Black Literature

Based on the new non-fiction novel, "When is Strong - Strong Enough?", author Souraya Christine decided to create a show where people could come together to help uplift one another, showcase their talents and treasures, and reach out to listeners abroad. Since its inception on 2/14/12, the show has grown to over 1500 listeners. Why not come be a part of the growth. Initially conceived to be an avenue for women...the show has also become popular with men and has subsequently embraced that growth! "We will talk with new and experienced authors and/or experts who focus on strength building, faith, and similar topics. We will open to discuss challenges individual women a…

Ironic that on an African American book discussion page we have not discussed the proposed public burning of the Quran by that Florida minister and others. I suppose the man has the right to burn anything he wants to as long as he physically does not harm anybody or violate any environmental or safety laws and ordinances. He probably could not do it in the St. Louis City limits outside at least, because we have ordinances against fires outside. I suppose he could burn it here in his church. And I suppose folks ought to understand that burning a book cannot harm them--then wonder what would happen if he had said Bibles instead. Actually he and those wh…

Black America is an excerpt from The Shearing of Willie McElroy All rights reserved. Copyright © 2019 by Roy McElroy ISBN: 9781688884250 Independently published * * * Black America written February 23, 2019 Envision a time, where in the Western Hemisphere the only colonies in the Americas were founded by Black and Brown settlers. A time during the early 1500s, where non-Whites had established viable settlements located along the eastern seaboards of the North and South American continents. Taking advantage of the vast land grants deeded out to favored explorers hailing from the area k…

I attended on day of this two day event and I'd have to saw it was once of the best book festivals I've attended in a long time. Below are video I shot during the event. It is just a small sample of all that was there to see and do. These videos are also grouped in a playlist on Youtube.

Alice Munro Wins The Nobel Prize in Literature Ms. Munro is acclaimed for her storytelling, which the Swedish Academy says is "characterized by clarity and psychological realism." In its citation for the award, the Swedish Academy called her "the master of the contemporary short story." Munro has published many short-fiction collections over the years. Her works include "Who Do You Think You Are?" (1978), "The Moons of Jupiter" (1982), "Runaway" (2004) and "The View From Castle Rock" (2006). Her most recent book is "Dear Life" (2012). Toni Morrison, in 1993, was the last American winner. Visit the Wall Street Journal for the full story by Niclas Rolander…

HOPE BLACK PEOPLE ARE REMEMBERING,HONORING BLACK SOLDIERS///I THINK ALMOST ALL THE WARS THIS COUNTRY HAS BEEN IN, BLACK SOLDIERS HAVE BEEN IN///THEIR SACRIFICES NOT APPRECIATED///////EARLY WARS COMING BACK, NO RESPECT ,SEEN AS UN HUMAN//////HISTORY BOOKS, BLACK BOOKS, ABOUT BLACK SOLDIERS, GENERAL B.O. DAVIS HAS ALWAYS FASCINATED ME///////////

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My e-book has gone to press and will soon be available for downloading on line. Hard copies will also be for sale. This is the new and improved version of The Only One, my novel about an interracial love triangle that will put the advice of self-appointed relationship guru, Steve Harvey, to shame. It might also make prudes blush. This is not "your grandfather's book". It's your grandmother's hot novel. What this quick-read also has going for it, is that it's a delicious slice of black life, serving up conflicted characters with appetites for lust and cravings for love. Watch for more details on how to check out this upcoming release!

This past Wednesday I sent a sponsored newsletter promoting a children's book, The 1619 Project: Born on the Water, that was born of the 1619 Project, which was conceived by Nikole Hannah-Jones. You can read more the project at The New York Times' website. Below are graphics from the newsletter I emailed. The reaction to the mailing was very positive. In fact, I sold more copies of this book in direction response to the newsletter than any other newsletter in recent memory. People where buying multiple copies clearly purchasing them for gifts. I did get one negative response however, and it was just one sentence: …

Chapter 1 Jaidyn’s P.O.V. Ain’t this some shit? I thought to myself as my head began to relax against my fluffy pillow while my mind raced with regrets second after second. I was so tired of dealing with this…having relations with no ship to carry it at the end. Always being placed in the friend zone or as I would like to call it the convenient girl, you know the one a guy can call up to talk to or chill with when his girl isn’t acting right. I’m basically like the replacement for a moment then invisible the next. I wonder, do guys even understand how that makes a woman feel? Do they even notice that I’m dying on the inside just from being used and thankless…

Book Express has released Sampler Platter 2. Sampler Platter 2 is a free download for a limited time of 10 chapters and 6 poems from various books in its catalog. A video was also produce to bolster the release. http://www.prlog.org/10911984-free-book-download-sampler-platter-2-released-by-book-express.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFx7KdCHEgk

Things You Can’t Tell Mama – The Prophetess Affair –Free Limited Time Everyone has done something at one point in their lives when they think – I can’t tell mama about this. College graduate Devon Jones landed his dream job with Marquetta Black Ministries and had an unbelievable “Things I Can’t Tell Mama” experience with Prophetess Marquetta Black, one of the most popular and influential televangelists in the nation. Devon finds himself trapped into a one-sided sexual relationship with the powerful evangelist and he doesn’t know how to find his way out. Devon meets another woman that he has a strong attraction to and he tries to break his bond with Marquetta. In a shock…

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Outstanding Black Women of Yalobusha County and their stories and their contributions to a Mississippi Community was published in December16,2020 (ISBN 9798581596999). The black women featured in this book made a way out of no way--and not just any old way, - but a good way. They got in good trouble long before the late Congressman John Lewis coined the phrase - strong, black and southern and no doubt just like his mother. They wanted more for their children than they would live to see or obtain. Just imagine how much better our society might be now had these women been given the rights and privileges of white Americans. These Black women were left behind, but they refu…

Maya Angelou's next memoir: Mom & Me & Mom (Random House, April 2, 2013). Angelou shares the deepest personal story of her life: her relationship with her mother.

Pretty For A Dark Skinned Woman- Free Limited Time “She’s pretty for a dark skinned girl” was just one of the things Tanesha Green heard said about her when she was growing up. At the age of twenty years old, Tanesha found herself in a position she never expected to be in when she was seemingly plucked out of nowhere and selected to appear on the cover of a national magazine as the Planet’s Most Beautiful Woman. Tanesha found herself thrust into the middle of a national and international debate on beauty, color and discrimination. Tanesha also met the love of her life, but she was hiding secrets and secrets had been withheld from her. Everything exploded into the li…

"Michael Taylor’s book is written for those who feel that they are being held back from pursuing their dream because of negative literature and a culture that tend to be more pessimistic than supportive. In this book, he presents a road map to success and offers a step-by-step guide on building a business. The writing is strong, the voice confident, and the message filled with insights that enlighten and wake readers up to face their lives with courage and boldness. The New Face of Entrepreneurship: An Entrepreneurs Guide to Joy, Passion and Profits in Business is about acquiring the right mindset that enables success in both business and life, filled with personal, spiri…

“Growing titties takes focus.” So goes the opening line of Terris McMahan Grimes' bestselling Novel, Smelling Herself: Listen to Terris read the first chapter:

February 25th Loneliness is love with its hat on backwards -ali- Think about this. Even though love is a form of self-defense against loneliness, you can never ultimately conclude that there is either a social or historical reason to believe that loneliness will not sometimes win through. The most troubling thing about loneliness is that it is so patient, so controlled. It rarely ever escalates into an open foe on its own, and hardly will it ever knowingly engage in overt activities to justify its presence. All it does is wait. You never have to search for loneliness, but you are burdened with the task of keeping it away. No matter who you are…

An Evening with Poets Honoring the Lives of Poets Jayne Cortez & Amiri Baraka - Hosted by Rashidah Ismaili and Walter Mosley - Check the line up! Sandra Esteves ● Linton Kwesi Johnson ● Felipe Luciano ● Haki Madhubuti ● Arthur Pfister ● Sonia Sanchez ● Askia Toure ● Quincy Troupe ● Ted Wilson ● Marvin X

I came across this phrase in the title of Sly Stone's upcoming Memoir, Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): A Memoir by Sly Stone and Ben Greenman It fell like I should be able to get it, and it is probably something simple -- there must be some mental block. Can sometime tell me what the heck this means please. 🙂

Excepted from the article: Generational Shift in Black Christianity Comes to Harvard By SAMUEL G. FREEDMAN Published: November 11, 2012 Ministers and theologians who came of age during the civil rights era are being replaced by those, like the Rev. Jonathan L. Walton, of elite universities, the diversity movement and hip-hop culture. ...... Black ministers and theologians of Mr. Walton’s generation have inherited an African-American church trying to serve both the entrenched poor and the upwardly mobile educated class. It is also pulled between the liberation theology most notably articulated by Dr. King and the so-called health-and-wealth gospel promoted by c…

SAW LAST MONTH ON PBS CHANNEL , SHOW ABOUT THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD.NOT HARRIET TUBMAN, THE TOPIC WAS WILLIAM STILL.HE WAS INVOLVED IN HELPING RUNAWAY SLAVES ,SOME GET TO CANADA.HE MET WITH THE GREAT HARRIET TUBMAN,,UNTIL LAST MONTH, NEVER HEARD OF WILLIAM STILL...BLACK PEOPLE CALL EACH OTHER UNCLE TOM, DO THEY KNOW THE CHARACTER ,UNCLE TOM,///BLACK COMMUNITIES IS MORE HOUSE NEGRO AND FIELD NEGRO..CHURCHES, POLITICIANS LOT OF HOUSE NEGROES LEADING BLACK PEOPLE.///////

Jacob’s Cabin – Free Limited Time Meagan Riley is the latest in a series of powerful women from the heart of New York City that have made the over two-thousand mile pilgrimage to a small rustic cabin in the middle of Montana to meet one man, Jacob Johnson. Jacob only accepts visits from these women on the recommendation of a good friend. These women came to be with Jacob for what he does to help them discover what they have been suppressing for all too long, their sexuality. Meagan is no exception and not only discovers that Jacob holds the key to unleashing the passion she has been holding inside, but he also causes her to do something she wasn’t expecting, coming to …

THE STREET BY ANN PETRY.STORY ABOUT A BLACK WOMAN STRUGGLING TO HER SON AMID VIOLENCE ,POVERTY AND RACISM IN 1940'S HARLEM////IT COULD BE A REALITY RELECTION OF TODAY BLACK WOMEN RAISING CHILDREN ALONE IN,CHICAGO,PHILADELHIA,NEWARK,DETROIT AND BALTIMORE,GANG VIOLENCE,DRUGS,POVERTY AND RACISM...BLACK MEN EITHER BEHIND BARS,DEAD FROM CRIME ,OR DELIBERATELY NOT WANTING TO RAISE THEIR CHILD..........MOTHERS HAVE TO SACRIFICE.//////BLACK WOMEN ARE LIKE THE AFRICAN MATRIACH ELEPHANT.//////.

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Where: October 4 and 5, 2019 Where: Harborside Hotel, Oxon Hill, MD Info at www.blackauthorsandreadersrock.com BARR is a two day literary conference that offers readers the opportunity to meet and mingle with new, emerging and nationally recognized African American authors from all writing genres, and offers authors the opportunity to greet old friends, meet new readers and sell their works. Though BARR's focus is on authors of color, because they are traditionally underserved by the publishing industry, the conference is open to everyone. BARR brings value to the community by providing attendees the opportunity to learn about the c…

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Hey y'all please bear with or skip the intro (about 45 seconds) and wait for Brandon's statement. This is the 2nd rough cut of the trailer for BRAVE NEW SOULS: BLACK SCI-FI & FANTASY WRITERS OF THE 21ST CENTURY. This documentary explores the thoughts, goals and inspirations of a new generation of Black creators in graphic novels, television, cinema, literature and digital media. Producer/director Brandon M. Easton wanted to shine much-needed light on new Black writers whose contributions and market awareness have been buried under the onslaught of the myriad of entertainment options in the 21st century. Brandon also wanted to provide a window i…

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Milton Davis returns with another intriguing collection of stories with Visions: Volume Two. Davis has gathered previously published and new tales that range from historical fiction to horror, resulting in an entertaining and insightful look into his creativity. Prepare yourself for a creative journey you won’t forget! Visions Volume Two is the ultimate Milton Davis sampler. Inside is literally a smorgasbord of his best worlds with enchanting and fun characters. The stories provide a glimpse into his creative worlds, which snares the reader, grasping and holding them until the story ends. It’ll be hard to catch a breath, as the next story begins and does the s…

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Have we forgotten the fallen? Many people have asked me since I've been promoting my novel why I wrote the book, and what I hoped to achieve. I realized that we are so awash with these stories in the news of police killing our young men, women, and children for so long that it has become the norm for many. Even when speeches are given or books are written, they only serve to tell us what we already know - the lives of the fallen or details of their killing. I wanted to examine these tragedies from a different angle. What if they killed someone and their surviving relative was ready to go to war? What if there was an organization who made the police as afraid …

Zimmerman -Not Guilty – Trayvon Dead - How It Feels – Free Limited Time This is about gut emotions, not about the letter of the law. This is about how a man can stalk a seventeen year old teenager without any cloak of official authority because he felt he was up to no good and after an altercation the man shoots and kills the teenager and is later set free by a jury. This is about how it felt to hear a not guilty verdict of second degree murder and see George Zimmerman go free while Trayvon Martin is dead because he fought with a strange man that was following him for no apparent reason. This is about a feeling that starts in the pit of my stomach and comes from a time …

- The crackling from the pipe sizzled loudly as she inhaled the dense, deadly smoke. The drug raced through her body in an instant, causing her brain to register orgasmic-like elations throughout her body. All her worries were suspended. A lightness filled her head. She had no thought. No Memories. She was within a present and without a past at the same time. As Nika stepped slowly down down the stairs, and out of the abandoned building, the warm gooey liquid streamed more fluidly from under her skirt. Steam emitted from the liquid as it hit the freezing air oblivious to mother nature's wicked cold. She floated down the wary, dark street. She heard faint music in her e…

The Pastor’s Lover and Wife 4 - Entangled - Things You Can’t Tell Mama – Available Now In the joint fourth installment of the popular “The Pastor’s Lover” and “The Pastor’s Wife” series, both couples came together in an explosive fashion. Pastor Kendrick Johnson and his wife Tasha welcomed Quinton Taylor and his wife Latavia as new members of Higher Calling Church about a year earlier. The two power couples comprised of a mega church pastor and his wife and a young professional football player and his older former pastor’s wife became good friends. They decided to embark on a couples’ cruise and things took an unbelievable turn that changed their lives forever. Sham…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MV Media Announces The Spacefunk! Anthology Kickstarter Launch on Juneteenth [Atlanta, Georgia] – June 14, 2024 – Get ready to embark on an interstellar journey as MVmedia proudly announces the launch of the highly anticipated Spacefunk! Anthology Kickstarter on Juneteenth, June 19, 2024. In the spirit of Sun Ra’s iconic mantra, "Space is the Place," this monumental anthology takes you beyond the stars with over 40 captivating stories, poems, and images. Showcasing the boundless creativity of African and African Diaspora creators, MVmedia aims to raise $20,000 to bring this visionary project to life and celebrate Black specula…

Kam told me about his connection with the Johnson & Johnson family years ago. Kam, a very modest and low key guy, actually showed me the masion he lived in during a visit a few years ago but he stated almost matter of factly and I did not think much about it. But after reading some of the details the Kam story seems much more compeling. Here is Kam's review of the book. I freely admit it seems unlikely that Kam's revierw would be unbaised and I would not have published it were he not in it. As a result I labeled the page Book "Information" rather than "Review". Again, I find Kam William's portion of the book simply fascinating. If you've been reading …

CHOSEN EXILE, BLACK PEOPLE PASSING FOR WHITE//BLACK PEOPLE WHO ARE LIGHT, ALMOST WHITE PRETENDING TO BE WHITE TO GET BETTER TREATMENT IN WHITE AMERICA /. WHAT THE BOOK IS ABOUT, HEARD ON CSPAN,NOT LONG AGO..MY OPINION, THERE ARE BLACK MEN WHO PREFER WHITE WOMEN, OTHER RACES OF WOMEN ,NOT BLACK..SOME BLACK WOMEN HATE BLACK MEN..PREFER OTHER RACES OF MEN...THESE BLACK PEOPLE HAVE DARK SKIN....THEN THEY ARE PEOPLE LIKE THE RICH BLACK PEOPLE, IN ENTERTAINMENT, BLACK REPUBLICANS WHO,THINK BECAUSE OF SUCCESS THEY ARE LESS BLACK/ / LIKE TEA PARTY FAVORITE DR.CARSON/THINK DR. CARSON WILL…

Please consider reviewing my book! The Revolution has Come: Black Power, Gender and the Black Panther Party in Oakland Robyn C. Spencer Published by Duke University Press, December 2, 2016 ISBN: 978-0-8223-6286-9 Website: https://therevolutionhascome.com/ Description: In The Revolution Has Come Robyn C. Spencer traces the Black Panther Party's organizational evolution in Oakland, California, where hundreds of young people came to political awareness and journeyed to adulthood as members. Challenging the belief that the Panthers were a projection of the leadership, Spencer draws on interviews with rank-and-file members, FBI files, and archival materials …

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An Afrocentric galactic empire? Yes! :-)The Dark Universe Anthology tells the origin story of the Cassad Empire, from its ambitious beginning to its evolution into the first great human Galactic Empire and its eventual fall. Milton Davis, Gene Peterson, Balogun Ojetade, Penelope Flynn, Malon Edwards, K. Ceres Wright and DaVaun Sanders are the storytellers that lay the foundation of this amazing empire. Dark Universe is space opera like you've never seen. The time has come; Dark Universe is here!On sale now! Dark Universe

Robin Walker is a pioneering scholar, author, and educator residing in London, England. His primary work focuses on African history and culture. Since 1991, Walker has taught university short courses, and chaired and presented conferences in African World Studies, Egyptology, and Black History. His seminal publication,When We Ruled (Black Classic Press, 2011, $39.95) documents more than 90,000 years of African achievement. The 700+ page text surveys African civilization in the Nile Valley, analyzing the key historical phases of Ancient Egypt-but goes much further, Read more FREE SHIPPING for all online orders greater than $35. Enter the word walker2014 at che…

I am interested in your free Book Review Consideration service for my debut novel Confused Spice. Confused Spice by Mathis Bailey ISBN-13: 9781535124423 Publication date: September 15, 2016 Book Description: This delectable tale revolves around twenty-nine-year old Pierre Jackson, who dreams of becoming a renowned pâtissier and chef. He moves from Detroit to Toronto with his handsome fiancé, DeAndre Harris, who has just landed a prestigious job at a major news station in the city. Everything seems to be perfect...until a secret comes to light that throws their relationship for a loop. With everything falling apart, Vijay Khakwani, a gorgeous Indo…

Does there exist a list of Black Schools? What collaborative effort exist to get Black Books in the schools on a consistent basis? Is the AALBC a rallying point to launch an effort to match Scholastic Books efforts? What would be some of the benefits?

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