Drama

In this epoch story, Rhonda Baker-Stansberry portrays the unvarnished truth of the life and times of her father Frank Price "Chico" Baker. She gives the reader an up close and personal look as she travels back over fifty years, and tells of when his...

Smith's powerful style of living journalism uses the collective, cathartic nature of the theater to move us from despair toward hope." --The Village Voice Anna Deavere Smith's extraordinary form of documentary theater shines a light on injustices by...

This celebrated, indelible debut novel, by Achu 'RifleX' Ebong Mba, gives voice to both young man and young lady as they tell the story of their long-distance romance, and the forces that threaten to tear it apart. Demi and Yonas have been dating for...

It's in the back of every officer's mind: the bullet that could end his or her life. They take the risk and are heroes for it-but can you imagine doing this at a time when bulletproof vests were not standard? In the early 80s Hawkins and his partner...

When I was a young man, I loved traditional English murder mysteries, the ones in which all the suspects were assembled at the end of the book and some wily detective explained the reasoning and clues that led to the identity of the murderer. It was so...

When you look at someone in a wheelchair, the wheelchair is not always what you should see. You do not know what that person is going through or what they have been through. So, before you are quick to judge a person, just think, that could be you...

Starting in middle school and continuing into adulthood, Samantha was a mess. Like a pinball, she bounced from person to person and situation to situation, destroying every thing and life she touched. When she met Wayne, evil was unleashed.

A compelling drama of South African apartheid and a universal coming-of-age story, from the greatest active playwright in the English-speaking world (Time). Originally produced in 1982, Master Harold and the Boys is now an acknowledged classic of the...

It's not a gender- or religious-based book. It's about a troubled soul. This book was therapy for me and took an extensive process to complete. I learned a lot about myself in writing it and want to pass on lessons I wish I would have learned and been...

Growing up, there was only one way to do things that was right, so when I see a person not giving his/her best, it's only an indication that's the wrong person for the job. Success comes with a price (hard work). Many people said this couldn't be done or...

Part tell-all, part cautionary tale, this emotionally charged memoir from former singer and songwriter nicknamed 'Meko' goes beyond the allure of superstar status to reveal the inner workings of the hip-hop and R&B music industry. Meko's journey is...

After Shanae finally got over all the lies that Stephen (also known as Keyshawn Johnson) told, she just knew things had taken a turn for the better when she met P. Shane had another baby with P, did a complete 360, and moved on with her life. Or did...

THE PERFECT KISS "Let Him kiss me with the kisses of His mouth: for thy love is better than wine." -Song Of Solomon 1:2 A perfect dream wedding-who would not pray for one? Shenir Sanchez was a diamond in the rough. Her blend of African American and...

While making their way north, Moses and Beulah Davis had walked for weeks before stumbling upon a cabin by the lake. They decided to stop just long enough to bathe and wash away their past. The water was pure, clean, pristine, and serene. That night as...

Only one of the plays in two-time Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson's masterful The American Century Cycle has never been seen on Broadway--until now. In his preface to this Broadway edition of Jitney, director Ruben Santiago-Hudson writes: "There had...