Black Books, Black Voices

2007 Outstanding Alumni Award from Syracuse University
It has been almost 30 years since I first set foot on the Syracuse University Campus during, what I believe was, the 1st Empire State Games. I was a gymnast representing the New York City Region.Even as a kid from the big city I was overwhelmed by the size and facilities offered by the University. SU was the first major university campus I ever visited; and this is the primary reason I chose to
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Harlemnite Prays for Shootings… So Say the New York Times
Someone forwarded me a NY Times Article. The Times usually pisses me off when they write about Black folks ’cause they typically show the our most pathetic side.To be sure the NYT couchs these artilces in sympatheic terms and tone. But this is only to pander to their liberal audience at the expense of Black people.The late quote was from a Brother in Harlem about my age who said in response to a
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Black Americans Information Directory

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LexisNexis Academic (ON CAMPUS USE ONLY)
LexisNexis Academic is a collection of online databases: News, Business (plus corporate news and corporate financials), Legal, Medical, and Reference. International news sources are included.

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MNCAT Classic
Search with MNCAT Classic to find books, journals, etc. owned by the library. Search by keyword, subject, title, or author for materials on your topic. MNCAT Classic lacks the faceted searching of MNCAT Plus, but can be easier to use if you already have a good idea of what you’re looking for.

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My Interview with Snoop of HBO’s The Wire
Felicia "Snoop" Pearson and AALBC.com founder Troy Johnsonvideo taped interview (8 minutes) The first time I saw Snoop was on HBO’s The Wire. I recall watching the scene with her buying a nail gun (fans of The Wire will know what I’m talking about). I also recall thinking just how consistently brilliant HBO is with casting. I replayed that scene twice just taken by the character. I said to
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Ethnic Newswatch
FULL TEXT articles from over 125 American ethnic and minority newspapers, magazines and journals. A rich collection of articles, editorials, columns, reviews, etc. provide a broad diversity of perspectives and viewpoints — the other sides of the stories.

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New Reviews by one of AALBC.com’s Favorite Reviewers - Thumper
Thumper went on hiatus for a couple of years, to complete another graduate degree. He is working his way back slowly. Here are his latest book reviews.There is something here for everyone. Enjoy. Red Light Special by Risqu http://reviews.aalbc.com/red_light_special.htmOne day, I was in the mood for a Noire novel, but I had read all of them. I looked around my office and saw Red Light Special by
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Racist Hate Mail
I was listening to the radio (1010 AM, WINS, New York) this week and heard a report of some Jewish people in Roslyn, LI who received some Jewish hate mail.Apparently they got some letter in the mail emblazoned with a Swastika. The police were investigating.I began thinking to myself wow, Black people confort racism on a much higher level on a daily basis. I really could not understand why the
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Racist Hate Mail
I was listening to the radio (1010 AM, WINS, New York) this week and heard a report of some Jewish people in Roslyn, LI who received some Jewish hate mail.Apparently they got some letter in the mail emblazoned with a Swastika. The police were investigating.I began thinking to myself wow, Black people confort racism on a much higher level on a daily basis. I really could not understand why the
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