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Found 34 matching records for “The Essence of Reparations”.
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Enough

by Kam Williams

Enough Kam Williams Book Review "Reparations sends a message to Americans of every other race that blacks are wards of the state because they are a broken people. Social ills in the black com...

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Between the World and Me

by Kam Williams

Between the World and Me Kam Williams Book Review “In a profound work that pivots from the biggest questions about american history and ideals to the most intimate concerns of a father for h...

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The Man from Essence: Creating a Magazine for Black Women

by Kam Williams

The Man from Essence: Creating a Magazine for Black Women Kam Williams Book Review “I know what they say about me—that I am too quiet and low-key, unassuming, even clueless. Not the one...

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The Black-Print

by Emanuel Carpenter

The Black-Print Emanuel Carpenter Book Review Malik Green is passionate and somewhat angry about the status of the descendants of African slaves living in America. In his debut, ’The ...

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Pawned Sovereignty

by Kam Williams

Pawned Sovereignty Kam Williams Book Review ’The character of America as a nation is very different from the image it projects to the world. Though its image seems like a beacon of peace and j...

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Riot and Remembrance

by Thumper

Riot and Remembrance Thumper Book Review Although some say that times and attitudes are changing, I’m rather skeptical. Only now am I aware of events, individuals that I should have been introd...

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Why White Kids Love Hip Hop

by Kam Williams

Why White Kids Love Hip Hop Kam Williams Book Review   "Hip-hop is the last hope for this generation and arguably the last hope for America… The best remedy for leaving the o...

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Boss of Black Brooklyn, The Life and Times of Bertram Baker

by Brenda M. Greene

Boss of Black Brooklyn, The Life and Times of Bertram Baker Brenda M. Greene Book Review Bertram Baker was a man of his times… Like Du Bois, Bertram believed in agitating to achieve political...

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The Gem Connection

by Robert Fleming

The Gem Connection Robert Fleming Book Review This is the usual jewel heist, complicated by a ruthless murder. These are the facts: Wealthy jeweler Clinton Windell, a man who is used to getting his o...

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People Buy Brands

by Kam Williams

People Buy Brands Kam Williams Book Review "Once I was like a lot of people who think that marketing is just a way of convincing people to buy a whole bunch of things they don’t need&hellip...

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Half My Size: How I Ate To Lose 150lbs

by Troy Johnson

Half My Size: How I Ate To Lose 150lbs Troy Johnson Book Review Ten years ago, Caroline Jhingory lost 150 pounds. She has maintained it to this day without gastric bypass surgery, fad diets or comm...

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Passin'

by Idrissa Uqdah

Passin' Idrissa Uqdah Book Review Is The Grass Any Greener On The Other Side? That is what Shanika Ann Jenkins seeks to find out as she applies for a position at a prestigious PR firm in New...

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Daughter

by Jayne Cubbage

Daughter Jayne Cubbage Book Review The novel, Daughter is a wonderfully crafted book and a smashing follow up to Asha Bandele’s first book, The Prisoner’s Wife. In this suspenseful a...

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The No Excuse Guide to Success: No Matter What Your Boss—or Life—Throws at You

by Kam Williams

The No Excuse Guide to Success: No Matter What Your Boss—or Life—Throws at You Kam Williams Book Review “Life is not what you’ve been taught; it’s what you believe. It’s not ...

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He Talk Like a White Boy

by Kam Williams

He Talk Like a White Boy Kam Williams Book Review "I have grown tired of hearing people badmouth America. I love my country and claim it as my own because I believe America is good. And...

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It’s All Love

by Robert Fleming

It’s All Love Robert Fleming Book Review If there is a commodity that is seriously misunderstood in our community, it is the emotion of love which binds us to each other. Marita Golden, a p...

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Role Call

by Rondall Brasher

Role Call Rondall Brasher Book Review I encounter many literary anthologies that try to appease my appetite for new talent. But most of them fall short of their mark, and few of these collections ar...

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Last Man Standing

by Thumper

Last Man Standing Thumper Book Review The year, 2002, I decided to take Black History Month literally by reading books that expanded my scope of being black in America. I decided to read Last Man Sta...

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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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When All Hell Breaks Loose

by Thumper

When All Hell Breaks Loose Thumper Book Review less than a minor disturbance. If you can grasp these things along with a few others, then you have the essence of the trouble that our hero Gregory ...

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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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Miss Chloe: A Literary Friendship with Toni Morrison

by Robert Fleming

Miss Chloe: A Literary Friendship with Toni Morrison Robert Fleming Book Review There is so much commercial tripe out there on our bookshelves, but this book is very worthy: Miss Chloe: A Memoir Of A...

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Under the Skin

by Robert Fleming

Under the Skin Robert Fleming Book Review Following the needless deaths of my grandfather and my father, I was very interested in reading Linda Villarosa’s Under The Skin: The Hidden Toll Of Ra...

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Breaking The Blank

by Eryka Parker

Breaking The Blank Eryka Parker Book Review If poetry is an artful expression of the soul, the creators of Breaking the Blank understood the assignment. This compelling literary work proudly speaks o...

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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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Something Like Beautiful

by Robert Fleming

Something Like Beautiful Robert Fleming Book Review In many ways, the award-winning poet and journalist asha bandele’s second memoir, Something Like Beautiful: One Single Mother&rsquo...

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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 ...

Book Review

Virginia Hamilton: Speeches

by Kam Williams

Virginia Hamilton: Speeches Kam Williams Book Review ’In the 35 years between the publication of her first book and her death in 2002, Virginia Hamilton earned a place of honor in the p...

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The Neoconservative Revolution

by Kam Williams

The Neoconservative Revolution Kam Williams Book Review ’In the United States, Jewish political conservatism was evident from the founding of the republic until well into the 20th Century&rsq...

Book Review

Rooftop Diva

by Idrissa Uqdah

Rooftop Diva Idrissa Uqdah Book Review D. T. Pollard’s novel, Rooftop Diva became an Essence bestseller novel in 2007.  This fictionalized account put a different spin on a survivor of H...

Book Review

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...

Film Review

Skid Row

by Kam Williams

Skid Row Kam Williams skid_r12.jpg Film Review   Rapper Goes Undercover to Shed Light on Plight of the Homeless Skid Row Click to order via Amazon Rated R for drug use and profanit...

Film Review

The End of Poverty

by Kam Williams

The End of Poverty Kam Williams images/img2A1.jpg Film Review Globalization Documentary Discusses Paradox of Poverty in Era of Unparalleled Wealth The End of Poverty? Unrated  ...

Film Review

A Haunted House 2

by Kam Williams

A Haunted House 2 Kam Williams haunted-house2-movie-review.jpg Film Review A Haunted House 2 In Theaters: Apr 18, 2014 Wide Running time: 87 minutes Rated R for violence, graphic sexuality, front...

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