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“Black Founder: The Hidden Power of Being an Outsider” by Stacy Spikesc.2023, Dafina, $28.00, 256 pages By Terri Schlichenmeyer A good building starts with a substantial foundation. No matter...
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Using a Bicycle, Author Follows Roads to Freedom Taken by Harriet Tubman on Underground RailroadBy Terri Schlichenmeyer The Bookworm Sez, LLC It’s all in the balance. You need to maintain that first and everything else comes...
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LIVE! — HE SAID…, HE SAID…, HE SAID….: WITH SPECIAL GUEST ROMAL TUNE FRIDAY 2.17.23 7PM ESTJoin hosts Alvin King, Vash Boddie and Bobby Edwards as they welcome their special guest, author Romal Tune. Romal is a … The post...
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BOOKS: Jerald LeVon Hoover Blends a Love of Sport & Friendship into New Children’s Book‘A Basketball Hero is Born’ is a part of The Hero Book Series by Jerald LeVon Hoover, which aims to inspire youth to make a positive change in...
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Walter Lincoln Hawkins, A Modern-Day InventorBy Tamara Shiloh During his early years, Walter Lincoln Hawkins (1911–1992) would disassemble and then reassemble several toys to create new...
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Philippa Duke Schuyler: Pianist Received National Prominence at Young AgeBy Tamara Shiloh African American author and journalist George Schuyler and white artist and journalist Josephine Cogdell’s marriage...
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Reginald F. Lewis: A Wall Street TitanBy Tamara Shiloh In 1965, a select group of Black students participated in a summer school program funded by the Rockefeller...
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Black American Authors Change the Narrative at The World’s Largest International Book FairINDIANA—Viewed as a cultural and literary hub of the region, the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) is known as the “gateway to audiences...
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Philip Bell Downing: Black Creativity Seen in Everyday ObjectsBy Tamara Shiloh During the early 19th century, pieces of mail and packages could only be posted at the town’s post office. For many,...
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Once Homeless Real Estate Broker Authors Book on Building a New Paradigm in Real EstateBy Godfrey Lee Valencia Burton Horton, a real estate agent and broker living and working in Oakland, recently gave a reading on...
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Wilfred Ussery Celebrated his 94th birthday this week at Geoffrey’s Inner Circle Jazz PerformanceBy Roohee Marshall Upon meeting Mr. Wilfred Ussery, the former national Chairman of the Congress of Racial Equality who had gained the...
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From Grapes to the GlassBy Tamara Shiloh Winemaking is a centuries-old profession originating in Old World France. Socioeconomics, however, has played a role...
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COMMENTARY: Collision Course (Part 2)By Gregg Reese, Contributor | Our Weekly News “I have always believed that the government was part of a conspiracy, either directly or...
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Estevanico: The Man The Myth, The LegendThe first Black person in the New World By Merdies Hayes, Editor | Our Weekly The history of slavery in the Western Hemisphere has, of...
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COMMENTARY: Book Bans Are an Attack on the Freedom to Read, Teach and LearnBy Ben Jealous Truth is a threat to authoritarianism. Reading is a path to truth. That’s why the freedom to read is essential to the...
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PRESS ROOM: Poetry Foundation Makes History Honoring 2022 Pegasus AwardeesCHICAGO —The Poetry Foundation is proud to announce the winners of the 2022 Pegasus Awards, a family of literary prizes that include the Ruth...
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The St. Augustine Movement (1963–1964)By Tamara Shiloh It was the spring of 1964. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference were...
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Book Banning Is a Concerning Trend in the Golden StateBy Aldon Thomas Stiles, California Black Media Nationwide, book banning is on the rise. It’s reached a 20-year high, according to the...
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William Wells Brown, Personifying the American DreamBy Tamara Shiloh The minstrel shows of the early 19th century are believed by some to be the roots of Black theatre. However, they...
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Marin County Offers Booklet to Parents to Prevent Preteen Substance AbuseBy Godfrey Lee Marin County District Attorney Lori E. Frugoli recently distributed an informational booklet “Let’s Start Talking...
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Over 500 Attend Police-Free Event to Reimagine Safety in OaklandNight Out for Safety and Liberation Events Held in More Than 50 Communities Across the Country Photos courtesy of Ella Baker Center,...
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PRESS ROOM: Autism influencer Jeremiah Josey releases a new book about his experience as a Black man with autismAn important addition to autism literature and a much-needed voice for autistic people of color. Shawnee, KS – Autism influencer...
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Chef George Crum: A Deep-Fried Stunt Gone RightBy Tamara Shiloh Cornelius Vanderbilt, a steamship owner, sat in the dining room of Moon’s Lake House in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., a...
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Jean-Michel Basquiat, A Troubled SoulBy Tamara Shiloh It was the early summer of 1980. More than 100 artists converged on an abandoned four-story building at Seventh Avenue...
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Ewaso Vilage: Poems, Stories, and Photography from Laikipia County, KenyaBy Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Acclaimed filmmaker, photojournalist, writer, poet, and...
