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	<title>Urbania Magazine</title>
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	<description>Urban Literature and Art</description>
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		<title>Columns</title>
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Purposeful Buzz with Dana Pittman
http://urbaniamag.com/features/columns/purposeful-buzz/
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		<link>http://urbaniamag.com/columns/</link>
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		<title>Simeon&#8217;s Story by Simeon Wright</title>
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“Simeon’s Story” by Simeon Wright (with Herb Boyd)
c.2010, Lawrence Hill Books
$19.95 / $21.95 Canada
144 pages, includes index
Reviewed by Terri Schlichenmeyer
You’ve been doing it since you were a teenager, maybe before.
A certain look sideways, eyes lowered. Unconscious flex of muscles beneath a flashy t-shirt. A smile, a glance, a wiggle of hips or lips or brows.
Where [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Editors Note</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I believe that you can use your will and make something happen.&#8221; &#8211; 50 Cent
Life is a storm.
Last week, somebody kicked in the door of my home, stole a plasma TV, some jewelry, a firearm that protected my family and a laundry list of other things.  But more than the materials, the robbers stole [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Searching for Whitopia by Rich Benjamin</title>
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Searching for Whitopia by Rich Benjamin
c.2009, Hyperion
$24.99 / $32.99 Canada	354 pages, includes notes
Reviewed by Terri Schlichenmeyer
The invitation contained everything you needed to know to have fun.
Well, almost everything…
You knew the date and time and where to be. You knew who was throwing this shindig. But the invite didn’t say a word about what to wear.
So, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://urbaniamag.com/book-review-searching-for-whitopia/</link>
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		<title>Role of a Lifetime by James Brown</title>
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Role of a Lifetime by James Brown (with Nathan Whitaker)
Faith Words (2009)
$24.99 / $29.99 Canada 203 pages
Reviewed by Terri Schlichenmeyer
It’s Sunday afternoon, and there’s nowhere else you’d rather be than in front of your TV. You’ve got chips, liquid refreshment, the remote, and you’re wearing your lucky slippers. Gotta support the team, you know.
But as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Barack and Michelle: Portrait of An American Marriage by Christopher Anderson</title>
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Barack and Michelle: Portrait of An American Marriage by Christopher Anderson
c.2009, Wm. Morrow
$25.99 / $33.99 Canada	326 pages, includes notes
Reviewed by Terri Schlichenmeyer
You were definitely ill-prepared.
There you were, ready to “take the plunge” and get married, when you suddenly realized you didn’t know a thing about where you were diving.
You were in deep already, that’s for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>That Bird Has My Wings by Jarvis Masters</title>
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That Bird Has My Wings: The Autobiography of an Innocent Man on Death Row by Jarvis Jay Masters
HarperOne 2009
$24.99 / $32.99 Canada	  281 pages
Reviewed by Terri Schlichenmeyer
By no stretch of the imagination would anyone say that the man in the orange jumpsuit could be called “nice”.
The metal around his waist and wrists attest to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://urbaniamag.com/that-bird-has-my-wings-by-jarvis-masters/</link>
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		<title>Street Legends Vol. 2 &#8211; Seth Ferranti</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Seth Ferranti
Seth Ferranti is the acclaimed author of a number of books, perhaps most notably “Prison Stories”, which he self-published through his company Gorilla Convict Publications.   Ferranti currently serving a 25-year prison sentence for dealing drugs. He has currently served 17 years. As he was sentenced under the guidelines of an LSD kingpin, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://urbaniamag.com/street-legend-seth-farranti/</link>
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		<title>The Survival Bible by Jihad</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jihad
Jihad is a writer and motivational speaker. Early in his life, Jihad embarked on a life of crime, which landed him in prison for seven years.  He was shot on several occasions and in a car accident, which left him paralyzed. 
Miraculously, Jihad regained usage of his legs. He also discovered his love of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://urbaniamag.com/the-survivor-jihad/</link>
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		<title>Voice of the Generation &#8211; Felicia Pride</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Felicia Pride
Felicia Pride is best described as an author, speaker and voice of her generation.  She has a Master’s degree in writing and publishing from Emerson College and she currently lives in Baltimore, Maryland.  
Pride’s numerous books span a variety of categories including hip-hop, pop-culture, fiction, and young adult literature. Perhaps her most [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://urbaniamag.com/the-voice-of-the-generation-felicia-pride/</link>
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