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African American Literary Awards Show

African American Literary Awards Show New York New York Started in 2004, The African American Literary Award show is the brainchild of Yvette Hayward. The show celebrate...

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38th NAACP Image Awards (2007)

Image Awards Upstaged by Resignation of NAACP President 38th NAACP Image Awards (2007) by Kam Williams         &n...

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AALBC.com eNewsletter – October 11th 2012 – Issue #195

Subscribe to this eNewsletter Read our eNewsletter Archives Read Our eNewsletter on Your Kindle By Troy Johnson Authors You Should Know Countée Porter Cullen http...

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March 1, 2017 Newsletter — Book Award Announcements, New Books, and More

New Books Coming Out March 2017 Helene Cooper tells the amazing of story Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, leader of the Liberian women’s movement and the first democratically el...

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Black Women Lead the Way Promoting Black Culture through Books

“Where a woman rules, streams run uphill.” —Ethiopian proverb AALBC.com’s Bestselling Books - January to February 2015 The #1 selling book on AALBC.com, for Jan...

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List of Contributors to Step into a World

The Following is the List of Contributors to This Amazing Volume Toyin Adewale is a native of Emure-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. Born in 1969, she has absolutel...

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How is African American Literature Really Doing?

For those in the business of Black books in America, this is a common question; “How is African American Literature Doing?”  Some find the question difficult to ans...

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The Top Cities for Readers of African American Literature

AALBC.com assessed the relative strengths of almost 300 American cities, to determine which ones are best able to provide environments that are supportive of, and conduci...

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Alain Locke: An Introduction

ALAIN LOCKE: AN INTRODUCTION(Part 1)      Alain Locke established his intellectual brilliance by a lifetime of study and teaching. This include...

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AALBC.com eNewsletter - August 1st 2012 - #193

Subscribe to this eNewsletter Read our eNewsletter Archives Read Our eNewsletter on Your Kindle Help AALBC.com support our literary legacy.  If you find somethi...

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Troy Johnson

Troy Johnson A Shorter Biography of Troy Demetrius Johnson ▶ Troy Demetrius Johnson is the founder and president of the African American Literature Book Club (AA...

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Complete List of 1,453 Titles Sold in 2006

Complete List of 1,453 Titles Sold in 2006 In 2006 AALBC.com sold 1,453 different titles via the Amazon.com affiliate program.  Th...

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AALBC.com eNewsletter - September 20th 2012 - Issue #194

Subscribe to this eNewsletter Read our eNewsletter Archives Read Our eNewsletter on Your Kindle AALBC.com's 25 Best Selling Books For July 1st through August 31st 2012...

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Literary Garveyism: Garvey, Black Arts and the Harlem Renaissance

by Tony Martin

Literary Garveyism: Garvey, Black Arts and the Harlem Renaissance Tony Martin "Martin performs a valuable service….[Garvey’s literary contribution] has been largely o...

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Black Books Galore! AALBC.com's November 2016 eNewsletter

Picador USA – Our eNewsletter Sponsor for November Read one of the year’s most highly lauded – and highly provocative – books, now the first American winner of...

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Tony Rose

Tony Rose Tony Rose (October 11, 1950 – May 27, 2025) was the Publisher and CEO of Amber Communications Group, Inc. the nation’s largest African-American ...

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Women’s History Month Literary Festival

Women’s History Month Literary Festival MD State Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped Baltimore Maryland Three women writers discuss the intersection of place...

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Enrich Your Life; Read a Good Book – August 2014 eNewsletter

You may receive this eNewsletter directly in your email-box by subscribing. It may also be read on your Kindle ebook reader, or any device by downloading a PDF version. E...

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The Black Arts Movement (BAM)

“…aesthetic and spiritual sister of the Black Power concept.”―Larry Neal The Black Arts Movement spans the period from the mid 1960’s to...

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Highlighting Books Needed for Survival

Our August 23rd Newsletter is Sponsored by Knopf Expanding Awards Section Our lists of award winning books have greatly increased in the last couple of weeks. We...

Interview

Ishmael Reed – July 1-7, 1983, in Emeryville, California

REGINALD MARTIN: Camus wrote in "Neither Victims nor Executioners" that the only really committed artist is he who, without refusing to take part in the...

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★ Award Winning Titles, Book Reviews and More - April Newsletter

NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Literary Work This year the NAACP celebrates the 50th anniversary of their Image Awards. Awards for “Outstanding Literary Wo...

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April 2014 eNewsletter - Good Books, Films, Events, Articles & More

You may receive this eNewsletter directly in your email-box by subscribing. It may also be read on your Kindle ebook reader. Enjoy our previous eNewsletters. Sponso...

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Trevor Noah

Trevor Noah Trevor Noah is the most successful comedian in Africa and is the host of the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning The Daily Show on Comedy Central. This year The Da...

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Abiola Abrams Interview with <em>BackList</em>

In her interview with BackList, she drops knowledge on classical literature, screenwriting, and why she’s definitely an O.G. Dare Click to orde...

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Exercise Your Mind With a Good Book – July 29, 2014 eNewsletter

You may receive this eNewsletter directly in your email-box by subscribing.  It may also be read on your Kindle ebook reader, or any device by downloading a PDF version....

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Happy New Year From AALBC.com’s Troy Johnson

2013, what a year! With so many great new books and films last year, there was a lot to celebrate. We also extended our reach through partnerships with other mission driv...

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D-Knowledge

D-Knowledge Writer/Performer Dr. Derrick Gilbert, PhD, a/k/a poet D-Knowledge, lost his battle with liver disease on Sunday morning, November 1, 2015. He was 45. Straddl...

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Great Books, Events, Films & More - October 2015 eNewsletter

AALBC.com’s Best Selling Books — July/August 2015 We just published our ten best selling fiction, nonfiction, and children’s books for the period July 1 through ...

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June 2016 Newsletter Celebrating the Best in Black Literature

Subscribe to AALBC.com’s eNewsletter Carter G. Woodson Award Winning Books The National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) established the Carter G. Woodson Bo...

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2009 Book Expo America Recap

African-American Literary Industry Giants Gather in NYC Check out Related Videos Book Expo America, publishing’s premier...

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Excellent Books, Authors, Events and More

You may receive this eNewsletter directly in your email-box by subscribing. It may also be read on your Kindle ebook reader, or any device by downloading a PDF versi...

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Joanne C. Hillhouse

Joanne C. Hillhouse Joanne C. Hillhouse’s writing has been described as “honest”, “real”, “poetic”, and “lyrical”. H...

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The Garden of Unfortunate Souls

by Eddie Mark

The Garden of Unfortunate Souls Eddie Mark “With compassion and superb craftsmanship, Eddie Mark invokes a world of fascinating and unforgettable characters whose tr...

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September eNewsletter: Bestselling Books, 118 Book Events, and More

July/August 2016 Bestselling Books Titles on Go On Girl! Book Club's reading list are prominent on our bestsellers list this period. This is good, because these books ...

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Read This to Discover Great Authors, Books, Events & More

★ Read Our eNewsletter Archives ★ Subscribe to Receive Highlights of Our eNewsletter and More on Your Kindle Sponsored by Akashic Books and Infamous Books AALB...

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June 2017 eNewsletter: The Best New Books, Author Info, and More

This Month’s Newsletter is Made Possible by Support From Amistad Authors You Should Know Tracy K. Smith The Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, recently nam...

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Donna Hill

Donna Hill Donna Hill, began her career in 1987 writing short stories for True Confessions magazine. Since that time she has more than fifty published titles to her cre...

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Molefi Kete Asante

Molefi Kete Asante Dr. Molefi Kete Asante is Professor and Chair, Department of African American Studies at Temple University. Considered by his peers to be one of the mo...

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AALBC.com May 2013 eNewsletter Book Highlights

AALBC.com Best-selling Books - March to April 2013 This version of AALBC.com's eNewsletter, which focuses on book related content is designed for Amazon Kind...

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Pat G’Orge Walker

Pat G’Orge Walker Essence and National bestselling author Pat G’Orge (pronounced Gee-or-jay) - Walker is in a league of her own. This accomplished Christian autho...

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AALBC.com eNewsletter – December 31st 2012 – Issue #197

AALBC.com eNewsletter – December 31st 2012 – Issue #197 I hope you enjoy AALBC.com's last eNewsletter for 2012. Please take a moment to complete our short Website an...

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Wrath

by Victoria Christopher Murray

Wrath Victoria Christopher Murray The award-winning author of Lust, Envy, and Greed — soon to be Lifetime movies - delivers an unforgettable story of a marriage at the ...

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Why Diversity in Children’s Literature is Important

A Keynote Address Delivered by Jewell Parker Rhodes April 30, 2015, during the American Booksellers Association’s ABC Children’s Institute 2015. ...

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Marita Golden

Marita Golden In a professional writing career that spans more than twenty years, Marita Golden has distinguished herself as a novelist, essayist, teacher of writing...

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Our 10 Most Popular Discussions (and Why Discussion Forums Matter)

Our discussion forums have been running for more than 17 years.  According to Google's Analytics, these are the 10 most popular conversations over that last 6 months.  ...

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Tamika Newhouse

Tamika Newhouse Tamika Newhouse is a self-published author who founded Delphine Publications, at the age of 21. Tamika appeared on various bestseller lists and won Sel...

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Gil L. Robertson IV: Award-Winning Author Assesses the State of Black Relationships

Award-Winning Author Assesses the State of Black Relationships Gil L. Robertson IV is one of America’s foremost authorities on African-American pop cultur...

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March 26th 2013 – eNewsletter Highlights

Read Our Complete eNewsletter AALBC.com mourns the passing of Nigerian novelist and poet Chinua Achebe (November 16, 1930 — March 22, 2013) Author of classic nov...

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Roses and Revolutions: The Selected Writings of Dudley Randall

by Melba Joyce Boyd

Roses and Revolutions: The Selected Writings of Dudley Randall Melba Joyce Boyd Dudley Randall was one of the foremost voices in African American literature during the tw...

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Gil Robertson

Gil Robertson Gil L. Robertson IV is one of America’s foremost authorities on African-American pop culture. As a journalist, author, lecturer and media consul...

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James Earl Hardy

James Earl Hardy James Earl Hardy is the author of the bestselling B-Boy Blues series, including B-Boy Blues, which has been praised as the first gay hip hop love story a...

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December 2016 Newsletter - Great New Books, Best Film of the Year, and More

Cerece Rennie Murphy – Our eNewsletter Sponsor for December Experience The Love of A Lifetime ~ Two Souls, One Desire, To Find Each Other...Again The journey be...

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Kimberla Lawson Roby

Kimberla Lawson Roby New York Times Bestselling Author Kimberla Lawson Roby has published 24 novels (as of 2016). Her debut title, Behind Closed Doors, was originally se...

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Mitchell S. Jackson

Mitchell S. Jackson Mitchell S. Jackson has been the recipient of fellowships from Urban Artist Initiative and The Center For Fiction. He teaches writing at New York Un...

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Interview with Producer Lee Daniels

  Lee Daniels enjoying himself at the Sugar Bar with fashionisto Andre' Leon Talley, Precious star Mo'Nique and owners Nick As...

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Carol Mackey

Carol Mackey Carol M. Mackey was editor-in-chief of Black Expressions Book Club, which was voted the best book club by the African American Literary Awards several tim...

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Jerry Craft

Jerry Craft Jerry Craft is a cartoonist and children’s book illustrator best known for his syndicated newspaper comic strip Mama’s Boyz. Craft is one of only ...

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Langston Hughes

Langston Hughes James Mercer Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 - May 22, 1967) was a poet, essayist, novelist, playwright, journalist, and lyricist. We younger negro a...

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Conversations With Octavia Butler

by Conseula Francis

Conversations With Octavia Butler Conseula Francis Octavia Butler (1947-2006) spent the majority of her prolific career as the only major black female author of science f...

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Killer Genius: She Kills Because She Cares

by Steven Van Patten

Killer Genius: She Kills Because She Cares Steven Van Patten Imagine if you lived in a world where you couldn’t be racist, sexist, an uneducated bully or even a career...

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Miasha

Miasha Having been in the book industry for only two years [as of 2009] Miasha has five novels under her belt plus a short story in an anthology. She&rsq...

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Sekou Sundiata

Sekou Sundiata Sekou Sundiata (August 22, 1948 - July 18, 2007) was a poet, performer, and teacher. While attending the City College of New York (CCNY), he began recit...

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May 2017 Newsletter: Bestselling Books, New Books, Author Info, and Much More

Our May Newsletter is Generously Sponsored by Amistad Bestselling Books Bestselling Books: March/April 2017 Provenance a novel by Donna Drew Sawyer, which tops o...

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AALBC’s Newsletter: Bestsellers, Novelist Stacey Abrams, Texas Book Festival Videos & More

Subscribe  Forward Dear Troy, I recently introduced a new feature t...

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2009 ALA Midwinter Meeting - Denver, CO

As part of my role as a board member of the Literary Freedom Project, and a full page ad in Mosaic Magazine, I offered to help Ron work the table and help promote Mosaic ...

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Etheridge Knight Festival

  Etheridge Knight Inc.  P.O. Box 18043 Indianapolis, IN 46218  Phone (317) 396-1529.Fax (317) 925-1481  E-mail EKFestival@aol.com The 11th Annual Etheridge Knig...

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Denise Turney

Denise Turney Denise Turney is a novelist and journalist who has more than thirty years of writing experience to her credit. Denise is the editor of the international...

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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

by James McBride

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store James McBride “McBride’s pages burst with life… This endlessly rich saga highlights the different ways in which people look out for...

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Steven Van Patten

Steven Van Patten Brooklyn native Steven Van Patten is the author of the critically acclaimed Brookwater’s Curse trilogy, about an 1860s Georgia plantation slave wh...

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I: New and Selected Poems

by Toi Derricotte

I: New and Selected Poems Toi Derricotte Winner, 2020 Frost Medal Finalist, 2019 National Book Award Honorable Mention, 2020 BCALA Literary Awards Toi Derricotte’s s...

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The 2016 Black Pack Party: A Wonderful Celebration!

The 10th Black Pack Party, like all the others, was a wonderful celebration.  Hosted during Book Expo America each year, the Black Party Party is an annual celebration...

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Leslie Esdaile Banks

Leslie Esdaile Banks Leslie Ann Peterson Esdaile Banks (December 11, 1959 - August 2, 2011) Ms Banks has written under the names of Leslie Esdaile Banks (Crime Thrille...

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