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Daughter of a aristocratic WASP and Haitian Songbird, Susan Fales-Hill presents a rewarding novel of her adventures.
The memoirist-philanthropist-TV producer talks about her debut novel, Bill Cosby, Lena Horne and the philanthropic life.
By: The Root.com
The intrigue in One Flight Up, the first novel by Susan Fales-Hill, begins before the story does. Just after the title page, [...]
Source: Kalamazoo Gazette
NEW YORK — Jazz singer and actress Abbey Lincoln, 80, died Saturday in New York, according to the New York Times.
Lincoln, who was born Anna Marie Wooldridge, graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School in 1949.
Her death was announced by her brother David Wooldridge, according to the Times. Lincoln had lived in New York [...]
Toi Derricotte was born in Hamtramck, Michigan, in 1941. Her books of poetry are Tender (1997), winner of the 1998 Paterson Poetry Prize; Captivity (1989); Natural Birth (1983); and The Empress of the Death House (1978). Her The Black Notebooks, a literary memoir (W.W. Norton, 1997), won the 1998 Anisfield-Wolf Book [...]
If you learn how to read, you will be forever free~Frederick Douglass
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Carole C. Marks is a professor of sociology at the University of Delaware and the coauthor of The Power of Pride: Stylemakers and Rulebreakers of the Harlem Renaissance.
Robert Stepto’s fields of interest include early African American narratives (Equiano to Douglass and Jacobs), American Renaissance [...]
Youtube blogger Paul Brensan Interviews 29 year old Author, Journalist, pop culture critic and Washington Politico Ms. Helena Andrews about her new book “Bitch is the New Black”, (coming out in June). This book is a collection of essays chronicling her experiences as a single Black female in Washington, DC. First conceptualized as a daily [...]
The Black Butterfly is a feature length film about a 16 year old young girl from one of Chicago’s most roughest communities: Englewood, who’s amazing gift as a female swimmer gets the attention of the US Olympics to tryout. However, her dreams are destroyed after being sexually molested and she attempts to fight the demons [...]
NO! the Rape Documentary: by Aishah Shahidah Simmons, Independent Documentary Filmmaker, is reviewed by BET Television. 1 in 3 women will be a victim of sexual assault in her lifetime. How can we end sexual assault? http://www.notherapedocumentary.org.
Ms. Candace E. Chivis resides in Grand Rapids, Michigan and is running for Kent County Commissioner. Ms. Chivis is a graduate of Grand Rapids Central High School, Grand Rapids Community College, and the University of Michigan. If you wish to contact Ms. Chivis, she can be reached Committee to Elect Candace E. Chivis, 2140 Madison [...]
VH1 changing tone with black reality shows
By DERRIK J. LANG, AP Entertainment Writer
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/04/06/entertainment/e070310D40.DTL#ixzz0kMZ1lCkP
On her new VH1 reality dating show, Rozonda Thomas — better known as Chilli from the groundbreaking hip-hop group TLC — doesn’t lounge in bubble baths or hand out fake bling to her suitors. Instead, the 39-year-old [...]