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King: A Filmed Record… Montgomery to Memphis

by Kam Williams

King: A Filmed Record… Montgomery to Memphis Kam Williams king-movie-poster.jpg Film Review Oscar-Nominated, 1970 Documentary Chronicling Career of Dr. Martin Luther King Returns to Theaters King: ...

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Life of a King

by Kam Williams

Life of a King Kam Williams Life-of-a-king-movie-poster.jpg Film Review Life of a King In Theaters: Jan 17, 2014 Limited Rated PG-13 for drug use, violent images and mature themes Running t...

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The Arc of Truth: The Thinking of Martin Luther King Jr.

by Robert Fleming

The Arc of Truth: The Thinking of Martin Luther King Jr. Robert Fleming Book Review From the start of his singular journey to confronting cultural bigotry and moral chaos, Dr. Martin Luther King stoo...

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Martin Luther King Bullavoid: Imploding Communities

by Carol Taylor

Martin Luther King Bullavoid: Imploding Communities Carol Taylor Book Review “Amid mounting threats to his life, Martin Luther King chose to step onto the second floor balcony of the Lorrai...

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One Day I Saw a Black King

by Thumper

One Day I Saw a Black King Thumper Book Review Earlier this year, J. D. Mason had me singing her praises for her wonderful novel, And on the Eighth Day She Rested. Now I am at the mike again, ready ...

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The Last King

by Thumper

The Last King Thumper Book Review Now is a time of rejoicing.  Nichelle Tramble has finally released her much anticipated second novel, The Last King: A Maceo Redfield novel.  I have been...

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A Call To Conscience

by Thumper

A Call To Conscience Thumper Book Review A Call To Conscience: The Landmark Speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr is an excellent book that should serve as a wonderful introduction to the writing...

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Snapshot

by Tony Lindsay

Snapshot Tony Lindsay Book Review In Snapshot, Camryn King demonstrates the power of a page turning thriller. Through King’s beautifully descriptive screens, narrative pace, believable dialog, ...

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What the Word Be: Why Black English… Is the King’s (James) English

by Kam Williams

What the Word Be: Why Black English… Is the King’s (James) English Kam Williams Book Review “Blacks came to the U.S. chained to each other but from different tribes. Neither could spea...

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Echoes of a Distant Summer

by Thumper

Echoes of a Distant Summer Thumper Book Review In Standing At The Scratch Line, Guy Johnson created one of the most memorable protagonists in literature with King Tremain. Johnson’s second no...

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King’s Faith

by Kam Williams

King’s Faith Kam Williams kings-faith-movie-poster.jpg Film Review Reformed Gangsta Seeks Redemption in Modern Morality Play King’s Faith (2013) In Theaters: Apr 26, 2013 Limited Rated PG-13 ...

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Without the King

by Kam Williams

Without the King Kam Williams withou27.jpg Film Review The Misadventures of Mswati in Swaziland Without the King Director - Michael Skolnik Run Time - 84 Minutes Language - English and siSwati Fo...

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Every Man a King

by Robert Fleming

Every Man a King Robert Fleming Book Review For those who love the creators of the hard-boiled private dicks from the 1930s such as Dashiell Hammett, James Cain, and Raymond Chandler, Walter Mosley&r...

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African Venus

by Troy Johnson

African Venus Troy Johnson Book Review The sculpture, on the cover of Sheryl K. Carkhum-Lord’s novel was created by artist by Charles Henri Joseph Cordier in 1851. Dubbed, by the artist, &ldquo...

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This Is the Day: The March on Washington

by Kam Williams

This Is the Day: The March on Washington Kam Williams Book Review “There have been many marches since, and several before, but no other march to the nation’s capital captured our collec...

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The Speech: The Story behind Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream

by Kam Williams

The Speech: The Story behind Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream Kam Williams Book Review “A great speech is both timely and timeless. First and foremost, it must touch and move its immediate ...

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My Holy Bible for African-American Children King James Version

by Kam Williams

My Holy Bible for African-American Children King James Version Kam Williams Book Review "If you’re walking down the right path and you’re willing to keep walking, eventually you’l...

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The Last King of Scotland

by Kam Williams

The Last King of Scotland Kam Williams the_la56.jpg Film Review Forest Whitaker Delivers Oscar-Quality Performance in Implausible Portrait of Ugandan Dictator The Last King of Scotland - Film...

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Four

by Kam Williams

Four Kam Williams four.jpg Film Review Lust Leads to Ill-Advised Liaisons in Day-in-the-Life Drama Four September 13, 2013 (Limited) Rated R for sexuality, profanity and brief drug use Running tim...

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How Could My Husband Be Gay?

by Kam Williams

How Could My Husband Be Gay? Kam Williams Book Review Have you ever ignored any red flags regarding your mate? "How Could My Husband Be Gay?" may cause you to never make that mistake agai...

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Angel On My Shoulder

by Paige Turner

Angel On My Shoulder Paige Turner Book Review Angel on Her Shoulder, Devil in Her Mind Natalie Cole’s autobiography, Angel On My Shoulder is one of the years’ most eagerly anticipated bo...

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The King of No: A Financial Firefighter

by Robert Fleming

The King of No: A Financial Firefighter Robert Fleming Book Review Following 38 years in the investment business, Loyall Wilson assembles some of his financial know-how in this slender book, accumula...

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Never Die Alone

by Troy Johnson

Never Die Alone Troy Johnson never_19.jpg Film Review   The following is not a review, but informational material for the movie NEVER DIE ALONE   Order Movie-Original Pos...

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Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March

by Kam Williams

Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March Kam Williams Book Review “Jailed nine times before her 15th birthday, Lynda Blackmon Lowery refused to give u...

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Michael Jackson

by Kam Williams

Michael Jackson Kam Williams Book Review ’I have admired and adored Michael Jackson from the first time I heard his name and listened to his music. I have never been more fasc...

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Slaves with Swag: The Negroes Your History Teacher Forgot to Mention

by Kam Williams

Slaves with Swag: The Negroes Your History Teacher Forgot to Mention Kam Williams Book Review “Every February, your history teachers taught you about nine African-Americans: Martin Luther Kin...

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Faith in the Fire: Wisdom for Life

by Kam Williams

Faith in the Fire: Wisdom for Life Kam Williams Book Review "Amazingly, many people of faith and members of the reading public have not heard of Gardner Taylor or his accomplishments. Publication ...

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True You: A Journey to Finding and Loving Yourself

by Kam Williams

True You: A Journey to Finding and Loving Yourself Kam Williams Book Review "Writing my first book was an adventure [which] comes from my heart with love… This is not an autobiography. It&rs...

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The Gods of the Bacteria: The World Before Darwin

by Robert Fleming

The Gods of the Bacteria: The World Before Darwin Robert Fleming Book Review Dr. Billy Earley, a veteran practitioner and graduate from the Charles Drew School of Medicine and Science, brings his e...

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Round & Round Together

by Kam Williams

Round & Round Together Kam Williams Book Review “About four months before the March on Washington, Dr. Martin Luther King was arrested during demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama. While in j...

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Say It Loud! Great Speeches on Civil Rights and African-American Identity

by Kam Williams

Say It Loud! Great Speeches on Civil Rights and African-American Identity Kam Williams Book Review "This is the second anthology of great speeches by African-Americans meant for the eye and ea...

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The Boiling Pot of Injustice

by Idrissa Uqdah

The Boiling Pot of Injustice Idrissa Uqdah Book Review Kelvin D. Bodley has penned an explosive book.  He has taken his experiences of discrimination in the workplace; and using Biblical princ...

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Iconic: Decoding Images of the Revolutionary Black Woman

by Kam Williams

Iconic: Decoding Images of the Revolutionary Black Woman Kam Williams Book Review “This book asks what it means to represent black womanhood and explores how these representations are connect...

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The Lawyer as Leader: How to Plant People and Grow Justice

by Kam Williams

The Lawyer as Leader: How to Plant People and Grow Justice Kam Williams Book Review “The social challenges of our time are enormous. About one in seven U.S. residents live in poverty, and t...

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Culture Worrier: Selected Columns 1984—2014: Reflections on Race

by Kam Williams

Culture Worrier: Selected Columns 1984—2014: Reflections on Race Kam Williams Book Review “These pages represent some of the valuable lessons I’ve learned about people and media over t...

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Flesh: The Disappearance of Portia Barrington

by Robert Fleming

Flesh: The Disappearance of Portia Barrington Robert Fleming Book Review As the author of over a dozen novels including the bestselling Little Girl Lost series, Keith Lee Johnson has created his ...

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Diary of a Lost Girl (2)

by Chris Stevenson

Diary of a Lost Girl (2) Chris Stevenson Book Review “There are more pyramids in the Sudan than there are in Egypt, that’s a statistical fact… and today there are still 2-3 milli...

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Beauty And The Beast

by Idrissa Uqdah

Beauty And The Beast Idrissa Uqdah Book Review Deatri King-Bey has stepped out of the box and given her readers a Black fairy tale in Beauty And The Beast that I really enjoyed.  Set in modern...

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Harlem Godfather

by Idrissa Uqdah

Harlem Godfather Idrissa Uqdah Book Review Bumpy’s Widow Tells Her Story Harlem Godfather: The Rap on my Husband, Ellsworth ’Bumpy’ Johnson has been a long time coming on the h...

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Deconstructing Tyrone

by Kam Williams

Deconstructing Tyrone Kam Williams Book Review ’Hip-hop, whose entire aesthetic, at least as promulgated on cable and Radio, seems to be based on the world’s oldest profession; all me...

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The End of Anger: A New Generation’s Take on Race and Rage

by Kam Williams

The End of Anger: A New Generation’s Take on Race and Rage Kam Williams Book Review "The End of Anger is an exploration of why it is that many blacks are feeling optimistic these days&hellip...

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Michael Jackson

by Kam Williams

Michael Jackson Kam Williams Book Review "As the ’Bad’ tour moved to St. Louis, a 13 year-old boy named Peter joined the entourage. This kid had been with us in New York and was now...

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My Song: A Memoir by Harry Belafonte

by Robert Fleming

My Song: A Memoir by Harry Belafonte Robert Fleming Book Review My Song: A Memoir is the story of a blessed life, that of Harry Belafonte, the mythic musician, actor, humanitarian, and social activ...

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The Fall of Rome

by Thumper

The Fall of Rome Thumper Book Review The Fall of Rome is the first adult novel by Coretta Scott King winner Martha Southgate. Southgate through the narrative of three people told a story that strip...

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Colored Sugar Water

by Thumper

Colored Sugar Water Thumper Book Review Another moment of truth, I didn't care for Venise Berry’s new novel of the super-natural meets Jesus, Colored Sugar Water, at all. Although Colored S...

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Negro with a Hat

by Thumper

Negro with a Hat Thumper Book Review I’m not an average reader of biographies. I am now realizing the older I get, the more biographies and history books my reading palette finds attr...

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Promises to Keep

by Thumper

Promises to Keep Thumper Book Review Your beloved son is murdered and your family slowly begins falling apart. How do you hold it all together, your family, yourself and find the murderer of your s...

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Jelly Roll: A Blues

by Rondall Brasher

Jelly Roll: A Blues Rondall Brasher Book Review Please allow me to set off the mood of this review by quoting one of my favorite Blues songs: I’ve been downhearted baby Ever since th...

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Zone One: A Novel

by Robert Fleming

Zone One: A Novel Robert Fleming Book Review As one of the finest word craftsmen of his generation, Colson Whitehead has shown a high degree of imaginative skill and creativity, turning each genre ...

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50 Years after Brown: The State of Black Equality in America

by Kam Williams

50 Years after Brown: The State of Black Equality in America Kam Williams Book Review "The state of black equality in America 50 years after Brown reflects the historical recalcitrance o...

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Terminus: Tales of the Black Fantastic from the ATL

by Amanda Robinson

Terminus: Tales of the Black Fantastic from the ATL Amanda Robinson Book Review Atlanta is one of the most popular cities in this country. This metropolis is one of the few epicenters dripping Black ...

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For Every One

by Vanessa Vanzie

For Every One Vanessa Vanzie Book Review The title of the book, For Everyone, by Jason Reynolds states exactly who the book is for; that means it is written for you and for me. The timely message was...

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Corridors of Genius

by Robert Fleming

Corridors of Genius Robert Fleming Book Review So many conflicting words have been written about the King of Pop, Michael Joseph Jackson, (1958-2009). Glenda R. Taylor’s Corridors of Genius tak...

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What Makes You Come Alive: A Spiritual Walk with Howard Thurman

by Robert Fleming

What Makes You Come Alive: A Spiritual Walk with Howard Thurman Robert Fleming Book Review This was a labor of love. Over seven years ago, it was the mission of Dr. Lerita Coleman Brown, a Harvard-tr...

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The Prophetic Lens: The Camera and Black Moral Agency from MLK to Darnella Frazier

by Donna Hill

The Prophetic Lens: The Camera and Black Moral Agency from MLK to Darnella Frazier Donna Hill Book Review From the moment Africans were kidnapped, brought to America and enslaved, violence has been i...

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Walking with Our Ancestors

by Denolyn Carroll

Walking with Our Ancestors Denolyn Carroll Book Review On the face of it, contemplation is deep reflective thought or consideration. At a higher level, it hinges on a critical spiritual component tha...

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Veracity and Verse

by Denolyn Carroll

Veracity and Verse Denolyn Carroll Book Review “Then the Lord said to me, ‘Write my answer plainly on tablets, so that a runner can carry the correct message to others. This vision is for...

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Black Boys, I See You

by Kirkus

Black Boys, I See You Kirkus Book Review STARRED REVIEW Written from a place of love and deeply attuned to the emotional needs of Black boys. A kid lit giant extends a mighty message of love. ...

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Home

by Connie Bradley

Home Connie Bradley Book Review I just recently completed Toni Morrison’s latest book Home, a novel I have been looking forward to reading because its advance notices promoted it as being set i...

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The Presumption of Guilt: The Arrest of Henry Louis Gates

by Kam Williams

The Presumption of Guilt: The Arrest of Henry Louis Gates Kam Williams Book Review "This book is about more than the arrest of one man. It is abut how we need to examine our criminal justice syst...

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Who We Be: The Colorization of America

by Kam Williams

Who We Be: The Colorization of America Kam Williams Book Review “Race. A four-letter word. The greatest social divide in American life, a half-century ago and today. During that time, the ...

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Transforming Pain to Power: Unlock Your Unlimited Potential

by Kam Williams

Transforming Pain to Power: Unlock Your Unlimited Potential Kam Williams Book Review “I grew up in Dayton, Ohio in a home scarred by addiction and incarceration. For most of my childhood&hell...

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Touched

by Walter Benefield

Touched Walter Benefield Book Review Martin Luther King, Jr. said, "We are not makers of history. We are made by history, Dr. Matthew (Matty) Allen Green knows this all to well. On his first nig...

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The Ancestors

by Thumper

The Ancestors Thumper Book Review The Ancestors is an anthology featuring stories by authors L.A. Banks, Tananarive Due and Brandon Massey. I am always happy to come across science fiction ...

Film Review

Mooz-Lum

by Kam Williams

Mooz-Lum Kam Williams images/img51.jpg Film Review Young Muslim Searches for Identity in Coming-of-Age Flick Mooz-Lum Rated PG-13 for violence and mature themes. Running time: 99 Minutes Dist...

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Preacher’s Kid

by Kam Williams

Preacher’s Kid Kam Williams images/img2F.jpg Film Review Prodigal Daughter Learns Valuable Life Lessons in Moralizing Melodrama Preacher's Kid Rated PG-13 for mature themes, sexuality, vio...

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Ray

by Marvin X

Ray Marvin X ray.ht1.jpg Film Review Ray Unchain My Heart: The Ray Charles Story (2004) (USA) (working title) MPAA: Rated PG-13 for depiction of drug addiction, sexuality and some thematic element...

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The Velvet Elvis

by Kam Williams

The Velvet Elvis Kam Williams velvet_elvis_still.jpg Film Review Black Elvis Impersonator Moonlights as Demon Hunter in Hilarious Horror Comedy   The Velvet Elvis Unrated Running time: 112 m...

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I Am Not Your Negro

by Kam Williams

I Am Not Your Negro Kam Williams https://aalbc.com/authors/images/im-not-your-negro.jpg Film Review Oscar-Nominated Documentary Inspired by James Baldwin’s Unfinished Manuscript Excellent (...

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A Beautiful Soul

by Kam Williams

A Beautiful Soul Kam Williams a-beautiful-soul.jpg Film Review Shades of ’It’s a Wonderful Life’ Abound in Faith-Based Morality Play A Beautiful Soul [2012] In Theaters: May 4, 2012...

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Daddy Day Camp

by Kam Williams

Daddy Day Camp Kam Williams daddy_52.jpg Film Review   Daddy Day Camp Click to order via Amazon Rated PG for bodily humor and mild epithets. Running time: 93 minutes Studio: Sony Pic...

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The Descendants

by Kam Williams

The Descendants Kam Williams images/thedescendants.jpg Film Review Clooney Seeks Redemption as Regretful Patriarch in Dysfunctional Family Drama The Descendants Rated R for profanity and sexua...

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The Five-Year Engagement

by Kam Williams

The Five-Year Engagement Kam Williams 5yearengagement.jpg Film Review Wedding Delays Strain Relationship in Raunchy Romantic Comedy   The Five-Year Engagement [2012] In Theaters: Apr 27, 201...

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