People discover their missions in life in myriad ways, with others often the beneficiaries of the discovery. On Tuesday (Oct. 16), mission-minded Bettinita Harris debuted as a children’s book author, gifting readers with “Aria’s Crown.”
Aria’s grandmother has been anticipating...
Dr. Kenneth T. Whalum Jr. just released a new book titled “God is Addicted to Worship. And I Am His Supplier.”
While portraying God as an addict of anything might raise some eyebrows, the book is actually a scripture-based work...
Book Review by Kam Williams
The Truths We Hold
An American Journey
by Kamala Harris
Penguin Press
Hardcover, $30.
336 pages
ISBN: 978-0-525-56071-5
“We've seen... administration align itself with white supremacists at home and cozy up to dictators abroad; rip babies from their mothers' arms in...
This Sunday (Feb. 3) on "Where Do We Go From Here?" the focus is on books and relationships as TSDRadio welcomes multi-book author Sheila Whalum, who has just released her first novel, "Don't Walk Away."
And, from a wide-ranging conversation...
1. We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy
by Ta-Nehisi Coates
2. My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies
by Resmaa Menakem
3. Black Detroit: A People's History of Self-Determination
by Herb Boyd
4. Pretty Powerful: Appearance,...
Acclaimed writer Alice Faye Duncan tells the story of poet and author Gwendolyn Brooks with her latest book, “A Song for Gwendolyn Brooks.”
Using a writer’s voice that is both wise and witty, Duncan introduces young readers to the early...
Cyntoia Brown’s story sent waves of nausea across my stomach and a riptide of ire through my mind. The ham-fisted “morality” and the way in which “justice” was meted out did not sit right in my spirit.
Where was the...
by Terri Schlichenmeyer --
You’re beat down.
Tired, ready to rest, just plain done. So much racism, so many politicians doing so many things. You’re wiped, laid low with no more go, and you’re not sure you have the energy for...
In an effort to expand on Ida B. Wells’ remarkable story, her great-granddaughter, writer Michelle Duster, has penned a new book, “Ida B. The Queen.”
The poignant biography, released January 26, pays tribute to the trailblazing journalist and activist while...
The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change at the University of Memphis will host a lecture by Hooks National Book Award winning author James Forman Jr. Jan. 31.
The free public event will be held in the University Center...