Angela P. DodsonHomeExamining MotherhoodTrust me, if Mom is a scholar, she wants books for Mother’s Day (May 13), and if you are wise, you will get them here on DiverseBooks.net at sizeable discountsApril 30, 2012HomeLearning Law Basics from Classic FilmsNew book presents 26 lessons, each based on a classic film, focusing on specific skills, including advocacy (“Anatomy of a Murder”), empathy (“Gentlemen’s Agreement”) and compassion (“To Kill a Mockingbird”).April 23, 2012HomeIn Recognition of Our PoetsIn recognition of April as National Poetry Month and Celebrate Diversity Month, we note that among those honored at the National Black Writers Conference on March 31 were two African American poets. They are Ishmael Reed, known for his poetry and other forms of writing, and Nikki Giovanni, long cherished for her poetic gifts. It was an evening that brought together some of the most gifted black poets of the last half-century.April 3, 2012HomeGreat Women, Great BooksAll the debate and acrimony over restraints on women’s reproductive rights in the current presidential campaign season has some of us longing for some good old-fashioned, mid-20th Century, no-holds-barred feminists to jump into the fray.March 15, 2012African-AmericanNew Book Explores Black History and the American PresidencyEvery president of the United States from George Washington to Barack Obama has had to confront issues surrounding African-Americans and race relations in America.February 14, 2012STEMEducator Takes On Teachers UnionsAddressing parents directly from the vantage point of an insider, Dr. Steve Perry details an insightful and frightening view of the state of the American public school system in new book.January 12, 2012SportsFormer Marshall University Player Recounts Impact of Plane Crash Tragedy in New BookWhen Craig Greenlee went home from Marshall University to Jacksonville, Fla., for Thanksgiving break in 1970, some people thought they had seen a ghost. The hometown folks knew he had gone to MU to play football, so they assumed that he was on the plane that crashed barely two weeks before, killing 75 people, including 37 of his former teammates.December 8, 2011HomeWilliam Cooper NellAmong books offered by Black Classic Press through diversebooks.net is William Cooper Nell: Selected Writings 1832-1874 ($40.50/List price: $45). According to BCP, it is the first document of the life and works of the 19th century African American abolitionist and historian.December 1, 2011HomeBeyond World Aids DayWorld AIDS Day is observed on Dec. 1 each year. While many people mark the occasion with public gatherings, the observance also presents an excellent opportunity to read, research and reflect long after this one-day event as HIV/AIDS continues to ravage global communities.December 1, 2011Leadership & PolicyBook Reviews: Laboring in the Vineyard — The Academic Life ExaminedThree new books, including William G. Bowen’s academic leadership guide Lessons Learned, examine the professional, social and personal lives of scholars.November 27, 2011Previous PagePage 7 of 15Next Page
