Afro American Newspapers Summer Trends 2008

Gorilla Black by Nikki Turner
Gorilla Black epitomizes the urban
fiction genre replete with death defy-
ing shoot outs, a charismatic, yet
troubled protagonist and a downward
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spiral into the world of drugs. Main
6906 Donachie Road
character Bilal begins as a promis-
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ing student who devours Langston
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Hughes, Shakespeare and other poets
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at school despite his mother’s alcohol
and drug induced rages. Yet, after
the violent death of his brother, Bilal
treads a disturbing path that lands him
in jail. Pick up this new-age Black
novel and see what becomes of Bilal
as he struggles to stay afloat in world
APARTMENT AMENITIES & FEATURES:
that has alienated him. You Gotta Sin
· Newly renovated apartments available
to Get Saved by J.D. Mason
· Dining Rooms in all units
.Mason delivers more family drama in
· Two Bedrooms with two whole baths
her latest book You Gotta Sin to Get
· Wall to wall carpeting
Saved. · Fully equipped Eat-in kitchens
Charlotte had big dreams when it · Walk-in closets in select apartments
came to love – so big that she left
· Spacious Floor Plans
her two children, Ressy and Connie
· Tennis and Volleyball Courts
behind to chase them. She promised
to come back for them, but it’s takes
· Fitness center
Reesy’s antagonizing curiososity to
· Movie Theater
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· Enormous pool with cabanas
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