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Book Reviews
Michelle Obama: First Lady of Hope by Elizabeth Lightfoot
Hope on a Tightrope: Words and Wisdom by Cornel West
21 Nights by Prince
Going Down South by Bonnie J. Glover
Street Judge: A Novel by Judge Greg Mathis
The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, and an Unlikely Road to Manhood by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Sweetsmoke by David Fuller
Sam Langford: Boxing’s Greatest Uncrowned Champion by Clay Moyle
Gook: John McCain’s Racism and Why It Matters by Irwin A. Tang
The Naked Truth: Young Beautiful and (HIV) Positive by Marvelyn Brown
Because of Race: How Americans Debate Harm and Opportunity in Our Schools
Just Too Good to Be True by E. Lynn Harris
In Search of Nella Larsen: A Biography of the Color Line by George Hutchinson
Cinder by Albert French
The Skull Cage Key by Michel Marriott
Be a Father to Your Child: Real Talk from Black Men on Family, Love and Fatherhood edited by April R. Silver
Life is a Game by Jim Copeland
Be a Father to Your Child: Real Talk from Black Men on Family, Love and Fatherhood edited by April R. Silver
Breaking the Code of Silence by Alana Wyatt Smith
All You Need to Know about the Music Business by Donald S. Passman
Letters to a Young Sister by Hill Harper
All about the Beat: Why Hip-Hop Can't Save Black America by John H. McWhorter
The Legacy of Islamic Anti-Semitism: From Sacred Texts to Solemn History
Trading Dreams at Midnight by Diane Mckinney-Whetstone
Orange Mint and Honey by Carleen Brice
The Chronicles of a Gentleman (The Untold Truth) by Leroy Sanders
What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington’s Culture of Deception
Strongholds by Vanessa Davis Griggs
25 Things That Really Matter in Life: A Comprehensive Guide to Making Your Life Better by Gary A. Johnson
From Dusk To Dawn by Niambi Davis
Inheriting the Trade: A Northern Family Confronts Its Legacy as the Largest Slave-Trading Dynasty in U.S. History
Sweet Release: The Last Step to Black Freedom by Dr. James Davison, Jr.
Never As Good As the First Time by Mari Walker
The Race Card: How Bluffing About Bias Makes Race Relations Worse by Richard Thompson Ford
The New Paradigm for Financial Markets: The Credit Crash of 2008 and What It Means by George Soros
Breaking Free: My Life with Dissociative Identity Disorder by Herschel Walker
Shadows of the Blues by Whitney J. Leblanc
Faith under Fire: Betrayed by a Thing Called Love by LaJoyce Brookshire
Sinking Saints: Ten Reasons Why Judgment Must Begin In The House of God by Etta B. Harbin
Standing Tall: A Memoir of Tragedy and Triumph by C. Vivian Stringer
Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You with the Bill)
Don't Blame It on Rio: The Real Deal Behind Why Men Go to Brazil for Sex
Sweet Georgia Brown by Cheryl Robinson
Wrong on Race: The Democratic Party’s Buried Past by Bruce Bartlett
Party Crashing: How the Hip-Hop Generation Declared Political Independence by Keli Goff
Not Even If You Begged by Francis Ray
Watercolored Pearls by Stacy Hawkins Adams
Life as a Single Mom: It Isn’t Easy, or Is It? 10 Steps to Achieving success as a Single Mom by Stephanie M. Clark
Is NO Not Clear Enough For You? by Angelia Vernon Menchan
A Full List of Books Reviewed
Author & Celebrity Interviews
Roland S. Martin - Multimedia journalist: newspaper editor, TV commentator, radio talk show host, web publisher, and book author
Alicia Keys: The Secret Life of Bees Interview
Rob Brown - The Express Interview
Spike Lee - The Miracle at St. Anna Interview
Tyler Perry - A Visit to The House of Perry
Sanaa Lathan - The Family That Preys Interview
Gloria Reuben - The Raising the Bar Interview
Brandon T. Jackson - The Tropic Thunder Interview
Robert Gossett - The All about Us Interview
Boris Kodjoe - The Closer Interview
Bobby Seale - Seizing the Time with the Black Panther Founder
Lisa Kudrow - The Kabluey Interview and Film Review
Ed Gordon - The Daddy’s Promise Interview
List of All Actor Interviews

 

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Articles
A Child of the Fifties Reflects on Obama’s Win
The Best Black Book Web Sites - Updated November 3rd, 2008
Raising McCain: Republicans Rally the Base with Racist Appeal to Rednecks
Reverend Al Sharpton - The Murder in Black and White Interview
Michelle Obama Addresses Convention: Heartfelt Speech Turns Undecided’s Fears into Tears
Black in America - Over-Hyped CNN Special Fails to Measure-Up to the Buzz
Come On, Jesse: Don't Hate The Playa, Hate The Game!
Unforgivable! New Yorker Cover Depicts the Obamas as Terrorists
Mos Def: Amino Alkaline – The Watermelon Syndicate rocked the dome of Carnegie Hall
Clinton As Vice President Would Be a Disaster for Obama by Gwen Richardson
Presentation: The Real Deal On On-line Book Promotion
Dana Roc - Interview with founder of Dana Delivers! www.danaroc.com
The Ninth National Black Writers Conference - An Evolving Process - A reflective piece by Dr. Brenda M. Greene, Executive Director Center for Black Literature
Joe Louis: American Hero… Betrayed - HBO Documentary Revisits America’s Mistreatment of Patriotic Pugilist
State of the Black Union 2008 - Obama’s Conspicuous Absence Overshadows Annual Gathering
African American Lives 2 - Black Luminaries Find Roots in 4-Part PBS Series
As Obama Rises, Old Guard Civil Rights Leaders Scowl by William Jelani Cobb, Ph.D.
Pros and Cons of Mainstream and Self-Publishing by C. Liegh McInnis
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Film & DVD Reviews
It's Pimpin' Pimpin' - Latest Katt Williams Concert Flick Released on DVD
Still Trippin’ - Steve Harvey Adds Blue Humor Back to His Standup Act
W. - Oliver Stone Chronicles Bush’s Checkered Career with Damning Bio-Pic
The Secret Life of Bees - Carolina Provides Scenic Rural Backdrop for Female Empowerment Flick Set during Civil Rights Era
The Black List - HBO Documentary Profiles Prominent African-Americans
Trouble the Water - Shocking Katrina Documentary Created from Real-Time, Home Movies Shot by Storm Victim
America the Beautiful - Scathing Documentary Explores America’s Unhealthy Obsession with Beauty
The Dark Knight - The Joker and Batman Match Wits and Muscle in Heath Ledger’s Swan Song
Meet Dave - Eddie Murphy Misfires as Brother from Another Planet
We Are Together (Thins Simunye) - Musical Documentary Examines Plight of South African AIDS Orphans
Graffiti Verite’ 7: Random Urban Static - Slam Poets Deliver Powerful Performances in Spoken Word Documentary
Hancock - Will Smith as Alcoholic Superhero in Need of AA and a New Image
Very Young Girls - NYC Documentary Shows It’s Hard Out There for a Ho, Too
I'm Through with White Girls (The Inevitable Undoing of Jay Brooks) - Brother Cured of Jungle Fever Decides to Settle Down with a Sister
On the Rumba River - Tribute to Legendary Congolese Musician Wendo Kolosoy
A Raisin in the Sun - BET’s #1 Rated Reality Series Released on DVD
Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is…(Season Two) - DVD Release Date: May 13, 2008
The Pact - Three Black Boys from Newark Overcome Odds to Become Doctors
Without the King - The African Misadventures of Mswati in Swaziland
List of All Film and DVD Reviews



















 

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