*A new anthology, 'Talking Back: Voices of Color' (Red Letter Press, 2015), presents an unusually diverse group of writers speaking out on issues affecting communities...

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Daisy Mae Byrd’s Novel Black Series Tells True Life Story of A ‘Southern Girl’

*From growing up without a mother among the cotton fields of South Georgia, through over forty years of struggle and abuse on all fronts,...

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CAAM Celebrates National Children’s Book Week with Literacy Event

*Los Angeles, CA – The California African American Museum (CAAM) will host a free event for children with special celebrity book readings, writing workshops,...

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Robertson Treatment Syndicated Column (RTSC): Misty Copeland’s Life is in Motion

*When the Robertson Treatment first talked to Misty Copeland she was just emerging as a star in the world of classical dance. Today, as a...

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Angela Williams: ‘My Child is Going to be Rich and Famous’

If you're the parent of a budding thespian, you might want to listen to what Angela Williams (the mother of of actor Tyler James...

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Roger Ebert’s Widow Chaz to Produce Emmett Till Biopic

*Shatterglass Films and Chaz Ebert, the wife of the late Roger Ebert, said they will adapt the Emmett Till book Death of Innocence: The...

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Amber Rose Talks New Film, Book and Reclaiming the Word ‘B*tch’

*Amber Rose stopped by "The Real" and opened up about her upcoming film, "Sister Code" and her new book, "How to Be a Bad...

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New Book is Great Mother’s Day Gift: ‘Mommy, Are You Listening???’

*Detroit, MI – Leep4Joy Books has great resource for moms. Author, Patrice Lee, has released another great resource, but, this one is a must-read...

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Shonda Rhimes Teams With ‘Bessie’ Director Dee Rees for FX Drama

*Shonda Rhimes is taking her talents to cable. She and Betsy Beers of the Shondaland shingle – home of ABC's “Grey's Anatomy,” “Scandal” and “How...

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Marvin Gaye’s Ex Details Singer’s Sexual Deviance, Drugs in New Memoir

*Life with Marvin Gaye was a beautiful thing for his ex-wife Jan Gaye. Yet despite the good times she had with the music icon, her...

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‘Roots’ Remake to Air on History, A&E & Lifetime as an Event Series

*”Roots,” the classic 1977 miniseries that aired on ABC, is making a return to the small screen as a remake equipped with three networks...

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Tasha Robinson-White, Former Business Executive, Confidant to Floyd Mayweather, Jr.,Pens Tell-All Book

*As the excitement continues to build about the long, overdue boxing match between Floyd “Money” Mayweather, Jr. and Manny Pacquiao this Saturday, May 2, 2015...

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