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		<title>Introducing the Official Trailer for The Black Hand of God.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:58:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey Everyone! Check out the BRAND NEW official trailer for The Black Hand of God! Filed under: African History &#38; Religion<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theblackhandofgod.wordpress.com&amp;blog=19295316&amp;post=108&amp;subd=theblackhandofgod&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>NEW INTERVIEW: &#8220;5 Minutes, 5 Questions&#8221; with Joey Pinkney on The Black Hand of God</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 22:14:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey Good People, hope everyone is enjoying their Friday and looking forward to the weekend. I, for one, am happy to kick mine off with even more positive support and reinforcement for The Black Hand of God &#8211; this time from a brother I very much admire, Award-winning author and book reviewer Joey Pinkney. Here&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theblackhandofgod.wordpress.com&amp;blog=19295316&amp;post=103&amp;subd=theblackhandofgod&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>BECOME OUR 500TH FACEBOOK FAN AND WIN A FREE COPY OF THE BOOK PLUS A $25 AMAZON GIFT CARD!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:50:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey Good Folk! Check us out on Facebook and join the official Fan Page for &#8220;The Black Hand of God!&#8221; The 500th fan will receive a free autographed copy of the book, PLUS a $25 Amazon Gift Card! http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Black-Hand-Of-God/181538661884338?ref=sgm Peace, R.S. Filed under: African History &#38; Religion Tagged: Facebook Fan Page, Free Stuff, Giveaways, R.S. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theblackhandofgod.wordpress.com&amp;blog=19295316&amp;post=100&amp;subd=theblackhandofgod&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>BRAND NEW WEBSITE FOR &#8220;THE BLACK HAND OF GOD&#8221; OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Peace Everyone! I apologize for the brief hiatus &#8211; but things have been kicking off tremendously so a lot has been happening behind the scenes. However, I&#8217;m excited to announce that the new website for The Black Hand of God has officially re-launched! What an amazing accomplishment this is, you&#8217;ve no idea Thank you to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theblackhandofgod.wordpress.com&amp;blog=19295316&amp;post=94&amp;subd=theblackhandofgod&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Interview with Cyrus Webb&#8217;s &#8220;Conversations Live!&#8221; about The Black Hand of God</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 20:43:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey Folks, Check out this interview I gave with Cyrus Webb on his show &#8220;Conversations Live!&#8221; about The Black Hand of God, my motivation behind writing it, and why Kimpa Vita&#8217;s story deserves to be told. -R.S. Filed under: african american literature, Black authors, Interviews Tagged: Kimpa Vita, R.S. Basi, The Black Hand of God<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theblackhandofgod.wordpress.com&amp;blog=19295316&amp;post=90&amp;subd=theblackhandofgod&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>FEATURED BLOG POST #1: &#8220;African American Women are invisible&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 00:18:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this section, I&#8217;ll be showcasing some highlights from the blogosphere that deal with related topics of interest. To kick things of, check out this excerpt from a great post over at TheBlackBot.com: A study from Psychology Today stated that AA women are &#8220;invisible.&#8221; Not only are we not noticed, and people have difficulty remembering our faces; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theblackhandofgod.wordpress.com&amp;blog=19295316&amp;post=73&amp;subd=theblackhandofgod&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Saturday Sneak Peek: Chapter II of &#8220;The Black Hand of God.&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2011 21:51:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Peace &#38; Blessings, If you&#8217;re on the East Coast like me, you&#8217;re probably looking for every reason available not to venture out in these arctic temperatures. So for you, and anyone else just looking for a good read on a quiet Saturday afternoon, here&#8217;s another glimpse into The Black Hand of God &#8211; Chapter 2. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theblackhandofgod.wordpress.com&amp;blog=19295316&amp;post=59&amp;subd=theblackhandofgod&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;The Black Hand of God&#8221; available now on Amazon Kindle!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2011 02:36:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Peace folks, Great news! The Black Hand of God is now available for download on Kindle. Check it out and spread the knowledge. -R.S. Filed under: african american literature, Amazon Kindle, Amazon.com, Black authors, For Sale, New Fiction<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theblackhandofgod.wordpress.com&amp;blog=19295316&amp;post=53&amp;subd=theblackhandofgod&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Are Women in the Black Church Today Obsolete?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:48:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a popularly-held belief that the role of women in the Black Church has, over many years, diminished significantly from activism to docility. While this argument can be made for all women in organized religion, our (Black) community has been left largely in the dark about the role of Black feminist ideals in shaping Christianity [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theblackhandofgod.wordpress.com&amp;blog=19295316&amp;post=45&amp;subd=theblackhandofgod&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>50 Years Later, Lumumba Endures.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 05:47:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Atlanta Post has a great piece commemorating Patrice Lumumba, the first legally elected Prime Minister of the Republic of Congo. Assassinated 50 years ago this week, Lumumba joins Kimpa Vita as a powerful symbol of resistance and black liberation. Check it out below. 50 Years Later, Lumumba Endures by R. Asmerom The name Patrice [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theblackhandofgod.wordpress.com&amp;blog=19295316&amp;post=41&amp;subd=theblackhandofgod&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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