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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Terrie Lynn, author of Sisters Stop Asking Sisters, I’m a Black Man, Just Ask Me

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Terrie Lynn, author of Sisters Stop Asking Sisters, I’m a Black Man, Just Ask Me
(Cool Girl Publishing)

It’s a real, tell-tale book about why Black men leave their wives, cheat, date white women, abandon their children etc… I interviewed 50+ men over a period of months to introduce women to the POV of men… for a better understanding.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Sisters Stop Asking Sisters, I’m a Black Man, Just Ask Me?

Terrie Lynn: From myself and all of my girlfriends. I got tired of having talks about not knowing what we did to mess things up. Why he left, why he Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Terrie Lynn, author of Sisters Stop Asking Sisters, I’m a Black Man, Just Ask Me →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Diahann Carroll, author of Oops! A Bronx Girls Tale

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Diahann Carroll, author of Oops! A Bronx Girls Tale
(Self)

Growing up in the Bronx in the 1980’s for Ebony was big fun, she thought that her life would always be that way. So much changed when she had children. With motherhood in full tow, she quickly learns that there is more to life than material things and care-free partying.

After a lot of hard work and with her life seemingly on the right track, Ebony gets a rude awakening about her relationship and is suddenly forced to make a life-altering decision. Will she follow her head or her heart to make the right decision.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Oops! A Bronx Girls Tale?

Diahann Carroll: My upbringing and my drive to become an inspiration to others. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Diahann Carroll, author of Oops! A Bronx Girls Tale →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Felicia S.W. Thomas, author of 80 Proof Lives

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Felicia S.W. Thomas, author of 80 Proof Lives
(Amani Publishing, LLC)

A teenage girl, living in a small, southern town, is raised by an alcoholic, single mother. The mother forces the girl to clean house for the local madam and bootleg queen, Miss Lipstick, in order to pay off the mother’s beer tab.

While working for Miss Lipstick, the girl discovers why some people become alcoholics. She also discovers some life-changing things about herself that could either send her down to the path to alcoholism or to a great future.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write 80 Proof Lives?

Felicia S.W. Thomas: I got the inspiration from my own life and from others around me. 80 Proof Lives is a young adult novel set during the summer of Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Felicia S.W. Thomas, author of 80 Proof Lives →