Book Club
Toni Morrison: The Beginnings Of The Bluest Eye
BBN recommends reading the classic novel, The Bluest Eye, by Nobel Prize winner, Toni Morrison. It is Ms. Morrison’s first novel. via Youtube: Toni Morrison discusses the origins of her first novel, The Bluest Eye, while visiting her alma mater Cornell University. About The Bluest Eye The Bluest Eye contains a number of autobiographical elements. More...
’60 Minutes’: Justice Sotomayor Prefers ‘Sonia from the Bronx’
Last night on 60 Minutes, United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, proudly and candidly talked about her inspiring roots, her academic experience and her career path. ”Sonia from the Bronx” More...
“Ignorance is Contagious” – Aesop’s Fables for a New Generation?
Abdul Majid, Author of “Ignorance is Contagious” “Ig.no.rant – Pronunciation: (ig-ner-uh nt) Function: adjective Definitions: 1. (Caribbean) a quarrelsome and aggressive attitude; 2. Lacking More...
BBN Book Pick: ‘When I was Puerto Rican,’ by Esmeralda Santiago
BBN’s book pick for the month is “When I was Puerto Rican, by When I was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago, and our selection comes courtesy of BeingLatino.com. From the back cover: In When I More...
Each and Her (Camino del Sol)
We polled our readers and asked them to share their favorite books. This month we feature “Each and Her” by poet Valerie MartÃnez. From Inside the Flap: Hundreds of women and young girls have been murdered More...
Manning Marable: Historian, Educator and Pulitzer Prize Winning Author
Dr. Manning Marable Next To His Pulitzer Prize Winning Novel Three day’s ago it was announced that Dr. Manning Marable, longtime history and public policy professor at Columbia University, won the Pulitzer More...
The Last Holiday: A Memoir by Gil Scott-Heron – Review
Gil Scott-Heron was a brilliant poet, musician and author who died on May 27, 2011 at the age of 62. He was one of the great American artists and influenced many in the spoken word and Hip-Hop (not Pop-Hip Hop) More...
“KING PEGGY,” An Inspiring True Story of Unexpected Leadership
A Ghana Embassy secretary, who moved to the United States in the 70s, receives a telephone call in 2008 telling her she has been chosen to be King of Otuam. How did this happen? King of Qtuam, Peggielene Bartels, More...
