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Movie Review: Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire
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Nina Simone: The Biography by David Brun-Lambert
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Satchmo: The Wonderful World and Art of Louis Armstrong by Steven Brower
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A Saint on Death Row by Thomas Cahill
March 25, 2025Dominique’s worst luck was to have been born in Houston, Texas, the principal city of Harris...
Picking Cotton: Our Memoir of Injustice and Redemption
March 25, 2025When confronted with Cotton in a police lineup, Thompson had nary a shred of doubt that...
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
March 20, 2025Yet when an author treads into specific territories, the ground becomes awfully muddy. We’re happy to...
A Mercy by Toni Morrison
March 16, 2025That’s it. Truly. That’s the plot. But to say that is all there is to it...
T. Denean Sharpley-Whiting Discusses Hip Hop’s Attitude Toward Women
February 1, 2025"The title was inspired by Snoop Dogg. It captures the ethos of the new gender politics...




