Tag: @brendahampton
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{New Releases} Jan. 8-14, 2018
Urban Rage: The Revolt of the Excluded by:Mustafa Dikec A timely and incisive examination of contemporary urban unrest that explains why riots will continue until citizens are equally treated and politically included. In the past few decades, urban riots have erupted in democracies across the world. While high profile politicians often react by condemning protestors’ […]
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{New Releases} Week 40 (Sept 25-Oct 1)
Lewa by:Luke Austin “The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story.” ― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Nigerian writer “Lewa” (Yoruba for “beautiful”) is about the beauty of black skin. From skinny, wiry bodies to beefed-up […]
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{Born On This Day} Happy 50th Birthday To Brenda Hampton!
Brenda M. Hampton is a native St. Louisan with a gift and passion for writing. She maintained journals for several years, but it wasn’t until she read Terry McMillan’s Disappearing Acts, it prompted Hampton to explore writing in ways she never thought was possible. In early 2002, Hampton began crafting her memoir, In My Shoes, […]
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{Excerpt} Black President: The World Will Never Be the Same by:Brenda Hampton
From the second I walked in, I could feel the heat. I could sense that everyone wasn’t on my team, even before today. But politics as usual, I bravely stepped into my new role as Commander-in-Chief, observing as many others lived up to their unfortunate roles too. I expected whispers today. Expected that some would […]
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{New Releases} Week 49 (Nov 28-Dec 4)
Dear Yvette (Throwback Diaries) by: Ni-Ni Simone All sixteen year old Yvette Simmons wanted was to disappear. Problem is: she has too many demons for that. Yvette’s life changed forever after a street fight over a boy ended in a second degree murder charge. Forced to start all over again, she’s sentenced to live in […]
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{New Releases} Week 40 (Sept 26-Oct 2)
Fiction Holiday Temptation by:Donna Hill, Farrah Rochon, K.M. Jackson ’Tis the season to satisfy your holiday desires with this festive trio of sexy stories… A GIFT OF LOVE by Donna Hill Drama professor Traci Long spends her free time at the CoffeeMate café, pursuing her true passion—writing her own plays. Meanwhile, sexy barista Noah Jefferson […]
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{2016 New Releases} Week 9: Feb 22-28
Fiction The Pastor’s Husband by:Tiffany L. Warren Felicia Caldwell has a great job, a healthy bank account, and stunning good looks. But she longs for a husband and family to go along with it. So when charismatic superstar pastor Nya Hempstead declares that partnership is on its way, Felicia is elated—until her life becomes filled […]
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{2016 New Releases} Week 7: Feb 8-14
Fiction The Pleasure Zone by:Cairo Leave your sexual inhibitions behind as you step through the doors of The Pleasure Zone—where fantasy becomes reality and forbidden desires are embraced—for one steamy, unforgettable night. Blessed with wealth, exquisite beauty, and an insatiable sex drive, Nairobia lives for sinfully delicious orgasmic pleasure. The luscious gray-eyed, half-Dutch, half-Nigerian vixen […]
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{2015 New Releases} Week 44: Oct 26- Nov 1
Fiction Playing For Keeps by:Deborah Fletcher Mello As an accomplished architect, single dad of teenage twin girls, and co-owner of The Playground, Raleigh’s hottest jazz and blues club, it’s an understatement to say Malcolm Cobb has his hands full. Add to that an ex-wife who knows how to bring the drama, it’s no surprise he […]
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