Wretched Saints (AVO Publishing) is a jarring collection of fiction short stories authored by Poet/Author Marc Lacy and Assuanta Fay Howard. This unique book forces readers to choose sides and to escape the lukewarm lifestyle.
Between these cover ...
Posted Saturday, March 13th 2010 at 2:58PM
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The Importance of Image and Ownership in African American Literature
By Dr. Maxine E. Thompson
It is no secret that the economy has affected the sales of African American books. The business side of publishing is becoming a hot topic of late. ...
Posted Thursday, March 11th 2010 at 1:23PM
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Excerpt Hostage of Lies by Dr. Maxine E. Thompson
The story is a vivid portrait of Reverend Godbolt's family and his forebears. The family's secrets set the stage for a profound and provocative debate about black identity and destiny in America' ...
Posted Thursday, March 11th 2010 at 1:20PM
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Coping with Huntington’s Chorea and Dementia as a Writer
by Dr. Maxine Thompson
There are years that ask questions and years that answer.
--Zora Neale Hurston
“Cookie.” The words come out in a stammer or, better yet, maybe a sputter.
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Posted Thursday, March 11th 2010 at 1:15PM
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Hostage of Lies by Dr. Maxine E. Thompson
How important is the past? For 40-year-old Titi, who’s always felt like an outsider in her own family, it’s vital.
Titi has returned home for her father’s seventy-fifth birthday celebration, but sh ...
Posted Thursday, March 11th 2010 at 1:08PM
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Bruised Love by Nanette M. Buchanan
About the Author
Nanette M. Buchanan was born, raised and educated in Newark, New Jersey. After graduating from Arts High School in Newark she attended Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Je ...
Posted Wednesday, March 3rd 2010 at 6:28PM
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BLACK PEARLS MAGAZINE INTIMATE CONVERSATIONS
Interviewed by founder, Ella D. Curry
Nanette M. Buchanan -- An Author with New Drama, Page after Page
Nanette M. Buchanan was born, raised and educated in Newark, New Jersey. After ...
Posted Wednesday, March 3rd 2010 at 6:18PM
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Self Published? Are You Really An Author?
by Nanette M. Buchanan
• Questions posed by Black Pearls Magazine:
As a self-published author, do you get the same respect as authors produced by traditional publishing houses? Are you really an aut ...
Posted Wednesday, March 3rd 2010 at 6:11PM
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Poem- What If by Nanette M. Buchanan
Celebrating those who heard the call to lead
What if......
There had been no ships approaching the coast, no overseers,
No masters, no plantations, no whips, no chains.
No slaves,
Those things that ...
Posted Wednesday, March 3rd 2010 at 5:57PM
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As They Slept by Nanette Buchanan
- The Black Legacy
While they slept.....
Their life was torn from it's roots
The land robbed and invaded.
While they slept....
They were shipped across the world,
Their freedom masqueraded.
Whil ...
Posted Wednesday, March 3rd 2010 at 5:53PM
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Do you know your Family’s Composition?
It was immediately after the sensational “Roots” saga and “The Next Generation” by Alex Haley that many of our families began to embrace the concept of family unity. The family no matter what the compositio ...
Posted Wednesday, March 3rd 2010 at 5:50PM
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The Definition of Love by Nanette M. Buchanan
He said he knew a little about "true love", my ears tuned in.....
It had been weeks, no months, a few years.....since we had been just friends.
We had gone to heights where I felt pure ple ...
Posted Wednesday, March 3rd 2010 at 5:39PM
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Take a Poetic Journey- Taking It A Step Further
by Nanette M. Buchanan
Taking it a step further...takes a motivational force
Taking it a step further...
Is the difference between self destruction or a positive course.
Taking it ...
Posted Wednesday, March 3rd 2010 at 5:35PM
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On a recent visit to San Francisco I was able to spend a day with my sister Veronica. The one thing I know about my sister is that she will provide me with the latest research on food and nutrition. Unlike me she loves to cook and has recently t ...
Posted Wednesday, January 6th 2010 at 6:35PM
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Deborah Owens' passion is helping people of all incomes build wealth. She is a sought after speaker and expert on the topic of entrepreneurship and financial empowerment.
Deborah is the Wealth Coach on My Generation TV which airs nationally in ...
Posted Wednesday, January 6th 2010 at 6:23PM
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Video: Use Your Gifts-- A Purse of Your Own by Deborah Owens
Author and Wealth Coach Deborah Owens is on a mission to empower one million women and she would like for you and a few close friends to be on board. In her new book, A Purse of Your ...
Posted Wednesday, January 6th 2010 at 6:16PM
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Advice from the Top: What Minority Women Say About Their Career Success
by author Valencia Campbell
Join me in welcoming author Valencia Campbell to the group. Valencia is a consultant on educational topics and women’s issues Her completed pr ...
Posted Wednesday, December 9th 2009 at 6:16PM
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Living, Breathing Lies by Gloria Mallette
ISBN-10: 0967878926 | ISBN-13: 9780967878928
Breathe a lie, live a lie. That's what Nadirah Lewis learns when she uncovers the stunning lie she was forced to live for seventeen years. Nadirah was twel ...
Posted Wednesday, December 9th 2009 at 9:22AM
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On The Flip Side Synopsis
A Different Kind of Baby Momma Drama...
Tavares has one thing on his mind and that is being a good father to his kids. This proves to become a difficult act when he faces obstacles from the mother ...
Posted Friday, November 20th 2009 at 3:47AM
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Book spotlight: A Woman Scorned by Ericka Williams
Ericka Williams is a determined business woman and author. She never takes no for an answer. When she sets her mind on a goal, she doesn't stop until it is reached. She is a graduate of Tea ...
Posted Thursday, November 19th 2009 at 7:01AM
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Gillam Hale was born to free parents, and his life was untouched by slavery until his preacher father took him on a trip to minister to the Virginia slaves. Gillam wants beautiful Queen Esther from the moment he sees her, but the only way to purcha ...
Posted Friday, November 6th 2009 at 5:28PM
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Book Intro- PROLOGUE: Drunk for 27 Years by Cynthia Banks
Drunk for 27 Years: A Story of Victory - Her Choice to Live and Not Dieby author Cynthia Banks
The road of Priscilla’s life was paved by the people that made choices for her. Thr ...
Posted Friday, November 6th 2009 at 5:20PM
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Reviewed by Jeneke Lesak for RebeccasReads
“Color Me Jazzmyne” is an unconventional, yet fascinating first novel by Marian L. Thomas. Thomas definitely cuts to the core of serious subject matter: rape and incest and the cutthroat world of the mus ...
Posted Thursday, November 5th 2009 at 12:06PM
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Black Pearls Intimate Conversation with Pamela Samuels Young
Hosted by Ella Curry, EDC Creations
Pamela Samuels Young is the Essence bestselling author of the legal thrillers: Murder on the Down Low, In Firm Pursuit, Every Reasonable Doubt an ...
Posted Sunday, November 1st 2009 at 5:28AM
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