O.B. Hill

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O.B. Hill

From the Black Book Talk Vault: Avel Gordly: "Remembering the Power of Words

Airs at: Thu, 08/01/2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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  When President Joe Biden withdrew from the 2024 presidential race and endorsed his vice president to succeed him, the country's attention focussed on Kamala Harris. The notion of this dynamic, Afro-Asian woman (mother emigrated from India,  father  from Jamaica)  has b... Read more

The Opening Sky author Charlotte Watson Sherman

Airs at: Thu, 06/06/2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for Black Book Talk
Newly-emancipated Halle decides to leave the plantation in search of her parents.  Aurelia, whose privileged life was ravaged by the Civil War, wants to find her brother, a soldier who fought with the Union army.   Both are plotting their trip North when their paths cross. ... Read more

Reflecting on Reflections Coffee and Books

Airs at: Thu, 05/02/2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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We flipped the script for this program.  Black Book Talk co-host O B Hill is our guest, along with Gloria McMurtry.  They are the founders of Reflections Coffee and Books which, for 17 years, drew fans to the crossroads of MLK Blvd and Killingsworth St.   More than a coffee... Read more

Black Girl You Are Atlas by Renee Watson

Airs at: Thu, 04/04/2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for Black Book Talk
     Using a variety of poetic forms, from haiku to free verse, Watson shares recollections of her childhood in Portland. These odes to Black women of all ages are brilliantly illustrated by celebrated fine artist Ekua Holmes .      Black Girl You Are Atlas is Watson's fir... Read more

Decent People, author De'Shawn Charles Winslow

Airs at: Thu, 03/07/2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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     In the still-segregated town of West Mills, North Carolina, in 1976, Marian, Marva, and Lazarus Harmon-three enigmatic siblings-are found shot to death in their home. The people of West Mills- on both sides of the canal that serves as the town's color line-are in a fre... Read more

We Are Each Other's Harvest by Natalie Baszile

Airs at: Thu, 02/01/2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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 In the 1920s, there were over one million black farmers; today there are just 45,000.  "We Are Each Other's Harvest" explores this crisis, through the farmers’ personal experiences. In their own words, middle aged and elderly black farmers explain why they continue to farm... Read more

Black Book Talk on 01/04/24

Airs at: Thu, 01/04/2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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Holiday Gift Ideas

Airs at: Thu, 12/07/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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   Hear six of our favorite book people describe their favorites this year.  This should ease your gift-giving now and throughout 2024.   Our guests are: ...Celeste Carey, KBOO's "An Evening of Afrotainment" ...FeLicia Elam, St John's Neighborhood Library  ...Patrick Ford... Read more

The Afrominimalist's Guide to Living With Less

Airs at: Thu, 11/02/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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     When Platt set out on her journey to live with less, she never intended to become "The Afrominimalist". She just wanted to tame the chaos in her closet! But after struggling with the austerity and whiteness of mainstream minimalism, Christine realized why minimalism of... Read more

Illmatic Consequences: The Clapback to Opponents of "Critical Race Theory"

Airs at: Thu, 09/07/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for Black Book Talk
  Illmatic Consequences was influenced by rapper Nas’s 1994 debut album Illmatic,” which features internal rhymes and inner-city narratives based on Nas’s personal experiences. “Nas’s 1994 album ‘Illmatic’ is fundamentally a statement of self-worth. It’s not even just a co... Read more