Tag Archives: review

Reflections on Black Book Reviews

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Troy

ShareFor more than a decade I, through AALBC.com, have published hundred’s of reviews of books written by or about Black people. Over the years this has sometimes been taken to imply that those book reviews were only meant to be … Continue reading →

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Orgasm, Inc – Scathing Expose’ Uncovers Pharmaceutical Industry Plot to Exploit Female Pleasure

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Troy

Share In our culture, seemingly anything can and will be distorted in such a way to be monetized — regardless of the impact on society. Read a review and AALBC.com review of this film: http://aalbc.it/orgasminc

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African Rhytms: The Autobiography of Randy Weston – Read This Book

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Troy

ShareTrue jazz buffs will welcome this well-detailed, informative memoir, African Rhythms, by one of the most innovative musicians in America, Randy Weston, for it pays earnest tribute to the African origins, traditions, and their primary influence on the sounds that … Continue reading →

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Lisa Armstrong’s Moving Article in Essence Magazine [Jan. 2011]

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Troy

ShareAs a Black man pushing 50 years of age, I know full well that I’m not exactly in the sweet spot of Essence magazine’s demographic.  Indeed I doubt my cohort is being targeted by any major magazine.  Perhaps this is why I … Continue reading →

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Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters by Barack Obama – Book Review

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Troy

Share “Of Thee I Sing is basically a baker’s dozen of brief biographies of important figures in American history, from Father of the Country George Washington up to Maya Lin, the artist/architect who, while still an undergraduate at Yale, designed … Continue reading →

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AALBC.com’s November 2010 eNewsletter Was Just Published

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Troy

Share I just emailed AALBC.com’s November eNewslettter.  It is full of information and articles about authors, books, movies, technology and related information. If you are a subscriber, you should have already received it in box. If you are not a … Continue reading →

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Ellis Cose: An Author You Should Know

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Troy

ShareEllis Cose’s most recent book, Bone to Pick [2005], is a wide-ranging look at a number of societies—the United States, Ghana, South Africa, East Timor, and Peru among them—and their ways of coping with cruelty and pain. Aso check out Cose’s very … Continue reading →

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The Days of Being Gouged by Cable TV Companies Are Over…

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Troy

Share…well almost. Two services, reported by the Wall Street Journal this morning, look very promising FilmOn.com and Ivi. TV.  Both of these services address my biggest complaint about cable television — cost. I don’t watch a lot of TV, so … Continue reading →

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AALBC.com’s Founder’s Take on For Colored Girls

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Troy

Share I do not think For Colored Girls was a male bashing film. If anything, women could make a much better case for being offended. But I won’t presume to speak for the Sisters in this case — as very … Continue reading →

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