Jasmine and Chelsea are best friends on a mission--they're sick of the way
women are treated even at their progressive NYC high school, so they decide
to start a Women's Rights Club. They post their work online--poems, essays,
videos of Chelsea performing her poetry, and...
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This is a re-broadcast of the October 4 2018 edition of "Black Book Talk".
Guests Perry Gardner and Tamyka Miles of Multnomah County Library shared
books on their current reading list. Among the titles discussed were:
Take You Wherever You Go, a Memoir, by Kenny...
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An interview with Coco LaBon, author of The Legend of the Chocolate River.
This story recounnts the adventures of Manda, a baby elephant, and his
best friend, Mr. Crowley, a wise, old frog, as search for the legendary
Chocolate River. Manda announces that he wants to...
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Have a book you can't wait to finish? An African-American author that you
want to introduce to the world? Or, maybe you're looking for new titles
by Black authors? Something to curl up with during the long winter
hours? Then "What I'm Reading" is the perfect "Black...
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Call during this broadcast and contribute to KBOO's Fall Membership Drive.
Give to KBOO and get a copy of Betty Before X...a powerful middle-grade
fictionalized account of the childhood activism of Betty Shabazz, Malcolm X's
wife, written by their daughter Ilyasah Shaba...
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The hosts of Black Book Talk welcome author, lawyer and professor Renee Simms
to discuss her new book Meet Behind Mars. Call (503) 231-8187 to join the
conversation and talk about what you've been reading this Summer.
Renee Simms is a novelist and lawyer interested in b...
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This month on Black Book Talk we discuss suggested Summer reading. What are
the books that shouldn't be missed? Call in with your picks at
(503)231-8187
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Conversation with local writers about the advantages of being part of a
writing group.
Co-hosts Emma Jackson Ford, O B Hill and Patricia Welch review works in all
genres by well-known and emerging authors. Occasional call-in shows allow
audience members to talk directly...
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