‘African American Authors’ Archives
Debut Author Book Review Advertising Package »
Due 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 site. We have created a special advertorial page designed to showcase book reviews for first-time authors. The landing page will have a common title: Debut Author Book Review. The landing [...]
An Interview With T’Keyah Crystal Keymáh »
By Charles S. Mombo Raised 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 energy and vision. From age three she sang, danced and recited original poems and stories. She wrote her first play and her first song in [...]
Secrets and lies in relationships: Is it ever okay to »
“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 always been blessed with nice skin, so whenever I have a pimple on my face it’s a major intrusion. I hate that toxic, [...]
The Code of the Street and African-American Adolescent »
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. (more...)
E. Lynn Harris, African American Author is dead at 54 »
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. Harris had said in the past he was hurt by criticism from some black gay men who felt he [...]
We Had Him by Maya Angelou »
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CZK7Vi1Bh4Queen 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. (more...)
Mama »
by Keli Stewart Source: South Loop Review People 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 of our family's circle. My mother. As an attentive child, I had watched her [...]
Poetry from the Masters: Black Arts Movement »
Useni Eugene Perkins, the Chicago born and distinguished poet, has done it again. This time his latest and “must have” book is - Poetry from the Masters: Black Arts Movement. Poetry from the Masters: Black Arts Movement is forward by poet and publisher, Haki Madhubuti of Third World Press. It is edited by Useni Eugene Perkins [...]
Still I Rise : A Graphic History of African Americans »
"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 Tale. . . by students, educators, collectors, and general readers for a long time to come." Newly [...]
Sheila L. Agnew, author of All About the Vets »
Sheila 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 planning, decorating, marketing, promotions, trade show and exhibit management has provided her [...]
Sister Claudette Marie Muhammad: Memories »
In 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 national and international protocol are in keeping with the edicts of the Nation of Islam. With a staff of over 75 [...]
