Book Review: Extra! Extra! Love! by Lisa D. DeNeal
Extra! Extra! Love!: A Front Page Romance Trilogy (Volume 1) by Lisa D. DeNeal *** New Author Alert*** Page Length: 185 Synopsis: What would you do if you met your childhood celebrity crush? What would you say if that celebrity crush asked you out? When she was a...
11 black male book authors you should add to your bookshelf
Each month I am going to highlight some authors and new reads that I love. This month's spotlight is dedicated to the brothers! I am sharing with you some of my favorite black male authors in the literary world. A shout out to each author bae for sharing their...
Jekalyn Carr Talks New Album ‘One Nation Under God’ and How To Step Into Your Winning Season
Independent contemporary gospel artist Jekalyn Carr is only 20 years old and has already won the highly coveted Stellar Award. The Arkansas native began singing at the tender age of five. In 2013, she released the single “Greater Is Coming,” independently on her...
#BookReview ‘For You I Will’ by Chelsea Maria
For You I Will by Chelsea Maria Page Length: 173 Synopsis: Andre Joseph learned at a young age what it meant to cleave to another soul. Since the age of 15, he has sacrificed his happiness and placed his dreams on hold to make sure the one he cleaved to the most lived...
Connecticut Brown- Part1 [A fictional mini-series]
Note: This is a fictional ongoing mini-series. Once you finish part one hopefully you will want to keep reading. But until the second part drops, email me your thoughts. This...
#BookReview ‘Backslide 2’ by Keith Thomas Walker
Backslide 2 by Keith Thomas Walker Page length: 275 pages Synopsis: Kole blacks out when a good friend is murdered. He returns to the helm of The Organization and will stop at nothing to exact revenge. His unraveling threatens to undo all of the progress he and Dana...
The Burden of Black Women in America
In the season six finale of Scandal, Olivia Pope’s mother Maya Lewis (played by Khandi Alexander) is sitting in a jail cell being detained because she was accused of conspiring to kill the president-elect. Assuring Olivia’s father (played by Joe Morton) that she came...
Why Black Women Should Think Twice Before Calling Mo’Nique Difficult
Mo’Nique has stirred the pot in Hollywood–again. The Academy Award-winning comedian and actress took a break from her routine posting of workout videos on Instagram to ask for a boycott against the popular streaming service Netflix....
#BookReview ‘Broken Clocks’ by Danielle Allen
Broken Clocks by Danielle Allen Page length: 271 Synopsis: According to my grandma, a broken clock being right twice a day meant that in any given situation, perfect timing only happens twice. I fell for William Grayson in a matter of minutes. The connection between...
#BookReview ‘A Kind of Freedom’ by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
A Kind of Freedom Page Length: 256 Synopsis: Evelyn is a Creole woman who comes of age in New Orleans at the height of World War II. Her family inhabits the upper echelon of Black society, and when she falls for no-account Renard, she is forced to choose between her...
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