For nearly three decades, writer/author Gil L. Robertson, IV has used the written word to enlighten, empower and uplift. The one-time political organizer initially made his mark in entertainment journalism, penning over 50 national magazine covers and contributing bylines to a wide range of publications that include the Los Angeles Times, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, USA Today, Billboard, Fortune, Essence and Ebony.
Author Expounds on Labor of Love
June 12, 2017 By
Peter Brav is not much of a baseball player but he\’s written three novels where the diamond provides a setting for triumph over adversity in one way or another. Sneaking In (set during the 1999 Yankees championship season), The Other Side Of Losing (set during a Chicago Cubs championship season) and now 331 Innings (set in a small Nebraska town). Add in Zappy I\’m Not, a memoir of a cranky middle-aged man reincarnated as a small dog, and you have a literary celebration of all manner of admirable underdogs.
331 Innings
May 30, 2017 By
“331 Innings is a powerful tale narrated by elderly, Nebraska native Jack Schram, a lifelong witness to the folly of war and hypocrisy. Jack tells of the bullying encountered by his nephew\’s teenage son, John, born with physical disabilities. It hasn\’t been any easier for John\’s close friend, Sarah Jenkinson, harassed at school since moving to the area a few years ago…
Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama
May 23, 2017 By
The Making of Barack Obama by David J. Garrow William Morrow Hardcover, $45.00 1472 pages ISBN: 978-0-06-264183-0 Book Review by Kam Williams “Barack Obama’s speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention instantly catapulted him into the national spotlight and led to his election four years later as America’s first African-American president. In this penetrating biography, David J. Garrow delivers an epic work about the life of Barack Obama, creating a rich tapestry of a life little understood, until now…
Cop under Fire
April 13, 2017 By
“David Clarke refuses to bow a knee to political correctness, and he refuses to give his party over to the hands of black activists whose politics would destroy America. That\’s why I have Sheriff Clarke on my show so frequently… Some of my colleagues at Fox have said he\’s too controversial. But I keep inviting him back…
The President’s Kitchen Cabinet
February 15, 2017 By
The Story of the African-Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families, from the Washingtons to the Obamas by Adrian Miller University of North Carolina Press
The Meaning of Michelle
February 2, 2017 By
16 Writers on the Iconic First Lady and How Her Journey Inspires Our Own Edited by Veronica Chambers St. Martin\’s Press
Tears We Cannot Stop
January 24, 2017 By
A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson St. Martin\’s Press Hardcover, $24.99 202 pages ISBN: 978-1-250-13599-5 Book Review by Kam Williams
Concerned Father Creates Children’s Book Series To Help Make Learning About Valuable Black History Information Fun Again
January 19, 2017 By
EOTO Books & Publishing announced today the immediate release of “The Christopher OluFela Series of Books for Kids”
In the World of Fiction: The Oldies but Goodies Are Back
January 11, 2017 By
Readers, 2017 has arrived. And the one thing that rises above all the other so-called ‘trends’ that publishers
