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My Times in Black and White
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Gerald M Boyd |
A rags-to-riches story of the climb from urban poverty to the New York Times, this insider’s view of struggle and change at the nation’s premier newspaper reconstructs the most controversial period i… |
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Bitch Is the New Black
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Helena Andrews |
Meet Helena Andrews, sassy, single, smart, and, yes, a bitch—but Tina Fey said it best, bitch is the new black!When Helena Andrews heard this declaration on Saturday Night Live, her first reaction wa… |
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Fire Shut Up in My Bones
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Charles M. Blow |
Charles M. Blow’s mother was a fiercely driven woman with five sons, brass knuckles in her glove box, and a job plucking poultry at a factory near their segregated Louisiana town, where slavery's leg… |
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Alone atop the hill
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Alice Allison Dunnigan |
"Alice Dunnigan (1906-1983) was the first African American woman to break the color and gender barriers of national journalism. During her time as a journalist, she reported for the Louisville Defend… |
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Alex Haley and the books that changed a nation
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Robert J. Norrell |
"It is difficult to think of two twentieth century books by one author that have had as much influence on American culture when they were published as Alex Haley's monumental bestsellers, The Autobio… |
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The Golden Road
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Caille Millner |
The true story of a remarkable young woman's struggle to find a home in the worldCaille Millner is a rising star on the literary scene. A graduate of Harvard University, she was first published at ag… |
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