‘African American Authors’ Archives
FunkY by Christian Loriel
Article Source: Our sister's site – BookReview.name FunkY by Christian Loriel. Cover Design by Raphael Baker, Copyright 2011, Author Christian Loriel wants to put the South Memphis she knows underneath the lens of a microscope, point out the crud, the grime, the [Read More]
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
By: Charles S. Mombo Article Sponsored by: SEO and Social Media Marketing Consultants The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander Thanks to my fellow professor, David Baker, a progressive and intelligent individual, who did not [Read More]
Maya Angelou: King’s memorial inscription makes him look egotistical and arrogant
Do you agree with Maya Angelou that the inscription on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s memorial makes him look like an egoistical and arrogant 'Twit', or is she making a big deal out of nothing? Do you agree with Maya Angelou that the inscription on Dr. Martin Luther King, [Read More]
I Dreamt I Was in Heaven – The Rampage of the Rufus Buck Gang by Leonce Gaiter
Source: Book Review Rufus Buck gang. Rufus Buck was half-black and half Creek Indian. The rest of the gang was composed of one African-American, and three full-blooded Creeks. In the summer of 1895, terror gripped the Indian Territories (today's Oklahoma). The [Read More]
Sweet Liberia, Lessons from the Coal Pot by Susan Peters
By: Charles S. Mombo Sweet Liberia, Lessons from the Coal Pot by Susan Peters In the 1970’s when Black Pride was at its height, many African Americans embraced their roots in Mother Africa by changing their hairstyles, their names, their way of dressing but continued [Read More]
Don Lemon is TRANSPARENT in announcing that he is gay
CNN Don Lemon will be reading and signing his new memoir, “Transparent”, June 22nd at 7:30 p.m., to be at the Outwrite Bookstore & Coffeehouse located at the corner of Piedmont and Tenth Street in Midtown, Atlanta. If you are in the Atlanta’s area, you might [Read More]
When Citizens Don’t Vote Rights are Taken Away
By: Cheryl Gittens-Jones Cheryl Gittens-Jones - When Citizens Don’t Vote Rights are Taken Away.The law is clear that the right to petition one's government for the redress of grievances may be exercised in large groups… Frank M. Johnson, Jr. (1918- ), Federal [Read More]
Egypt Celebrates Freedom Republicans Assault Ours
By: Cheryl Gittens-Jones Cheryl Gittens-Jones - Egypt Celebrates Freedom Republicans Assault OursThe Egyptian people have spoken with one voice and with people-power they have opened the door to a new way of life. They are about to learn what the true meaning of the word [Read More]
MY FIRST HOUSE, by Itua
MY FIRST HOUSE, by Itua My First House, by Itua Newlywed’s, Chris and Amber, purchased their home and vowed to always take good care of it, no matter what. The 7-bedroom mini-mansion was their dream home until one massacre-filled evening turned it all into a [Read More]
It’s not worth it, a book by Bottabing
By: Charles S. Mombo @charlessmombo Ms. Bottabing, author of It's Not Worth It.It's not worth it is a “must read” book by a talented and beauty 20 year-old African-American English literature major out of Detroit, Michigan. Her pen name, nom de plume, or [Read More]
Black Faces in White Places by Randal Pinkett & Jeffrey Robinson
Black Faces in White Places: 10 Game-Changing Strategies to Achieve Success and Find Greatness by Randal Pinkett & Jeffrey RobinsonBy Randal Pinkett & Jeffrey Robinson, Authors of Black Faces in White Places: 10 Game-Changing Strategies to Achieve Success and Find [Read More]
Angelica’s Revenge by Houstina Summers
Angelica's Revenge by Houstina Summers Angelica's Revenge is a romantic thriller introducing two characters, an African American male, Trayvon and a Hispanic male, Mario, who are members of two rival gangs. There is nothing new about racial conflict between African [Read More]
Carpetbaggers and Neer do wells
By: Solomon Vincent Solomon VincentIn a Search for the Truth The young man stood completely erect. He was very tall and had broad shoulders. He could have passed for a small giant. He stared longingly into the horizon, past the white sails of the ships billowing in [Read More]
Flaws and All by Shana Burton
Shana Burton's latest book "Flaws and All" (ISBN 1601628528) is already being described as “Sex and the City meets Waiting to Exhale meets Christ. Flaws and All is a tell-it-like-it-is saga of redemption, sisterhood, and unconditional love. Flaws [Read More]
Debut Author Book Review Advertising Package
Chocolate City Debut Author Book Review Advertising PackageDue to the innumerable request for a book review on ChocolateCity.cc, we have decided to support debut authors and give them affordable visibility on our sites: Chocolatecity.cc and BookReview.name. We have created [Read More]
An Interview With T’Keyah Crystal Keymáh
By Charles S. Mombo T'Keyah Crystal Kemyah, Author of Natural Woman / Natural HairRaised on the South Side of Chicago by her grandparents and great grandmother, T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh (pronounced Ta-Kee-ah Kristle Kee-Mah), is her name personified: a prism of [Read More]
Secrets and lies in relationships: Is it ever okay to keep your past hidden?
Rhonda McKnight, author of the novel, Secrets and Lies “Communication is critical in relationships, but the only thing worse than a lack of communication is secrets and lies between you.”—Rhonda McKnight, author of the novel, Secrets and Lies I’ve [Read More]
The Code of the Street and African-American Adolescent Violence
Dr. Elijah Anderson The National Institute of Justice (NIJ), a research and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice, has issued a report reaffirming the “Code of the Street” theory of urban violence developed by Yale professor Dr. Elijah Anderson. [Read More]
E. Lynn Harris, African American Author is dead at 54
Author E. Lynn Harris,E. Lynn Harris, 54 year-old died Thursday night in Los Angeles, California. Harris wrote a series of novels that exposed readers to characters rarely depicted in literature: black, affluent gay men who were masculine, complex and, sometimes, tormented. [Read More]
We Had Him by Maya Angelou
Queen Latifah read an outstanding poem, We Had Him, that was written by Dr. Maya Angelou in tribute to the late Michael Jackson. The poem was read during Jackson’s public memorial at the Staples Center in Los Angeles today. SeeMombo.com Bookmark ChocolateCity.cc Hide [Read More]
Mama
by Keli Stewart Source: South Loop Review Keli StewartPeople keep trying to get me to come to her, as if I could heal all of our wounds. For a long time I felt that God was punishing me by giving her to me, this wild woman commonly known as "the bitch" in and out [Read More]
Poetry from the Masters: Black Arts Movement
Useni Eugene Perkins - The Chicago born, distinguished and prolific poet, playwright and a champion in improving the lives of disadvantaged young people.Useni Eugene Perkins, the Chicago born and distinguished poet, has done it again. This time his latest and “must [Read More]
Still I Rise : A Graphic History of African Americans
Still I Rise"As a contribution to illustrated history from a black point of view," writes acclaimed foreword author Charles Johnson, "Still I Rise is a unique achievement, one that will be valued — like Art Spiegelman’s Maus: A Survivor’s [Read More]
Sheila L. Agnew, author of All About the Vets
Sheila L. AgnewSheila L. Agnew is the author of All About the Vets, a unique book that is a sharing of life experiences focusing on women over 40. As an entrepreneur in the Special Events industry for over twenty years, her experience in meeting, convention and event [Read More]
Sister Claudette Marie Muhammad: Memories
Memories by Claudette Marie MuhammadIn bookstores across the country, “Memories” is the new book by Sister Claudette Marie Muhammad. She is the Chief of Protocol for the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan. In this capacity, she ensures that all issues of [Read More]
