Hello everyone…the drawn was held and winners have been chosen for the Fall In Love With a Good Book Giveaway. DRUM ROLL PLEASE and the WINNERS ARE (books are listed under each winners name): #1 Tara Holder A Change Had to Come by Gwynne Forster Dutch by Teri Woods Sisters and Husbands by Connie Briscoe [...]
I read this book (When She Was White by Judith Stone) when it came out last year and I really enjoyed it. I remember being very moved and touched by the storyline but also angry and disgusted regarding the conditions of apartheid. It’s still mindboggling to me how one race can treat another race so [...]
Product Description L.A.’S BLACK ELITE, 80′S DECADANCE, LUST, GREED, and GOLD Fabulously wealthy Californian Courtney Hamilton, the great-granddaughter of a black gold miner, is an African American heiress who has it all — the looks, upbringing, education and enough money — to get whatever and whoever she wants. But instead of dating the well-groomed society [...]
Keeping Secrets & Telling Lies, is filled with interesting, three-dimensional characters and a juicy, thought-provoking storyline that explores issues of race, racial identity, class, and fidelity. This book will have you discussing it long after the story ends!
Provided below are written word links to various speeches/prayers from Inauguration 2009. Barack Obama, 44th President of the US, Inauguration Speech: My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service [...]
Hey folks…we’re getting ready to welcome another New Year…in the spirit of the season…here’s a few questions: What plans do you have for New Year’s Eve? Or how will you bring in the New Year? What’s on your menu for New Year’s Day Dinner? Do you have any New Year’s superstitions? If so, share one [...]
Did anyone know that Randy Jackson has a new book out titled Body With Soul: Slash Sugar, Cut Cholesterol and Get a Jump on Your Best Health. Hmmm. Here’s the book description: Mixing memoir, a wellness program, and inspirational advice, Randy Jackson’s book is a work of personal passion. The American Idol judge’s struggles with [...]
From author Bettye Griffin…news regarding her upcoming release, A New Kind of Bliss by Bettye Griffin. Sounds HOT, can’t wait to get my greedy little hands on it. After her father’s death, Emily Yancy agrees to move back to the dead-end town she grew up in. But she’s dreading every minute she’ll have to spend [...]
Thanks to the lovely, wonderful and illustrious J. Kaye, who spearheaded this great event, each day this week a ‘noon time’ chat centered around Going Down South by Bonnie Glover will occur. If you’ve read the book, or would like to find out more about the book, please feel free to join us at your [...]
Rachelle Covington has it all. A fabulous home, a handsome and prestigious husband, two beautiful children, and a place in the upper crust that’s quite comfortable. But her life is not all it’s cracked up to be. When her husband goes away on business trip and the kids are sent off to the grandparents for [...]
