Tag Archives: Race

Opal’s Jim Crow Blues – Research & Share Your Family History (Part 2)

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Troy

ShareToday’s blog post is by guest Cheryl Wills. Cheryl, a television news anchor and reporter, has extensively researched her family’s history. She has generously agreed to share a story about her grandmother’s perspective on skin color. Enjoy. I love my grandmother to pieces, but she just doesn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in African-American, Guest Blogger, Photo, Race | Tagged African American, Black, Race | 6 Comments

Don’t Bring Home a White Boy

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Troy

Share A couple of days ago I posted a video (below) of Karen Hunter and Karyn Langhorne Folan, who are the publisher and author, respectively, of the book Don’t Bring Home a White Boy: And Other Notions that Keep Black Women From Dating Out. I … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010, AALBC.com News, Authors You Should Know, Race, Troy's Rants | Tagged Author, Black, book, information, movie, Race, writer | 3 Comments

Dr. John Henrik Clarke – A Great and Mighty Walk – Watch This Film!

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Troy

Share “…the first light of human consciousness and the world’s first civilizations were in Africa.” -Dr. John Henrik Clarke Today, January 1st, is the anniversary of the birth of the great historian Dr. John Henrik Clarke. Ahati N. N. Toure, in … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors You Should Know, harlem, Interview, Race, Video | Tagged African American, Black, History, information, interview, memoir, movie, Race, writer | 3 Comments

An Author You Should Know: Annette Gordon-Reed

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Troy

ShareHistorian Annette Gordon-Reed has studied and written a great deal about the 2nd Presiedent of the United States, Thomas Jefferson’s. Gordon-Reed’s research includes delving into Jefferson’s relationship with his slave Sally Hemings. Interestingly, Hemings was not only Jefferson’s property, but she was also the half-sister … Continue reading →

Posted in African-American, Author Interviews, Authors You Should Know, book, Culture, Video | Tagged book, culture, interview, Race, slavery, video, Writers | Leave a comment

Dr. Frances Cress Welsing: An Author You Should Know

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Troy

Share Dr. Welsing’s book the The Isis Papers: The Keys to the Colors [1991, Third World Press] has been a best selling book on AALBC.com, every year, since 2000. If you do NOTHING else, watch the video from 1974 when Tony Brown hosts … Continue reading →