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Obama Talks Back: Global Lessons

Obama Talks Back: Global Lessons"This collection of letters [offer] a rare glimpse into the dialogue between our nation's youth and the President of the United States...They cover a wide range of human emotions, fears and concerns, and echo President Obama's message for change as these young people make their spiritual and intellectual pilgrimage into adult citizenship...
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The Black Church: Where Women Pray and Men Prey

The Black Church: Where Women Pray and Men Prey"If you are a single black woman regularly attending church and tithing, or you are a woman with children that accompany you to church, please open your mind to the expressed dangers within the walls of your house of worship, because far too often, black women go to church to pray to God, and black men are there to game on, feed on and prey on them like predators...
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Spirit Seeker: John Coltrane’s Musical Journey

Spirit Seeker: John Coltrane’s Musical Journey"Music and religion were the twin forces that shaped John Coltrane's early years. Both of his grandfathers were Methodist ministers, and each of his parents was a skilled musician.
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Book Review: American Tapestry

Book Review: American Tapestry

American Tapestry: The Story of the Black, White, and Multiracial Ancestors of Michelle Obama
by Rachel L. Swarns
Amistad
Hardcover, $27.99
400 pages, Illustrated
ISBN: 978-0-06-199986-4

"On November 4, 2008, Michelle Obama stood before a crowd of thousands of roaring, singing and weeping supporters in Chicago's Grant Park... It was Election Night and her husband had just become the first African-American President of the United States...

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Book Review: Race, Power & Politics: Memoirs of an ACORN Whistleblower

Book Review: Race, Power & Politics: Memoirs of an ACORN Whistleblower

Race, Power & Politics:
Memoirs of an ACORN Whistleblower

As told by Marcel Reid
to Michael McCray, Esquire, CPA
Foreword by Tom Devine
American Banner Books
Paperback, $19.99
364 pages
ISBN: 978-0-9846906-7-1

"There is a lot to learn from this book. If you are feeling cynical and discouraged that you can't fight the powerful, read it! If you want to learn the tactics of effective guerilla activism, read it!

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