Black Book Talk

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Airs at: Thu, 12/05/2024 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

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Current

Black Book Talk on 11/01/18

Airs at: Thu, 11/01/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

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Airs at: Thu, 10/04/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

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Have a book you can't wait to finish? An African-American author that you want to introduce to the world? Or, maybe you're looking for new titles by Black authors? Something to curl up with during the long winter hours? Then "What I'm Reading" is the perfect "Black... Read more

Ilyasah Shabazz: Betty Before X

Airs at: Thu, 09/06/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

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Call during this broadcast and contribute to KBOO's Fall Membership Drive. Give to KBOO and get a copy of Betty Before X...a powerful middle-grade fictionalized account of the childhood activism of Betty Shabazz, Malcolm X's wife, written by their daughter Ilyasah Shaba... Read more

"The Best Books I Ever Read," Patricia Heard Hopson

Airs at: Thu, 08/02/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

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Patricia Heard Hopson, retired Portland Public Schools librarian discusses favorite books with Emma Jackson Ford. Read more

Renee Simms

Airs at: Thu, 07/05/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

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The hosts of Black Book Talk welcome author, lawyer and professor Renee Simms to discuss her new book Meet Behind Mars. Call (503) 231-8187 to join the conversation and talk about what you've been reading this Summer. Renee Simms is a novelist and lawyer interested in b... Read more

Summer Reading Picks

Airs at: Thu, 06/07/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

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This month on Black Book Talk we discuss suggested Summer reading. What are the books that shouldn't be missed? Call in with your picks at (503)231-8187 Read more

Writing Groups

Airs at: Thu, 04/05/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

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Conversation with local writers about the advantages of being part of a writing group. 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... Read more

Award Season

Airs at: Thu, 03/01/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

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Our guest for Thursday is Kirby McCurtis, administrator for Multnomah County's North Portland Library. We will discuss book awards like Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Caldecott Awards. Read more

Betty Before X author Renee Watson

Airs at: Thu, 02/01/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

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In Detroit, 1945, eleven-year-old Betty's house doesn't quite feel like home. She believes her mother loves her, but she can't shake the feeling that her mother doesn't want her. Church helps those worries fade, if only for a little while. The singing, the preaching, the sp... Read more

The Akee Tree by Stephen Hanks

Airs at: Thu, 01/04/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

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In this previously aired episode of Black Book Talk the hosts interview Stephen Hanks, author of The Akee Tree. What would compel an African-American man to spend ten years of his life tracing his family tree from the Pacific Northwest back to slavery times in Mississi... Read more