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Brought to you by Puffin. Hiya! Alison Hammond here! I love getting to know all about different people and I'll tell you a secret . . . sometimes people we don't know much about are the most interesting of all! Which is really what this book is all about. Let me ask you a question: How many...

Middle class, middle of map and just always stuck in between. This is a podcast about a three black friends who grew up in the burbs and how the battle of nature vs nurture turned them into the men they are today. Follow along as they layout a blueprint on addressing, engaging and making decisions based on cultural biases and varying perspectives.

In the Black traces B. Denham Jolly's personal and professional struggle for a place in a country where Black Canadians have faced systematic discrimination. He arrived from Jamaica to attend university in the mid-1950s and worked as a high school teacher before going into the nursing and retirement-home business. Though he was ultimately successful in his business ventures, Jolly faced both overt and covert discrimination, which led him into social activism.

Jamison Bexley is the one who got away. If only I hadn't pushed him. Seven years ago, he was my everything. My confidant. My safe haven. My best friend. However, dating him was never an option. Not when his eyes gravitated toward every girl in town but me. That is, until the curse of bad timing found us both . . . and struck. All it took was one night. One big mistake. Altering everything we could ever be.

Discover the untapped power of the human mind. How do champions like Lewis Hamilton, Novak Djokovic and Usain Bolt suppress their fear of failure and find the belief to win? How did Michael Phelps and Jessica Ennis-Hill visualise their own futures? What exactly is 'The Zone'? And how do you get there? Drawing on over 100 exclusive interviews with the world's elite stars of sports, ranging from boxing to rugby union, Formula One to the Paralympics, Clyde Brolin sets out to discover the secrets of true success and show how they can be used by all of us in our own lives, whoever we are.

Wrongly accused of murdering his father, Drake Thornton MacDougall wanted nothing more than to strike back at his guilty, duplicitous half brother. So he made the fiend pay by abducting his bride-to-be. But as Drake carried his captive off to a windswept Scottish isle, he soon found that vengeance wasn't the only thing on his mind. Lady Averyl Campbell proved herself no biddable maiden but an alluring, strong-willed beauty who could tame his dark moods with her touch.

He was a legend on the battlefield, but Aric Neville, known throughout England as the White Lion, had had his fill of intrigue and bloodshed. So he threw down his sword and walked away, to live a solitary life, cultivating a reputation as a sorcerer. But his prized tranquility was shattered when the villagers brought him a bride. Gwenyth de Auburd was a raven-haired beauty too impudent to ignore and too tempting to resist.

A reckless warrior, Kieran Broderick was half-Irish, yet bound to fight for the English crown. So when King Henry decreed that he take an Irish wife to quell rebellion there, he had little choice. Newly dubbed the earl of Kildare, Kieran travels to Langmore Castle, seat of the lawless O'Shea family, to choose a bride. When he picks Maeve, a fetching lass who seems sweetly submissive, he soon learns she's a fiery, clever woman. When she refuses to allow him into her bed or her heart, he finds himself fighting the most daunting battle of his life.

This educational podcast will inform listeners about notable African Americans who have made great contributions to the history of the United States and the world.

"Johnny Cash, the Poet in Black" is from the November 11, 2016 Entertainment section of The New York Times. It was written by Ben Sisario and narrated by Paul Ryden.

In this timely, insightful, and darkly funny investigation, the acclaimed author of Against Love asks: what does living in dystopic times do to our ability to love each other and the world? COVID-19 has produced new taxonomies of love, intimacy, and vulnerability. Will its cultural afterlife be...

The flight data recorder of the Russian military passenger plane that crashed into the Black Sea near the resort town of Sochi, killing all 92 passengers and crew members on board, has been recovered, the Russian Defense Ministry said Tuesday.

"Russia Finds Flight Data Recorder in Black Sea" is from the December 27, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Ivan Nechepurenko and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Trump's Troubles in the Black Belt" is from the August 7, 2016 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Charles M. Blow and narrated by Caroline Miller.

Time and Relative Blackness in Space explores Doctor Who from a Black AF perspective. #TARBIS

"Trump to Press Case with Black Voters in Detroit" is from the August 29, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Yamiche Alcindor and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Tulsa Officer Charged in Fatal Shooting of Black Driver" is from the September 22, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by The New York Times and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"EgyptAir Plane's 'Black Box' Recovered in Mediterranean" is from the June 16, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Nour Youssef and Nicola Clark and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"'I Have a Black Son in Baltimore': Anxious New Parents and an Era of Unease" is from the August 23, 2016, US section of The New York Times. It was written by Rachel L. Swarns and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Blacks See Gains in Life Expectancy" is from the May 08, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Sabrina Tavernise and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

During each episode of the 'Who's Who in Black Hollywood' podcast, media exec Adell Henderson has conversations with entertainers, executives, athletes and influencers, who share career highlights, current projects, and stories of how their lives were shaped by Black Hollywood characters, projects and professionals.