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*A brute and terrible womanizer, is how the author of this entertaining book describes the Uncle Otto that he writes about. Winfred Cook, the author of this Indie Excellence Finalist Book Awards paints a picture of a turbulent life in St. Louis, where his uncle would succumb to a stroke that would leave him partially [...]
“In a Mothers Love You’ll Find Everything – Everything’s alright To a Mother’s Love.” — Kem *Popular singer Kem’s song A Mother’s Love is bound to resonate with most, but author Jonathan Anthony Burkett indicates in his profound and heartrending memoir, it was a love that he never knew. He speaks of emotional and physical [...]
“In an era where the decline of the African-American family and the estrangement of black women from black men are real and abiding dangers, this book reminds black folk of a simple, soul-saving truth: love is, still.” — Pulitzer Prize winner journalist Leonard Pitts. *Atlanta, GA – With his new book, “Where Did Our Love [...]
*Winfred O. Cook, a native of St. Louis, Missouri, and the author of Uncle Otto, which was a finalist in The Indie Excellence Book Awards, has written another similar genre novel, Wayfarers. In reading this book, visions of Hattie McDaniel immediately come to mind, in her role as “Mammy” in Gone with the Wind. McDaniel [...]
*Gregory J. Reed, Esq., CEO and Founder of Keeper of the Word Foundation, has written a poignant and heartfelt book that resonates with me for a number of reasons; Obama Talks Back: Global Lessons – A Dialogue with America’s Young Leaders. First, in that I have a kindred spirit with President Obama, as his home [...]
*When I think of international spy thrillers Robert Ludlum’s The Ambler Warning and The Matarese Circle comes to mind, as well as Larry Collins’ The Road To Armageddon. Michael Julian’s The G.I.N. Legacy is in a similar vein, offering fast paced excitement and intrigue, sprinkled in with a bit of romance and allure intensified by [...]
“This book explores the Black Church as a black religious site that can offer not only hope and cultural flourishing for poor black women but can also participate in a project of economic justice toward their well-being… Their spirituality is both a catalyst for social interactions and an interpretive lens used in formulating responses to [...]
A heavy and cruel hand has been laid upon us. As a people, we feel ourselves to be not only deeply injured, but grossly misunderstood. Our white countrymen do not know us. They are strangers to our character, ignorant of our capacity, oblivious to our history and progress, and are misinformed as to the principles [...]
*Debra Roberts, an attorney with more than twenty-five years of legal experience, has written a memoir with both candor and wit, of being raised by Pentecostal Holiness Ministers and life with her fanatical preacher mother who inflicted both physical and verbal abuse upon her. She reflects on how the Church’s views and actions – speaking [...]
*”I didn’t grow up wanting to be President of the United States. I grew up po’, which is even worse than being poor. My American Dream entailed working hard and… I became a corporate CEO, a regional chairman of the Federal Reserve, a president of the Restaurant Association, an author, and a talk show host [...]
*Detroit, MI — Ebony Humphrey, wife of New Orleans Saints TE Tory Humphrey Sr., presents her first book Inside the Locker Room: A Journey of Faith and the Power of Prayer. Released in Spring 2011, through the Charisma House imprint Creation House, she takes readers through the highs and lows of life as the wife [...]
“I had finally run out of options… There I was. Locked in a tiny jail cell, staring into space and wondering how my life had come to this: A forty-year sentence for a drug crime. Not long ago, I was a respected, churchgoing, pillar of the community, contributing to the less fortunate and living [...]
“Have you ever ignored any red flags regarding your mate? ‘How Could My Husband Be Gay?’ may cause you to never make that mistake again… [The book] is an autobiographical look into the life of Ondrea Davis. On the outside, Ondrea’s life is nothing short of a fairy tale. She has a dream home, the perfect husband, and three [...]
*(Via LA Times) – There’s a not-so-subtle agenda underpinning Joe McGinniss’ “The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin,” although it’s never made explicit until late in the book. “The time has come to strike the tent,” McGinniss begins the closing chapter. “[N]o matter how much my book sales might benefit from a Palin presidential [...]
*”‘To whom much is given, much is expected.’ This Biblical passage from the Gospel of Luke conveys a belief that I and many of my African American family and friends hold dear… We are acutely aware of what others have given up to pave the way and contribute to our successes. As a result, [...]
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