The TJMS’ own Sybil Wilkes talks with Leith Mullins, the wife of the late author Manning Marable, about her husband’s controversial new book Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention. Click Play to Listen! Book Review from Amazon.com: Of the great figure in twentieth-century American history perhaps none is more complex and controversial than Malcolm X. Constantly rewriting […]
If you’re going to have a heart attack, an organ transplant, or a joint replacement, here’s the key to getting the very best medical care: be a white, straight, middle-class male. This book by a pioneering black surgeon takes on one of the few critically important topics that haven’t figured in the heated debate over […]
What do you do when suddenly a setback knocks you completely off course? Or the unexpected happens, leaving you uncertain about where your life should go from here. You can do one of two things: wallow in the ditch you’ve been knocked into or acknowledge you’re in the wilderness and muster the inner strength and […]
Her new novel, Midnight and the Meaning of Love is Sister Souljah’s best story-telling yet. It is amazingly written, smart, erotic and still street enough for her fans from Brooklyn to Compton, London to Cairo, San Paulo to Johannesburg to enjoy and devour. Souljah has created a powerful character, protagonist and unexpected hero, Midnight, […]
The former child star—best known as Willis Jackson on Diff’rent Strokes—shares the shocking but inspirational details of his struggles with addiction, brushes with the law, and fierce fight to carve a path through the darkness and find his true identity. Now, for the first time, Bridges opens up about his life before and after Diff’rent […]
In celebration of Women’s History Month, we thought it would be fitting to uplift those African-American women who have strived for our betterment and worked tirelessly to bring love and strength to the Black community. In ‘We Rise: Speeches by Inspirational Black Women,’ listen to memorable speeches from women like Michelle Obama at the Democratic […]
One man. Two Women. Valentine Daye is Rich’s ride or die chick from the projects while Vanessa Knight is his uptown girl, who also happens to be his co-worker at the elite Jorge Jacobs clothier. These two women will stop at nothing to make Rich their man permanently. He Was My Man First is the […]
To hear the interview and book review with Sybil and the Ransomes, click play! To purchase, click Before There Was Mozart: The Story of Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-George by Lesa Cline-Ransome (author) and James Ransome (illustrator).
From Amazon.com: Lusane peers behind the curtain in the nation’s highest office in his latest work. He gives readers an inside look at the rich history of the White House by tracing the seldom-revealed contributions of black men and women, from the days of its construction to the present. By threading personal stories of slaves, […]
Love is bliss, right? Maybe not so much so. In ‘Other People’s Love Letters: 150 Love Letters You Were Never Meant to See,’ author Bill Shapiro takes a peek into the hearts and minds of various people who were either madly in love or madly out of love when they put pen to paper in […]
There’s nothing more fitting to kick off Black History Month than with an educational book for children of all ages. 1001 Things Everyone Should Know About African-American History is history in a concise yet detailed, easy-to-read format. Readers will take a journey through African American history, complete with all the necessary information, making our history […]
Author: Rovenia M. Brock, Ph.D. Publisher: Bantam January is the official month of resolutions. So, of course, this week’s book club pick will inspire you to follow through on that resolution to get your body back in shape. Dr. Rovenia M. Brock—known as Dr. Ro™ to fans of BET’s former health show Heart & Soul—reveals […]