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Nordette Adams is a poet, fiction writer, journalist, and reluctant literary critic. As a child, she was often chided for reading books with a flashlight after her bedtime. Contact Nordette here.

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Novelist Bernice McFadden resists 'seg-book-gation'

Thursday, November 19th, 2009 · 4 comments

Critically acclaimed author of multiple novels, Bernice McFadden, is celebrating the 10th anniversary of her first novel, Sugar, landing on...
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Bloggers tackle Sapphire's Push with Precious buzz

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

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Tyler Perry, the movie, play and television producer, director, writer and New Orleans native appeared on 60 Minutes October 25 to discuss his rags to...
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300 words on Aberjhani, award-winning book author, poet

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Name: Aberjhani Birthdate: July 8, 1957 Birthplace: Savannah, GA, USA Current Residence: United States of America Marital Status: Seasonal...
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Carleen Brice's Orange Mint and Honey becomes a movie starring Jill Scott

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Novelist Carleen Brice's has been sharing big news. Lifetime Television has optioned her book Orange Mint and Honey to be a movie starring singer,...
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Chris Rock talks good hair, but so do some good books

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Chris Rock appeared on the Oprah Show last week promoting his new documentary Good Hair, which examines the lengths black women go to to keep their...
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Is the $25K Bellwether Prize Calling Your Name?

If you have written a novel and not yet published it that could be classified as "literature of social change" then consider submitting it...
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Race Matters: No to Obama at schools, Van Jones saga, divisive rhetoric on health care reform

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Yesterday, a man on Twitter decided to engage the African-American Books Examiner in a political discussion, specifically a discussion about...
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Tony Dungy, A Good Influence in Michael Vick's Life

Even if you're not a sports fan, you may have heard that Michael Vick, the former Atlanta Falcons quarterback who served time for the "federal...
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Colin Powell on Gates, Crowley: Both Men Overreacted

Colin Powell recently spoke to CNN's Larry King and weighed in on the Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and Sgt. James Crowley altercation. The columnist here...
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