‘Books We Like’ Archives
Why Black Market Entrepreneurs Matter to the World Economy
Stealth of Nations: The Global Rise of the Informal Economy by journalist Robert Neuwirth. In his latest book, Stealth of Nations: The Global Rise of the Informal Economy, journalist Robert Neuwirth, talked to Wired about illegal street vendors, and unlicensed roadside [Read More]
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]
Urban Impact by John Thompson
Urban Impact by John Thompson After almost 30 years living and serving the Lord in the inner city of Chicago John Thompson has written Urban Impact, Reaching the World Through Effective Urban Ministry, published by Wipf and Stock, a Christian academic publisher. John [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]
A HARD MAN IS GOOD TO FIND by James Lewis
A HARD MAN IS GOOD TO FIND by James Lewis MICHELLE LARSEN has found a man straight out of a romance novel–handsome, fit, educated, and pulling in a six-figure income. Despite the exceptional qualities and his obvious interest in her, things are moving too slow between [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]
The Politics of Fear: How Republicans Use Money, Race, and the Media to Win
Article Sponsored by Chicago-based SEO and Social Media Network Consultants The Politics of Fear: How Republicans Use Money, Race, and the Media to Win written by Manuel G. Gonzales and Richard Delgado I recently received an email from one of Chocolate City's readers by [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]
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]
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]
Care to Share A Good Book You Read Lately?
JPGLately, I have found some good book at either a thrift store, second-hand store, rummage sale or yard sale that I will like to share with Chocolate City blog community. These books were purchased for as little as $.20 (twenty cents) and as hight as $1.00 (one dollar). My [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]
What Happened: Inside the Bush White House
In his book “What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington’s Culture of Deception,” Scott McClellan, who was one of a few Bush loyalists from Texas who became part of his inner circle of trusted advisers, and remained so during one of the most [Read More]
