I'm Just A DJ But... It Makes Sense to Me
by Tom Joyner with Mary Flowers Boyce

The most successful people envision themselves doing more and becoming more, so don’t ever let anyone tell you that dreaming (envisioning) is a waste of time. Dreaming allows you to think outside of the box. You have to be able to imagine what things could be like beyond the situation you are currently in. Read the overview >>

The Interruption of Everything
by Terry McMillan

For those of us feeling nostalgically anxious (is that a term?) in anticipation of another "Waiting to Exhale," or even "How Stella Got Her Groove Back," there may be some disappointment in Terry Mc Millan's latest book, "The Interruption of Everything." However, for those who recognize the maturation of our lives as well as our tastes, this may be a nice fit. Read the overview >>

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Dreams from My Father
by Barack Obama

In his memoir, Dreams From My Father, U.S. Senator Barack Obama, memories of his father were quite dim. The Senator's father left when his young son was 2.  Originally written in 1994 when he was elected the first Black President of The Harvard Law Review, DREAMS was updated and republished last year following the stirring Keynote Address at the Democratic National Convention by the presumptive first Black Man to represent the state of Illinois in the United States Senate. Read the overview >> 

The Moments, The Minutes, The Hours
by Jill Scott

I'll be honest with you--with few exceptions, I am not drawn to books of poetry.  I think I’m still traumatized by my English teachers from say, the fifth or sixth grades.  I have strong memories of my struggles to write those rhyming stanzas, haikus and other forms of grammar school poetry to fulfill a writing requirement, not to mention the mad dash to fill up that darn booklet before a parent-teacher open house. "The Moments, The Minutes, The Hours," the poetry of Jill Scott is a new exception.  Read the overview >>

Their Eyes Were Watching God
By Zora Neale Hurston

Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God,"  is not the greatest novel ever written, nor is it the greatest conventional love story ever told.  What it was, or is, is the first of its kind.  Originally published almost 70 years ago, in 1937, "Their Eyes Were Watching God," has been declared the first African-American feminist novel. Read the more >>

What Manner of Man
By Lerone Bennett, Jr.

This month I have the wonderful opportunity to travel to a different city each week with The Teach Personal Freedom Tour to share the life and words of one of our greatest freedom fighter, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. One of the sources used for the program will be "What Manner of Man" by the great Lerone Bennett, Jr. I remember "What Manner of Man" affecting  me when I read it the first time during a  college course, but today with all that is going on in our world,  it has even greater impact.  Read the more >>

Dr. Ro's 10 Secrets to Livin' Healthy
by Rovenia M. Brock, Ph.D.

I'll admit it.  This had nothing to do with a New Year's resolution.  It all happened so innocently.  I merely stepped out of the shower.  And there I was--me, Sybil, in my mother's body.  A few years ago, this resulted in a funny story when a painter, perched on my balcony, gave me the "Thumbs Up" when he spied my naked...behind.  This time there was no painter nor anyone else for that matter, to give me the much-need "Thumbs Up!" So, that's why I picked up "Dr. Ro's Ten Secrets to Livin' Healthy." Read more >>