Book Review: Muzzled -- The Assault on Honest Debate, by Juan Williams
He was left with no idea what effect the blowback from the brouhaha would have on his career as a journalist just for merely exercising his First Amendment Right of Free Speech
2011-07-26
Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News
Juan Williams ignited a firestorm of controversy last year when he admitted to Bill O’Reilly on national television that he feels nervous whenever he sees fellow passengers in Muslim garb getting on a plane with him. Read the complete article
Book Review: Black Woman Redefined by Sophia A. Nelson
As much an appeal to black female empowerment as a personal coming home party for a Prodigal Daughter possibly harboring regrets about her longstanding liaisons with arch-conservatives
2011-07-18
Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News
Kam Williams reviews "Black Woman Redefined: Dispelling Myths and Discovering Fulfillment in the Age of Michelle Obama," by Sophia A. Nelson Read the complete article
A Reverential Thank You Note to Michelle Obama
Book review: Republican author sees hope in Democrat first lady
2011-07-14
KAM WILLIAMS
Despite the fact that she is also a Republican, and that she campaigned for both Bush I in 1992 and for Bush II in 2000 and 2004, Sophia A. Nelson, ironically, feels differently about herself ever since the election of a Democrat, Barack Obama. She gushes at length about how much the president’s wife, Michelle, means to her in “Black Woman Redefined.” Read the complete article
VIDEO: Fans Gather for Harry Potter Premiere in London
Many had camped out overnight, some for days
2011-07-07
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press
LONDON (AP) -- Harry Potter's saga is ending, but his magic spell remains. Thousands of fans from around the world massed in London Thursday for the premiere of the final film in the magical adventure series. Read the complete article
Book of Nelson Mandela Quotations Released
Book released days after U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama got an advance copy signed by Mandela
2011-06-27
DONNA BRYSON Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- A new Nelson Mandela book, slim, bound in black and set in eye-straining type, looks a bit like a bible or a prayer book. That's fitting, because the editors of "Nelson Mandela By Himself" brought something close to religious zeal to the task of choosing and checking more than 2,000 quotations to ensure the world gets the anti-apartheid icon's words right. Read the complete article
BOOK: 'Ageless Beauty' Provides Tips for People of Color
2011-06-16
Kam Williams, Special to The Skanner News
Given our blend of African, European and Native-American ancestry, black folks come in all shades and hues, and with a wide range of hair and skin types, too. Consequently, sisters can’t simply rely on the standard beauty products created for Caucasian women which fail to take into account the broad spectrum of black cosmetic needs. Read the complete article
BOOK: 'Uncaged Eagle' Tells Life Story of Perseverance
2011-06-02
Kam Williams, Special to The Skanner News
“This autobiography tells the story of my life while highlighting some of the tremendous people who helped me overcome adversities I faced and become who I am today. The odyssey begins with my family’s escape from the Ku Klux Klan in the backwoods of Louisiana in 1942...." Read the complete article
After the Birth Certificate Release: Birther Book Sounds Plain Crazy
'Where's the Birth Certificate' is not a product of well-reasoned analysis
2011-05-24
Kam Williams, Special to The Skanner News
Four years ago, Black conservative Shelby Steele took a calculated risk when he published a book explaining why Barack Obama wouldn’t win the Presidential election of 2008 ... With the help of Donald Trump, the notion that Barack was born outside of the U.S. began to catch fire this spring, at least until the President finally called a press conference on April 27thI think most folks considered the birther issue put to rest once and for all, but now along comes another tome with the same title as Blue’s. This “Where's the Birth Certificate?” ... Read the complete article
Incognito: One Man Discovers His African American Father
New book chronicles the author's secret lineage
2011-05-19
Kam Williams, Special to The Skanner News
Michael Sidney Fosberg was raised in a lily-white, Chicago suburb at the height of the Civil Rights Movement by his Caucasian mother and stepdad. Consequently, he grew up blissfully unaware of the fact that the real father he’d been separated practically at birth from was black.
A Jew-fro and a slightly swarthy complexion were all that made Michael stand out in family photos taken with his parents and two younger siblings. Read the complete article
REVIEW: Maya Soetoro-Ng's Book 'Ladder to the Moon'
Obama's sister has crafted an 'instant classic'
2011-05-05
Kam Williams, Special to The Skanner News
When Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng was growing up on the island of Java, her mother pinned a postcard over her bed of a Georgia O’Keefe painting entitled “Ladder to the Moon.” The surreal tableau, which featured a ladder suspended in the desert air and stretching towards a lonely half-moon hanging high in the sky, served to whet the imagination of the bright youngster with an insatiable curiosity. Read the complete article
