Category: Books

To know the truth about the incredible battle black people in America fight to survive and thrive, you must read Between The World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates. In a graphic, eloquent and passionate missive to his teenage son, Coates writes about white America, he calls them The Dreamers, and their attitude toward black people today. […]

Title:  Journey to the Other Side …“Overcoming Adversity” Author: Shelley Spence Release Date:  May 30 Michele “Shelley” Spence is a business owner, an ordained elder and author. She is currently earning a psychology degree. She is feisty but transparent, with a down-to-earth approach in her mentoring. Her goal is to help hurting women who are […]

Title: “Better Than Ever” How to Improve Your Results, Live a Happier Life, and Attract Everything You Deserve. Author: Kenya Conway-Jones Release Date: April 17, 2015. Since reclaiming her first love of public speaking, coupled with her natural knack for teaching, Kenya has become a force to reckon with, as she inspires, motivates, and teaches audiences […]

“They didn’t talk. Not for 10 years… Instead, a mother and daughter tiptoed with pain around the deepest gulf in their lives—the daughter’s choice to leave the church, convert to Islam, and become a practicing Muslim. Undivided is a real-time story of healing and understanding… as they struggle to learn how to love each other […]

Author’s Corner Rev. Louise A. Battle Parenting by Faith Release Date: March 2015 The Rev. Louise A. Battle was born and raised in Washington, D. C. more than half a century ago. She currently serves as an associate minister at Greater Mount Calvary Holy Church in Washington, D.C. in the Ministerial Alliance where her covering […]

Ashly E. Smith Title:  Attributes of an Aquarius Author: Ashly E. Smith Release Date: Feb. 18 Ashly E. Smith, a writer and poet from Baltimore, graduated from the Broadcasting Institute of Maryland, and also attended Towson University. She belongs to the Academy of American Poets and The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ).  With her […]

“This shocking memoir from a former corrections officer… shares an eye-opening, gritty, and devastating account of his descent into criminal life, smuggling contraband inside the infamous Rikers Island jails. Gary Heyward… was warned of the temptations he’d encounter as a new officer, but when faced with financial hardship, he suddenly found himself unable to resist the income generated from selling contraband […]

Faye McCray Title: Boyfriend Author: Faye McCray Release: E-Book Available Now! Date: Paperback Available April 17 Faye McCray is a native New Yorker and current resident of the Washington, DC metropolitan area where she resides with her husband and two young sons. She is an attorney and the author of Dani’s Belts, a collection of […]

Book of Negroes – Episode 6 — with Aunjanue Ellis (Facebook Photo) Aunjanue Ellis stars as Aminata Diallo in ‘The Book of Negroes,’ the hit TV-miniseries based on Lawrence Hill’s award-winning best seller of the same name. Here, she and the picture’s director, Clement Virgo, share their thoughts about the adaptation of the historical novel […]

Vel Humbert is the author of ‘Encourage Your Soul: It’s Not As Bad As It Seems.’ Title:   Encourage Your Soul:  It’s Not As Bad As It Seems Author:   Vel Humbert Release Date:  June 25, 2014 Vel Humbert grew up in Baltimore and has an earned master’s in rehabilitation counseling from Coppin State University. She’s working […]

“I am proud and honored to be the great-granddaughter of Booker T. Washington. The day I went to my first Washington family reunion, I had no idea how dramatically my reality was about to change…  When I first stepped foot on the campus of the renowned Tuskegee University, something magical happened… I had an epiphany […]

Greener on the Other Side Lionel Ntasano Author: Lionel Ntasano Release Date: April 4, 2014  Lionel Ntasano was born in Burundi and raised in Zambia He attended university in the U.S.A, Kenya and Switzerland, almost quitting college to be a member of a music band. Most days, he wishes he’d actually had the guts to […]