Book Review
Rise Up
Many were surprised during the 2004 presidential election when former senator and ambassador, Carol Mosely Braun, announced her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. More than ever before, African American women are pursuing...
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Seeing the Unspeakable
The title of this book about contemporary artist Kara Walker is reminiscent of Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison’s essay, “Unspeakable Things Unspoken: The Afro-American Presence in American Literature,” which first appeared in Michigan...
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The Nia Guide for Black Women
To date, more Black women than ever before have gained and maintained managerial and entrepreneurial positions, warranting a book such as this one, the first in a series by the editors, who have extensive experience in corporate America....
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Magic Hoofbeats
The eight tales in this collection from locales around the world (including North America, Russia, and Albania) are linked by one subject: horses. The tales are organized by place of origin, beginning with a North American story set...
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Punkzilla
Jamie, called Punkzilla because of his affection for punk rock, is weeks away from his fifteenth birthday when he embarks on another journey-the first was his clandestine escape from Buckner Military Academy to Portland, Oregon. This...
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Dust of 100 Dogs
By the 1980s, Emer Morrissey has lived a long and difficult life. During the mid-1600s, in her original incarnation, she watched as her parents fought and died to protect their Irish village from Oliver Cromwell’s army. Emer is forced...
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The Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby
Isaac Murphy, Willie Simms, Jimmy “Wink” Winkfield: few people recognize these names or know they were victorious black jockeys. Winkfield, the subject of this book, was born in 1882 in Kentucky, and started riding horses at sixteen....
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Daughter of War
During World War I, the Turkish government abandoned Armenians in the Syrian Desert. More than one million died from malnutrition and other causes. "Daughter of War" describes the circumstances of three characters struggling to reunite...