Warlight
Great book I recommend it .
Webster Groves HS Student Gives me a Gift of Time and Talent
On Friday, February 26th, I gave a talk on Alexander Hamilton and Harlem history for students at Webster Groves HS students during their second annual All-Write Festival. The Festival consists of a full week of presentations by local and national authors, and talented Webster students. At the end of my talk, after I thanked everyone for […]
Wonderful Addition to the Old Neighborhood
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Author events for week of Feb. 7 : Entertainment
SUNDAY St. Louis Publishers Assn Memoir Panel on Wednesday 2/10/16 with Kathleen Finneran, Terry Baker Mulligan and Rick Skwiot Source: Author events for week of Feb. 7 : Entertainment
Edge of Eternity by Ken Follett
Ken Follett again tackles great chucks of history in Edge of Eternity, the final installment in his Century Trilogy, which covers 1961 through 1989, and includes such epic events as Vietnam, Kennedy’s assassination, the Civil Rights movement, the Cold War and the fall of Communism. Follett also takes on two pop culture issues: the genesis […]
Remembering Arlie, A Glimpse Into a Remarkable Life
We’ve all heard that “good things come in small packages.” That would be the case for Remembering Arlie, a Glimpse Into a Remarkable Life, a compact biography, lovingly written by Arlington Neutzel, namesake and grandson of Arlie. Born in a German community in East St. Louis, Illinois in 1893, Arlie was eleven years old during […]
The N-Word: What Do You Expect?
I know women are upset too, but this is primarily for black guys who publicly use the N-word and might now be crying foul over NFL player Riley Cooper (a white man) doing the same word: My question: What do you expect? When I was growing up in Harlem during the 1950s-60s, the N-word was […]
Sunday Blogroll
The Harlem Renaissance Revives Itself As A Cartoon Crimefighting Gangster ‘The Harlem Shadow‘ (Via SuperHeroHype) Harlem’s Rucker Park Played Host To Inaugural Trayvon Martin Invitation Basketball Tournament, With All Proceeds Benefitting The Trayvon Martin Foundation (Via Vibe Magazine) – Lexington Avenue Suffering From A Bad Case Of Gentrification – from NYDN: “Lexington Ave. between 100th […]
My Audiences Span The Generations
On May 28th, I gave a book talk to 25 dynamic women at the Gatesworth Retirement Community. Their ages ranged from 67 to 92. Many of them have been leaders in the areas of business, education, arts and community service. I told them about life in the famous community called Harlem, and why I was […]