Sybils Book Club

[ooyala code=”lqYXU1ODqc47gfTz-M4nXg94Big19Z8h”] In Part One, Sybil Wilkes talks with Deya Direct Smith about her new book, Touch Yourself: 30 Ways to Live, Love, Let Go.  

Sybils Book Club

Ready to get that body into shape for the warm weather? TJMS’ own Sybil Wilkes talks with author Charles LaSalle about what it takes to get a bangin’ body. To hear Sybil interview Charles LaSalle, click play!  From Amazon.com Charles LaSalle and his City Gym Boys first gained notoriety with their ripped bodies and popular beefcake […]

Biographies & Memoirs

Sybil Wilkes interviews author Blair Walker about the second installment of his Darryl Billups series, “Hidden in Plain View.” Click Play to Listen! From Amazon.com: In this installment of the series, the intrepid reporter has left his blue-collar Baltimore roots for a new gig in New York. But life in the big city isn’t all […]

Biographies & Memoirs

Sybil Wilkes interviews author Christopher Paul Curtis about his newest book, “The Mightly Miss Malone.” Click Play to Listen! PART 1:  PART 2:  From Amazon.com: Deza is the smartest girl in her class in Gary, Indiana, singled out by teachers for a special path in life. But the Great Depression hit Gary hard, and there […]

Biographies & Memoirs

 For some of us, it’s hard to believe that 20 years have passed.  This past October marked the 20th “anniversary” of Anita Hill testifying at the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearing to the United States Supreme Court, thus stepping out and up to put a face on sexual harassment in the workplace. Timing is a curious […]

Fiction

Just in time for Halloween! Body Snatchers, the debut novel by Rozé, is a thriller packed with action, suspense and drama. By day, twin brothers David and Jerry lead normal American lives. They have managed to escape their native land Haiti after robbing and brutally murdering the son of the infamous drug lord, Chico. They […]

Biographies & Memoirs

Sybil interviews illustrator and author Kadir Nelson about his new book, “Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans.” Click Play to Listen!  From Amazon.com The story of America and African Americans is a story of hope and inspiration and unwavering courage. But it is also the story of injustice; of a country […]

Non Fiction

According to Dr. John H. Lounsbury, one of the founders of the middle school movement, “Dr. Walter Gill is an uncommon common man who knows the realities of big city schools and the diverse, often alienated youth they serve as do few others.” Teaching in Urban America: A Formula for Change is a must read […]

Biographies & Memoirs

Sybil interviews the former mayor of Detroit, Kwame Kilpatrick, about his rise and fall in the political world. Click Play to Listen! Part 1.  Part 2.  Part 3.  Click to purchase Surrendered! The Rise, Fall and Revelation of Kwame Kilp

Biographies & Memoirs

On the morning of March 16, 2005, Daphne’s day begins like every other day as she heads to her job as a radio personality. Without warning, her life dramatically changes with the sudden and tragic death of her husband … life interrupted. Daphne’s frank and brutally honest portrayal of her story expands the boundaries of […]

Fiction

E. Lynn Harris and RM Johnson— two powerful voices of a generation—unite with an insightful and emotional project that tackles themes of family, loyalty and identity.The untimely passing of the beloved New York Times bestselling author E. Lynn Harris has left fans pining for more. With this collaboration, fans are given the book they’ve been […]

Excerpts from: The Age of Michelle Obama An Open Letter to the First Lady of the United States Dear Mrs. Obama: Do you have any idea what you mean to us? By us I mean the strong, independent, accomplished black women of America. I suspect that on some level you do, but because you are […]