Surrounded by fully-stacked book shelves and coffee aroma at The Potter’s House in Northwest D.C., an engaged audience tuned in on Tuesday, March 13, to listen and discuss a difficult […]
Category: Books
Michelle Obama Announces New Book
Former first lady Michelle Obama has decided it’s time to tell her story. On Feb. 25, Obama took to Twitter to announce her new book, Becoming, and the launch of […]
Mildred Muhammad: ‘I’m Still Standing’
John, Salena and Taalibah Muhammad saw their father, John Allen Muhammad, arrested on Oct. 24, 2002, for a string of sniper shootings that killed 17 people in Washington, D.C., Alabama, […]
Books, Events Mark Late Poet Gwendolyn Brooks 100th Birthday
CHICAGO (AP) — Poet Gwendolyn Brooks would have turned 100 this week, and that birthday is being commemorated with new books, poetry readings, writing contests and even a bus tour […]
‘Dear Ijeawele’ Offers Feminist Advice for Black Women
After reading {Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions} by Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche, I believe that this is a mandatory read for women young and old. I gained […]
April Ryan’s Memoir Relays Wisdom on Race
People say that we live in a divided country, and they are absolutely right. There are two kinds of people in this world: the ones who haven’t read At Mama’s […]
Coretta Scott King’s ‘My Life, My Love, My Legacy’
The spouses of revolutionary leaders, celebrities, and famous athletes, tend to get overlooked. It’s rare that we get a vivid description of what life was like for the spouse. It’s […]
Bobby Brown Tells His Side of the Story in ‘Every Little Step’
In “Every Little Step” Bobby Brown says that Whitney Houston had affairs with both men and women. (Courtesy photo) There was once a time when Bobby Brown was the biggest […]
Rating the First Black President
In “The Black Presidency: Barack Obama and the Politics of Race in America”, Michael Eric Dyson discusses, analyzes and evaluates Barack Obama’s performance as President of the United States. Dr. […]
Edward Lewis and the Creation of ‘Essence’
“I was the quiet one,” is repeated like a mantra throughout “The Man from Essence.” This is how Edward Lewis describes himself in a quartet of Black men who founded […]
When the White House was also the Big House
Jesse Holland explores the lives of slaves in the White House in ‘The Invisibles. (Image Courtesy of Jesse J. Holland) “Who would want to read about slaves in the White […]
‘Alex Haley: And the Books that Changed a Nation’ Fleshes Out the Man Behind ‘Roots’
In downtown Annapolis, near the Annapolis Harbor, sits a statue of author Alex Haley. He is depicted as a kindly grandfather, telling children of various racial backgrounds an amusing story. […]