From My Bookshelf to Yours, New Urban Literature to Read
By: Terrell Johnson
Issue date: 2/2/10 Section: Arts & Entertainment
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Tom Burrell's new book examines the trials and tribulations of Blacks in America. Almost 150 years after the Emancipation Proclamation, some African-Americans still act as if they are slaves. "Brainwashed" demands that African-Americans face their inner demons, and come to terms with their own self-defeating attitudes.
Snapped- Tracey Brown
A young wife Camille, finds her husband Frankie unfaithful with a coworker. Her sister Misa, is newly divorced and tends to smother men with her need for attention. Dominique has everything she could ever want and is willing to give it all up for her incarcerated boyfriend, but it doesn't seem like he's willing to do the same. Latoya seems to have everything figured out, soon however, her past discretions resurface, shattering her perfect existence. Tracey Brown's "Snapped" examines the lives of four friends who must come to terms with what really matters to them.
