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Michelle Obama’s Memoir to be Published in November

February 25, 2018 Staff 0

A global publication date of Tuesday, November 13, 2018, has been set for the highly anticipated memoir by Michelle Obama, former First Lady of the United States of America. Titled BECOMING, Mrs. Obama’s book will […]

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Cry It Out: Nikki Giovanni’s New Book Says Embrace Every Emotion

February 12, 2018 Staff 0

“I love a good cry” – Poet Nikki Giovanni Twelve years ago, I sat in a classroom at Virginia Tech and watched poet and educator Nikki Giovanni inspire a group of black male students, all […]

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Healthier Soul Food Cookbook Takes Fresh Approach to Traditional Recipes for “Go Red” Heart Health Month

February 4, 2018 Staff 0

The Healthier Traditions Cookbook: Soul Food, a healthy twist on traditional Southern dishes, features 17 classic recipes and is available for complimentary download today. The cookbook, a collaboration of Transamerica Center for Health Studies® (TCHS) with theAssociation of Black Women […]

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Former Drug Kingpin Rick Ross’ Road to Redemption includes Stop at Ribault High school

December 20, 2017 admin 0

By Lynn Jones American author and convicted drug trafficker best known for the drug empire he established in Los Angeles, California, in the early to mid 1980s was in Jacksonville promoting his book Freeway Rick […]

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Local Author Debuts First Book on Women’s Role in Black Lives Matter

December 6, 2017 admin 0

Jacksonville based author Nikesha Elise Williams held a book signing for her debut novel, Four Women, last weekend at WJCT studios.  Williams was joined by Ron Davis, a local activist and the father of slain […]

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P.R.I.D.E. Book Club Celebrates 24 Years

November 15, 2017 admin 0

By Felice Franklin – The People Reading for Inspiration, Discussion and Enjoyment (P.R.I.D.E.) Book club, the city’s oldest book club serving people of color, celebrated its’ 24th Anniversary on Veterans Day.  Local author and retired Navy veteran […]

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Donna Brazile Book Looks at Failed Election Bid

November 6, 2017 Staff 0

Former head of the Democratic National Committee Donna Brazile speaking during the second day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, July 26, 2016. Brazile says she considered replacing Hillary Clinton as the party’s presidential […]

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The Color of Law A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America

May 12, 2017 Staff 0

By Richard Rothstein   In The Color of Law (published by Liveright in May 2017), Richard Rothstein argues with exacting precision and fascinating insight how segregation in America—the incessant kind that continues to dog our major cities […]

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“The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell”

May 10, 2017 Staff 0

W. Kamau Bell By W. Kamau Bell c.2017, Dutton $28.00 / $37.00 Canada 352 pages You are a very different kind of person. You like things that others don’t like, you’re good at something that […]

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No Love, No Charity: The Success of the 19th Child

March 2, 2017 admin 0

No Love, No Charity: the Success of the 19th Child is the debut book by Paul Lamar Hunter. Paul discusses his life, his upbringing, his parents and his life as the 19th child. The book brings […]

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