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Black History Profile: Integration's failure in Prince Edward County (Photos)
Massive Resistance: County in Virginia the only district in U.S. to close schools for 5 years During the 1950s, rural Prince Edward County—located in southern Virginia, approximately sixty miles...
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Grief leads to divine purpose
One woman’s journey from pain to praise ‘Grief’. ’Due Date’. ’Will I Ever Smile Again’. ’A Heart’s Destruction’. ’Freedom’. ’Forgiveness’. These are the titles...
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Women’s History Month: celebrating the tenacious and the courageous (Photos)
Virginia-born writers and leaders on the list of great women in U.S. historyWomen’s History Month in the United States originated out of a 1978 celebration organized by the school district of Sonoma,...
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National Reading Month: Encourage children to read (Photos)
Book reviews and Richmond eventsMarch is National Reading Month…an excellent opportunity for encouraging children to read. Dr. Robert C. Titzer, an expert on infant research, says babies as young as...
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Brooding vampires…bi-polar demons and witchy witches: Love them or leave them
Book Review‘A Discovery of Witches’ by Deborah Harkness‘A Discovery of Witches’ is a strange tale peopled with brooding vampires, bi-polar demons and witchy witches. That is, with the exception of one...
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Iyanla Vanzant exposes ten-year journey of personal pain
Book Review: ‘Peace from Broken Pieces’ by Iyanla VanzantIn her latest book, ‘Peace from Broken Pieces’, New York Times best-selling author, Dr. Iyanla Vanzant, makes a startling admission about her...
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Passion…betrayal…enduring love: Brenda Jackson's recipe for another...
Book Review: ‘A Silken Thread’ by Brenda JacksonWith her latest novel, ‘A Silken Thread’—a delectable tale of passion, betrayal, trust and enduring love—bestselling author, Brenda Jackson, may have...
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Walking journey heals wounded spirit: 'The Walk' by Richard Paul Evans
"My name is Alan Christoffersen. You don’t know me. ‘Just another book in the library,’ my father would say. ‘Unopened and unread.’ You have no idea how far I’ve come or...
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'Push': Child Abuse Prevention Month inspires review
'Push' by SapphireApril is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, an excellent opportunity to examine the book, 'Push', which introduces readers to Claireece Precious Jones, a.k.a., Precious…a...
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Urban gentrification: Norfolk, Virginia native pens timely novel
Profile of ‘Them’, by Nathan McCallWhen it comes to the issue of urban gentrification, finding a compelling fictional read can be difficult. To this end, readers interested in this topic should check...
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‘Starvation Lake’ mystery series rife with secrets and mayhem (Photos)
THE HANGING TREE: A Starvation Lake MysteryBy Bryan GruleyFiction novelists often use real places for story-settings. But few things can enhance the atmosphere of a mystery-story better than setting a...
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Novel, 'Daughter of Kura', sparks interest in famous 'daughters' from Virginia
Debra Austin's 'DAUGHTER OF KURA'Reviewed by: Gloria Taylor EdwardsThank goodness for character-driven stories. Otherwise, in the literary arena, scores of dragging-storylines would go south. Such is...
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'Essence Books' best-selling urban lit author pens another 'must read'
'Allure of the Game'by Danielle SantiagoDanielle Santiago’s ‘Allure of the Game’ is an engaging, innovative story about a highly-enterprising female drug cartel. Inspired by true-life experiences,...
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Simon & Schuster best-selling author says eating habits reveal inner-self
Women, Food and God: An Unexpected Path to Almost EverythingBy Geneen RothWhen it comes to eating, Geneen Roth, author of ‘Women, Food and God’, shares this basic concept: “The way you eat is...
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Author’s debut novel portrays vengeful drama-queen
‘The Mistress’s Revenge’ by Tamar CohenNearly everyone has heard the saying: “There's a fine line between love and hate”— and the movie, Fatal Attraction is an excellent visual depiction of this...
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Novel reveals hidden bond between humans and wolves
Dorothy Hearst’s ‘Promise of the Wolves’ is a brilliant saga told from the POV of a young she-wolf named Kaala. Kaala extended from a forbidden, mixed-blood litter. Her birth resulted in her...
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Novel reveals engrossing tale of female Park Ranger’s captivity
Nevada Barr's, 'The ROPE: An ANNA PIGEON NOVEL' is an engrossing read.In this continuing story of Anna Pigeon adventures, New York Times best-selling author, Nevada Barr, relays the untold tale of...
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Best-selling author’s latest novel highlights issues of immigrant farmers
In Healer, Carol Cassella—author of New York Times best-selling title, Oxygen—has scored another winner with a gripping story highlighting the myriad of vicissitudes facing immigrant workers and...
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Mainstream media & missing children of Color
Missing children’s activist, Alonzo Washington, has posted on his website the following excerpt: “…for year 2000, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) reported 1,159...
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