Reviews

Reading Obama's Mind
Reading Obama: Dreams, Hope, and the American Political Tradition
James T. Kloppenberg
Eugene Holley Jr.
05/17/2011 - 23:00

“In this well written, comprehensive and concise book, Harvard professor James T. Kloppenberg details Obama’s complex intellectual influences, which includes political theory, social justice, theology and race.”

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Riveting Stories Of The Haitian People Through The Eyes Of An Haitian-American Immigrant
Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist at Work
Edwidge Danticat
Eugene Holley Jr.
03/01/2011 - 00:00

“I talk a lot now, but I used to sit down, shut up, and listen.”

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Condoleezza Rice...A Personal Story Of Triumph
Extraordinary, Ordinary People
Condoleezza Rice
Eugene Holley Jr.
02/15/2011 - 00:00

“…racism was ‘their’ problem, not ours.”

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The Great Quincy Jones Offers Great Advice - To Aspiring Muscians
The Quincy Jones Legacy Series: Q on Producing
Quincy Jones, with Bill Gibson
Eugene Holley Jr.
02/15/2011 - 00:00

“I talk a lot now, but I used to sit down, shut up, and listen.”


Despite having published three books, Listen up: The Lives of Quincy Jones, Q: The Autobiography, and The Complete Quincy Jones: My Journeys and Passions, producer, composer, arranger, humanitarian, Quincy Jones has never really talked exclusively about how he makes music – until now.

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No Concept Of Race Existed In Ancient Times
The History of White People
Nell Irvin Painter
Eugene Holley Jr.
10/08/2010 - 10:30

It’s easy to assume that the racial designation ‘white” has remained unchanged throughout history. But as Princeton historian Nell Irvin Painter – an award-winning historian of American history, and the author of several critically-acclaimed books including, Sojourner Truth, and Creating Black-Americans, methodically and masterfully argues in this important work – whiteness has never been fixed, and it has always been influenced by economic, social, religious, and political ideologies.

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The Complexity Of The Obama Presidency: Implications For Black Americans
The Substance of Hope
William Jelani Cobb
Eugene Holley Jr.
09/03/2010 - 14:42

This concise and comprehensive book by Spelman College history professor William Jelani Cobb, explores the intricate historical, and political implications of what Obama's historic presidency means for black Americans.

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