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This is too cool. A celebrity doing something substantive to support a Black-owned bookstore! Eso Won bookstore in Los Angeles, CA. ...I guess I should give Google some credit too 😉

What is "right" has changed. The class distinctions in the way Black people dress, particularly the women, is quite pronounced today. Has rap had an influence on the culture, or is rap reflective of the culture? I think it is the later. The problem is it is reflective of a small portion of our culture and white people are the ones profiting off exploiting this small portion of the culture. White folk and many Black people them embrace this as if it is somehow reflective of the whole (stereotype). They do this at our expense and at no consequence to themselves. We need Black owned media, but we need conscious Black media, because many of the Black media platforms we do have simply do what white media does -- because it is so very lucrative.

Hello all so great to find an African-American authors community. I am including my first independently published book for review. It's more of an anthology or erotic memoir of a black love story. Since we know not all black love stories trail the path of roses and sunshine some of them build up to a story. I would really appreciate a book review for my labor of love. Note that this is Mature content and for Mature readers only. Here are the details: Book: Notes to a Negro Author: Anita Writes ISBN 13: 979-8670239592 Publication Date: July 28, 2020 Synopsis: Notes to a Negro are love notes, pieces, emails, texts, Whatsapp texts written to, inspired by and about an affair with a Negro who represents the quintessential black male during the course of an affair that lasted for almost 20 years. Follow along on their journey to see some of the undiluted material between these 2 lovers as they tried to make a place in this world for a love as passionate and unrequited as theirs. Some of the material has been altered to protect their identity. Some of the real life events have also not been included for the sake of privacy. But it is as raw as it is provocative and as genuine as it is sweet. It will have you rooting for a love so undiluted, evocative and addictive. Notes to a Negro

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