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Give ‘Em the Ol’ Razzle Dazzle

by Toya BryantDecember 7, 2009

I never fully understood what this song “Give ‘em the ol’ Razzle Dazzle” from the musical Chicago was about until recently. Here are some of the lyrics:
Give ‘em the old razzle dazzle
Razzle Dazzle ‘em
Give ‘em an act with lots of flash in it
And the reaction will be passionate
Give ‘em the old hocus pocus
Bead and feather [...]

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Books, Community, Words, & …How can MahoganyBooks give back to you?

by MahoganyBooksNovember 26, 2009

In recognition of the Thanksgiving holiday, the MahoganyBooks family would first like to thank you for supporting our dream and allowing us to serve your literary needs.
We would also like to hear from you about what you expect and need from an African American Bookstore.  Our vision is to use Books & Words to empower,  [...]

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An Open Letter to Oprah Winfrey (From Virginia DeBerry)

by MahoganyBooksNovember 22, 2009

Dear Oprah:
We don’t sing karaoke or dance with the stars. We have been contributing to the cultural landscape long before Jon & Kate, Britney, Rhianna and Chris or Stephanie Meyer and most of America, including you have probably never even heard of us.
We have railed against Kanye’s proud pronouncement upon the publication of his 52 [...]

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Great…I’m Competing with Jada Pinket-Smith

by Toya BryantNovember 6, 2009

I am happily plugging away working on my book and I am starting to see my character’s life take shape. As I mentioned in my previous post my character Ana has become more than mere words on a page, but a living and breathing person and I am enjoying telling her story. I am even [...]

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The Critical Experiment

by Melanie HendersonNovember 4, 2009

When folk talk about or examine the work of Black poets, the form often gets tagged as experimental. I know this quality, this characteristic to be a critical part of a Black aesthetic. The creation, the innovation, the constant changing movement in how our words interact, vary and expand comprehensions, sound on, inside, over, and [...]

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Gwen Ifill speaking at the CBC Author Pavilion

by MahoganyBooksSeptember 30, 2009

Mrs. Ifill spoke eloquently about writing with integrity.  I’m interested in hearing how you all ensure that you are writing books that are true to your beliefs?  Share your thoughts and tips.

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Statement regarding Charisse Carney-Nunes controversy over “I Am Barack Obama” book…She will appear on CNN tonight at 8pm

by Derrick YoungSeptember 28, 2009

Hey Family,
Please check out in the statement and link below from Charisse Carney-Nunes.  She could really use the support of  well informed people right now.  There is a lot of unkind noise as well as crazy comments being made towards Charisse’s on her YouTube page because of a visit she made to a school in [...]

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Writing.Is.Hard

by Evelyn N. AlfredSeptember 20, 2009

Dear Ernest Hemingway,
What’s up Ernie? Is it cool that I call you Ernie? Maybe we should work up to that considering we don’t know each other. For what it’s worth, I have made a serious attempt of writing 250 words daily, like you use to do…however I read somewhere (else) that the actual number was [...]

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Debate This!…Urban Lit: Good or Bad?

by MahoganyBooksAugust 11, 2009

Hey All,
We are looking for fresh blog posts debating the Pro’s & Cons of Urban Lit. The questions I am looking to have debated are:
1. Should it be prohibited to readers of a certain age?
2. Does it feed into stereotypes already perpetuated about African Americans in Hip-Hop & News media?
3. Should Urban lit be [...]

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RE: The Death (or not) of Black Literature

by Derrick YoungAugust 5, 2009

I was checking out RAWSISTAZ website and found a new blog entry posing the question about “The Death of Black Literature.” It brought about a number of thoughts and emotions because Black Literature aka African American Literature aka African American Books is “what we do.”  It would be a bad business model to sell a [...]

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