‘African American Authors’ Archives
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 site. We have created a special advertorial page designed to [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. Bookmark ChocolateCity.cc Hide Sites [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]
