A Slightly Different Look at Playboy Magazine... WHAT????

Hello good people. This week I got a lil tid bit of information that I just KNEW was Internet shenanigans and tomfoolery. You might want to sit down for this stroll down memory lane. K. Here goes...

Alex Haley (famous for the book Roots), interviewed Martin Luther King Jr. for PLAYBOY Magazine.

*Pause*

Yes. I heard that and almost fell out. That's almost too mind-blowing a sentence to even comprehend!

My job as Afro Librarian would not be complete if I didn't bring you this EPIC interview... so here it is... Well it's the next best thing. Playboy Magazine posted the article in 2014, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr Day. Their intro reads as follows:

"On Monday, America celebrates the life and work of the pioneering Civil Rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr. In 1964, Playboy published an interview with King by Alex Haley, who would go on to write Roots. Their discussion of the fight for racial equality is the longest interview King ever granted any publication. Enjoy the story in its entirety, and to read every article the magazine has ever published—from 1953 until today—visit the complete archive at iplayboy.com."

I don't know about you, but this put Playboy Magazine in a whole new light for me. I mean, never once did I think I'd get to recommend a Playboy article as part of my blog... LOL. Welp here goes. You can read the entire article here...

Martin Luther King Jr.: A Candid Conversation With the Nobel Prize-Winning Civil Rights Leader

And if you are an interested in reading Alex Haley's other interviews, you might want to check out this book... the link below leads you to Amazon.com where the book is being sold. Also, feel free to check it out at your local LIBRARY.

Alex Haley: The Playboy Interviews

Have a great weekend!

Peace and Light, 

The Afro Librarian 

The Afro Librarian TBT: Trilogy of Terror revisited

Hey good people. Sending a late edition Afro Librarian for all you bibliophiles out there. Bibliophiles... Folks who love to read. Today I was inspired by a TBT video someone posted on YouTube, The Trilogy of Terror story # 3: Amelia.

Yup. Him. This lil super sonic, extra-toothy, blood thirsty demon scared generations of people for YEARS. I posted the video on my page, and all day, people commented about their fear of watching this movie because of him. So I... being the Afro Librarian from the West Side of Chicago... decided to watch it again.

Yup. He's still just as scary...

But check this out... This movie was based on "Prey", a short story written by Richard Matheson. Well, I could NOT pass up the opportunity to find such an epic tale. (As we all know, the book is always better than the movie). I haven't had the chance to read it, but it's on my list of things to do tonight. I'm going to share the pdf I found on line so you can join me. (God bless the Internets!) Maybe we can discuss the story in the comments! Click the title below and Enjoy!

Prey by Richard Matheson

Peace and light,

The Afro Librarian