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Details: Written by Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News; Published: 19 December 2014

'Justice While Black,' 'An Obama's Journey,' 'Who We Be,' and more

Details: Written by Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News; Published: 12 December 2014

‘Helping African-American Families Navigate and Survive the Criminal Justice System,’ by Robbin Shipp, Esq. and Nick Chiles

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Details: Written by Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News; Published: 20 November 2014

'Who We Be' is the work of a new sage thinker with his finger on the pulse

Details: Written by Kam Williams; Published: 06 November 2014

Kam Williams reviews The Justice Imperative: How Hyper-Incarceration Has Hijacked the American Dream. Lawyer and author Brian Moran discusses the importance of "recognizing the human dignity of all offenders".

Details: Written by Kam Williams; Published: 06 November 2014

Kam Williams reviews Rhythm for Sale. Author Dr. Grant Harper Reid recognizes his truly remarkable grandfather.

Details: Written by Lisa Loving; Published: 16 October 2014

'What I try to do, in the midst of a very polarized media situation -- is bring some sort of balance and reasonable discourse to the conversation'

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 22 May 2014

Summer reading for adult readers

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Details: Written by Kam Williams; Published: 22 May 2014

Kam reviews Diane Proctor Reeder's book on Ebonics

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Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 01 April 2014

If By Chance is the second novel from Portland writer D’Norgia Taylor. And like her first, Sting Beans and Candy Canes, it features time travel, romance and a battle between good and evil.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 21 March 2014

A portion of the sales from spoken word CD 'Humanity' will provide art education to homeless youth in the Seattle area

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