What do you mean I’m in the wrong place? Wait… It’s not that kind of…ohhhh! The Pussy Trap, a novel by Ne Ne Capri, is a tale […]
People in Glass Houses Shouldn’t Throw…Hey! Quit It!
Photo Attributed to Paradise Fashions (www.paradisefashions.com) As a little chocolate girl raised in a Baptist church, anytime I heard the phrase “I ain’t been […]
Say It Loud! I’ve Made a Horrible Decision!
In making a fantasy a reality, you can really get in over your head. In the novel, My Woman, His Wife, Anna J spins a tale about […]
What’s Love Got to Do With It?
Or turn you into a soulless psychotic sociopathic megalomaniac. In Love on a Two Way Street, New York Times bestselling author J.L. King tells a story […]
One Crazy Summer
Delphine is 11 years old, and the big sister to Vonetta and Fern. She has had to be the mother figure for her little sisters, […]
Black Jack: The Ballad of Jack Johnson
This new picture book is a biography of Jack Johnson, the first African-American heavyweight boxing champion. Jack grew up in Texas and was the child […]
Tales worth chasing
Before we are out of February’s special spotlight on the contributions and endeavors of African American individuals and culture, we should make sure to note […]
Literary African American Writers
Below are literary books by African American authors. Some of these are obvious timeless classics . . . Others will become classics in time . […]
Book Discussion Series: Bud, Not Buddy
Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father — the renowned bandleader, H.E. Calloway of Grand Rapids.