Malik's Bookshelf

Oct 27 2024 118 ep. 29 mins 72
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BRINGING A WORLD TOGETHER WITH BOOKS, CULTURE AND COMMUNITY. AMPLIFYING VOICES WITH INSPIRATION. CREATING A LIT VIBE WITH EVERY EPISODE.

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Lost but Found- After 50 Years April Finds Her Father

Oct 27 2024 26 mins  
It's an "Antwone Fisher" experience as Malik's wife April finds her lost family members after 50 years.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

VOTE…But There is No Great White Hope.

Oct 17 2024 41 mins  
With just a few weeks until the election, Malik gives his thoughts on identity politics and if America is still a racist country. E-mail: [email protected] omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clutch Time

Sep 29 2024 21 mins  
Malik scored an interview with Caron Butler…a 14 year NBA veteran. He and Justin A. Reynolds collaborated on a book called Clutch Time: A Shot Clock Novel! Next up, an interview with Trisha Thomas who wrote The Secret Keeper of Main Street: A Novel…she went from dress shop owner to 4-time author! And Malik has a question…which is more likely to end this world: Climate Change

Armed with Good Intentions

Sep 28 2024 26 mins  
This week, an interview with Chanté Griffin, author of “Loving Your Black Neighbor as Yourself” Plus, Malik caught up with bilingual actress and entrepreneur Yvonne Senat Jones! And Amber Grimes interviews Wallo267, who spent twenty years in and out of the prison system before restarting his life…about his new book “Armed with Good Intentions”See omnystudio.com/listener

Dr. Cornel West

Sep 15 2024 27 mins  
Malik was also invited to Tavis Smiley’s 60th birthday party and celebration of his Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award from President Joe Biden! Dr. Cornel West was in the house and Malik got a sound bite from him about the importance of reading! Hear it here! And Malik interviews Jessica and Parker Curry about their book “Parker Looks Up” and Parker’s viral moment wit

The Five Love Languages

Sep 04 2024 33 mins  
Malik recently read the book, The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts by Gary Chapman. So he took the discussion to family, and had a deep discussion about love with his wife, April and his teenagers, Mecca and Zaire. Also, Malik interview Cin Fabré about her new book Wolf Hustle: A Black Woman on Wall Street…soon to be a movie!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

The Covenant with Black America Part 2

Aug 23 2024 22 mins  
Another big week at Malik Books! Tavis Smiley was there to discuss "The Covenant with Black America: 20 Years Later". Smiley spoke at Malik Books, along with Connie Rice, Mark Ridley-Thomas, Tyrone Howard, Melina Abdullah, Alisa Orduna and Cornel West!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Covenant with Black America

Aug 11 2024 19 mins  
Big events coming up at Malik Books! Jay Ellis is talking with Issa Rae about his new book Did Everyone Have an Imaginary Friend (Or Just Me) Adventures in Boyhood! August 13th at the Miracle Theatre in Inglewood! Plus, the Covenant with Black America by Tavis Smiley celebrates 20 years…and Tavis revisits it with a free re-launch party for the community on August 14th! In this ep

Queen, Kamala Harris

Jul 28 2024 32 mins  
Malik has his thoughts on a tumultuous week in politics...President Biden is OUT...and all hail, Queen Kamala!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Great Divide - The Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump

Jul 14 2024 27 mins  
Malik has thoughts on the big news event this weekend out of Pennsylvania, and he takes the temperature of patrons inside Malik Books as well.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.