Black Book Talk

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Airs at: Thu, 03/06/2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Hosted by: 
Patricia Welch, Emma Jackson Ford, O.B. Hill
Produced by: 
KBOO
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Every first Thursday from 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM.

Monthly program featuring interviews and discussions of works by African American authors. Co-hosts Emma Jackson Ford, O B Hill and Patricia Welch review works in all genres by well-known and emerging authors. Occasional call-in shows allow audience members to talk directly to authors and/or share their opinions on works by Black authors.

http://kboo.fm/BlackBookTalk
Topic tags: 
African American, Race, History, Humor, Education, Fiction, Arts/Culture, Activism
Streams: 
KBOO Stream 1
Program status: 
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Remembering Nikki Giovanni, Part 2

Airs at: Thu, 02/06/2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
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But, we realized there was so much more to share, so we're returning with more poems, comments and hopefully insights from you, our listeners .  If you'd like to share a favorite Nikki Giovanni poem or memory, call in on 503-231-8187. By speaking her words, we lift and pre... Read more

Remembering Nikki Giovanni

Airs at: Thu, 01/02/2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
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  Nikki Giovanni. a national treasure, was a frequent visitor to the Portland area.  Hosts Emma Ford, O B Hill and  Patricia Welch will be reading our favorite poems, sharing highlights of her life and welcoming listeners to call in and do the same.  Everyone has a favorite... Read more

From the Black Book Talk Vault: Troy Johnson, founder, AALBC.com (African American Literature Book Club)

Airs at: Thu, 12/05/2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
Founded in 1997, AALBC.com is a widely recognized source of author profiles, book and film reviews, book recommendations, event information, active discussions, writer resources, interviews, articles, videos, and more.  By providing a forum for the exchange of constructive ... Read more

FREDERICK DOUGLASS, A NOVEL, by Sidney Morrison

Airs at: Thu, 11/07/2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
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     Author Sidney Morrison joins us to discuss his book, Frederick Douglass:  a Novel, about the man considered the most prominent African American of the 19th century.  Frederick Douglass was instrumental in ending the institution of slavery from which he escaped to becom... Read more

The Savion Sequence

Airs at: Thu, 10/03/2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
        In this metaphysical mystery, historian Brigham Elijah embarks on a mind-bending journey triggered by his uncle's mysterious murder. Delving into his own past, Brigham encounters cryptic clues, forbidden secrets, and a clandestine society guarding ancient knowledge... Read more

From the Black Book Talk Vault: Avel Gordly: "Remembering the Power of Words

Airs at: Thu, 08/01/2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
  When President Joe Biden withdrew from the 2024 presidential race and endorsed his vice president to succeed him, the country's attention focussed on Kamala Harris. The notion of this dynamic, Afro-Asian woman (mother emigrated from India,  father  from Jamaica)  has b... Read more

The Opening Sky author Charlotte Watson Sherman

Airs at: Thu, 06/06/2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
Newly-emancipated Halle decides to leave the plantation in search of her parents.  Aurelia, whose privileged life was ravaged by the Civil War, wants to find her brother, a soldier who fought with the Union army.   Both are plotting their trip North when their paths cross. ... Read more

Reflecting on Reflections Coffee and Books

Airs at: Thu, 05/02/2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
We flipped the script for this program.  Black Book Talk co-host O B Hill is our guest, along with Gloria McMurtry.  They are the founders of Reflections Coffee and Books which, for 17 years, drew fans to the crossroads of MLK Blvd and Killingsworth St.   More than a coffee... Read more

Black Girl You Are Atlas by Renee Watson

Airs at: Thu, 04/04/2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
     Using a variety of poetic forms, from haiku to free verse, Watson shares recollections of her childhood in Portland. These odes to Black women of all ages are brilliantly illustrated by celebrated fine artist Ekua Holmes .      Black Girl You Are Atlas is Watson's fir... Read more

Decent People, author De'Shawn Charles Winslow

Airs at: Thu, 03/07/2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
     In the still-segregated town of West Mills, North Carolina, in 1976, Marian, Marva, and Lazarus Harmon-three enigmatic siblings-are found shot to death in their home. The people of West Mills- on both sides of the canal that serves as the town's color line-are in a fre... Read more