Nominations are hereby open, gentlemen,
for the “memoir” selection for the Black Men Read?! March meeting. Members are, as always, invited to nominate three (3) books for consideration, and then next Wednesday vote for two (2). We’ll tally them up, and if it’s too close to call, we’ll vote for the winner at Saturday’s meeting.
Good weekend,
B.
When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost : My Life as A Hip Hop Feminist by Joan Morgan
ReplyDeleteLetters to a Young Artist: Straight-up Advice on Making a Life in the Arts-For Actors, Performers, Writers, and Artists of Every Kind by Anna Deavere Smith
Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud, A Memoir by Cornel West
1. Sweet Release: The Last Step to Black Freedom by James Davison, Jr.
ReplyDelete2. Slumberland by Paul Beatty.
3. Human Stain by Philip Roth
4. Act Like a Lady, Think LIke a Man by Steve Harvey.. For the record, this is a joke!!!! NEVER Would I seriously recommend this book for our sessions..
Tracy Morgan, I Am the New Black
ReplyDeleteThe Rza, The Tao of Wu
David Carr, The Night of the Gun
Aubrey suggests the following:
ReplyDeleteLife is so good, about as as told by George Dawson
The Color of Water by James McBride
ReplyDeleteConfessions of a Video Vixen by Karrine Steffans (maybe a tie in to The Hip Hop Generation)
Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud, A Memoir by Cornel West
ReplyDeleteTracy Morgan, I Am the New Black
Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life
ReplyDelete@Bert, The Rza, The Tao of Wu definitely looks like a good read. It's been getting some good reviews. He's always been the most interesting one of the group.
ReplyDeleteAlso, this would be a good follow-up to Kitwana's book. The Hip-Hop Generation deserves respect and if I must generalize, we are a legitmate group coming from a thought provoking art-form called HIP HOP!! :)