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Initial Air Dates:
Tuesday, June 21, 2005

Summer Reading Picks!

An accomplished playwright, journalist, poet, and novelist, in all of her works, Pearl Cleage probes issues of race, sex, and love. In her writings, she reveals poignant truths about brave black women. Cleage has drawn national attention with her dramatic works, which include Flyin' West, and Blues for an Alabama Sky. Her first novel, What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day, was an Oprah's Book Club selection, a New York Times bestseller. Cleage shares her thoughts on black womanhood and the inspiration for her latest release, The Babylon Sisters.

Author Michael Eric Dyson discusses his latest book, Is Bill Cosby Right? Dyson is one of the leading African-American voices of our day. A former welfare father from the ghetto of Detroit, today, Dyson is a critic, scholar, and ordained Baptist minister who has created a unique role in the discourse about a number of issues central to the African-American community. Dyson shares his passion for contemporary black culture and the role that he pas played to help shed light on issues he believes are important to the growth of the African-American community.

The owners of Harlem’s Hue Man Bookstore tell their success story. Hue-Man Bookstore is one of the largest African American owned book stores in the country. Co-partners Marva Allen & Rita Ewing discuss their formula for success. What’s the store’s next move? Find out on the Another View Bookshelf.