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August 10, 2019

Novelist Tia Williams talks creating characters of color in chick lit genre

Black chick lit author Tia Williams said classic beach reads inspired her to diversify the genre with black characters. In a recent Literary Black ...
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Published on August 10, 2019 12:00

August 9, 2019

‘Younger’ TV Review: The Debu-taunt

Finally everyone on Younger knows Liza’s real age—and of course, there’s major backlash. For the past six seasons, book editor Liza (Sutton Foster) has ...
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Published on August 09, 2019 10:00

July 30, 2019

Book Review: ‘The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls’ by Anissa Gray

The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray My rating: 4 of 5 stars “The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry ...
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Published on July 30, 2019 12:00

July 27, 2019

Free Black Women’s Library holds Lavender + Lit poetry reading

The Free Black Women’s Library held a read-and-relax event Sunday afternoon at the Underground Museum in Arlington Heights section of Los Angeles. Taking place ...
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Published on July 27, 2019 09:00

July 26, 2019

Indie rapper Noname enters the book club game

Rising Chicago rapper Noname has announced she’s starting a nationwide book club that will have meetings at local bookstores owned by people of color. ...
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Published on July 26, 2019 10:00

July 25, 2019

‘Younger’ TV Review: Merger, She Wrote

Younger, preparing for a seventh season on TV Land, has its characters dealing with competition in the publishing industry. Liza (Sutton Foster) is the ...
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Published on July 25, 2019 18:00

‘Queen Sugar’ TV Review: By the Spit

OWN drama Queen Sugar is focusing this season on a main character’s evolution as a memoirist and how her memoir is impacting her family. ...
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Published on July 25, 2019 11:00

July 24, 2019

Book Review: ‘Speak No Evil’ by Uzodinma Iweala

Speak No Evil by Uzodinma Iweala My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Speak No Evil” by Uzodinma Iweala focuses on a Nigerian-American teenager who ...
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Published on July 24, 2019 12:00

July 23, 2019

Book Review: ‘Barracoon’ by Zora Neale Hurston

Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo” by Zora Neale Hurston My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Barracoon” by Zora Neale Hurston is ...
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Published on July 23, 2019 15:00

July 22, 2019

Book Review: ‘More Than Enough’ by Elaine Welteroth

More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are by Elaine Welteroth My rating: 5 of 5 stars There is a divine order, a ...
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Published on July 22, 2019 12:00