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ENTERTAINMENT // URBANE Book Club
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Lift Your Voice - How My Nephew George Floyd's Murder
Changed The World by Angela Harrelson George Floyd’s aunt and closest relative in Minnesota, Angela Harrelson, shares behind-the-scene accounts of Floyd’s life, including how he lived and how he was murdered, in hopes that the world will find a solution to... |
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ENTERTAINMENT // URBANE Book Club
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Educator, Feminist, and Anti-Lynching Civil Rights Leader Ida B, Wells, Voice of Truth
by Michelle Duster The great-granddaughter of Ida B. Wells, Michelle Duster, narrates Wells’ biography. It highlights instances of Wells’ persistence against injustices, while Laura Freeman’s illustrations enrich the text. Spreads include scrapbook-style layouts and... |
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ENTERTAINMENT // URBANE Book Club
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BETTER LIVING BY THEIR OWN BOOTSTRAPS: Black Women's Activism in Rural Arkansas, 1914-1965
The thesis of this book is the first major study to consider Black women in rural Arkansas as activists. This study lifts several educated, middle-class Black women into the recognition that they deserve to improve Black communities despite the difficulties and oppression that... |
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ENTERTAINMENT // Hip-Hop
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LISTEN FIRST: Epiphany "Big Piph" Morrow
That kinda married with my heavy interest in hip-hop, and I kept emerging in writing and performing. You couldn't have made me believe, at 19, that I'd accomplish or experience some of the things I've gotten to, considering I was scared to talk.... by Dianna Donahue // Jun.1.2021 |
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ENTERTAINMENT // Hip-Hop
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LISTEN FIRST: Osyrus Bolly
Bolly has an intense appreciation for hip hop because he believes it is a voice for the young people who want to express themselves. The voice in his music developed from that same need to express but has evolved into purposeful music as he has matured and found himself. Through the years, Bolly has grown, found.... by Dianna Donahue // Jun.1.2021 |
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ENTERTAINMENT // Hip-Hop
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LISTEN FIRST: ThemeMusiq
Damarcus “Theme Musiq” Pettus was born three days into 1980, on the heels of the official birth of rap music. Captivated by hip-hop, Marcus spent a lot of time in front of his television emulating MCs such as LL Cool J and Big Daddy Kane. The genre’s vibe seemed to be draw him into a space where he could.... by Dianna Donahue // Apr.1.2021 |
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ENTERTAINMENT // URBANE Book Club
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MARIA HOSKINS
Wife, mother, award-winning Children’s Book Author, and Mayflower native, Maria Hoskins, became a writer due to a two-part challenge posed to her in 2013 by Garbo Hearne, owner of Pyramid Art, Books, & Custom Framing store in Little Rock.... by Dianna Donahue // Apr.1.2021 |
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ENTERTAINMENT // R&B
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LISTEN FIRST: Jzadé Forte
Little Rock native, Jzadé Forte (pronounced Zha-day), has an impressive musical career. It consists of several titles: rapper, singer, songwriter, actress, producer, musician, engineer, and composer. She has acquired over 20 years of industry experience infused with her participation in her family's contributions... by Dianna Donahue // Feb.1.2021 |
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ENTERTAINMENT // URBANE Book Club
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Eve's Daughter: The Things I've Seen
Eve's Daughter is telling my story, my way. The journey of my life through the shedding of tears, laughter, loss, revisitations, stories of truth and fiction. This book shares stories of seduction, suspense, romance and reality through poetry, short stories and a powerful letter filled with emotions imaginable. |
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