Category Archives: Revisited

An UnderratedRead Revisited – Taking Down Backpage: Fighting the World’s Largest Sex Trafficker – Maggy Krell

Posted on March 16, 2023 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “While a commercial sex transaction may seem consensual on the surface, the lopsided power dynamic, the history of trauma and abuse, and the lack of options often make the consent illusory. And sex without consent … Continue reading →

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An UnderratedRead Revisited – The Newlyweds’ Window: The 2022 Mukana Press Anthology of African Writing – Mukana Press (Compiler)

Posted on February 27, 2023 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “Mukana” is the Shona translation for “opportunity”, and the mission of Mukana Press is to provide the opportunity for writers in underrepresented areas to show their work to a world audience. So, what is the … Continue reading →

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An UnderratedRead Revisited – The Scent of Burnt Flowers – Blitz Bazawule

Posted on February 25, 2023 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned It’s the mid-1960s and an African American couple, Melvin and Bernadette are on the run. Melvin sees that their only chance is to flee the U.S. Back in college, Melvin saved the life of a … Continue reading →

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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Busted Valentines and Other Dark Delights – Frank De Blase

Posted on February 14, 2023 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “‘Twas the night before the night before Christmas and Jack Frost was pissed.” That’s the intro to my favorite story, “The Night Before the Night Before Christmas” in Busted Valentines and Other Dark Delights. But … Continue reading →

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An UnderratedRead Revisited:Black, White, and Gray All Over: A Black Man’s Odyssey in Life and Law Enforcement – Frederick Douglass Reynolds

Posted on February 11, 2023 by J D Jung

(reviewed by Ann Onymous ) Each person in life faces many crossroads. From the day we’re born, to the day we die, we are faced with decisions. Each choice can influence our life’s journey. Which direction we take has an … Continue reading →

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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Love, Activism, and the Respectable Life of Alice Dunbar-Nelson – Tara T. Green

Posted on February 7, 2023 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Ann Onymous ) #CommissionsEarned This book was not the biography I expected. Alice Dunbar-Nelson (1875-1935) led an incredible life, full of love and activism indeed. This contribution into the oeuvre of African American history is from Dr. Tara … Continue reading →

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An Underratedread Revisited: Have Black Lives Ever Mattered? – Mumia Abu-Jamal

Posted on February 3, 2023 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “The unity of the people is the greatest weapon against the silence, fear, and oppression imposed by the system.” “…organizing makes a difference, protest has impact; for without the pressure of protest, there would be … Continue reading →

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An Exceptional UnderratedRead Revisited: The Dying Crapshooter’s Blues- David Fulmer

Posted on January 23, 2023 by J D Jung

#CommissionsEarned Atlanta, 1923: In the midst of Prohibition, the city is seething with corruption, bootlegging, narcotics, gambling, and counterfeiting scams. This would seem the perfect scenario for Joe “Indian Joe” Rose to drift into town, as he does every year … Continue reading →

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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Women with Big Eyes – Angeles Mastretta, (Translated by Amy Schildhouse Greenberg)

Posted on January 12, 2023 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “A shiver ran down Paulina Trasloheros’s back. This man was horrible, excessive, outrageous. To exorcise him, she would have to commit a string of sins for which she could never repent. Not even when he … Continue reading →

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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Law of the Jungle – Christina Hoag

Posted on January 9, 2023 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Don Jung) #CommissionsEarned Rowena Aldus is an Oxford scholar whose passion is researching the venom in spiders to use for medicinal purposes in humans. Though she finds this fascinating, she struggles to get funding. Author Christina Hoag details … Continue reading →

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