Books

'The Rejected Stone' book excerpt: Rev. Al Sharpton on the advice he gave Diddy

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Oscar L. Harris: Renowned architect pens memoirs of his extraordinary journey to the top

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From 'Bondwoman's Narrative' to '12 Years a Slave': Slavery narratives in the midst of revival

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Grace Jones memoir planned for next year

NEW YORK (AP) — Grace Jones, who once vowed she'd never write a memoir, has changed her mind....
/ September 18, 2013

Terry McMillan talks new book, ‘Who Asked You?’

This month, New York Times bestselling author Terry McMillan returns with her latest novel, Who Asked You? It’s a stirring…
/ September 16, 2013

Attempt to ban ‘The Bluest Eye’ is beyond the pale

OPINION - Toni Morrison is literary royalty and though her work is fiction, it is rooted in real life, real…
/ September 13, 2013

James McBride’s ‘The Good Lord Bird’ renders comical, human portraits of famous fighters against slavery

REVIEW - In his latest book, 'The Good Lord Bird,' bestselling author James McBride offers a comedic portrait of John…
/ September 6, 2013

Maya Angelou to receive honorary book award

NBC New York - The book world is finally honoring Maya Angelou...
/ September 5, 2013

Fugitive slave inspired ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ according to new study

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A Clemson University professor is convinced that Harriet Beecher Stowe might not have written 'Uncle Tom's…
/ September 3, 2013

Gary Younge’s ‘The Speech’: New book tells backstory of ‘I Have a Dream’ address

theGRIO Q&A - Gary Younge's latest work reflects on critical moments leading up to King's powerful -- and unexpectedly iconic…
/ August 28, 2013

On ‘The Butler,’ and the legendary life of Eugene Allen

ESSAY - In my mind Eugene Allen’s story is nothing less than a hero’s tale, forming its own distinctly American…
/ August 2, 2013

‘The Snowy Day’: Children’s book with black protagonist is focus of exhibit

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — During the height of the civil rights movement, a gentle book about a black boy in a…
/ July 22, 2013

Lil Wayne and Birdman's daughters debut as authors

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The teenage daughters of rappers Lil Wayne and Birdman are in New Orleans with their dads…
/ July 6, 2013

This week's book list: A look at Egypt's fight for freedom and more

POSTSCRIPT'D - We have Egypt on the Brinkby Tarek Osman, which takes us from the 1950s to Hosni Mubarak, and…
/ July 5, 2013

This week’s book list: ‘Black Like Me,’ ‘White Like Me,’ and more

POSTSCRIPT'D - In 'Black Like Me' John Howard Griffin describes how he stepped out of the comforts of his white…
/ June 27, 2013