Joseph Taylor, who retired as head football coach at Florida A &M University in November, is currently doing a book tour to promote "The Making of a Champion: Success Is an Inconvenience," his autobiography. Taylor, the 15th coach at FAMU, had headed teams for 40 years. A native ...

The best way for a curious stranger to find out about a city is to travel its streets and boulevards, in daylight, on public transportation. Public buses are cheap but noisy and full of distractions. But a wise and knowing cab driver can do more to tutor a newcomer than any other resource. ...

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Pre-schoolers and young children now have a new way to learn about faith, thanks to a book release by Connecticut-based writer Cristal Baker. Popsicle Goes to Church, is a storybook with faith and God at its heart. The book takes readers on a journey with a friendly ...

Columbus, OH (BlackNews.com) — Those who enjoy the spoken word and appreciate fine art, can now look forward to a new exciting literary artistic journey and adventure as author and artist Lisa M. Cliff presents An Umbrella In Case of Rain: Art and Poetry for the Soul Vol. 1, an amalgam of ...

  “I project an outward appearance of success, confidence and strength. I am a successful author, a single mom… and a very vocal child and foster care advocate… [But] when I look in the mirror, the image that I see being reflected back at me is not that of a strong, ...

     “There is an illusion of marriage created by Hollywood… that only exists in the movies and on TV… All ‘housewives’ are not ‘desperate,’ and ‘How I Met Your Mother’ is seldom an accurate depiction of a Godly ...

“I wrote this book as a guide for young women so that they won’t make the same mistakes I’ve made… I really needed someone to step in and show me that I could be so much more… Because I have been in the bottom of the barrel… I thought to myself, ‘You ...

“I can’t believe someone found my journey interesting enough to want to put it in a book…Being on display as an artist is never comfortable for me. Behind my songs and my words lies a very shy little girl who has become a strong woman. Luckily, there are people around me who ...

“Please don’t forget me”, are the words Susan Lankford’s daughter Polly found as they sat at home looking through the countless survey’s they conducted. Lankford describes the sight of that message and her memory of the little boy, who wrote it as one of the most ...

“Coretta was determined– through education, art, faith, and social activism– to do all she could to create a better life for herself, her family and people around the world. In doing so, her life was like a rose pushing up from the parched, dry ground, and springing forth in a ...

In an effort to encourage teen literacy, L.B Tilt brings forth Unchained, one of the three novels in the Gravel Road series written as a hi-lo novel. Unchained aims to blend high level interest with low level reading skills. Tilt uses the 16 years of experience she gained while teaching at-risk ...

“Jamillah and David Lamb are the dynamic couple behind the successful Off-Broadway play ‘Platanos Y Collard Greens’ which is enjoying its 9th year-running. For years, they have worked side by side, 24/7, to create and build their business. And, not only have they not killed ...