Education

Book Review: Book featuring African-Americans on U.S. stamps

By Jackie Hampton Publisher Otha Sullivan, retired educator, and author of six books was the guest speaker of the West Jackson Rotary Club’s monthly meeting on Tuesday October 27 at the Jackson State University Student […]

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Stand Your Ground (BOOK REVIEW)

Stand Your Ground Black Bodies and the Justice of God by Kelly Brown Douglas Orbis Books Paperback, $24.00 256 pages ISBN: 978-1-62698-109-6   Book Review by Kam Williams   “Why is it becoming increasingly acceptable […]

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Michelle Obama (BOOK REVIEW)

Michelle Obama: A Life by Peter Slevin Knopf Hardcover, $27.95 448 pages, Illustrated ISBN: 978-0-307-95882-2   Book Review by Kam Williams   “Here is the first comprehensive account of the life and times of Michelle […]

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Book Review: More Than a Score

More Than a Score The New Uprising against High-Stakes Testing Foreword by Diane Ravitch Edited by Jesse Hagopian Introduction by Alfie Kohn Afterword by Wayne Au Haymarket Books Paperback, $16.00 336 pages, Illustrated ISBN: 978-1-60846-392-3 […]

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Corruption Officer (BOOK REVIEW)

Corruption Officer From Jail Guard to Perpetrator inside Rikers Island by Gary L. Heyward Atria Books Paperback, $16.00 284 pages ISBN: 978-1-4767-9432-7   Book Review by Kam Williams   “This shocking memoir from a former […]

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Who We Be: The Colorization of America

by Jeff Chang St. Martin’s Press Hardcover, $29.99 416 pages, Illustrated ISBN: 978-0-312-57129-0   Book Review by Kam Williams   “Race. A four-letter word. The greatest social divide in American life, a half-century ago and […]