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Jan 10, 2025 | 
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TO SUCCEED YOU MUST READMany of you probably remember the classic movie Akeelah and the Bee, starring Keke Palmer, Angela Bassett, and Lawrence Fishburne. Akeelah’s journey as an 11-year-old African American girl who wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee was empowering and inspiring. And apparently life imitated art when, in 2021, 14-year-old Zaila Avant-garde from Louisiana became the first African American to win the Bee.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
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EYES OF THE BEHOLDERSLife Stories of African American WomenAn Anthology by the Golden Writers Edited by Eric BrownThe wisdom of our elders is priceless, especially in these days and times. They are the living connection to our history as African Americans. Theirs are the shoulders upon which we stand. The stories they share, their life experiences, are what we can learn from going forward.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
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A Memoir of Faith, Identity, Healing, and Learning to Love MyselfBy Dr. Naomi Rae Taylor“Without a test, there is no testimony.” We have known about generational curses, and many of us have lived with the legacy of a generational curse. It takes strength to break the conspiracy of silence, bring it out into the open, and break the curse going forward. These stories need to be shared as inspiration from one who not only survived, but broke the curse.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
insightnews.com | W.D. Foster-Graham |Shannon Gibney
WE MISS YOU, GEORGE FLOYDBy Shannon GibneyIllustrated by Leeya Rose Jackson Memorial Day, May 25, 2020. For those of us in the Twin Cities area, it was one of those days where we as a community remember where we were and what we were doing, especially with the COVID quarantine going on. The aftermath of that day would be felt around the world.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
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MINNESOTA BLACK AUTHORS EXPO 2024Bringing Black Books to LifeComing together. Sharing our stories. Showcasing the gifts of Black authors and poets from the diversity of our experiences. Connecting with readers, current and new. Such is the venue of the Minnesota Black Authors Expo, now in its 8th season with the theme Bringing Black Books to Life.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
insightnews.com | W.D. Foster-Graham |Kevin Taylor
SELF / ISHGet Full of Yourself Without Guilt!By Kevin E. Taylor As a pastor, a producer, and an author, Kevin E. Taylor’s life is full and one of service and the ongoing acquisition of wisdom. In the beginning of this book, he gives us a quote by the late Audre Lorde: “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
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BOYS COME FIRSTBy Aaron FoleyHow many of you out there have a group of friends that has endured the test of time? They could be persons you grew up with as children, high school/college classmates, or a found family upon reaching adulthood. We grow, we change, we evolve as people, as do our friendships. The foundation, on the other hand, endures, as we discover in Aaron Foley’s novel of three 30-something friends, Boys Come First. Ever have one of those days? Dominick Gibson had one.
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Sep 29, 2024 | 
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JOURNEY TO CONSCIOUSNESSAffirmations of HealingBy Healing As a wordsmith, I have a great love of books. Books that entertain, books that empower, books that teach, books that inspire us to grow, books that tap into our spirituality. I have had the honor of reviewing various books that affirm who we are in the African diaspora, and with that being said, I add to my library Healing’s Journey to Consciousness: Affirmations of Healing.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
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L.I.A.R.Love is a ReligionBy King O-Haji Face it; most of us have gone through our share of relationship drama at some point in our lives, where our expectations don’t always line up with what we get. But what happens when a person falls in love with someone who is emotionally unavailable and has trouble letting go? Such is a story of love and loss in King O-Haji’s L.I.A.R.: Love is a Religion. Chaise Kelley is a successful author of LGBT romance novels, enjoying professional success.
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Sep 8, 2024 | 
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WE AREThe Dreams of Our AncestorsBy Imani Brown-Ajayi, Marianna Dibba, Dazariah Ellis, Nalah Fearce, Nandi Mawasi, Wisdom Mawasi, and Dr. Artika TynerLast month, I attended a Cousins Party, hosted by two of my cousins. My mother and her five siblings have all passed away as of February of this year, and we wanted to have an occasion to connect, one that didn’t involve a homegoing.
