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Interview with Vern Smith on His New Novel “Ghost Skins”

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A few years back, I reviewed the reissue of journalist and novelist Vern E. Smith’s 1974 novel The Jones Men for American Book Review. Smith worked for various news outlets including Newsweek. Recently, he published his new novel Ghost Skins, which won an Outstanding Book Award at this year’s National Association of Black Journalists Convention Authors Showcase. I was able to read Ghost Skins a few weeks ago, and I … Read More Interview with Vern Smith on His New Novel “Ghost Skins”

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"The Jones Men" and Mike Mictlan’s "Clapp’D"

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Last week, I posted about Run The Jewels’s “Early.” Today, I want to take a minute and write about Mike Mictlan’s song “Clapp’D” from his album Hella Frrel (2014). In some ways, the song reminds me reminds of “Early,” at least in the way that Mictlan speaks about the stereotypical views that the media creates in regards to certain individuals. Mictlan begins by commenting … Read More "The Jones Men" and Mike Mictlan’s "Clapp’D"

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