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Who are You? by Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant

by MahoganyBooksMarch 12, 2010

Who are You?
One of the first questions we have to answer when we start to write is, “who is this story about?” For some stories, like What Doesn’t Kill You (just out in paperback), the character is someone we haven’t met before and we have to get to know her from scratch—where she’s from, how [...]

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Entrepreneurship For The Streets!

by MahoganyBooksFebruary 1, 2010

One of the most rewarding experiences I have had since the publishing of my book, The Entrepreneurial Secret, has been building with those who have been previously incarcerated, members of street organizations (so-called ‘gangs,’) and young people that the school system can’t seem to reach.
To me, with cities and rural areas all over America experiencing [...]

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Tips for succeeding in today’s economy from author Cedric Muhammad

by MahoganyBooksJanuary 11, 2010

Trust – The Greatest Form Of Wealth, In Business and In Life
If there is one thing that life and business have taught me in my personal, professional and spiritual travels, it is that you cannot build anything of lasting impact – a relationship, a business, or an institution – without trust.
It is the glue that [...]

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Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original

by MahoganyBooksNovember 11, 2009

 
“The piano ain’t got no wrong notes!” So ranted Thelonious Sphere Monk, who proved his point every time he sat down at the keyboard. His angular melodies and dissonant harmonies shook the jazz world to its foundations, ushering in the birth of “bebop” and establishing Monk as one of America’s greatest composers. Yet throughout much [...]

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Booker Mattison, author of Unsigned Hype @ CBC

by MahoganyBooksOctober 8, 2009

Booker Mattison, author of Unsigned Hype talks about his book and how we can all produce quality books.
Check out his book, its been added to our Books for Black Boys list.  We think it will be a great read for your sons, nephews, & students.
 

We’d also like to hear from you about his thoughts on [...]

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Am I Not a Man?: The Dred Scott Story — Book Feature

by MahoganyBooksSeptember 23, 2009

An illiterate slave, Dred Scott trusted in an all-white, slave-owning jury

“Ain’t I a Man”

to declare him free. But after briefly experiencing the glory of freedom and
manhood, a new state Supreme Court ordered the cold steel of the shackles to
be closed again around his wrists and ankles. Falling to his knees, Dred
cried, “Ain’t I a man?” [...]

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