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Black and Read is a biweekly book club podcast hosted by Terry Brown. Each episode Terry and a guest will discuss a work of literature from the unique perspectives of black people in America.

Black & Read


    • May 3, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 34m AVG DURATION
    • 20 EPISODES


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    Episode 17- Author Spotlight- Cheryl Wills

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2019 27:41


    Join us as we talk with author and journalist Cheryl Wills the author of "Emancipated My Family's Fight for Freedom" about her series of books detailing her family's journey from slavery to emancipation.  Please leave us a rating and review. We love to hear from our listeners. If you have a suggestion for a book please let us know!  Follow Us! Twitter: @BlackandReadPod Facebook: @BlackandReadPod E-mail: BlackandReadPodcast@gmail.com

    Episode 16- Author Spotlight We McDonald x The Little Girl with the Big Voice

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2019 16:41


    Black & Read is back in 2019 with a series on women authors! Join us as we discuss fame, bullying, and following your dreams with musician and author We McDonald.  Please leave us a rating and review. We love to hear from our listeners. If you have a suggestion for a book please let us know!  Follow Us! Twitter: @BlackandReadPod Facebook: @BlackandReadPod E-mail: BlackandReadPodcast@gmail.com

    Episode 15- Author Spotlight: Michelle Berger

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2018 36:41


    Join us for another Author spotlight as we are joined by Dr. Michelle T. Berger the author of Reenu-You. We discuss speculative fiction, her creative process and much more. It's a must listen!  Please leave us a rating and review. We love to hear from our listeners. If you have a suggestion for a book please let us know!  Follow Us! Twitter: @BlackandReadPod Facebook: @BlackandReadPod E-mail: BlackandReadPodcast@gmail.com  Join us next month as we are joined by author singer and Voice finalist We McDonald as we discuss her debut children's book "The Little Girl with the Big Voice"

    Episode 14- We Were 8 Years in Power x Justin Phillips

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2018 49:28


    On the Eve of the crucial 2018 Mid-Term elections join Terry and frequent collaborator Justin Phillips discuss Ta-Nehisi Coates' best selling novel "We Were 8 Years in Power"  Please leave us a rating and review. We love to hear from our listeners. If you have a suggestion for a book please let us know!  Follow Us! Twitter: @BlackandReadPod Facebook: @BlackandReadPod E-mail: BlackandReadPodcast@gmail.com  Join us next month as we are joined by author Dr. Michelle Berger as we discuss her novel Reenu-You and speculative fiction. 

    Episode 13: Author Spotlight- Jonathan Abrams

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2018 30:08


    New Episode Alert Black and Read is back with our July episode featuring New York Times Best Selling Author Jonathan Abrams. We discuss his new book "All the Pieces Matter: The Inside Story of the Wire", his experience in journalism, and NBA free agency. It's not one you're going to want to miss!   Please leave us a rating and review. We love to hear from our listeners. If you have a suggestion for a book please let us know!  Follow Us! Twitter: @BlackandReadPod Facebook: @BlackandReadPod E-mail: BlackandReadPodcast@gmail.com

    Black and Read 1 Year Anniversary!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2018 1:03


    Black & Read has been in existence for one full year thank you to all of our listeners, subscribers, and supporters! We couldn't do it without you!  Please leave us a rating and review. We love to hear from our listeners. If you have a suggestion for a book please let us know!  Follow Us! Twitter: @BlackandReadPod Facebook: @BlackandReadPod E-mail: BlackandReadPodcast@gmail.com

    12- Author Spotlight- Black: America's Sweetheart x Kwanza Osajyefo

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2018 29:47


    Join us this week as we hear from Kwanza Osajyefo the creator of the wildly successful comic "Black" and it's 2018 spin-off "Black AF: America's Sweetheart." Kwanza shares his personal journey of being a black man in the comic book industry and his opinion on diversity in comics.  For more information or to purchase "Black AF: America's Sweetheart   Please leave us a rating and review. We love to hear from our listeners. If you have a suggestion for a book please let us know!  Follow Us! Twitter: @BlackandReadPod Facebook: @BlackandReadPod E-mail: BlackandReadPodcast@gmail.com

    11- Goddess of Anarchy x Christine Edwards

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2018 45:22


    Ever wonder why you work an 8 hour day 5 days a week? Lucy Parsons had something to do with it. Join us as we discuss the controversial historical figure Lucy Parsons with community relations specialist Christine Edwards.    Please leave us a rating and review. We love to hear from our listeners. If you have a suggestion for a book please let us know!  Follow Us! Twitter: @BlackandReadPod Facebook: @BlackandReadPod E-mail: BlackandReadPodcast@gmail.com  

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    10- The Color of Law x Justin Phillips

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2018 48:47


    Join Terry and Justin as they kick off 2018 with Richard Rothstein's 2017 book "The Color of Law." The Color of Law details America's history of systemic government sanctioned segregation and redlining.  As discussed on the podcast here are the details of the NAACP's Charlotte, NC claims for housing discrimination through restrictive covenants.  Please leave us a rating and review. We love to hear from our listeners. If you have a suggestion for a book please let us know!  Follow Us! Twitter: @BlackandReadPod Facebook: @BlackandReadPod E-mail: BlackandReadPodcast@gmail.com Read along with us next week as we tackle "Goddess of Anarchy" By Jacqueline Jones

    Black & Read in 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2018 0:59


    Welcome to 2018! After listening to the feedback of our listeners in  2018 Black & Read will be moving to a monthly format so that you can read along with us.  Please follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram so that you can be kept up to date on everything we've got coming down the pipeline!    Keep Reading Y'all! 

    09- Working While Black Part 2 Featuring Latesha Byrd

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2017 39:40


    Did you have questions about our episode Working While Black? Career consultant extraordinaire Latesha Byrd is back to answer your questions about all things from negotiating a salary to natural hair.    Please leave us a rating and review. We love to hear from our listeners. If you have a suggestion for a book please let us know!  Follow Us! Twitter: @BlackandReadPod Facebook: @BlackandReadPod E-mail: BlackandReadPodcast@gmail.com      

    08- Author Spotlight- Color & Character x Pamela Grundy & Jarrod Jones

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2017 66:04


    Join Black & Read as we welcome Pamela Grundy the author of Color & Character to the Podcast to discuss historic West Charlotte High School featuring educator and community activist Jarrod Jones.    Please leave us a rating and review. We love to hear from our listeners. If you have a suggestion for a book please let us know!  Follow Us! Twitter: @BlackandReadPod Facebook: @BlackandReadPod E-mail: BlackandReadPodcast@gmail.com

    07- Working While Black x Latesha Byrd

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2017 54:45


    What's it like to be black in corporate America? Should you change your name on your resume? Code switch? Learn from career consultant Latesha Byrd as we discuss the phenomenal resource Working While Black.    Please leave us a rating and review. We love to hear from our listeners. If you have a suggestion for a book please let us know!  Follow Us! Twitter: @BlackandReadPod Facebook: @BlackandReadPod E-mail: BlackandReadPodcast@gmail.com

    06- The New Jim Crow x Justin Phillips

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2017 40:53


    Join Terry and Justin Phillips for a sobering discussion of the criminal justice system, the war on drugs  and its affect on minority citizens as they analyze Michelle Alexanders' The New Jim Crow.  Please leave us a rating and review. We love to hear from our listeners. If you have a suggestion for a book please let us know!  Follow Us! Twitter: @BlackandReadPod Facebook: @BlackandReadPod E-mail: BlackandReadPodcast@gmail.com

    05- Im Judging You x Alicia Cobb

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2017 43:48


    Relationships, social media, gender roles, racism, and beauty standards Terry and guest Alicia Cobb discuss it all in through the prism of Luvvie Ajayi's best selling book I'm Judging You.  Please leave us a rating and review. We love to hear from our listeners. If you have a suggestion for a book please let us know!  Follow Us! Twitter: @BlackandReadPod Facebook: @BlackandReadPod E-mail: BlackandReadPodcast@gmail.com

    04- The Invisible Gorilla x Keith Cradle

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2017 41:46


    How sure of yourself are you? How sure of your self should  you be join Terry and guest social activist and philanthropist Keith Cradle as they discuss The Invisible Gorilla: How our Intuitions Deceive Us by Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simon.

    03-King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror and Heroism in Colonial Africa x Marvin J. Price

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2017 41:55


    Terry and economic developer Marvin J. Price discuss the atrocities committed by King Leopold II of Belgium in the Congo during their sobering discussion of  King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror and Heroism in Colonial Africa by  Adam Hochschild. Please leave us a rating and review. We love to hear from our listeners. If you have a suggestion for a book please let us know!  Follow Us! Twitter: @BlackandReadPod Facebook: @BlackandReadPod E-mail: BlackandReadPodcast@gmail.com

    02 - The Alchemist x Harvey Cummings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2017 37:06


    Terry and musician Harvey Cummings discuss destiny, setting goals, and fulfillment  through the lens of Paulo Coelho's bestselling book the The Alchemist.   Please leave us a rating and review. We love to hear from our listeners. If you have a suggestion for a book please let us know!  Follow Us! Twitter: @BlackandReadPod Facebook: @BlackandReadPod E-mail: BlackandReadPodcast@gmail.com

    01- Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right x Justin Phillips

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2017 36:52


    Join Terry Brown and Justin Phillips as they discuss Jane Meyers book Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right. Dark Money details the influence of political contributions on our national elections.    Please leave us a rating and review. We love to hear from our listeners. If you have a suggestion for a book please let us know!  Follow Us! Twitter: @BlackandReadPod Facebook: @BlackandReadPod E-mail: BlackandReadPodcast@gmail.com  

    Introducing Black and Read

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2017 1:40


    Black and Read is a biweekly book club podcast hosted by Terry Brown. Each week Terry and his guest will discuss a piece of literature from the unique perspectives of a person of color. 

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