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Right-Wing Slinging About Obama Hits Author
Charisse Carney-Nunes, the author of a children's book about Barack Obama, has been hit hard by the right-wing smear machine.
Bitch is the New Black, the Movie
Books by black women about black women are being turned into films and are headed to a screen near you. And they star black women too.
Immigrants, Caribbean Literature, & Family
Novelist Elizabeth Nunez discusses the immigrant experience, family conflicts, and her new book "Anna In-Between."
Not All Black Girls Know How to Eat
Eating disorders aren't just white women's problems.
Philly Doesn't Need No Libraries
The City of Brotherly Love may close all of its libraries. WTF?
Reading List: The Sports Edition
'Tis the season for sports books. New titles from LeBron James, Serena Williams and Derek Fisher.
The Conversation: Do Black Men and Women Need to Have a Sit-Down?
Hill Harper's new book suggests that the problem with black male/female relationships is the lack of communication. What do we need to talk about?
