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Black Pack Party Coverage

Photos and reports from the legendary Black Pack Parties.

Founder’s Appearances

AALBC Founder Troy Johnson's past events and speaking engagements.

Historic Event Coverage

Read about these wonderful events which have already taken place.

• Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival (Jan 2017)
• In Search of Diverse Book Buyers Panel (BEA 2015)
• Harlem Renaissance Holiday Fete (2014)
• 2014 National Book Awards
• 13th Annual Hurston/Wright Legacy Awards (2014)
• As the Pages Turn Book Club Luncheon (2014)
• Go On Girl! Book Club 22nd Awards (2014)
• The 8th Annual Black Pack Party (2014)
• Where are the People of Color in Children's Books? (2014)
• Should Black Youth Join the U.S. Armed Forces? (2015)
• 12th National Black Writers Conference (2014)
• National Book Award Events (2013)
• The Bibliophiles 25th Anniversary (2013)
• Afrilit 2013
• 7th Annual Black Pack Party
• African American Literary Awards Show 2012
• 2012 Brooklyn Book Festival
• 2012 Black Pack Party
• Videos from the 2012 Harlem Book Fair (Newark)
• 2011 Black Pack Party
• 2009 Mosaic Spring Benefit
• Professional Publishing Seminars
• 3rd Annual Black Pack Party
• Meeting with One Spirit Book Club
• 17th Annual African American Children's Book Fair
• Antigua & Barbuda International Literary Festival
• African American Literary Awards Show (2008)
• The Divas of Literature Tour (2008)
• Hot Book Fun in the Summertime II
• 10th Harlem Book Fair (2008)
• Pan African Literary Forum in Ghana
• AA Pavilion at BookExpo America '08
• 1st Annual National Black Book Festival
• Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference
• 9th National Black Writers Conference
• Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence
• Felicia Pride's Book Launch
• 2007 African American Literary Awards Show
• '07 Brother 2 Brother Lit. Symposium
• K'wan's Book Launch Party
• 2nd Annual Up South Int'l Book Festival
• Harlem Book Fair 2007
• 2007 NAACP Author Pavilion
• I Got Your Back Book Launch Party (2007)
• BookExpo America 2007
• Ellie Awards 2007 - Toni Morrison
• A Tribute to Bob Marley
• HW Celebrates Books
• Self-Publishing Symposium 07
• Newark Literacy Campaign
• Hooks and Sanchez
• Living the Parable of the Talents
• Nana Camille Yarbrough
• Bill Duke & Relentless Aaron
• Say It Loud! Reads & Writers Series
• Fundraising Extravaganza - WPB, FL
• Katrina: A Whole Lotta Water
• Capital BookFest 2006
• Sixth Annual National Book Festival
• African American Literary Awards Show (2006)
• Tulisoma: S. Dallas Book Fair
• National Book Club Conference 2006
• Harlem Book Fair - Roxbury, MA
• Queens Book Fair 2006
• Hot Book Fun Summertime Dance Party
• Harlem Book Fair 2006 - Harlem
• BookExpo America 2006
• 8th National Black Writers Conference
• African American Pavilion - BEA 2005
• 3rd Blackboard Midwest Music & Book Fest
• New York is Book Country
• Harlemade Book Signing
• 4th Annual AA Children's Book Fair
• 2002 Midwest Poets & Writers Conference
• Sex, Jazz & Chocolate...
• Etheridge Knight Poetry Fest 2002
• Gwendolyn Brooks Writers' Conference
• Geography, Race, and Culture
• Harlem Book Fair 2001
• Etheridge Knight Poetry Fest 2001
• Book Expo America 2001
• 17th Annual Celebration of Black Writing
• Slam King Poetry Contest
• Kevin Powell Book Readings
• Harlem Book Fair 2000
• Book Expo America 2000
• AA Cultural Expo 2000
• Go On Girl! Nat'l Conv. 2000
• National Black Writers Conference 2000
• Poet's Read for Amadou Diallo
• The Ground Together II
• AA Cultural Expo 1999
• Sacred Circle/Spoken Word
• 360 A Revolution of Black Poets '98
• AA Lit. Conference 2000
• Grand Slammin 1999
• National Black Herstory Conference

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