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. … Read the rest
“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 … Read the rest
“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 … Read the rest
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. … Read the rest
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 … Read the rest