NEWS & REVIEWS

When googling doesn't help

Troy Johnson is the founder, president and webmaster of the African American Literature Book Club (AALBC). Officially launched in March of 1998, AALBC.com has grown to become the largest and most frequently visited website dedicated to books and film by or about African Americans. More »

'Wild Flavors' promotes fresh food, conservation

For many in Roxbury, Haley House Bakery Cafe is a culinary refuge - a source for fresh, nutritious, tasty meals in an otherwise unhealthy food landscape. Offering mouth-watering dishes like barbeque chicken wraps, tuna melt paninis, chocolate chip cookies, curry chicken garden salads and collard greens, Haley House serves some of the best food in the area. More »

A blossoming 'Spring Awakening'

"Spring Awakening" sings out the pleasure and pain of adolescence but so does Kira Cowan in dance. As Cowan explained in a brief recent interview, the 25-year-old, African American Emerson graduate and Jamaica Plain resident - together with three fellow ensemble performers - is "giving a visual representation of their angst and their inner feelings." More »

Review: Sammy's back!

Lambus Dean says he "always wanted to be a singer." The 63 year old African American performer recalls singing Sammy Cooke hits as a child - even portraying the great singer-songwriter in a drama called "A Change Gonna Come" in his native Chicago, where his professional career began in 1977. More »