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Professor Dyson talked about his book, Know What I Mean?: Reflections on Hip Hop. He chronicled hip hop culture through the years. Topics included nomenclature, forbidden words, the issues v…

The African American Authors Book Discussion Group met in the Whittaker Road Community Meeting Room to discuss Michael Eric Dyson’s book Is Bill Cosby Right: Or Has the Black Middle Class Lo…

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus conducted a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony in the Coolidge Auditorium in the Library of Congress. As part of the ceremony caucus leaders and incomi…

Professor Dyson talked about his book Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster, published by Basic Books. He criticized the U.S. government’s response to the vict…

Juan Williams was interviewed about his book Enough: The Phony Leaders, Dead-End Movements, and Culture of Failure that Are Undermining Black America--and What We Can Do about It, published …

A panel discussed whether comedian Bill Cosby’s comments on the lower class illustrate a division in Black America. Issues such as stereotypes and personal responsibility versus economic con…

Michael Eric Dyson talked about his book, Is Bill Cosby Right: Or Has the Black Middle Class Lost Its Mind?, published by Basic Civitas Books. The book challenged critical comments comedian…

In the second panel of an afternoon session titled “State of the Black Union 2005: Defining the African American Agenda,” Mr. Brown moderated a discussion on framing a contract or covenant t…

At an annual forum on the State of the Black Union, Tavis Smiley moderated a panel discussion titled “Strengthening the Black Family: Preserving the African American Imprint on America,” hel…

Marie Arana was interviewed about the differences in the book trade in Los Angeles as well as her own books. American Chica: Two Worlds, One Childhood, is a memoir published by Delta. The W…

Ministers and leaders of the African-American community spoke about the role and influence of the church in African-American society and culture. Among the issues they addressed were the rol…