Black Book Talk

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Airs at: Thu, 01/02/2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Hosted by:

Patricia Welch, Emma Jackson Ford, O.B. Hill

Produced by:

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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.

http://kboo.fm/BlackBookTalk

Topic tags:

African American, Race, History, Humor, Education, Fiction, Arts/Culture, Activism

Streams:

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Program status:

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Stokely: A Life

Airs at: Thu, 04/03/2014 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

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Stokely Carmichael, the charismatic and controversial black activist, stepped onto the pages of history when he called for “Black Power” during a speech one Mississippi night in 1966. A firebrand who straddled both the American civil rights and Black Power movements, Carmic... Read more

The Akee Tree

Airs at: Thu, 03/06/2014 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

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Black Book Talks interviews Stephen Hanks, author of The Akee Tree. What would compel an African-American man to spend ten years of his life tracing his family tree from the Pacific Northwest back to slavery times in Mississippi, and ultimately to its African roots? For P... Read more

The African-American Guide to Divorce & Drama: Breaking Up Without Breaking Down

Airs at: Thu, 02/06/2014 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

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"The African-American Guide to Divorce & Drama: Breaking Up Without Breaking Down" is a comprehensive book on divorce tailored specifically for the black community. Author Lester L. Barclay skillfully shepherds readers through the often painful process of separation and d... Read more

The Films of Ousmane Sembene

Airs at: Thu, 01/02/2014 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

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Willamette University professor, Dr. Amadou T. Fofana, discusses his book, The Films of Ousmane Sembene: Discourse, Politics, and Culture. on this month's Black Book Talk. Ousmane Sembène was a Senegalese film director, producer, and writer, often called the "father of A... Read more

Our favorite books of 2013

Airs at: Thu, 12/05/2013 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

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Black Book Talk hosts O B Hill, Emma Jackson and Patricia Welch offer the holilday gift of their favorite books of 2013. Get out your pen, with all these great ideas, your holiday gift list may be completed in 30 minutes. Read more

Independent Book Sellers

Airs at: Thu, 11/07/2013 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

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c; and host O B Hill, Reflections Mirror Image Books will discuss the challenges and rewards facing independent booksellers. Nationally the numbers are dwindling. Competition from chain stores and online vendors is fierce. Prospects for success are slim, at best. Why would ... Read more

D'Norgia Taylor, "If By Chance"

Airs at: Thu, 09/05/2013 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

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D'Norgia Taylor writes science fiction for all ages and all kinds of people. "A lot of it is about escape -- getting away from whatever the issues...that you want to escape from -- or to." Her latest work, If By Chance, deals with a generational curse that besets a small ... Read more

Dr. Earl Bracy,c "The Making of a Psychologist"

Airs at: Thu, 08/01/2013 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

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Dr. Earl Bracy -- a Vietnam War era combat medic, practicing clinical psychologist, and author of Too Young to Die: Inner-City Adolescent Homicides and The Making of a Psychologist -- has endured prejudice and discrimination the likes of which many Americans, black and whit... Read more

Black Book Talk on 07/04/13

Airs at: Thu, 07/04/2013 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

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Repeat - By popular demand we repeat our June interview with legendary author Maya Angelou. In her new book, Mom & Me & Mom, the writer shares the deepest personal story of her life: her relationship with her mother. Angelou's mother, Vivian Baxter, was an indomitable ... Read more

Maya Angelou, "Mom & Me & Mom"

Airs at: Thu, 06/06/2013 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

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Legendary author Maya Angelou shares the deepest personal story of her life: her relationship with her mother in her new book, Mom & Me & Mom. Angelou's mother, Vivian Baxter, was an indomitable spirit whose petite size belied her larger-than-life presence—a presence abs... Read more

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