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Superhero 101

Naomi Season One (TV Tie-In by Brian Michael Bendis

June 13, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I am glad I was not the only one who was not completely taken with this graphic novel. The Goodreads reviews were averaging two and three for scores. Naomi Season One has almost nothing original to it. It was created to have representation of a person of color as the main character. It is filled with clichés, and steals Superman’s origin story (alien from another world, left on Earth). Naomi even learns of her alien heritage in a cave. Her white adoptive parents are typical, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: adoption, African American women, brian michael bendis, David F. Walter, DC Comics, Jamal Campbell, Social Themes, superheroes, teens

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:298 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: adoption, African American women, brian michael bendis, David F. Walter, DC Comics, Jamal Campbell, Social Themes, superheroes, teens ·
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R-E-A-D Please!

R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul by Carole Boston Weatherford

April 23, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I had hoped to like R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul by Carole Boston Weatherford a bit more than I did. Perhaps my desire to like it “a lot” made it impossible for the result to live up to my expectations. Yet in the end, I enjoyed reading this glimpse into Franklin’s world. It just will probably not be on my top ten of favorite picture books I read this year list. This book is simple, but not simplistic. We see the life and […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: activism, African American women, Aretha Franklin, carole boston weatherford, Frank Morrison, music, women

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:141 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: activism, African American women, Aretha Franklin, carole boston weatherford, Frank Morrison, music, women ·
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Lady Day Lived the Blues

 Blues for Lady Day: The Story of Billie Holiday by Paola Parisi,

March 17, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I know a few Billie Holiday songs. Not enough to say “X, Y and Z are hers” but if they are on the radio or such, I can say, “Sounds like her” and I am usually right. I recently learned a bit about her (well on song) and wanted to read more. When I saw that there was a graphic novel biography done by Paola Parisi, I thought I probably should find it. And yesterday, it was being placed in the “to be return to […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult Tagged With: African American & Black, African American singers, African American women, Artie Shaw, Billie Holiday, Count Basie, Cultural &Ethnic & Regional, Lady Day, Lester Young, Louis Armstrong, music, Paola Parisi, Singers, The Blues, Women blues singers, Women jazz singers

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:126 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult · Tags: African American & Black, African American singers, African American women, Artie Shaw, Billie Holiday, Count Basie, Cultural &Ethnic & Regional, Lady Day, Lester Young, Louis Armstrong, music, Paola Parisi, Singers, The Blues, Women blues singers, Women jazz singers ·
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