Arts/Culture

D'Norgia Taylor, "If By Chance"

Airs at: Thu, 09/05/2013 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Black Book Talk

D'Norgia Taylor writes science fiction for all ages and all kinds of people. "A lot of it is about escape -- getting away from whatever the issues...that you want to escape from -- or to." Her latest work, If By Chance, deals with a generational curse that besets a sma... Read more

Dr. Earl Bracy,c "The Making of a Psychologist"

Airs at: Thu, 08/01/2013 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Black Book Talk

Dr. Earl Bracy -- a Vietnam War era combat medic, practicing clinical psychologist, and author of Too Young to Die: Inner-City Adolescent Homicides and The Making of a Psychologist -- has endured prejudice and discrimination the likes of which many Americans, black and w... Read more

The Underground: VIDEO GAMES

Airs at: Wed, 07/24/2013 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: The Underground

The Underground: The 1980s

Airs at: Wed, 06/26/2013 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: The Underground

Maya Angelou, "Mom & Me & Mom"

Airs at: Thu, 06/06/2013 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Black Book Talk

Legendary author Maya Angelou shares the deepest personal story of her life: her relationship with her mother in her new book, Mom & Me & Mom. Angelou's mother, Vivian Baxter, was an indomitable spirit whose petite size belied her larger-than-life presence—a presence ... Read more

Between the Covers on 04/04/13

Airs at: Thu, 04/04/2013 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Between The Covers

Peter Rock, novelist and professor at Reed College, discusses his latest book, "The Shelter Cycle," which dramatizes the experience of a small group of children as they and their families prepare for the end of the world in Montana in 1990. It also focuses on the complic... Read more

Author Jonathan R. Miller discusses mystery thriller, Delivery

Airs at: Thu, 04/04/2013 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Black Book Talk

Author Jonathan R. Miller writes literary fiction thrillers that include multicultural or biracial characters and themes. His latest work, Delivery, features a biracial Somali man who is blinded while defending his daughter. Ambojeem, the protagonist, settles in the ... Read more

Art Focus on 04/16/13

Airs at: Tue, 04/16/2013 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Art Focus

Brian Ferriso, Director of the Portland Art Museum, will be Eva Lake's guest. CD-1554 Read more

Author Clinton Galloway, "Anatomy of a Hustle: Cable Comes to South Central L.A"

Airs at: Thu, 05/02/2013 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Black Book Talk

HBO. CNN. BET. These cable stations have revolutionized our television viewing experience and our culture as a whole. In 1979, cable was still an emerging technology, but one that brothers Clinton and Carl Galloway knew was worth pursuing. The Galloway brothers, bot... Read more

Author Cheryl Waiters on her memoir, "Blood, Sweat, and High Heels"

Airs at: Thu, 03/07/2013 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Black Book Talk

Hosts Patricia Welch, O.B. Hill, and Emma Jackson Ford speak with Cheryl Waiters. In her inspiring memoir, "Blood, Sweat, and High Heels," Cheryl Waiters chronicles her struggles and victories as an African American female working to overcome gender and racial biases in ... Read more