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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Kevin Aregbe, author of Kevo: Absence of Color

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Kevin Aregbe, author of Kevo: Absence of Color
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Kevo, who was on Fox news “From Inmate to Entrepreneur” has written a book based on miseducation to America. The book explains the influence and lies of the European education system. Kevo also has powerful and inspirational advice in the book for young African-Americans.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Kevo: Absence of Color?

Kevin Aregbe: History. Inspiration creates History. I was inspired by so many people: Angela Davis, George Jackson, James Baldwin, Steve Biko, Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Kevin Aregbe, author of Kevo: Absence of Color →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Nakia R. Laushaul, author of Running from Solace

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Nakia R. Laushaul, author of Running from Solace
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Running from Solace is a heartfelt story about Naomi, a young girl that is being physically and emotionally abused by her mother and her mother’s boyfriend. Eventually, she is taken out of the home and sent to foster care. She grows up to become a hard-nosed CPS investigator.

In the line of duty, Naomi’s path intertwines with Xavier, a 14-year-old boy at the crossroads of making a life-altering decision. Should he report his mother, Mona, for child abuse? Everything about this story will leave you emotionally drained and breathless.

While Running from Solace may not be true for you, it is true for somebody. And something must be done because a report of child abuse is made every 10 seconds in the United States.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Running from Solace?

Nakia R. Laushaul: I actually sat down to write a chick lit book. It was going to be a witty look at love and dating. But, once I sat down to write it, well, Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Nakia R. Laushaul, author of Running from Solace →

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Black History Month – Camara Laye – African Writer

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Camara Laye was an African writer from Guinea who passed away February 4, 1980, in Dakar, Senegal. He wrote his debut novel while in college which is loosely based on his childhood entitled The African Child (L’Enfant Noir). The Radiance of the King (Le Regard Du Roi) is considered to be one of the most important works of Guinea’s colonial period.

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