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Tracy Morgan Book “I Am The New Black” Debuts Next Week

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October 12th, 2009 by Castina

Tagged as: Books, Comedy, Tracy Morgan

Comedian Tracy Morgan’s new book, I Am the New Black, arrives in stores next week…..
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On the pages of the sharply witty memoir, the Emmy-winning 30 Rock star and SNL alum tackles tough topics like diabetes, alcoholism, and living through New York City’s devastating 1980s crack era.
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Janet Jackson Writing Tell-All Book

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August 21st, 2009 by Castina

Tagged as: Books, Janet Jackson

Janet Jackson is writing an explosive tell-all about her world-famous family following the death of her older brother Michael.

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“She is going to talk about Michael’s death and how it’s affected her and his children and the rest of the family,” a publishing industry insider close to Janet’s book deal reveals in the Aug. 31 issue of In Touch Weekly. Read the rest of this entry »

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Steve Harvey “Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man” Movie

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August 14th, 2009 by Castina

Tagged as: Books, Movies, Steve Harvey

Steve Harvey’s best-selling relationship manual Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man is being made into a feature film, Variety has learned.

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Jay-Z Tell-All Book

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July 30th, 2009 by Castina

Tagged as: Beyonce, Books, Jay-Z

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Is the insanely-secretive Jay-Z is planning to tell all about his marriage in a new book?

The acclaimed rapper is set to pen an autobiography in which he will open up about his life with wife Beyonce Knowles, despite their pact to never speak publicly about their relationship.

“It’s going to cover everything from his days on the streets as a drug dealer to his fairytale wedding to Beyonce,” a source told Britain’s Daily Mirror Wednesday.

“He’ll also be revealing his rapping secrets.”

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50 Cent Writes Economics Book “The 50th Law”

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July 26th, 2009 by Castina

Tagged as: 50 Cent, Books

Hip-hop mogul 50 Cent has teamed up with business guru Robert Greene to write a book on how to become rich.

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The book, entitled The 50th Law, promises to reveal “how the power game of success can be played to your advantage.”

The 50th Law will published this fall and features chapters like “Turn Shit Into Sugar-Opportunism” and “Hood Economics.”

“Those who dismiss 50 Cent as a gangster should rethink, his continued presence in the Forbes rich list and entrepreneurial nous show there is a lot more to the man than his music,” says publisher Andrew Franklin.

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E. Lynn Harris Dead — E. Lynn Harris Death @ 54

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July 24th, 2009 by Castina

Tagged as: Books

E. Lynn Harris, the best-selling author known for contemporary stories about African-Americans and the GBLT community, died during a West Coast book tour Friday.

He was 54.
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Karrine Steffans Ripped On The CW Morning Show Sacramento (VIDEO)

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July 22nd, 2009 by Castina

Tagged as: Books, Karrine "Supahead" Steffans, TV

Quote Of The Day: “She was a rumpshaker in a bunch of videos. Nuff Said.”

In the past, Karrine Steffans — The Human Semen Recepticle Formerly Known As “Superhead” — has been vocal about her bias against “Black Media.” With that in mind, The New York Times Best-Selling author has hit the promo track for her third book, The Vixen Manual, by catering to only “mainstream” media outlets.

Unfortunately for the “married mama of two,” the hosts of Sacramento’s CW Morning Show weren’t prepared to to give Ms. Steffans the kind of royal asslicking she’s grown accustomed to on other networks when she appeared on the show earlier this week.

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Zane Sister 2 Sister Magazine Interview (VIDEO)

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July 15th, 2009 by Castina

Tagged as: Books

How does being the Queen of Black Erotica impact dating?

New York Times Best-Selling author Zane sits down with Sister 2 Sister Magazine’s Jamie Foster Brown to discuss the influence her sexually-charged literature has had on her personal life.

My…she’s quite a big one isn’t she?

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Karrine Steffans “The TODAY Show” VIDEO (July 13)

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July 15th, 2009 by Castina

Tagged as: Books, Karrine "Supahead" Steffans, TV

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Karrine Steffans, author of the new relationship manual The Vixen Manual, shared some advice on finding and keeping the right man with The TODAY Show’s Hoda and Kathie Lee on Monday.

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Jay-Z Book Deal Finalized; “Decoded” Will Reveal Message Behind Select Lyrics

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July 14th, 2009 by Castina

Tagged as: Books, Jay-Z

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On Tuesday, hip-hop mogul Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter confirmed recent reports that he has inked a three book deal.

“Yeah, the other two books though, you know I had to sign that deal,” Hov confirmed in an interview this morning. “I’ve done the deal to do a book and the name of it is called Decoded. It’s called Decoded because I’m going to decode all the lyrics from my records. I’m gonna pick the select ones, all the double entendres and things that people may have missed or may have gotten but want confirmation on it. That’s what the book is about, it’s called Decoded.”

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