Mother-Daughter Duo Shed Light on Sexual Assault
December 7, 2017
Veronica Loving and Jazzmine Jackson share their story of betrayal and abuse through their memoir.
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Book Releases
Tucker Reflects on God’s Grace in His Political and Spiritual Life
November 29, 2017
The autobiography “From Compton to Congress – His Grace For My Race” examines Rev. Walter Tucker’s triumphs, mistakes and favor from God By the age of 33, Walter Tucker III was living a charmed life. He was his high school valedictorian, graduated with honors from USC, passed the California State Bar exam and was the new mayor of Compton. Two years later, his magical existence increased more with his election to Congress where he became the youngest African American to represent California. But just as his trajectory pointed towards the stars, he was indicted on federal charges, found guilty of
Poet Nikki Giovanni shares memories, tears in new collection
November 15, 2017
“I’m not needed,” the beloved poet, drinking coffee at a hotel lounge in midtown Manhattan, insisted during a recent interview. “I think I’m enjoyed. I enjoy my audience and I think my audience enjoys me. I’ve seen too many people who think they’re needed and do you know how awful they are?”
‘Sober Eyes’- A book of Poems by Jordan Gibbs
November 9, 2017
Even though the poems are raw, often redundant and repetitious, they helped him along his long and difficult road to sobriety.
Book Review: Invisible Ink Navigating Racism in Corporate America
November 2, 2017
“It has always been a struggle for the relatively few African-Americans in corporate America who do exist, and it is made all the more difficult because we tend to operate in isolation. We are nearly always alone, with no one to fall back on… as we deal daily with an unending stream of slights real and imagined.
Off The Shelf (August Book Releases)
August 24, 2017
The Los Angeles Sentinel brings “Off The Shelf,” a new column for intriguing political, social and entertaining literary and need-to-know novels published within the Black utopia of literature.