books

Stitching Freedom: A True Story of Injustice, Defiance, and Hope in Angola Prison

“Stitching Freedom” isn’t scary or particularly scared-straight-ish, and there’s a bit of humor at the end in Tyler’s post-prison memories…

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“Let Me Be Real With You” — Book Review

At first look, this book might seem like just any other self-help offering. It’s inspirational for casual reader and business…

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Book Review: “I Know White People are Crazy and Other Stories” by Dr. Jonathan Mathias Lassiter

Through his work as a licensed clinical psychologist and the patients he’s treated, he knows his experiences are not unique.…

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Book Reviews for September for Children

Uh-oh. The possibly-evil Norvax Corporation may be planning to use their secret time machine for nefarious purposes. Can your 8-to-12-year-old…

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Jonathan Capehart’s “Yet Here I Am: Lessons from a Black Man’s Search for Home”

When little Jonathan Capehart inquired about his father, who died just months after Capehart was born, he was met with…

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“Madame Queen: The Life and Crimes of Harlem’s Underground Racketeer, Stephanie St. Clair” by Mary Kay McBrayer

If you want something enough, you’ll never, ever lose sight of that goal.

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The Bookworm Sez: Books about Integration, Schools & HBCUs by various authors

There are many more books on the history of education for you to read, addressing elementary schools, college-level, and high…

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Book Review: “Resist! How a Century of Young Black Activists Shaped America” by Rita Omokha

Throughout history, when decisions were needed, the answer has often been “no.”

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Books for Poetry Month by various authors

On your hands, you got lots of time. You can make a song, you can make a rhyme. Make a…

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COMMENTARY: COVID-19, the View Across Black America

NNPA NEWSWRE — While Washington, D.C.’s Metrorail has been largely emptied of its professional class of passengers, reductions in the…

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