Category: Books

Ken Carter, the title character of the 2005 hit movie, Coach Carter, offers advice on how to be successful in life in Yes Ma’am, No Sir: The 12 Essential Steps for Success in Life. In 1999 Carter drew harsh criticism from some and praise from others when he locked out the Richmond High School Boys […]

Among the estimated 50,000 collectors of Black memorabilia, the phenomena of gathering and sharing these items has been described as a “movement” by such historians as Malinda F. Saunders and Jeannette Carson. The duo wrote a book about the depictions of Black people in America and how those images became collectors’ items. Unlike other immigrants […]

Among the estimated 50,000 collectors of Black Memorabilia, the phenomenon of gathering and sharing these items has been described as a “movement” by such historians as Malinda F. Saunders and Jeannette Carson. They focus on the depictions of Black people in America and how those images became collectors’ items in their book, The History of […]

“The cross and the lynching tree are separated by nearly 2,000 years. One is the universal symbol of Christian faith; the other is the quintessential symbol of black oppression in America… Despite the obvious similarities between Jesus’ death on a cross and the death of thousands of black men and women strung up to die […]

“About four months before the March on Washington, Dr. Martin Luther King was arrested during demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama. While in jail, he wrote a letter in which he explained why he protested… ‘When you suddenly find your tongue twisted and your speech stammering as you seek to explain to your six year-old daughter why […]

“Blacks in the segregationist United States of America of the 30s and 40s fought back with inherent toughness. If the white world could not see the nobility of their culture, black artists crowned themselves: Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Lady Day, and more recently, Queen Latifah… There is no finer demonstration of the black voyage toward […]

1. Sister Citizen by Melissa Harris-Perry 2. Fatal Invention by Dorothy Roberts 3. Who’s Afraid of Post-Blackness? by Touré 4. Muzzled by Juan Williams 5. A Reason to Believe by Governor Deval Patrick 6. Ashamed to Die by Andrew J. Skerritt 7. Super Rich by Russell Simmons 8. Giving Back by Valaida Fullwood 9. Fail […]

“His father, Syl Whitaker, was the charismatic grandson of slaves… His mother, Jeanne Theis, was a shy, World War II refugee from France…They met in the mid-‘50s, when he was a college student and she was his professor, and they carried on a secret romance for more than a year before marrying and having two […]

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 of a professional […]

“The foundation of the legendary comedy act known as the Three Stooges … is the work the team did from 1934-1957. In little 15- to 18-minute films … Moe, Larry, Curly, Shemp and Joe created the body of work that has ensured their immortality — to the dismay of moms everywhere … This book explores […]

“Over the past half-century, African-.Americans have become the most unmarried people in our nation. By far. We are the least likely to marry and the most likely to divorce; we maintain fewer committed and enduring relationships than any other group. Not since slavery have black men and women been as un-partnered as we are now… […]

Positive Thinking About Our Country, Planet and Universe of God: A Transformational Self-Esteem That Excels, by Dr. Rhonda Gail Charity Heard of Clinton, Md., is a wonderful self-help guide especially for women. It is actually for anyone who wants to improve their positive thinking and self-esteem. The book includes many topics including important health care […]