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Ray

by Marvin X

Ray Marvin X ray.ht1.jpg Film Review Ray Unchain My Heart: The Ray Charles Story (2004) (USA) (working title) MPAA: Rated PG-13 for depiction of drug addiction, sexuality and some thematic element...

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Somebody’s Knocking at My Door

by Thumper

Somebody’s Knocking at My Door Thumper Book Review I am the first in line when it comes to being bored by, frustrated with, and thoroughly sick of current popular African-American fiction that highl...

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The King of No: A Financial Firefighter

by Robert Fleming

The King of No: A Financial Firefighter Robert Fleming Book Review Following 38 years in the investment business, Loyall Wilson assembles some of his financial know-how in this slender book, accumula...

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The Blackbird Papers

by Thumper

The Blackbird Papers Thumper Book Review It never fails that every year there is one book in which the book’s good publicity reaches me before the book does. This year one of the books is Ian ...

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Meeting David Wilson

by Kam Williams

Meeting David Wilson Kam Williams meetin7.jpg Film Review MSNBC Special to Feature Reunion of Blacks and Whites Linked to Ancestors from Same Slave Plantation Meeting David Wilson Unrated...

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Dive

by Thumper

Dive Thumper Book Review Dive serves as a heavy, textured and elaborately engraved calling card to an awesome, beautiful, new voice on the horizon. Dive is the debut novel by Lisa Teasley. Dive, ...

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Reversal of Trends: A Black Man’s Journey across the Mason-Dixon Line

by Robert Fleming

Reversal of Trends: A Black Man’s Journey across the Mason-Dixon Line Robert Fleming Book Review Often, memoirs can be self-indulgent, unimaginative, and a cheesy promotion of self. That’s not ...

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The Darkling

by Robert Fleming

The Darkling Robert Fleming Book Review This debut novel, by Keoni Anderson, has all of the earmarks of one of the pulps from the golden age of science fiction, with Henry, the fresh-scrubbed ...

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Do Me Twice: My Life after Islam

by Kam Williams

Do Me Twice: My Life after Islam Kam Williams Book Review "The story I must tell in order to be transformed is the story of my coming out — out of Islam, out of my parents’ hous...

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Not Even If You Begged

by Idrissa Uqdah

Not Even If You Begged Idrissa Uqdah Book Review Love The Second Time Around Francis Ray has written more than twenty novels in the romance genre and has been one of the top romance author...

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The Soloist

by Kam Williams

The Soloist Kam Williams jamie_14.jpg Film Review Jamie Foxx Riveting as Homeless Savant in Best Role since Ray The Soloist Rated PG-13 for mature themes, drug us...

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42

by Kam Williams

42 Kam Williams 42-dvd-blue-ray.jpg Film Review Jackie Robinson Biopic Recounts Historic Breaking of Baseball’s Color Barrier 42 Now Available on DVD! (July 16, 2013) In Theaters: Apr 12, ...

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Stagolee Shot Billy

by Thumper

Stagolee Shot Billy Thumper Book Review It was because of my mother’s and aunt Janice’s love of 60’s soul music that I first encountered and fell in love with Wilson Pickett singin...

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Place of Cool Waters

by Michael A. Gonzales

Place of Cool Waters Michael A. Gonzales Book Review As a book critic, I rarely know what to expect when handed a project to review. There are veteran writers who drop projects that make me question ...

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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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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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21 Nights by Prince

by Thumper

21 Nights by Prince Thumper Book Review My number one is Aretha Franklin. Aretha Franklin is my favorite artist of all times. When I was 13 years old, her album, I Never Loved a Man, save...

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True You: A Journey to Finding and Loving Yourself

by Kam Williams

True You: A Journey to Finding and Loving Yourself Kam Williams Book Review "Writing my first book was an adventure [which] comes from my heart with love… This is not an autobiography. It&rs...

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Deliver Me From Evil

by Idrissa Uqdah

Deliver Me From Evil Idrissa Uqdah Book Review The new drama-filled novel by author Mary Monroe starts off a bit slow but by the time you get to know the main character, Christine Thurman, you ...

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Barack Like Me

by Kam Williams

Barack Like Me Kam Williams Book Review "Ray Charles said the secret to life is timing. He was right on, especially when it comes to writing a book. When I handed in this book ...

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Conversations With Octavia Butler

by Robert Fleming

Conversations With Octavia Butler Robert Fleming Book Review As the sole major black female author of science fiction throughout her career, Octavia Butler reshaped the fictional world of fantasy ...

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Delightfulee

by Robert Fleming

Delightfulee Robert Fleming Book Review One of Jazz’s trumpet kings, Dizzy Gillespie, a founder of bop, considered Lee Morgan one of the major post-bop trumpet stylists, along with Fr...

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I Know Who Holds Tomorrow

by Thumper

I Know Who Holds Tomorrow Thumper Book Review I Know Who Holds Tomorrow is the first book that I’ve read written by Francis Ray. I hesitated to pick it up because it shares its title with an o...

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Legend of the Orange Scepter

by Robert Fleming

Legend of the Orange Scepter Robert Fleming Book Review It’s very difficult to write a Young Adult fiction. Also, the difficulty only increases when you add elements of science fiction and fant...

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The Great Deluge

by Kam Williams

The Great Deluge Kam Williams Book Review ’One person not seen on the streets, at the Superdome, or on a rescue boat of any kind was Mayor Nagin. Since the storm had approached the Crescent C...

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Who We Be: The Colorization of America

by Kam Williams

Who We Be: The Colorization of America Kam Williams Book Review “Race. A four-letter word. The greatest social divide in American life, a half-century ago and today. During that time, the ...

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Everything In Its Place

by Thumper

Everything In Its Place Thumper Book Review Everything In It’s Place is the first novel that I read by Evelyn Palfrey. When I finished the novel, I remembered a conversation I had with the lat...

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Life, Above All

by Kam Williams

Life, Above All Kam Williams lifeafterall1.jpg Film Review Stoic 12 Year-Old Overcomes Ostracism in Bittersweet South African Saga   Life, Above All Click to Buy Via Amazon Act...

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Prisoners

by Kam Williams

Prisoners Kam Williams prisoners.jpg Film Review Parents and Police Search for Kidnapped Kids in Mesmerizing, Multi-Layered Mystery Prisoners Now Available on DVD Win a Copy of Prisoners on ...

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The Secret Life of Bees

by Kam Williams

The Secret Life of Bees Kam Williams the_se11.jpg Film Review Carolina Provides Scenic Rural Backdrop for Female Empowerment Flick Set during Civil Rights Era The Secret Life of Bees R...

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Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

by Kam Williams

Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) Kam Williams startrek-2013-blueray.jpg Film Review Read the comments now. Read our review after you see the film (there some spoilers). Kirk Matches Wits with Rogue Co...

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13

by Kam Williams

13 Kam Williams images/13_movieposter.jpg Film Review Remake of French Thriller Revolves around Grisly Game of Russian Roulette 13 Click to Buy via Amazon.com Rated: R Ru...

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Black Dynamite

by Kam Williams

Black Dynamite Kam Williams images/img19.jpg Film Review Campy Spoof of Blaxploitation Era Comes to Blu-Ray   Black Dynamite Click to order from Amazon Rated R for profanity, ma...

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Captain Phillips

by Kam Williams

Captain Phillips Kam Williams captain-phillips.jpg Film Review Somali Pirates Hold Captain Hostage in Navy SEAL Rescue Thriller Captain Phillips In Theaters: Oct 11, 2013 Wide PG-13 for intense ...

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Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie

by Kam Williams

Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie Kam Williams evocateur.jpg Film Review Biopic Revisits Rise and Fall of Talk Show Flash in the Pan   Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. M...

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The Hunger Games

by Kam Williams

The Hunger Games Kam Williams hungergames_movieposter.jpg Film Review Teens Forced to Compete in Fight to the Death in Futuristic Sci-Fi The Hunger Games [2012] In Theaters: Mar 23, 2012 Wide PG...

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Beautiful Ugly (Urban Christian)

by Idrissa Uqdah

Beautiful Ugly (Urban Christian) Idrissa Uqdah Book Review Not Just Another Girlfriends’ Tale Lipsey’s fourth and most recent Christian novel, Beautiful Ugly is chock full of emo...

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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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More than Just Race

by Kam Williams

More than Just Race Kam Williams Book Review ’This book will likely generate controversy because I dare to take culture seriously as one of the explanatory variables in the st...

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Drive Me Crazy

by Thumper

Drive Me Crazy Thumper Book Review When I began writing this review one of my favorite Nancy Wilson recordings, How Glad I Am, was playing in the background. The record perfectly captures my feelin...

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The Henry Louis Gates

by Robert Fleming

The Henry Louis Gates Robert Fleming Book Review Henry Louis Gates, Jr., one of the nation’s most acclaimed scholars, is a masterful jack of all trades, including educator, editor, critic and ...

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King’s Faith

by Kam Williams

King’s Faith Kam Williams kings-faith-movie-poster.jpg Film Review Reformed Gangsta Seeks Redemption in Modern Morality Play King’s Faith (2013) In Theaters: Apr 26, 2013 Limited Rated PG-13 ...

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White Chicks

by Kam Williams

White Chicks Kam Williams white_15.jpg Film Review   White Chicks (PG-13) Starring: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans Directed by: Keenen Ivory Wayans Release Date: 06/23/2004 Run time: 105 min. Genr...

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The Good Shepherd

by Kam Williams

The Good Shepherd Kam Williams the_go7.jpg Film Review De Niro Directs Espionage Thriller about the Dark Side of the CIA   The Good Shepherd Excellent (4 stars) Rated R for sex, expletives, et...

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