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“A Terrible Intimacy: Interracial Life in the Slaveholding South” by Melvin Patrick Ely

This is a book well-told by a great storyteller, and if you’re a fan of courtroom-thriller novels or historical events,…

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Vanessa Echols Releases New Audiobook “St. Simon Says”

“There are a lot of twists and turns as the story unfolds, along with dramatic family secrets revealed along the…

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Book Review “Arsenio” by Arsenio Hall with Alan Eisenstock

Back when he was in grade school, Hall used to sneak out of his bedroom at night to watch The…

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Books for Poetry Month by various authors

In life, there are times when you want some rhymes. Short ones or long, alone by yourself or attached to…

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Book Review: “The Mixed Marriage Project: A Memoir of Love, Race, and Family” by Dorothy Roberts

She wasn’t surprised by the segregation most of the couples endured, but by the unique barriers they experienced. There were…

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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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