Black Book Talk

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Airs at: Thu, 12/05/2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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Every first Thursday from 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM.

Monthly program featuring interviews and discussions of works by African American authors. 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 to authors and/or share their opinions on works by Black authors.

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David Dante Troutt, "The Price of Paradise"

Airs at: Thu, 05/07/2015 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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Patricia, O.B. and Emma speak with David Dante Troutt about his book, "The Price of Paradise: The Costs of Inequality and a Vision for a More Equitable America." David Dante Troutt is Professor of Law and Justice John J. Francis Scholar at the Rutgers University-Newark Law ... Read more

Debrena Jackson Gandy

Airs at: Thu, 04/02/2015 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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Debrena Jackson Gandy is a two-time national best-selling author of Sacred Pampering Principles(HarperCollins) and All the Joy You Can Stand (Random House), and her newest book, The Love Lies.  She is a transformational Speaker; Love Relationships Mentor; Business Consultan... Read more

Renee Watson, This Side of Home

Airs at: Thu, 03/05/2015 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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Maya Younger and her identical twin sister, Nikki, have always agreed on the important things. Friends. Boys. School. They even plan to attend the same historically African American college. But nothing can always remain the same. As their Portland neighborhood goes from ro... Read more

Kimberly Moreland discusses history of Blacks in Oregon

Airs at: Thu, 02/05/2015 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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    Oregon Black Pioneers Board member Kimberly Moreland discusses African Americans of Portland and Perseverance: A History of African Americans In Oregon’s Marion and Polk Counties, both published by the Pioneers organization.   She also invites listeners to view "Racing ... Read more

Are We There, Yet? The Ultimate Challenge

Airs at: Thu, 12/04/2014 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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Martin Davis, author of Are We There Yet? The Ultimate Challenge provides his blue print of  what People of Color need to do in order to change their  standing in American society. The book delivers anoutline that speaks directly to the ills black  people are facing today i... Read more

William Wells Brown, An American Life

Airs at: Thu, 11/06/2014 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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Born into slavery and "rented" out in adolescence to a succession of steamboat captains, William Wells Brown (1814–1884) ended his life as an accomplished writer and activist.  A hugely popular speaker on antislavery circuits (both American and British), Brown went on to wr... Read more

I Thought I Wouldn't Tell It: A Memoir of Hard Life and Hope.

Airs at: Thu, 08/07/2014 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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Portland author, Deloris Dallas will discuss her memoir, I Thought I Wouldn't Tell  It:  A Memoir of Hard Life and Hope.  Her story starts  on Jamaica, an island whose beauty often contradicts ugly moments in her childhood. From her birth in the rural island countryside to ... Read more

ReShonda Tate Billingsley

Airs at: Thu, 07/03/2014 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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ReShonda Tate Billingsley is the national bestselling author of 30 books. Her sophomore novel, Let the Church Say Amen, has been made into a movie, directed by actress Regina King and produced by Queen Latifah’s Flava Unit Productions.  In addition to adult novels, she has ... Read more

A Conversation with Dr. Maya Angelou about her book, Mom & Me & Mom

Airs at: Thu, 06/05/2014 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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In honor of her memory,  Black Book Talk rebroadcasts its June 6, 2013 interview with Dr. Maya Angelou.  In this conversation she recounts  her relationship with her mother, Vivian Baxter.  As described in the book, Mom & Me & Mom,    Angelou's mother  was an indomitable sp... Read more

Award-winning Author Sharon M. Draper

Airs at: Thu, 05/01/2014 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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Sharon M. Draper, professional educator and award winning author is May guest on Black Book Talk. Draper has been honored as the National Teacher of the Year and is a five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Literary Awards.    Among her well-loved young adults books are ... Read more