Willamette University professor, Dr. Amadou T. Fofana, discusses his book,
The Films of Ousmane Sembene: Discourse, Politics, and Culture. on this
month's Black Book Talk.
Ousmane Sembène was a Senegalese film director, producer, and writer, often
called the "father of A...
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c; and host O B Hill, Reflections Mirror Image Books will discuss the
challenges and rewards facing independent booksellers. Nationally the numbers
are dwindling. Competition from chain stores and online vendors is fierce.
Prospects for success are slim, at best. Why would ...
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D'Norgia Taylor writes science fiction for all ages and all kinds of people.
"A lot of it is about escape -- getting away from whatever the
issues...that you want to escape from -- or to." Her latest work, If By
Chance, deals with a generational curse that besets a small ...
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Dr. Earl Bracy -- a Vietnam War era combat medic, practicing clinical
psychologist, and author of Too Young to Die: Inner-City Adolescent
Homicides and The Making of a Psychologist -- has endured prejudice and
discrimination the likes of which many Americans, black and whit...
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Legendary author Maya Angelou shares the deepest personal story of her life:
her relationship with her mother in her new book, Mom & Me & Mom.
Angelou's mother, Vivian Baxter, was an indomitable spirit whose petite size
belied her larger-than-life presence—a presence abs...
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HBO. CNN. BET. These cable stations have revolutionized our television
viewing experience and our culture as a whole. In 1979, cable was still an
emerging technology, but one that brothers Clinton and Carl Galloway knew
was worth pursuing.
The Galloway brothers, both y...
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Author Jonathan R. Miller writes literary fiction thrillers that include
multicultural or biracial characters and themes. His latest work,
Delivery, features a biracial Somali man who is blinded while defending his
daughter. Ambojeem, the protagonist, settles in the rel...
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Hosts Patricia Welch, O.B. Hill, and Emma Jackson Ford speak with Cheryl
Waiters. In her inspiring memoir, "Blood, Sweat, and High Heels," Cheryl
Waiters chronicles her struggles and victories as an African American female
working to overcome gender and racial biases in the...
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Guest Kimberly Stowers Moreland is the author of African Americans of
Portland, a pictorial history. From hundreds of black and white and
sepia-toned photos, Moreland pieced together a slice of the local African
American narrative, one that reflects how prior to World War ...
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In her book Shop, Cook, Eat: Outside of the Box, author Chrisetta Mosley
tells how she lost 170 pounds by stepping outside of the prepared food box.
The goal is to help readers reconnect with their food and take control of
their health in very own kitchen using whole, natur...
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