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Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: A Veteran’s Memoir by Khadijah Queen

August 14, 2025 Sojourner’s Truth

c.2025, Legacy Lit                      $30.00              348 pages         By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Truth Contributor Keep your head down. Stay steady, mind […]

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Human History on Drugs: An Utterly Scandalous but Entirely Truthful Look at History Under the Influence by Sam Kelly

August 7, 2025August 7, 2025 Sojourner’s Truth

c.2025, Plume $22.00 400 pages By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Truth Contributor   You worked hard. The outdoor chores are done. Your household tasks are also finished, you’re home for the evening, and you know what […]

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Madame Queen: The Life and Crimes of Harlem’s Underground Racketeer, Stephanie St. Clair by Mary Kay McBrayer

July 31, 2025 Sojourner’s Truth

c.2025, Park Row Books                              $30.00                  256 pages By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Truth Contributor […]

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Joy Goddess: A’Leila Walker and the Harlem Renaissance by A’Lelia Bundles

July 26, 2025July 26, 2025 Sojourner’s Truth

c.2025, Scribner                    $29.99                  364 pages By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Truth Contributor Mama said. Mama said to be nice […]

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Memoirs by Various Black Authors

July 17, 2025 Sojourner’s Truth

c.2025, various publishers            $28.00 – $34.00                various page counts By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Truth Contributor Sometimes, you just don’t want to know any […]

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Yet Here I Am: Lessons from a Black Man’s Search for Home by Jonathan Capehart

July 10, 2025 Sojourner’s Truth

c.2025, Grand Central            $30.00                                  272 pages By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Truth Contributor One hand […]

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That’s How They Get You: An Unruly Anthology of Black American Humor, edited by Damon Young

July 3, 2025July 3, 2025 Sojourner’s Truth

c.2025, Pantheon $28.00 256 pages By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Truth Contributor Bust a gut. Laugh your rear-end off. Laugh yourself silly, until you almost cried, it’s the best medicine. Had you rolling in the aisles, […]

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The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery by Clarence A. Haynes

June 26, 2025June 26, 2025 Sojourner’s Truth

c.2026, Legacy Lit      $29.00          240 pages By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Truth Contributor You fit right in. Whatever it takes, that’s alright. It’s human nature to change your mind and […]

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The Juneteenth Alphabet by Andrea Underwood Petifer, illustrated by Ana Latese

June 19, 2025June 19, 2025 Sojourner’s Truth

c.2025, Duopress / Sourcebooks $14.99 40 pages By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Truth Contributor Your parents both hate being late. It’s never bad to be where you’re supposed to be, you know: on time, ready, and […]

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Books for Father’s Day by Various Authors

June 12, 2025June 12, 2025 Sojourner’s Truth

c.2025, various publishers        $14.99 – $30            various page counts By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Truth Contributor Your Dad is the best. He gives great hugs, first of all. […]

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  • On Friday – Toledoans Honor National Gun Violence Awareness Day

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