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Legend of the Black Roses (Black Rose, #1)Legend of the Black Roses by D. C. Cowan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I bear the same name as the author, but I'm actually not the real author of the Legend of the Black Roses. It was written over thirty years ago, but was never published by the author. The story is very unique in many ways. It's hard to find a book that's similar to it, at least within the books written by and about African Americans. I compare it to the book Kindred, not because the stories are similar, but by what they portray. Kindred tells the world what would happen if a modern African American female was taken from her life and sent into the past. But what if an African princess was ripped from her homeland, forced into slavery, and is somehow lost in time as well. This is the real mystery of the story. How does the spirit of an African princess become a disembodied spirit? Don't worry; I haven't spoiled anything with this review. This answer isn't revealed in the first novel anyway. There are many twists and turns in the first novel and hopefully the series to come that keeps the story interesting.

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Friday, January 17, 2014

Africana History Fact


Kareem Abdul-Jabbar


Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

(1947-Present) American basketball player, widely considered to be one of the greatest National Basketball Association (NBA) players in history.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the highest scorer in NBA history, was born Ferdinard Lewis Alcindor Jr. in Harlem, New York.  After being influenced by the Black Power movement and becoming a political activist he changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.  Raised in a middle-class household and educated at Catholic schools in Manhattan, he was introduced to basketball at age nine and played competitively throughout elementary school and high school.  At the age of 14 he was already six feet eight inches.  He led his high school to two victories in the city championship.  He was popular NBA star from 1969 to 1989.  He devastated opponents with his legendary "skyhook" shot.  For twenty years he had a career in professional basketball, playing on 18 all-star teams, six MVP awards, six championships and much more.

Abdul authored the book entitled Black Profiles: A Legacy of African American Achievement in 1996.


Source: Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience, (1999)  Edited by, Appiah, Kwame Anthony, & Gates, Henry Louis.
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