http://www.examiner.com/x-10713-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner?cid=exrss-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:50:28 -0700 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:56:53 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-10713-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner~y2009m11d21-Novelist-Bernice-McFadden-Resists-Segbookgation?cid=exrss-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner McFadden hopes to sell 10,000 copies of Sugar by Jan. 9 Critically acclaimed author of multiple novels, Bernice McFadden, is celebrating the 10th anniversary of her first novel, Sugar, landing on bookshelves. As she celebrates, she's asking potentia... authors fiction news books From the Blogosphere publishers black literary fiction Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:56:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10713-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner~y2009m11d20-Novelist-Bernice-McFadden-Resists-Segbookgation?cid=exrss-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10713-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner~y2009m11d9-Oprah-CNNs-Anderson-Cooper-host-Say-Youre-One-of-Them-talk-tonight?cid=exrss-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner Oprah promotes Say You're One of Them Tonight is Oprah and CNN's big literary event, the world's largest book discussion. The billionaire talk-show host will join Anderson Cooper and millions of readers in an exploration of her Book Club choice, Say... fiction nonfiction news books Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:48:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10713-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner~y2009m11d9-Oprah-CNNs-Anderson-Cooper-host-Say-Youre-One-of-Them-talk-tonight?cid=exrss-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10713-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner~y2009m11d9-Bloggers-tackle-Sapphires-Push-with-Precious-buzz?cid=exrss-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner Gaboure "Gabby" Sidibe, Precious star With the release of the movie Precious, both mainstream media and the blogosphere are buzzing again about the troubling story of an obese Harlem teen facing unfathomable abuse.The movie is based on the... authors fiction books From the Blogosphere film adaptations sports Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:38:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10713-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner~y2009m11d9-Bloggers-tackle-Sapphires-Push-with-Precious-buzz?cid=exrss-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10713-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner~y2009m11d4-Michael-Jacksons-autobiography-rereleased-Moonwalk?cid=exrss-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner Moonwalk, Michael Jackson's life With the excitement around the release of Michael Jackson's This Is It documentary, the October 13 re-release from Harmony Publishers of Jackson's only autobiography, Moonwalk, may have been missed by some fans. Whil... books Michael Jackson documentaries Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:49:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10713-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner~y2009m11d4-Michael-Jacksons-autobiography-rereleased-Moonwalk?cid=exrss-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10713-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner~y2009m10d29-Tyler-Perry-60-Minutes-speaks-on-friendship-with-Oprah-and-childhood-abuse?cid=exrss-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner Movie producer Tyler Perry Tyler Perry, the movie, play and television producer, director, writer and New Orleans native appeared on 60 Minutes October 25 to discuss his rags to riches glory and critics of his success, his childhood abuse growing up... authors books film adaptations Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:21:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10713-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner~y2009m10d29-Tyler-Perry-60-Minutes-speaks-on-friendship-with-Oprah-and-childhood-abuse?cid=exrss-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10713-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner~y2009m10d13-300-words-on-Aberjhani-awardwinning-book-author-poet?cid=exrss-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner Book author, poet Aberjhani Name: Aberjhani Birthdate: July 8, 1957 Birthplace: Savannah, GA, USA Current Residence: United States of America Marital Status: Seasonal Personal Tag Line: Literary Artist of award-winning works in multiple genres. 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Already in production in Vancouver, Canada, ... authors fiction profiles books film adaptations Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:30:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10713-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner~y2009m10d11-Carleen-Brices-Orange-Mint-and-Honey-becomes-a-movie-starring-Jill-Scott?cid=exrss-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10713-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner~y2009m10d9-Obama-humbled-is-third-AfricanAmerican-to-win-Nobel-Peace-Prize?cid=exrss-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner Obama's Nobel Peace Prize win surprised the world. While President Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize win may have surprised many Americans, he is not the first winner whose award has been questioned. Furthermore, he is the fourth United States of Ame... history news books Obama Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:25:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10713-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner~y2009m10d9-Obama-humbled-is-third-AfricanAmerican-to-win-Nobel-Peace-Prize?cid=exrss-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10713-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner~y2009m10d4-Chris-Rock-talks-good-hair-but-so-do-some-good-books?cid=exrss-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner Chris Rock with family. Getty Images Chris Rock appeared on the Oprah Show last week promoting his new documentary Good Hair, which examines the lengths black women go to to keep their hair looking more like the hair of Europeans. He's said he decid... authors books From the Blogosphere documentaries entertainers Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:00:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10713-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner~y2009m10d4-Chris-Rock-talks-good-hair-but-so-do-some-good-books?cid=exrss-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10713-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner~y2009m9d20-Is-the-25K-Bellwether-Prize-Calling-Your-Name?cid=exrss-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner  The Color Purple by Alice Walker. If you have written a novel and not yet published it that could be classified as "literature of social change" then consider submitting it for the Bellwether Prize for Fiction. The winning submission... authors fiction books film adaptations writing contests Sun, 20 Sep 2009 11:12:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10713-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner~y2009m9d20-Is-the-25K-Bellwether-Prize-Calling-Your-Name?cid=exrss-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10713-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner~y2009m9d7-Protesting-Obama-at-schools-Van-Joness-resignation-divisive-rhetoric-on-health-care-reform?cid=exrss-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner Yesterday, a man on Twitter decided to engage the African-American Books Examiner in a political discussion, specifically a discussion about conservative parents protesting President Barack Obama's upcoming September 8th speech to school children th... authors nonfiction history news books politics Obama Hurricane Katrina Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:06:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10713-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner~y2009m9d7-Protesting-Obama-at-schools-Van-Joness-resignation-divisive-rhetoric-on-health-care-reform?cid=exrss-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10713-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner~y2009m8d31-Recalling-How-Katrina-Made-Us-Examine-Race?cid=exrss-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner Katrina flooded New Orleans Aug. 29, 2005 Saturday, August 29, was the 4th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina breaching the levees of city of New Orleans. That catastrophe caused Americans and people all over the world to re-evaluate not only the nati... nonfiction history news books From the Blogosphere politics Hurricane Katrina Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:22:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10713-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner~y2009m8d31-Recalling-How-Katrina-Made-Us-Examine-Race?cid=exrss-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10713-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner~y2009m8d14-Tony-Dungy-A-Good-Influence-in-Michael-Vicks-Life?cid=exrss-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner Even if you're not a sports fan, you may have heard that Michael Vick, the former Atlanta Falcons quarterback who served time for the "federal charge of bankrolling a dogfighting operation," has a new contract with the NFL's Philadelphia ... authors nonfiction news books sports Michael Vick Tony Dungy Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:20:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10713-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner~y2009m8d14-Tony-Dungy-A-Good-Influence-in-Michael-Vicks-Life?cid=exrss-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10713-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner~y2009m8d13-Jermaine-did-not-write-nasty-Michael-Jackson-book-says-ABC-source?cid=exrss-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner Young Jermaine and Michael with the two men in mid-life. While some in the blogging community say they are tired of all the Michael Jackson stories and as the market explodes with King of Pop memorabilia including books, the rumor mill continues to ... books Michael Jackson Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:08:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10713-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner~y2009m8d13-Jermaine-did-not-write-nasty-Michael-Jackson-book-says-ABC-source?cid=exrss-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10713-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner~y2009m7d29-Colin-Powell-on-Gates-and-Crowley-Both-Men-Overreacted?cid=exrss-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Colin Powell recently spoke to CNN's Larry King and weighed in on the Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and Sgt. James Crowley altercation. The columnist here at the African-American Books Examiner will not be sharing her opinion in the... authors nonfiction history news books politics Obama Colin Powell Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:51:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10713-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner~y2009m7d29-Colin-Powell-on-Gates-and-Crowley-Both-Men-Overreacted?cid=exrss-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10713-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner~y2009m7d13-Sotomayor-hearings-Firsts-from-Anita-Hill-Scandal-to-Thurgood-Marshall?cid=exrss-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner Judge Sonia Sotomayor SCOTUS confirmation hearings. Sonia Sotomayor, if confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court, would not be the first woman or the first minority on the high court, but she would be the first person of Hispanic heritage serving on the ... authors nonfiction history news books politics Obama Sonia Sotomayor Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:43:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10713-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner~y2009m7d13-Sotomayor-hearings-Firsts-from-Anita-Hill-Scandal-to-Thurgood-Marshall?cid=exrss-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10713-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner~y2009m7d11-Obamas-in-Africa-books-to-help-you-understand?cid=exrss-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) With President Barack Obama and the first family in Africa this weekend, the African-American Books Examiner has been searching high and low for good books that ease readers who are curious about the great continent into ... authors nonfiction history news books politics Obama Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:29:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10713-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner~y2009m7d11-Obamas-in-Africa-books-to-help-you-understand?cid=exrss-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10713-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner~y2009m7d7-Examiners-on-Michael-Jackson-books-and-memorial?cid=exrss-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner Michael Jakcon's died 6/ 25. His memorial is today, 7/ 7 in L.A. After the deluge of news stories about Michael Jackson due to his untimely death and more coverage to come with his memorial today at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, inclu... authors nonfiction news obituaries books Michael Jackson music Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:53:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10713-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner~y2009m7d7-Examiners-on-Michael-Jackson-books-and-memorial?cid=exrss-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10713-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner~y2009m7d5-Colin-Powell-on-Republican-Party-and-race-concerns-about-Obama?cid=exrss-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner Former Secretary of State Gen. Colin Powell sat down with CNN's John King for this Sunday morning's "State of the Union" and an "exclusive interview" in which King and Powell discuss the general's passion for community service, hi... authors nonfiction history news books politics Michael Jackson Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:31:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10713-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner~y2009m7d5-Colin-Powell-on-Republican-Party-and-race-concerns-about-Obama?cid=exrss-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10713-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner~y2009m6d27-Michael-Jacksons-message-on-a-napkinhave-mercy?cid=exrss-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner Some of us who grew up watching Michael Jackson from the beginning struggle now to express our feelings adequately about his untimely death. Those of us who are the same age or nearly the same age as the mega-star are living witnesses to his ris... authors nonfiction obituaries books Michael Jackson music Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:56:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10713-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner~y2009m6d27-Michael-Jacksons-message-on-a-napkinhave-mercy?cid=exrss-AfricanAmerican-Books--Examiner