Hidden Figures, the motion picture about three African-American female mathematicians who worked at NASA and became key factors in the success of our nation’s ‘Space Race’ in the 1960s, was an exceptional film that chronicled a trio of unsung heroines. Due to the film’s critical and financial success, two important feats were achieved; publicizing the… Continue reading “Only Twenty-Five Percent of Books Written For Children of Color Also Have Authors of Color.”
Tag: Beverly Jenkins
Piper Huguley: Expanding Expectations In Historical Romance
“There just wasn’t a lot written by African-Americans back then.” “No such thing as college-educated black women in the 1860s.” “Beverly Jenkins is already writing African-American-themed historical romances, so why bother?” Piper Huguley, a professor at Spelman College, grew tired of hearing the misconceptions and wanted to set the record straight, so she poured an… Continue reading Piper Huguley: Expanding Expectations In Historical Romance
Beverly Jenkins’ “For Your Love,” The MOC Preview Link
“Cradling the shotgun, she bent down to get a look at him, and that’s when he rose up and crashed the pipe across her shoulder. She cried out and fell to her knees, dropping the gun. While she slumped, moaned in pain and clutched the injured arm, he scrambled to his feet and tossed the… Continue reading Beverly Jenkins’ “For Your Love,” The MOC Preview Link
The Beverly Jenkins Q&A: A MOC Preview & Knowshi Interview Link
Informally known for having “The Books That Keep You Up All Night,” Avon’s Beverly Jenkins has put in over 2 decades of sex, suspense and soul into dozens of fictional novels and earned a loyal fan base because of it. Fans already know she has a new book out, but what about the process she… Continue reading The Beverly Jenkins Q&A: A MOC Preview & Knowshi Interview Link
Revealing Black History, Rejoicing In Black Romance: The Beverly Jenkins DMN Interview
The novels of Beverly Jenkins are fictional flights of fancy, a collection of historical and contemporary tales that will transport readers from one century and scenario to the next. No matter where her African-American characters start—-a 1700s Boston tavern, a war-torn Georgia plantation in the 1860s or battling corruption in the mean streets of modern-day… Continue reading Revealing Black History, Rejoicing In Black Romance: The Beverly Jenkins DMN Interview