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Our Secret Society: Mollie Moon and the Glamour, Money, and Power Behind the Civil Rights Movement by Tanisha C. Ford

December 21, 2023 Sojourner’s Truth

c.2023, Amistad $32.99 353 pages By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Truth Contributor The One Percent has everything you do not. A fancy house in a posh place. Designer clothing, fast cars. Friends in high places that […]

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The Day After Yesterday: Resilience in the Face of Dementia by Joe Wallace

December 14, 2023 Sojourner’s Truth

c.2023, The MIT Press      $34.95 157 pages By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Truth Contributor Sometimes, Mom talks a lot of nonsense. She talks in random syllables, half-jokes, thoughts that come out of her mouth […]

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Lena Horne: Goddess Reclaimed by Donald Bogle

December 7, 2023 Sojourner’s Truth

c.2023, Running Press        $35.00   264 pages Black TV: Five Decades of Groundbreaking Television from Soul Train to Black-ish and Beyond by Bethonie Butler c.2023, Black Dog & Levanthal    $35.00   287 pages […]

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A Holiday Book Gift List, Part II

December 7, 2023 Sojourner’s Truth

By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Truth Contributor One thin line. There you are, you’ve just crossed off your last person, thereby finishing your Holiday Gift List for the year. But oops, you forgot that one hard-to-buy-for […]

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The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis by Maria Smilios

November 30, 2023 Sojourner’s Truth

c.2023, Putnam    $30.00          428 pages By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Truth Contributor No disrespect meant. You won’t tolerate it anyway, so that’s a good thing. As a human being, someone who […]

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A Holiday Book Gift List, Part I

November 30, 2023 Sojourner’s Truth

By Terri Schlichenmeyer, The Book Worm The Truth Contributor One thin line. There you are, you’ve just crossed off your last person, thereby finishing your Holiday Gift List for the year. But oops, you forgot […]

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Iconic Home: Interiors, Advice, and Stories from 50 Amazing Black Designers by June Reese, BID, foreword by Amy Astley c.2023,Abrams $50.00 255 pages

November 22, 2023 Sojourner’s Truth

By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Truth Contributor The sofa will go over there. Sitting slightly away from the edge of a rug, flanked by two chairs at an angle to the fireplace, it’ll be the focal […]

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Laws of Annihilation by Eriq La Salle

November 15, 2023November 15, 2023 Sojourner’s Truth

c.2023, Lavette Books, Poisoned Pen Press $16.99 413 pages By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Truth Contributor One thing or another. You have to choose, you can’t have both. This one or that one, that or the […]

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The Invisible Ache by Courtney B. Vance & Dr. Robin L. Smith with Charisse Jones

November 9, 2023November 9, 2023 Sojourner’s Truth

c.2023, Balance $30.00 268 pages By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Truth Contributor Your skin was not even broken. No cuts, no scratches, no stitches needed. There was no blood and no bruise, either, not even the […]

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The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

November 2, 2023 Sojourner’s Truth

c.2023, Gallery / Saga Press $28.99    576 pages By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Truth Contributor You’ll do better next time. You’re sorry, deeply sorry, sincere in your apology, and it won’t happen again. You had […]

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