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	<description>Announcements of new and upcoming African American Books</description>
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		<title>Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:56:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JavaNoir</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[History & Current Events]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On October 28, 1959, John Howard Griffin underwent a transformation that changed many lives beyond his own—he made his skin black and traveled through the segregated Deep South. His odyssey of discovery was captured in journal entries, arguably the single most important documentation of 20th-century American racism ever written. More than 50 years later, this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who&#8217;s Afraid of Post-Blackness?: What It Means to Be Black Now by Toure</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JavaNoir</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[History & Current Events]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the age of Obama, racial attitudes have become more complicated and nuanced than ever before. Inspired by a president who is unlike any Black man ever seen on our national stage, we are searching for new ways of understanding Blackness. In this provocative new book, iconic commentator and journalist Touré tackles what it means [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dawn&#8217;s Daughter: Everything A Woman Needs To Know by Dawn Baker</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:02:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JavaNoir</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biographies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inspirational/Self-Help]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Smart, Competent, Dynamic, Phenomenal, Unforgettable&#8230; just a few words that you would be proud to be called. In spite of your best efforts, how often does that happen? Do you know that by making a few minor changes or different choices, you can have those qualities and the success you want in your personal and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Would Michelle Do?: A Modern-Day Guide to Living with Substance and Style by Allison Samuels</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:59:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JavaNoir</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Michelle Obama]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Inspiring insights, advice, and style for every woman who admires the popular and poised First Lady Michelle Obama Embodying style, class, and intelligence, Michelle Obama has quickly become an American icon. Rising from modest beginnings, she went on to earn an Ivy League education, a position at a top law firm, and a pivotal role [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bourgeois (AKA) Boojee (Detective Honey Sinclair) by Alan Cramer</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:32:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JavaNoir</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mystery]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Detective Honey Sinclair is back. A prominent doctor has been killed in an apparent home invasion, but Honey’s street instincts tell her there’s more to the story than what’s being told. The only witness to the crime is the doctor’s beautiful wife… Doniece Mowbe wants out of her marriage. But since her husband made her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Black Authors &amp; Readers Rock Weekend on October 19-20, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:15:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JavaNoir</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Book Clubs & Libraries]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[BLACK AUTHORS &#38; READERS ROCK! The Reading Divas Book Club will host its 2012 event on Friday &#038; Saturday October 19 &#038; 20, 2012 at the Metro Points Hotel, 8500 Annapolis Road, in New Carrollton, Maryland. Friday 8-11 pm Reception/Book Club Meeting Featuring Dr. Daniel Black Saturday Morning 9-11 Workshops/Panels Noon Luncheon Featuring Mary Monroe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Someday (I&#8217;m A Good Woman) by Jae Henderson</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:03:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JavaNoir</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adult Fiction]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a child Tina “Tee” Long dreamed of having it all and as one of Memphis’ most sought after event planners everyone believes she’s achieved it. Even though creating breathtaking events and rubbing elbows with the social elite seems fulfilling, there’s one thing missing from her fairy tale life—her Prince Charming. After a string of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vacation Interrupted by Tina Martin</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:35:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JavaNoir</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Carmen&#8217;s life and marriage to Kenneth was perfect&#8230;that is until she found out she had breast cancer and would have to have a mastectomy to save her life. Unable to deal with his wife&#8217;s possible fate, Kenneth leaves her and flees to the West Coast, hoping to forget about her and start over. Carmen, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strings of Color by Marian L. Thomas</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:31:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lbpublishing</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adult Fiction]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Christian fiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Life can grab a hold of you like captivating strings of color. It is a lesson that four women will learn as they each travel down a journey filled with lies, betrayal, and shocking secrets. Simone. Is immensely talented, yet everything she has ever known will be ripped apart. Her love will be tested. Her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rasheed Clark&#8217;s Cold Summer Afternoon and Stories I Wouldn&#8217;t Tell Nobody But God</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JavaNoir</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adult Fiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Love. Infidelity. Deception. Abuse. Lies. Shameful secrets. Hurt. Mistrust. For one of four women, it&#8217;s enough to drive her to commit murder&#8230; April&#8230;Trapped in a loveless marriage to a less than loving, abusive husband, she was alone until she meets Brian Robinson, who just lost the love of his life. Will she risk her [...]]]></description>
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