“Four outlaws with a bounty on each head, set a date for a shootout in Langston, Oklahoma. The last man takes the collective bounty. Violence and mayhem ensue.” –Official Synopsis The exciting independent short film They Die by Dawn … Continue reading
We go to libraries to find books, but inside the main branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia, there are mini exhibits, making the library a museum of sorts. The hallways are lined with original paintings, statues of Ben Franklin … Continue reading
Dawn Davis, Vice President and Editorial Director of Amistad since 2010, has published some very recognizable authors and books. Amistad, a division of Harper Collins, publishes works by and about people of African descent, in hopes to appeal and influence a … Continue reading
We look at the idea of an independent woman as an idea associated with modernity, but there are a few Olivia Pope-minded women hidden in older literature. The eighteenth and early nineteenth-century writer, Jane Austen, had visions of more than … Continue reading
Thanksgiving is a unique American holiday that is celebrated every year on the fourth Thursday in November. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday in November as “A day of thanksgiving and praise to our beneficent Father.” Congress … Continue reading
Recently, Hurricane Sandy plowed through the East Coast and destroyed (almost) everything in its path. One place that was hit really hard was New Jersey. Located on the northern shores of the Atlantic Ocean, New Jersey has received national attention … Continue reading
“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.” – Jorge Luis Borges Books are mini escapes. When we read them, we are not only removed from our current circumstances, good or bad, but also transported into … Continue reading
Merry Christmas Alex Cross, the nineteenth novel in James Patterson’s bestselling Alex Cross series was released Monday! If you don’t know, here’s a quick sum of the plot: Alex Cross is an African American detective and psychologist, and in this latest … Continue reading
Sylvia Moy is one of two black women out of 380 members in the Songwriters Hall of Fame. She is a songwriter and record producer, formerly associated with the Motown Records group. The first woman at the Detroit-based music label to write and produce for Motown acts, … Continue reading
Chelsea, Manhattan is not only known for high class restaurants, up-beat night life and celebrity sightings. Art galleries decorate the urban streets like artwork themselves. And now, in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the city that never sleeps, after … Continue reading
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