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National film adaptations

Charles Fuller fulfills promise to his sons with children's adventure novel, "Snatch"

| July 31, 2010 Nordette AdamsJuly 31, 2010
Contributions from Charles H. Fuller to America’s literary heritage have been rich, theatrical plays based in historical fact that feature...
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Oprah Takes On The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks for HBO

| May 12, 2010 Nordette AdamsMay 12, 2010
The Associated Press reports and GalleyCat echoes that talk show host Oprah Winfrey is teaming up with producer Alan Ball to make a movie of the...
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Malcolm X in books as his only confessed assassin is freed

| April 27, 2010 Nordette AdamsApril 27, 2010
News outlets around the globe report that Thomas Hagan, the only man to admit to shooting controversial black leader Malcolm X (El-Hajj Malik El...
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Terry McMillan takes Exhale characters to midlife in Getting to Happy

April 18, 2010 | April 18, 2010 Nordette Adams
If you are a Terry McMillan fan, in particular, a fan of the characters from Waiting to Exhale, then here comes good news. McMillan's newnovel,...
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What will poet Ishmael Reed say to poet Sapphire if Precious brings home Oscars?

| March 6, 2010 Nordette AdamsMarch 06, 2010
With all the talk of the movie Precious having ruled the NAACP Image Awards and speculation about howcast members Gabourey Sidibe and Mo'nique as...
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Lucille Clifton's death and blogger's novel as movie tops weekly round-up

| February 20, 2010 Nordette AdamsFebruary 20, 2010
This week's black books in blogs round-up begins with the Carleen Brice story. Bloggers are talking about their fellow blogger whosenovel Orange...
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Carleen Brice talks about LMN's Sins of the Mother and writing fiction

| February 18, 2010 Nordette AdamsFebruary 18, 2010
Carleen Brice's book, Orange Mint and Honey, has been made into a Lifetime Movie Network movie called Sins of the Mother, starring Jill Scott. The...
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Black history education kicks off this week's blogs round-up

| February 10, 2010 Nordette AdamsFebruary 10, 2010
Black History Month kicks off this week's round-up of blog posts on black books and ends with an extra tidbit on the 1949 movie Pinky. In the...
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Bloggers tackle Sapphire's Push with Precious buzz

| November 9, 2009 Nordette AdamsNovember 09, 2009
With the release of the movie Precious, both mainstream media and the blogosphere are buzzing again about the troubling story of an obese Harlem...
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Tyler Perry, 60 Minutes, speaks on friendship with Oprah and childhood abuse

Nordette AdamsOctober 29, 2009 | October 29, 2009
Tyler Perry, the movie, play and television producer, director, writer and New Orleans native appeared on 60 Minutes October 25 to discuss his rags...
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