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, […]
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, […]
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 […]
