Videos

“The Daily Show’s” Larry Wilmore talked about I’d Rather We Got Casinos and Other Black Thoughts (Hyperion; January 20, 2009). The book contains his musings and ruminations, including the su…

Charles Marsh talked about his experiences growing up in the American South. He was a child and adolescent in the Deep South during the late 1960s and early 70s. In 1967 the author’s father …

John Stausbaugh talked about his book Black Like You: Blackface, Whiteface, Insult and Imitation in American Popular Culture, published by Tarcher. In his book Mr. Strausbaugh examines the …

Mr. Bordewich talked about his book Bound For Canaan: The Underground Railroad and the War for the Soul of America, published by Amistad Press. In the book Mr. Bordewich covered sixty years…

Jabari Asim led a discussion of the book he edited, "Not Guilty: 12 Black Men Speak Out on Law, Justice, and Life", published by Amistad Press. Mr. Asim was joined by two contributors to the…

Author Dina Temple-Raston talked about her book, A Death in Texas: A Story of Race, Murder, and a Small Town’s Struggle for Redemption, published by Henry Holt and Company. The book tells th…

Allen Ballard talked about his historical novel Where I’m Bound, published by Simon and Schuster. The book is a based on the true story of “Old Alf,” a black soldier who was a scout in the 3…

Mr. Pearson talked about his book Under the Knife: How A Wealthy Negro Surgeon Wielded Power in the Jim Crow South, published by the Free Press. The book chronicles the life a nd work…