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A space for local and national arts and entertainment stories, with an emphasis on stories pertaining to African and African Americans.

Arts & Culture / Books

Author found healing in sharing traumatic experience

January 20, 2023January 21, 2023 - by Nikki Love - Leave a Comment

In 2022, her years of writing resulted in her first book ‘November.’

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Arts & Culture / Books

Dr. Verna inspires with new book ‘Power Lessons for Life’

December 28, 2022December 28, 2022 - by Sheletta Brundidge - Leave a Comment

‘People will want more power messages, more everyday examples they can use in their lives.’

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Papa Lemon
Arts & Culture / Arts & Culture / Books / Featured

Local author shares lessons about grief in children’s book 

October 21, 2022October 21, 2022 - by Tony Kiene - Leave a Comment

Lehman Riley’s ‘Losing Lizzy’ imparts to children the tips and tools to process and overcome grief.

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Arts & Culture / Books

Smartphones, social media as tools of Black liberation

May 25, 2022May 25, 2022 - by Charles Hallman

‘Whether it was Frederick Douglass or Ida B. Wells, whether it was Dr. King in the evening news, whether it was Mamie Till in Jet Magazine—we need tools, media platforms, and technologies as a means of helping us get free.’

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Arts & Culture / Books

Local author encourages austistic kids to overcome fears and explore

April 2, 2022April 3, 2022 - by MSR News Online

Just in time for Autism Awareness Month in April, Minnesota media personality Sheletta Brundidge is releasing a new picture book. 

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Arts & Culture / Books

Book Review: ‘We Are Meant To Rise’

December 30, 2021December 30, 2021 - by MSR News Online

Overall, the wealth of stories, poetry, and perspectives in ‘We Are Meant to Rise,’ leaves me filled with gratitude.

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Arts & Culture / Books / Featured / Television

MSNBC host Craig Melvin’s book celebrates dads, charts the redemption of his father

June 18, 2021June 20, 2021 - by Nadine Matthews

Craig Melvin ‘s work on NBC’s “Today” helped bring his own life and relationship with his father full circle.

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Arts & Culture / Books

New book teaches kids about Black Wall Street

May 24, 2021May 24, 2021 - by MSR News Online

Few people know that the first bombs to ever fall on American soil destroyed this once-flourishing district in Tulsa, known as Black Wall Street, demolishing a once-vibrant Black neighborhood.

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Arts & Culture / Books / Music

Former Prince bodyguard recalls memories in debut memoir

April 21, 2021April 22, 2021 - by Marquis Taylor

For Prince former bodyguard and bandmate Wally Safford reflects on the icon’s legacy and Detroit connection.

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Arts & Culture / Books

‘Reality in Chaos’ author crafts trials, travails of upscale sistas

March 5, 2021March 5, 2021 - by Dwight Hobbes

Anyone who enjoyed the spirited camaraderie of homegirls in the UPN hit ‘Girlfriends’ will find ‘Reality in Chaos’ worth a look-see.

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Arts & Culture / Arts & Culture / Books

Iconic wordsmith strikes again with fascinating ‘The Awkward Black Man’

March 4, 2021March 3, 2021 - by Dwight Hobbes

Taut narratives collect an array of remarkably imperfect people in ‘The Awkward Black Man.’

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Arts & Culture / Books

Minnesota’s Black Community Project receives ‘Book of the Year’ honor

February 19, 2021February 19, 2021 - by MSR News Online

Minnesota’s Black Community Project was recently notified that their book entitled ‘Minnesota’s Black Community in the 21st Century” was recently honored with a book award.

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Arts & Culture / Books

New book cast loving spotlight on the ‘Sistas’

February 3, 2021February 8, 2021 - by Dwight Hobbes

‘Every child should have the opportunity to learn about the outstanding contributions of these sistas.’

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Arts & Culture / Books

Book Review: ‘My Life in the Purple Kingdom’

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 - by Dwight Hobbes

‘My Life in the Purple Kingdom’ is a good read for fans of Prince and the Minneapolis Sound.

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Arts & Culture / Books / Featured

Social justice gets ‘made easy’

January 9, 2021January 9, 2021 - by Tiffany Johnson

Minnesota-based author Aaron Grier recently wrote and published two books about race ‘Allyship made Easy’ and ‘Social Justice Made Easy.’

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Arts & Culture / Books

‘The Path of Kingdoms’ paints image-rich narrative

January 9, 2021January 9, 2021 - by Dwight Hobbes

In ‘The Path of the Kingdoms,’ descriptions paint a detailed, life-like word canvas of subtle immediacy vivid as viewing a movie.

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Arts & Culture / Books

‘If You See Me’ offers a remarkable glimpse into the Minneapolis sound

December 2, 2020December 2, 2020 - by Dwight Hobbes

Veteran pop-funkster PepĂ© Willie teams up with accomplished author Tony Kiene to entertain music lovers, especially Prince fans, with the page-turning ‘If You See Me.’

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Arts & Culture / Books / Featured

Demanding representation for books and beyond

October 17, 2020October 17, 2020 - by Tiffany Johnson

According to W.D. Foster-Graham, now seven counties in the Twin Cities metro area plus St. Paul, Rochester, and St. Cloud, offer his books and other Black authors that he has requested.

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Arts & Culture / Books

Author writes the book he wants to read

October 2, 2020October 2, 2020 - by Dwight Hobbes

‘Never Give Up’ should resonate especially well with Twin Cities readers who’ve seen the rise of Justice Alan Page and State Attorney General Keith Ellison.

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Arts & Culture / Books

Black writers talk healing and the importance of shared experiences

July 14, 2020July 20, 2020 - by Dwight Hobbes

The Collaborative’s stated mission is to ‘jointly address the community needs and amplify the voices of local Black writers. We must write our own stories
storytellers have the power to change our current reality.’

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