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*(Gary, IN) – The Glen Theater recently welcomed author Sedrik Newbern and TV/Film star, Malik Yoba, for a special reading of Newbern’s new book, titled “Unconditional Forgiveness-Lessons for Letting Go to Build Better Relationships.” Inspired by Newbern’s relationship with his father, the book centers around the impact father’s have on their sons, and how Newbern [...]
*Relativity Media has acquired “Scare Me,” a psychological thriller novel, and is setting Wentworth Miller to write the script, reports Deadline. Miller, who starred in the Fox series “Prison Break,” made his screenwriting debut on “Stoker,” the Chan-wook Park-directed thriller for Fox Searchlight. The book is in the vein of “Se7en,” and it will be [...]
*Celebrated Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, who gave literary birth to modern Africa with Things Fall Apart and continued for decades to rewrite and reclaim the history of his native country, has died, reports the Associated Press. He was 82. Achebe died following a brief illness, said his agent, Andrew Wylie. “He was also a beloved [...]
*Oh boy! We might get a dose of secrets (or not) from former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice because she just signed a three-book deal with Crown Publishers. And guess what’s first? A memoir of her times under the Bush administration. “Rice will combine candid narrative and acute analysis to tell the story of her [...]
*Michael Vick has a message to all his haters: Go pound rocks! Vick is vowing that he will not be bullied by death threats. He’s committed to continue working with community service organizations in spite of the threats. As we reported, the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback’s book-signing tour was forced to be canceled because of those [...]
*Season 3 of “Love and Hip Hop” is an official wrap. But there’s much more to be said at the reunion show, which just wrapped up Tuesday. Although she wouldn’t give too many details, businesswoman Rashidah Ali tells us there’s plenty of fireworks to look forward to at the reunion and that she’s engaged to [...]
*It seems Hollywood can’t get enough of films showing African Americans in subservient roles. Warner Bros. has just picked up the rights to Julie Kibler’s book “Calling Me Home,” described as a cross between “Driving Miss Daisy” and “The Help,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. Kibler’s debut novel, inspired by events in her family, revolves [...]
*Terrence Jenkins is more than a talking head. The E! news co-anchor and actor just added another notch to his belt because he’s now an author of the new book, “The Wealth of My Mother’s Wisdom.” Due out in September, the book takes a look at the wisdom his mother shared while raising him during his teenage [...]
*Lil Wayne’s daughter Reginae Carter and Birdman’s daughter Bria Williams, both 14, will make their literary debut this summer as the co-authors of Paparazzi Princesses. Released through Birdman’s Cash Money Content imprint under Simon & Schuster, the novel follows two teen girls experiencing the perks and pitfalls of being unintentionally famous. Readers will follow the [...]
*Michael Fosberg, who has a compelling story about his personal identity, is writing a second book about race. It’s entitled- “Do We Have to Talk About It? Straight Talk on Race and Identity in America. ” “I have had so many experiences across the country in ten years trying to have dialogue with so many [...]
*Drummer ?estlove of The Roots is constantly evolving. His latest project is a book. “Mo’ Meta Blues: The World According to ?uestlove,” his memoir, will be released June 18. The book includes encounters with fellow celebs like Stevie Wonder, KISS and Jay-Z, who is also ?uest joins the ranks of Common and Jay-Z who have [...]
*Recently EURweb.com’s founder Lee Bailey spoke with Grammy Award-winning music industry vet Isaias Gamboa. The author of the book “We Shall Overcome: Sacred Song on the Devil’s Tongue” told us of Louise Shropshire’s opus, his quest to expose those he claims stole her legacy, and the importance of returning GOD to the selection. Here we continue that [...]
*Gil L. Robertson IV is one of America’s foremost authorities on African-American pop culture. As a journalist, author, lecturer and media consultant, he is responsible for literary works and intellectual properties that provide platforms for social change and personal growth. Robertson is the editor of the best-selling anthologies “Family Affair: What It Means to Be [...]
*Clive Davis is officially out of the closet. The veteran record executive, who launched the careers of stars including Whitney Houston and Janis Joplin, has come out as bisexual in his new memoir, “The Soundtrack of My Life.” Davis, who has married and divorced twice, writes candidly about his first same-sex encounter with a man [...]
*”We Shall Overcome” is one of the most meaningful songs of the entire African American experience and is almost synonymous with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and the Civil Rights Movement. The Library of Congress named it “the most powerful song of the 20th century.” But who wrote it, who owns it, and whose pimping it? Those [...]
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