Wilbert Rideau to appear at N.O. book-signing on May 18 Award-winning former prison journalist Wilbert Rideau will be in New Orleans to promote his new book, In the Place of Justice, on Tuesday, May 18, at 6 p.m. at Octavia Books, 513 Octavia Street.  Read More ...

Author rises above troubled past to pursue her dreams The New Orleans native can now breathe a little easier after recently completing her first book, In The Eyes of the Child­ren Who Survived, an unsettling but ultimately uplifting story about the struggles of an eastern New Orleans  family that teetered on the brink of collapse more than once.  Read More ... Edmund W. Lewis, Editor - 1 opinion posted

Leave a legacy or leave an excuse—it’s up to you Want to improve your relationships with family, friends, business and co-workers? Need a new techniques so you can enhance the quality of your life? Debra and Joseph Gould Jr.’s new book, Real Relationships Require Real Work, can help you retool your thinking so you can achieve all the things you really want.  Read More ... Valentine Pierce, Contributing Writer

Tavis Smiley urges Americans to hold U.S. government accountable On Saturday March 7, broadcaster and best-selling author, Tavis Smiley stopped in New Orleans on his 10-city book tour to hold a Town Hall meeting promoting his new book, Accountable, Making America as Good as its Promise. Smiley visited Loyola University's Nunemaker Auditorium, and challenged Black America to hold the government accountable. He explained the foundation of the book, and left room for a brief question and answer session at the end.  Read More ... Nicole Hardesty, Contributing Writer

The James Waller Story: When Being Black Was a Crime DALLAS (Special to the NNPA from the Dallas Examiner) — Life can change in the blink of an eye. Just ask James Waller. At just 24-years-old, Waller had his whole life ahead of him with no reason to expect his dreams would not come true.  Read More ... Tuala Williams, Contributing Writer

New book interviews 24 Black leaders and reveals 16 secrets for success in challenging times The newly released book Success in a Challenging World: 24 African American Leaders reveal their secrets for reaching the top reveals 16 secrets for success during challenging times. To maximize readership, authors Corey Crowder and Andrew Neitlich are offering the book free as an ebook before distribution to book stores.  Read More ...

Author chroniclesachievements of Black inventors "I grew up in an era when 'Black History Month' was actually just a week," he told The Louisiana Weekly.  "I remember in the fourth grade the names Dr. George Washington Carver and Granville T. Woods being cited as very important men during Black History Month. But for me, growing up in the 1950s and 1960s, I was always curious as to whether there were other inventors besides the ones we were hearing about during Black History Month. It was an interesting time, one of the few times when the focus was on some of the accomplishments of Black men and women."  Read More ... By Edmund W. Lewis, Editor