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Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Daddy Long Stroke By Cairo Atria Books, $15 PB Cairo, whose pen name is inspired by numerous trips to Egypt, exploded on the erotica scene with the novels' The Man Handler and Kat Trap. His signature raw, sexy, in-your-face writing style has quickly become a fan favorite. Now, Cairo is back with Daddy Long Stroke, where the reader is given a voyeuristic

Jada Pinkett Smith changes staff on TV show

Friday, August 27, 2010

Jada Pinkett Smith, star of the television drama "HawthoRNe," did not continue using the show's original medical advisory team at the close of the series' first season in 2009 following her mother's detailed criticism of the team's medical techniques. Pinkett Smith's mother, Adrienne Banfield-Jones, is the head nurse of an inner- city Baltimore clinic. A

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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Tempted by Trouble By Eric Jerome Dickey Dutton Publishing, $26.95 HC With 12 New York Times best-sellers and more than 3 million copies sold, Dickey is beloved by fans and critics alike. Now, Dickey takes a break from his Gideon series and harkens back to two of his most beloved and top-selling earlier novels Thieves Paradise and Liar's Game. Tempted by

Film highlights food addiction

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

DURHAM - Neil Perota's drug of choice wasn't crack or heroin. In fact, it wasn't even illegal. And, it was one that we all indulge in - regularly. Perota's drug was food. His addiction led to a heart attack at the age of 27, costing his sister her dream wedding and prompting him to retreat to a dilapidated trailer in upstate New York to fight his

Comedienne Loni Love

Friday, August 20, 2010

"Not a lot of my people here tonight. Not the black people, the fat people!" - Loni Love Move over Mo'Nique, another brash, black comedienne is provoking guffaws by reveling in her full figureness. "Fat people, let's eat all the vegetarians!" Sipping a glass of white wine and spitting venom and wicked social humor, comic Loni Love put the audience in a

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Wednesday, August 18, 2010

IN THE SHADOW OF FREEDOM: A Heroic Journey to Manhood and Liberation By Tchicaya Missamou with Travis Sentell Atria Books, $15 PB Born a member of the Bakongo tribe, Missamou was recruited into its militia at the age of 7 to wage a civil war against tribes in the northern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. For the next 12 years, he witnessed

Bow Wow sounds off on 'Lottery Ticket'

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Sure, people say "money can't buy happiness," but when you're young, living in the projects and sick of your surroundings, that old saying seems like a lie. Such is the case for Kevin Carson, the lead character in the Erik White film, Lottery Ticket. Kevin, played by rapper/actor Bow Wow, is a recent high school graduate who appears to have a bleak future

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Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Suitcase Full of Dreams By Hoy Kersh Cozilove Enterprises, $14 PB In Suitcase Full of Dreams, Kersh gives readers access to the sorrows and joys of growing up in the dirt-road, Jim Crow South in the 1940s and early '50s prior to the Civil Rights Movement. Throughout the book, Kersh shares her memories, including those of the historical figures who inspired

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