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Book Reviews
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
Choosing Deceit by S.R. Sarai
The Lazarus Parable: A Revelation for the 21st Century by John C. Bonner
Get Real, Get Rich: Conquer the 7 Lies Blocking You from Success by Dr. Farrah Gray
Black Pain: It Just Looks Like We're Not Hurting by Terrie Williams
A Bound Man: Why We Are Excited about Obama And Why He Can’t Win by Shelby Steele
Passin' by Karen E. Quinones Miller
That Mean Old Yesterday by Stacey Patton
Why Black People Can't Lose Weight: The Psychology, The Challenge, and The Solution to Overall Wellness by Makeisha Lee
Black Man under the Deep Blue Sea: Memoirs of a Black Commercial Diver in Southeast Asia by Tony Wells
Why African-Americans Can't Get Ahead: And How We Can Solve It with Group Economics by Gwen Richardson
Rooftop Diva: A Novel of Triumph after Katrina By D. T. Pollard
paths of sanctuary by ihsan bracy
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Author & Celebrity Interviews
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
Tim Meadows - SNL Alum Back on TV on TBS Series
Mike Epps - The "Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins" Interview
Nicole Ari Parker - Mommy, Wife, Actress Interview
Jill Scott & Tasha Smith - The "Why Did I Get Married" Interviews
Nicole Ari Parker - The Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
Vivica A. Fox - The Cover/Three Can Play That Game Interview
List of All Actor Interviews

 

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Articles
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 Best Black Book Web Sites - Updated June 16th 2008
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
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
The Souls of Black Girls - Provocative Documentary Examines Image of Black Females Propagated by the Media
War Dance - DVD Examines Drive to Dance in the Midst of Ugandan Civil War
Planet B-Boy - Evolution of Breakdancing Examined by Electrifying Documentary
The Dhamma Brothers - MSNBC Special to Feature Reunion of Blacks and Whites Linked to Ancestors from Same Slave Plantation
Meeting David Wilson - Inmates Find Inner Peace thru Meditation in Death Row Documentary
Skid Row - Rapper Goes Undercover to Shed Light on Plight of the Homeless
College Road Trip - Raven-Symone’ and Martin Lawrence Co-Star in Coming-of-Age Comedy
Never Back Down - The Karate Kid joins the Fight Club and kicks butt!
Reposition Yourself - DVD Version of Bishop T.D. Jakes’ Best-Seller Released
African American Lives 2 - Black Luminaries Find Roots in 4-Part PBS Series
Dirty Laundry - Brother on the Down-Low Outed by His Kid in DVD Comedy
List of All Film and DVD Reviews



















 


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