By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia In an interview with the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s Let It Be Known morning show, Joy-Ann Reid delved into the intricacies of her latest book, “Medgar and Myrlie Evers and the Love Story that Awakened America,” which sheds light on the enduring love between civil rights activists Medgar and Myrlie Evers and their profound impact on the civil rights movement. The conversation revolved around themes of courage and conviction and standing up for justice and displaying bravery in the face of adversity. R ..read more

For those who have made the difficult decision to divorce, psychologist Ronald Raymond and attorney Jeffrey Stephens pave a gentler path toward ending a marriage that results in the potential for a brighter future in their book, “The Road to Splitsville: How to Navigate the Road to Divorce without Making Yourself Crazy, Your Children Miserable, or Your Lawyer Wealthy … and Then Discover Your Path to Happiness”. “Not only do 50% of marriages end in divorce, but 60% of second marriages and 70% of third marriages end in divorce, which says that people are making the same mistakes over ..read more

A new book, “The Black Love Revolutionary’s Handbook: Radical Acts of Healing, Resistance and Celebration” takes a unique look at relationships through the lens of historical trauma and healing. The author, Aswad Aarif, is an Oakland native who has worked to address social justice and community wellness issues for over 25 years. In 2012, Aswad and his wife, Danyelle Aarif, began holding Black Love Healing Circles in their home to create a space for the restoration and celebration of the Black community. From facilitating diverse group conversations, they learned many lessons, not the least o ..read more

By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Bookworm Sez, LLC   One drop. That’s all they said it took to determine someone’s race. Just one drop, the tiniest of amounts, and everything changed: no access, no rights, no cold drink from a fountain on a hot day, no freedoms. No safety. No say in the matter. And in the new novel, “One Blood” by Denene Millner, no way to change it, but time. The first night Grace saw her Maw Maw catch a baby, she had a mess of feelings: a little sick, scared, but mostly awed at what Maw Maw called a miracle. Grace was small then, but she paid attention. One day, Maw Maw pr ..read more

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By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Bookworm Sez, LLC The kids are back in school now and already, your family’s going in six different directions. You’re busy, between sports, extracurricular activities, work commitments, family gatherings, and community activity. If there was a meaningful way to get everybody together at once, you’d be all over that so grab “The New Brownies’ Book” by Dr. Karida L. Brown and Charly Palmer and take a hint from Grandma’s time. Ten years after the launching of the ‘infamous’ The Crisis magazine, W.E.B. Du Bois, Augustus Granville Dill and Jessie Redmon Fauset had ano ..read more

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By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Bookworm Sez It was all about the balance. You didn’t think of it that way, though. All you were interested in was riding your bike with the big kids, pedaling without training wheels, and an adult holding you up. You got a lot of skinned knees, but you could see the goal, and one day, zoom, you rode that bike all by yourself. So, now read “Activate Your Greatness” by Alex Toussaint and find that determination again. He had what seemed like a privileged life. The son of Haitian immigrants, Toussaint grew up in a stable, middle-class household with both parents inv ..read more

By Terri SchlichenmeyerThe Bookworm Sez You’ll do better next time. You’re sorry, deeply sorry, sincere in your apology, and it won’t happen again. You had a chance to think about your transgressions and you were wrong. What can you do or say to make things better? How can you properly make amends? As in the new book “The Reformatory” by Tananarive Due, how long should you pay for something you didn’t do? The north Florida countryside was passing by fast as Robert Stephens sat small in the passenger seat of the fancy car. Any other time, he’d be enjoying himself but not now. No, this time, h ..read more