Oatmeal cookies, a rocking chair, a treasured baby doll and the smiling gentle giant with a commanding voice calling her name. To Ilyasah Shabazz, he was simply Daddy, but to the rest of the world, he was known as … Read the rest
….It’s been decades since Ms. Braxton was a meek and malleable college student with dreams of becoming a star, but just because her 1995, self-titled debut sold over ten million copies doesn’t mean that her path to stardom was an … Read the rest
Informally known for having “The Books That Keep You Up All Night,” Avon’s Beverly Jenkins has put in over 2 decades of sex, suspense and soul into dozens of fictional novels and earned a loyal fan base because of it. … Read the rest
….In a recent and illuminating interview with writer Dr. Welsing, Knowshi.com discussed her views of several dysfunctional trends among African-Americans and how non-whites can persevere despite the odds perpetually stacked against them.
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……It wasn’t always easy for Ms. Jackson, but in this in-depth chat with Knowshi, the Florida-based trailblazer discusses her triumphs, trials and what she tells new novelists about making a place for themselves on bookshelves and among their peers.
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