Black Issues Book Review
(Publication Information)
9:3 May-June 2007
9:2 March-April 2007
9:1 January-February 2007
8:6 November-December 2006
8:5 September-October 2006
8:4 July-August 2006
8:3 May-June 2006
8:2 March-April 2006
8:1 January-February 2006
7:6 November-December 2005
7:5 September-October 2005
7:4 July-August 2005
7:3 May-June 2005
7:2 March-April 2005
7:1 January-February 2005
6:6 November-December 2004
6:5 September-October 2004
6:4 July-August 2004
6:3 May-June 2004
6:2 March-April 2004| 1. |
Table of Contents Author: no author IIBP Number: [00231439] p. 1 |
| 2. |
BIBR's Sixth Annual Poetry Issue Author: Cox, William E IIBP Number: [00231442] p. 3 |
| 3. |
We Need Our Poets Author: Dodson, Angela P IIBP Number: [00231438] p. 5 |
| 4. |
Letters to the Editor Author: no author IIBP Number: [00231441] p. 6 |
| 5. |
Between the Lines: Shrine to History Author: Dodson, Angela P IIBP Number: [00213991] p. 8 |
| 6. |
Between the Lines: Following the Paths of Pioneers Author: Velasco, Lynnette C IIBP Number: [00213993] p. 10 |
| 7. |
Signings & Sightings Author: no author IIBP Number: [00231437] p. 11 |
| 8. |
Signs of My Blackness Author: no author IIBP Number: [00231440] p. 11 |
| 9. |
'American Dream' Classics for Kids Author: Atkins, Elizabeth IIBP Number: [00213994] p. 12-13 |
| 10. |
Literary Poetry Versus Spoken Word: Why Does the Divide Exist and What Does It Mean Author: Lansana, Quraysh Ali IIBP Number: [00214317] p. 14-18 |
| 11. |
The Word/The Blues. A Meditation. Investigating Blues Poetry, an Old Tradition Author: Jess, Tyehimba IIBP Number: [00214321] p. 19-21 |
| 12. |
Poetic License: Almost Famous Author: Chin, Staceyann IIBP Number: [00214329] p. 22-23 |
| 13. |
Poetry Reviews: 'Drag,' by Duriel E. Harris Author: Jones, Patricia Spears IIBP Number: [00213998] p. 24 |
| 14. |
Poetry Reviews: 'The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni 1969-1998' Author: Keambiroiro, Jadi IIBP Number: [00213997] p. 24 |
| 15. |
Poetry Reviews: 'Blue Beat Syncopation Selected Poems, 1977-2002,' by Stanley E. Banks Author: Moor, Indigo IIBP Number: [00213999] p. 24-25 |
| 16. |
Poetry Collection: 'Chances Are Few,' by Lorenzo Thomas Author: Jones, Patricia Spears IIBP Number: [00214003] p. 25 |
| 17. |
Poetry Reviews: 'The Body's Question,' by Tracy K. Smith Author: Pardlo, Gregory IIBP Number: [00214002] p. 25 |
| 18. |
Poetry Reviews: ',Said the Shotgun to the Head,' by Saul Williams Author: Thornhill, Samantha IIBP Number: [00214000] p. 25 |
| 19. |
Poetry Reviews: 'Poetry from the Masters: The Pioneers,' edited by Wade Hudson Author: LaMon, Jacqueline Jones IIBP Number: [00214001] p. 25 |
| 20. |
Poetry Reviews: 'One Girl Babylon,' by Ruth Ellen Kocher Author: Bass, Holly IIBP Number: [00214004] p. 25-26 |
| 21. |
Poetry Reviews: 'Conjuring the Dead,' by Kumani (Denise Gantt) Author: Bass, Holly IIBP Number: [00214005] p. 26 |
| 22. |
Poetry Reviews: 'Inner-Course: A Plea for Real Love,' by Toni Blackman Author: Diggs, Latasha N Nevada IIBP Number: [00214007] p. 26 |
| 23. |
Poetry Reviews: 'Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam on Broadway ... and More,' edited by Danny Simmons Author: Lightfoot, Toni Asante IIBP Number: [00214006] p. 26 |
| 24. |
Poetry Reviews: 'Black Swan,' by Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon Author: Harris, Duriel E IIBP Number: [00214014] p. 27 |
| 25. |
Poetry Reviews: 'The Activist,' by Renee Gladman Author: Keene, John IIBP Number: [00214009] p. 27 |
| 26. |
Poetry Reviews: 'Stormy Blues,' by Carole Boston Weatherford Author: Etienne, Phebus IIBP Number: [00214017] p. 27 |
| 27. |
Poetry Reviews: 'They Shall Run: Harriet Tubman Poems,' by Quraysh Ali Lansana Author: Forbes, Calvin IIBP Number: [00214010] p. 27 |
| 28. |
Slam or Be Slammed: Emerging Poets Are Finding More Places to Practice Their Craft and Compete Against the Best of the Best Author: Betts, Tara IIBP Number: [00214956] p. 28-29 |
| 29. |
Sojourn: Home Time and Island Time Author: Glenn, Gwendolyn IIBP Number: [00214957] p. 30-32 |
| 30. |
Self-Publishing: The Writers' Conference Circuit Author: Murray, Victoria Christopher IIBP Number: [00214958] p. 33 |
| 31. |
Eye: Double Vision: 'Ibeji: The Cult of Yoruba Twins,' edited by George Chemeche Author: Reynolds, Clarence V IIBP Number: [00214959] p. 35 |
| 32. |
Eye: When the Camera Lies Author: McNatt, Glenn IIBP Number: [00214960] p. 36 |
| 33. |
Gallery: 300 Years of Black Art Author: Dodson, Angela P IIBP Number: [00214961] p. 37 |
| 34. |
Spotlight: A Traveling Female Spirit: Nalo Hopkinson Takes Her Inspiration from the Magic of the Caribbean and the Strength of Women Author: Okorafor-Mbachu, Nnedi IIBP Number: [00214963] p. 38-39 |
| 35. |
Bibliomane: The Africans Who Settled Manhattan Author: Dodson, Angela P IIBP Number: [00214964] p. 40-41 |
| 36. |
Faith: The Relentless Pursuit of Joy and Purpose Author: Stanley, Kathryn V IIBP Number: [00214968] p. 42-43 |
| 37. |
Faith Reviews: 'Go to the Ant: Life's Lessons Demonstrated by God's Smallest Creatures,' by Michael A. Eleyinafe Author: Stanley, Beatrice Perry IIBP Number: [00215056] p. 43 |
| 38. |
Faith Reviews: 'Addicted to Hurry: Spiritual Strategies for Slowing Down,' by Kirk Byron Jones Author: Chavous, Kathi R IIBP Number: [00215058] p. 43 |
| 39. |
Nurture: Kinks and All: Books on the Pleasures and Challenges of Black Hair Mix Practical Tips and Humor Author: Rust, Suzanne IIBP Number: [00215059] p. 44-45 |
| 40. |
Arena: Old-School Basketball: 'Chaney: Playing for a Legend,' by Donald Hunt with Aaron McKie and Eddie Jones Author: Lindsey, Fred IIBP Number: [00215061] p. 46 |
| 41. |
Arena: Old-School Basketball: 'The Big O: My Life, My Times, My Game,' by Oscar Robertson Author: Lindsey, Fred IIBP Number: [00215060] p. 46 |
| 42. |
Rhythm & Books: A Thug-Life Coda: 'Tupac: Resurrection, 1971-1996,' edited by Jacob Haye [sic] and Karolyn Ali Author: Venable, Malcolm IIBP Number: [00215062] p. 47 |
| 43. |
Fiction Reviews: 'The Viaduct,' by Grace F. Edwards Author: Abdullah, Khalil IIBP Number: [00214111] p. 48 |
| 44. |
Fiction Reviews: 'Eden, Ohio,' by Shawne Johnson Author: Morris, Monique W IIBP Number: [00214105] p. 48 |
| 45. |
Fiction Reviews: 'Jim & Louella's Homemade Heart-Fix Remedy,' by Bertice Berry Author: Oluonye, Mary N IIBP Number: [00214109] p. 48 |
| 46. |
Fiction Reviews: 'Rendezvous Eighteenth,' by Jake Lamar Author: Johnson, Melissa Ewey IIBP Number: [00214113] p. 48, 50 |
| 47. |
Fiction Reviews: 'Freedom Land,' by Martin L. Marcus Author: Lyons, Douglas C IIBP Number: [00214117] p. 50 |
| 48. |
Fiction Reviews: 'Sex Life,' by A.A. Clifford Author: Fleming, Robert IIBP Number: [00214118] p. 50-51 |
| 49. |
Fiction Reviews: 'A Distant Shore,' by Caryl Phillips Author: Carroll, Denolyn IIBP Number: [00214119] p. 51 |
| 50. |
The Love Scene: Other Titles: 'Too Much of a Good Thing,' by Kimberla Lawson Roby Author: Townes, Glenn IIBP Number: [00214120] p. 52 |
| 51. |
The Love Scene: Other Titles: 'Would I Lie to You The Journey of Venus Johnston,' by Trisha R. Thomas Author: Morris, Monique W IIBP Number: [00214125] p. 52-53 |
| 52. |
The Love Scene: Other Titles: 'Why Sleeping Dogs Lie,' by Tracie Howard Author: Wilson, Joycelyn A IIBP Number: [00214126] p. 53 |
| 53. |
35 Years as a Literary Maverick Author: Fleming, Robert IIBP Number: [00214127] p. 54-57 |
| 54. |
Nonfiction Reviews: The Great White Fathers' Failings Author: Stewart, Pearl IIBP Number: [00214199] p. 58 |
| 55. |
Nonfiction Reviews: If We Ruled the World... : 'The Angry Black Woman's Guide to Life,' by Denene Millner, Angela Burt-Murray and Mitzi Miller Author: Johnson, Kalyn IIBP Number: [00214200] p. 59 |
| 56. |
Nonfiction Reviews: If We Ruled the World... : 'Swerve: Reckless Observations of a Postmodern Girl,' by Aisha Tyler Author: Johnson, Kalyn IIBP Number: [00214201] p. 59 |
| 57. |
Nonfiction Reviews: 'Betty Shabazz: A Life Before and After Malcolm X,' by Russell J. Rickford Author: Simon, Denise IIBP Number: [00214204] p. 60 |
| 58. |
Nonfiction Reviews: 'A Wealth of Wisdom: Legendary African American Elders Speak,' by Camille Cosby and Renee Poussaint Author: Fraser, C Gerald IIBP Number: [00214203] p. 60 |
| 59. |
Books & Clubs: Remembering Margaret Walker Author: Houser, Pat IIBP Number: [00214290] p. 62 |
| 60. |
Market Buzz: A Door Closes: Baltimore's Sibanye Welcomed Black Authors Author: Royster-Hemby, Christina IIBP Number: [00214291] p. 63 |
| 61. |
Recommended Bookstores Author: no author IIBP Number: [00214292] p. 63 |
| 62. |
Beyond the Village: How Black Children Widen Their Sense of the World Through Reading Other Voices from the Global Spectrum Author: Muse, Daphne IIBP Number: [00214293] p. 64-65 |
| 63. |
Children's Bookshelf: 'Black Is Brown Is Tan,' by Arnold Adoff Author: Rust, Suzanne IIBP Number: [00214283] p. 66 |
| 64. |
Children's Bookshelf: 'A Nest Full of Stars,' Poems by James Berry with Pictures by Ashley Bryan Author: Ward, Elise Virginia IIBP Number: [00214284] p. 66 |
| 65. |
Children's Bookshelf: 'Keesha's House,' by Helen Frost Author: Wood, Elise Virginia IIBP Number: [00214285] p. 66-67 |
| 66. |
Children's Bookshelf: 'In the Land of Words: New and Selected Poems,' by Eloise Greenfield Author: Ward, Elise Virginia IIBP Number: [00214286] p. 67 |
| 67. |
Children's Bookshelf: For Further Reading: 'Bark and Tim: A True Story of Friendship,' by Audrey Glassman Vernick and Ellen Glassman Gidaro Author: Rust, Suzanne IIBP Number: [00214288] p. 67 |
| 68. |
Children's Bookshelf: For Further Reading: 'Beauty, Her Basket,' by Sandra Belton; 'Looking for Red,' by Angela Johnson Author: Dolland, Erica IIBP Number: [00214289] p. 67 |
| 69. |
Children's Bookshelf: For Further Reading: 'Dancing the Ring Shout!' by Kim L. Siegelson; 'Year of No Rain,' by Alice Mead Author: Abron, Carolyn Edgar IIBP Number: [00214295] p. 68 |
| 70. |
Children's Bookshelf: For Further Reading: 'All Night, All Day: A Child's First Book of African-American Spirituals,' by Ashley Bryan, with musical arrangements by David Manning Thomas Author: Rust, Suzanne IIBP Number: [00214294] p. 68 |
| 71. |
Tribute: Nina Stories Author: Adams, Janus IIBP Number: [00214296] p. 70-71 |
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