Redefining Blackness I: Perspectives from the Diaspora with International Scholar, Dr. Melise D. Huggins


  PNR: What is "post-race"? What does that mean? “ Dr. Huggins: Delusion, and the latest phrase of the news makers. It is a screen to the real issues. We still live in a very racial state of mind.  ...(more)

Nedra Woods Interview


Tell us a little bit about you outside of being an author. I am thirty-eight years old and the mother of three boys. I am a native New Yorker. I currently reside in Atlanta, Georgia where I am employed as a hairstylist by day and a bartender by night.....(continue)

Book Review: Nedra Woods, Easy Like Sunday Mornin’


Nedra Woods’ new novel, Easy Like Sunday Morning, takes a courageous leap of artistic faith to push the art and craft of black story-telling into previously unexplored dimensions. This fresh novel is a beautiful tale that interweaves mystery and suspense into a wonderfully complex tapestry of love, commitment, and betrayal.....(continue)

Book Review: Nika Beamon, I Didn’t Work This Hard Just To Get Married


Nika Beamon’s new release, I Didn’t Work This Hard Just To Get Married, is an ambitious collection of personal stories from a carefully selected group of professional women who discuss what it means to be successful, black, single, and happy. I enjoyed this book because it is practical and easy to read. Yet, no book …