Q and A With Alex Perry Author of “THE RIFT — A New Africa Breaks Free”
Q: When we think of celebrities and aid groups like the United Nations donating millions of dollars to countries in Africa, we don’t think of this as harmful.…
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From the ghetto streets, to the executive suite: Ken “Pimpin’ Ken” Ivy
Meet Ken “Pimpin’ Ken” Ivy...a combination of razor sharp wit, a vivid personality and enough swagger for 10 men. He is a self-made entrepreneur and author who grew…
Book Review: Americanah
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, author Book Review: Americanah Published by Alfred A. Knopf Hardcover 2013; paperback 2014 My rating: 5 of 5 stars Ifemelu and Obinze, two teenagers in…
FORMER SNLer & FUNNY COMEDIAN COLIN QUINN TALKS RACE RELATIONS IN NEW BOOK
Comedian Colin Quinn. Photograph provided by Keith Sherman & Associates Colin Quinn is no stranger when it comes to the topic of race in America. According to his…
ACTOR TAYE DIGGS TALKS BEING “MIXED” THROUGH HIS SON IN NEW BOOK
Actor Taye Diggs at Bookcon Actor Taye Diggs mixed no words over the expectations of his new book "Mixed Me" in a panel discussion at Bookcon on Saturday.…
POPULAR NIGERIAN AUTHOR CALLS ON AMERICANS TO ‘REJECT SILENCE’
May 14 (GIN) – Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, co-curator of a spectacular World Voices week of over 100 African writers, closed the event with an admonition. Referencing…
NIGERIAN WRITER HEADLINES BLOCKBUSTER WORLD VOICES FEST
May 1 (GIN) – Prize-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is hoping to break down some stereotypes at the upcoming World Voices Festival sponsored by the PEN America free…
BROOKLYN’S FINEST: MARK ‘MIZ’ ADAMS
MARK“MIZ” ADAMS is a New York native who is no stranger to the street life. He grew up in Lafayette Gardens, one the toughest neighborhoods in Bedford Stuyvesant,…
NEW AFRICAN POETRY FINDS ITS VOICE ON THE WEB
Feb. 16 (GIN) – From the pages of private notebooks to the dog-eared copies of rare published editions, the works of modern African poets are emerging with great…
Liberia: Tales of War and Peace
The author, right, shown with the book reviewer Harrowing December by Momoh Sekou Dudu Outskirt Press, 210pp. $26.95 Book Reviewed by Nvasekie N. Konneh The author begins his…