Black & Read

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

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

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"

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. 

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 & 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

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

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  

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

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! 

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      

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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  

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.