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Dr. G’s Monthly Book Recommendations- June 2025

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Summer is a great time to start reading a new book!! There are so many great spaces and places where you can get your literary fix! To be honest, summer is when I get to catch up on a lot of books that have been added to my “To Be Read” list. As a matter of fact, two of the books on this list I am currently reading (Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson and Rivals by Jilly Cooper)! Since we are also halfway through 2025, this is a great time to find your next read and accomplish one of the New Year’s resolutions!

June is also Caribbean Heritage & Pride Month, so I definitely added a few nuggets under each theme for your reading pleasure.

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Check out June’s Monthly Book Recommendations below:

  • Good Dirt: A Novel ~Charmaine Wilkerson
  • Awakened ~Kelechi Okafor
  • Necessary Fiction ~Eloghosa Osunde
  • The Taking of Jake Livingston ~Ryan Douglass
  • Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson ~Tourmaline
  • Putting Myself Together ~Jamaica Kincaid
  • This is Not a Ghost Story ~Amerie
  • The Jumbies ~Tracey Baptiste
  • Better Must Come ~Desmond Hall
  • Eight Days: A Story of Haiti ~Edwidge Danticat
  • Rivals ~Jilly Cooper (I was fascinated by the Hulu TV series, so I had to read the book!!)

As always, don’t forget to support your local bookstores!!

Don’t forget you can always go back and check out previous lists in the “Resource” section of the website!

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2025 Black Music Month-Tiny Desk Features

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As we continue our celebration of Black Music Month, I wanted to share some additional ways you can celebrate:

  • Read up on African-American music history or watch a documentary
    • Summer of Soul (…or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) [Playing on Hulu]
    • Amazing Grace [Playing on Tubi]
    • Tina [Playing on HBO Max]
    • Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men [Playing on Paramount+/Showtime]
    • The Apollo [Playing HBO Max]
    • A Little Devil in America: In Praise of Black Performance  ~Hanif Abdurraqib
    • Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women In Pop ~Danyel Smith
    • Enter the Blue ~Dave Chislom
    • Black Opera: History, Power, Engagement ~Naomi Adele André
    • The Secret History of Black Punk: Record Zero ~Raeghan Buchanan
  • Donate to a music program/school or scholarship
  • Stream your favorite artists on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube, or wherever you get your music

And just like last week, let’s see what is in store with our Tiny Desk Concerts this week….

CeCe Winans

Stanley Clarke

Beenie Man

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Weekly Trailer Alerts!!

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Let’s see what is in store for us this week!! Check out the trailers below:

Season 4-The Bear (Streaming on FX/Hulu June 25th)

Superman (In theaters July 11th)

Season 3-Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Streaming on Paramount + July 17th)

Eddington (In theaters July 18th)

Season 3- The Diplomat (Streaming on Netflix Fall 2025)

The Lost Bus (Streaming Soon on Apple TV+)

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Black Music Month 2025: NPR-Tiny Desk Features

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We have entered another Black Music Month celebration and there is so much music to dive into! A little background on the yearly celebration! Also known as African American Music Appreciation Month, it is an annual celebration in the United States that takes place every June. Designated by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 , BMM is a time to recognize and appreciate the contributions of African American musicians, composers, singers, and songwriters to American culture. 

The month serves as a celebration of the enduring impact and legacy of Black musicians and their creativity on American music, culture, and history. 

And just like last year, I look forward to sharing NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert features for the month. This year’s Black Music Month-Tiny Desk Concerts “honors the anniversaries of landmark albums that have shaped the course of music and culture.”

So let’s see what we have in store this week…

E-40

Amerie

Wiz Khalifa

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Featured Interview with Dr. G on the ‘Sinners’ film in the Richmond Times-Dispatch

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Now I know it has been quite a few months since I have posted… life has been life-ing!! 2025 has been moving and shaking, and I cannot wait to share more with you!! However, I could not this chance pass me by to share a recent article in which I was interviewed about the smashing cinematic hit, “Sinners”!

Richmond Times-Dispatch: Saturday, May 3rd, 2025

Shout out to the AMAZING Michael Paul Williams for his invitation to share some of my thoughts, I truly enjoyed the movie!!

While these are just a few snapshots of my thoughts, let me just say that Ryan Coogler is a GENIUS!! I have seen the movie twice already and will probably catch it again!!

Run, tell your friends to check it out, and then make sure you go with them too :-)!!

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Weekly Trailer Alerts!!

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It’s literally the first of the month, and I know I have been off the map…Life has been Life-ing! But what better way to come back than to drop some new trailers that you will definitely want to cash in on! Check out the trailers below:

Abbott Elementary (Streaming on ABC-October 9th)

Caddo Lake (Streaming on Max- October 10th)

Exhibiting Forgiveness (In theaters October 18th)

Venom: The Last Dance (In theaters October 25th)

Season 2-Lioness (Streaming on Paramount+ – October 27th)

CROSS (Streaming on Prime Video-November 14th)

The Six Triple Eight (Streaming on Netflix-December 20th)

Sinners (In theaters April 17th, 2025)

Thunderbolts (In theaters May 9th, 2025)

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Dr. G’s Monthly Book Recommendations-September 2024

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Fall is Officially Here, but the reading doesn’t stop. This month’s list includes everything from a hip-hop memoir to a crime-thriller novel, historical fiction, and a yummy cookbook. Nothing like chilling on your porch, balcony, or favorite park, taking in the autumn winds with a cup of warm apple cider and a good book. Let me help with finding your next literary treat!!

Check out September’s Monthly Book Recommendations below:

  • AfriCali: Recipes from My Jikoni ~Kiano Moju
  • Razorblade Tears ~S.A. Cosby
  • Gods of Jade and Shadow ~Silvia Moreno-Garcia
  • We’re Alone ~Edwidge Danticat
  • First in the Family ~Jessica Hoppe
  • Who’s That Girl? ~Eve
  • Like Happiness ~Ursula Villarreal-Moura
  • Lovely One ~Ketanji Brown Jackson
  • We Will Be Jaguars: A Memoir of My People ~Nemonte Nenquimo

And as always, Don’t forget to support your local bookstores!!

And just in case you need some stylish apparel to keep you warm as you read, check out this Black woman-owned site, The Trini Gee with some cute fits!!

Don’t forget you can always go back and check out previous lists in the “Resource” section of the website!

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Dr. G’s Monthly Book Recommendations-August 2024

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The sun is out let’s find a good place to cool down
Is just me and you now, are you the one
For me to spend the summer time

~”Summertime Anthem” ~Eric Roberson

Nothing like a summer breeze and a good book to get you in the mood!

Check out August’s Monthly Book Recommendations below:

  • And So I Roar ~Abi Daré
  • Far from the Tree ~Virginia DeBerry and Donna Gray
  • The Secret Library ~Kekla Magoon
  • Never Saw Me Coming ~Tanya Smith
  • Woke Up No Light ~Leila Mottley
  • Lone Women ~Victor Lavalle
  • Where We Stand ~Djamila Ribeiro
  • Hangman ~Maya Binyam
  • Summer is Here ~Renee Watson

Don’t forget you can always go back and check out previous lists in the “Resource” section of the website!

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Dr. G’s Monthly Book Recommendations-July 2024

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We are deep into the summer as we close out another HOT month! You know I could not leave you without another list of literary goodies!! Plus it’s Leo Season! As we continue to dive into Summer let me make sure I share some more finds to get you through the next month! This list is packed with lots of romance, thriller, coming of age, some poetry, a literary manifesto, and trust me every one is a page turner!! So let’s not delay the wait any longer!!

Check out July’s Monthly Book Recommendations below:

  • Midnight Rooms ~Donyae Coles
  • Bluff: Poems ~Danez Smith
  • Beyond Policing ~Philip V. McHarris
  • Blessings ~Chukwuebuka Ibeh
  • Red at the Bone ~Jacqueline Woodson
  • Did Everyone Have An Imaginary Friend? (Or Just Me): Adventures in Boyhood ~Jay Ellis
  • Sounds Like a Plan ~Pamela Samuel Young & Dwayne Alexander Smith
  • Bridges Instead of Walls: The Story of Mavis Staples ~Carole Boston Weatherford and Mavis Staples

And as always, Don’t forget to support your local bookstores!!

If you need a few recommendations check these out:

And just in case you needed this reminder ….. #ItsLeoSeason

Don’t forget you can always go back and check out previous lists in the “Resource” section of the website!

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Weekly Trailer Alerts!!

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Another day, another dollar…well in this case another set of trailers!! Highlighting Black and Brown folks this week! Everything from sports to making herstory in the Mexican police ranks! Check out this week’s trailers below:

Sprint: The World’s Fastest Humans (Streaming July 2nd on Netflix)

Simone Biles Rising (Streaming July 17th on Netflix)

Women in Blue (Streaming July 31st on Apple TV+)

Season 3-Bel-Air (Streaming August 15th on Peacock)

https://youtu.be/FJKtganhyRs?si=V_MsphlFnaoFw7s1

Blink Twice (In theaters August 23rd)

Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist (Streaming September 5th on Peacock)

https://youtu.be/Yw_nbGQXKqI?si=-3MlWNDLayaRzLfM

The Front Room (In theaters September 6th)