancient Jesus People

by Denolyn Carroll

In Trembling Boldness: Wisdom for Today from Ancient Jesus People Denolyn Carroll Book Review The book In Trembling Boldness: Wisdom for Today from Ancient Jesus People brings us newly discovered wri...

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The First Eight: A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation

by Robert Fleming

The First Eight: A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation Robert Fleming Book Review South Carolina Congressman Jim Clyburn’s The First Eight: A Personal Histo...

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Fever in the Blood

by Thumper

Fever in the Blood Thumper Book Review I must say that I write this review from a somewhat prejudicial position. I am a fan of Robert Fleming. I loved the two anthologies he edited, Intimacy and ...

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Dark Matter: Reading the Bones

by Chris Hayden

Dark Matter: Reading the Bones Chris Hayden Book Review If It Ain’t Speculative and It Ain’t Fiction Need Black Folks Read Speculative Fiction? It distresses me when I can grant only q...

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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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Race Matters

by Kirby Roy III

Race Matters Kirby Roy III Book Review Reading and evaluating the overriding themes in Cornel West’s Race Matters, which was published in 1993, given the context of events that have occurred si...

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Kiss and Tail

by Kam Williams

Kiss and Tail Kam Williams http://aalbc.com/authors/Kiss-and-tail.jpg Film Review Video Vixen’s Victims Get Even on Damning DVD Kiss and Tail: Hollywood Jump Off Click to order via Amazo...

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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 Odd Life of Timothy Green

by Kam Williams

The Odd Life of Timothy Green Kam Williams the-odd-life-of-timothy-green.jpg Film Review Childless Couple’s Prayers Answered in Enchanting Fairytale The Odd Life of Timothy Green In Thea...

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Do the Right Thing

by Kam Williams

Do the Right Thing Kam Williams do_the8.jpg Film Review 20th Anniversary Edition of Spike Lee Classic Now Available on DVD Do the Right Thing Click to order via ...

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Repentance

by Kam Williams

Repentance Kam Williams repentance.jpg Film Review Repentance In Theaters: Feb 28, 2014 Limited Rated R for profanity, violence and torture Running time: 90 minutes Mystery & Suspense, Ho...

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Ali

by Marvin X

Ali Marvin X alimovie.jpg Film Review ""A notable and articulate advocacy of black conscientious objection came from the Nation of Islam. In 1942 Elijah Muhammad was arrested in Chicago an...

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Annie

by Kam Williams

Annie Kam Williams annie-movie-poster.jpg Film Review Annie (2014) In Theaters: Dec 19, 2014 Wide Rated PG for mild epithets and rude humor Running time: 118 minutes Distributor: Columbia Pictu...

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Balls of Fury

by Kam Williams

Balls of Fury Kam Williams balls_8.jpg Film Review Balls of Fury Film Review by Kam WilliamsRated PG-13 for profanity, crude behavior and sex-related humor. Running time: 90 minutes ...

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Mixed Me!

by Kam Williams

Mixed Me! Kam Williams Book Review Mom and Dad say I’m a blend of dark and light:“We mixed you perfectly, and got you just right.” Mike has awesome hair. He has LOTS of energy!...

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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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Poetic Perceptions

by Robert Fleming

Poetic Perceptions Robert Fleming Book Review Some African-American critics yearn for a return to the fire and passion of the revolutionary fervor of the 1960s Black Arts Movement, but there are ...

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Love In A Carry-On Bag

by Idrissa Uqdah

Love In A Carry-On Bag Idrissa Uqdah Book Review As Wild As The Wind Modern technology has made a long-distance love affair more of a reality. The characters in this novel took the concept and made...

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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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Not Guilty of Love by Pat Simmons

by Idrissa Uqdah

Not Guilty of Love by Pat Simmons Idrissa Uqdah Book Review Doing It God's Way Christian Author Pat Simmons has written a wonderful sequel to her debut novel, Guilty of Love in her third rel...

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Daughters of Men

by Kam Williams

Daughters of Men Kam Williams Book Review ’Good black fathers are far more plentiful than either the media or warped social science would have us believe’ The moral beau...

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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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Watch Us Rise

by Vanessa Vanzie

Watch Us Rise Vanessa Vanzie Book Review Oh, to go back in time when life was simpler and filled with of fun, friends and family. Reminiscing on all the highs of your first crush and lows of your fir...

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Different and the Same

by AALBC Staff Writer

Different and the Same AALBC Staff Writer Book Review In an age where there is a proliferation of emotional and physical Black trauma, that is videotaped and viewed widely online, we should strive to...

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Sincerely Speaking Spiritually

by Robert Fleming

Sincerely Speaking Spiritually Robert Fleming Book Review Like many successful self-help books, Sincerely Speaking Spiritually, celebrates verses of faith and inspiration in the Holy Word. Its author...

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Salmon Croquettes

by Tony Lindsay

Salmon Croquettes Tony Lindsay Book Review Salmon Croquettes is a debut novel rich in prose. The book is loaded with purposeful dialogue and heartwarming descriptive scenes. The novel’s authent...

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Just As I Am By Cicely Tyson

by Robert Fleming

Just As I Am By Cicely Tyson Robert Fleming Book Review How many of us pray when we board an airplane? Not everyone. This author, James T. Hollin Jr., a former military pilot and experienced ai...

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Looking for Happy

by Judy Allen Dodson

Looking for Happy Judy Allen Dodson Book Review “Some days, Happy is Hard to Find” as we set out on a quest in this heartfelt and hopeful picture book, Looking For Happy, which follows a ...

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The Mermaid Princesses

by Judy Allen Dodson

The Mermaid Princesses Judy Allen Dodson Book Review Meet these three charming princess sisters, Anaya, Shante, and Kianna. They invite us into their underwater world with their bright and bold perso...

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A Flag for Juneteenth

by Mel Hopkins

A Flag for Juneteenth Mel Hopkins Book Review Choose Freedom In A Flag for Juneteenth, Kim Taylor weaves a tale of freedom and how to achieve it even when your world is in tatters. And while this...

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Stepping into Womanhood: A Black Woman’s Poetic Journey

by Sister Shiree Sarana

Stepping into Womanhood: A Black Woman’s Poetic Journey Sister Shiree Sarana Book Review After reading sistah Traci Brooks’ book, Stepping into Womanhood: A Black Woman’s Poetic Journey,...

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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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Harlem Honey

by Lisa Y? Wilson

Harlem Honey Lisa Y? Wilson Book Review In Harlem Honey: The Adventures of a Curious Kid, the story begins as Moses and his parents have recently moved to Harlem, away from the comfort and familiarit...

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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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Chike and the River

by Kam Williams

Chike and the River Kam Williams Book Review Book Review by Kam Williams "Chike was now 11 years-old, and he had never left his village. Then one day his mother told him that he would be going to ...

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Step Out on Nothing

by Kam Williams

Step Out on Nothing Kam Williams Book Review ’We all have those defining moments in our lives. Moments of great joy. Moments of unspeakable sadness and fear. We usually thi...

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Walk Through Darkness

by Thumper

Walk Through Darkness Thumper Book Review Walk Through Darkness is magnificent! The writing prowess of David Anthony Durham is a promise fulfilled. Now, if, dear reader, your time is of the essence ...

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The Bedroom: An Everlasting Love Story

by Robert Fleming

The Bedroom: An Everlasting Love Story Robert Fleming Book Review This slight paperback, inspired by the film, The Bedroom, packs several truths of marriage and commitment into its revealing pages....

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Bourbon Street

by Thumper

Bourbon Street Thumper Book Review It has been a long while since I read a book as complex and gorgeous as Bourbon Street written by Leonce Gaiter. A novel which explores the spectrum of inner na...

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Watercolored Pearls

by Idrissa Uqdah

Watercolored Pearls Idrissa Uqdah Book Review The latest offering by, Christian fiction author, Stacy Hawkins Adams is about three female friends whose stories were captured in Adam’s first ...

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