Books

Bookshelf - The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears

Dinaw Mengestu’s debut novel, The Beautiful Things that Heaven Bears tells the story of Sepha Stephanos, an Ethiopian immigrant who runs a grocery store in Washington D.C.’s Logan Circle. Sepha’s neighborhood is rapidly undergoing gentrification, a shift that first becomes real for Sepha when Julia, a white woman, rehabs the building next door to him [...]

29Sep2008 | Andrea | Comments | Continued

YBP Interview: Nappturosity

A couple of weeks ago, YBPGuide was approached by an up-and-coming YBP, Ms. Erin S. Anthony. She is a recent FAMU MBA grad, owner of a natural hair salon, and author of a book on natural hair care for professional women of color. We were able to ask her a few questions about her venture [...]

22Jul2008 | Fredric | Comments | Continued

YBP Giveaway

It’s always better to give, than receive. Oprah has always believed that and Drew Barrymore recently got on board. Here at ybpguide, we’ve always advocated helping others in need. After all, what good is a blessing if you can’t share them with those less fortunate.
With that said, we’re giving away 10 free copies of [...]

5Mar2008 | Fredric | Comments | Continued

Taking a Trip? How about The Road to Freedom

Man…I really wanted to post a rant about the foolishness of this ‘Black-Brown Divide’ mess that has consumed the nation with Barack’s campaign, but I didn’t want to immediately contribute to the negativity that has been spreading. The current primary of this country is a marvelous thing to witness, if not for the history it [...]

7Feb2008 | Fredric | Comments | Continued

New Amazon E-reader Shows Promise

Released two weeks ago, the Amazon Kindle is looking to be the best e-reader yet. The development of a device that could replace a paper book has been discussed and attempted [...]

3Dec2007 | Andrea | Comments | Continued

Hip Hop Trends Bleed into the Book Market

This past summer I visited the Borders on Michigan Avenue to buy Edward P. Jones’s latest short story collection. While I quickly scanned the J’s I found myself hoping that the people walking by paid close attention to the sign hanging over the shelves so they’d know I was in the African-American Literature section and [...]

24Oct2007 | Andrea | Comments | Continued

YBP? Yes. Expert? No.

I attended a forum sponsored by the Washington Post called Being A Black Man last week in Vegas. Journalists at the newspaper gathered to debrief with their peers on their award-winning series on the black male experience at the National Association of Black Journalists convention.
They also announced the release of a book of the same [...]

17Aug2007 | Eugene | Comments | Continued

6 Reasons Why Men Cheat

I heard about this article on the radio yesterday and how women just had to check out the list (because, you know, if a man cheats it must be something we are doing wrong.) The info comes from Steve Santagati author of The Manual: A True Bad Boy Explains How Men Think, Date and Mate [...]

3Aug2007 | Kimberly | Comments | Continued

Black Women Navigate Ladder To the Top

There has never been a better time in American history for Black women with a college education, says Chaz Kyser, author of Embracing the Real World: The Black Woman’s Guide to Life After College and a journalism instructor at Langston University. As Black women’s graduation rates have increased, so have the number entering fields that [...]

17May2007 | Kimberly | Comments | Continued

30 is the new 20!

I love that Jay-Z song more and more every time I hear it. And as the time quickly approaches for me to reach the other side of 25, I’m feeling a little more resistant to becoming a full fledged adult. Maybe its the dissonance between work and family responsibilities and the feelings of college nostalgia [...]

14May2007 | Kimberly | Comments | Continued