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Pryor Lives!: How Richard Pryor Became Richard Pryor Or Kiss My Rich, Happy Black…Ass! A Memoir

by Cecil Brown

Pryor Lives!: How Richard Pryor Became Richard Pryor Or Kiss My Rich, Happy Black…Ass! A Memoir Cecil Brown 9781481272049 Nonfiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC Pryor Lives! How Richard Pryor...

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Something We Said: Richard Pryor, a Notorious Word, and Me

by Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor

Something We Said: Richard Pryor, a Notorious Word, and Me Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor 9781982154509 Nonfiction Atria / 37 Ink Simon & Schuster, Inc. Part memoir by the daughter of the iconic comedian Ri...

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Jokes My Father Never Taught Me: Life, Love, and Loss with Richard Pryor

by Rain Pryor

Jokes My Father Never Taught Me: Life, Love, and Loss with Richard Pryor Rain Pryor 9780061195426 Nonfiction HarperEntertainment HarperCollins The loving yet brutally honest memoir of the daughter of ...

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Furious Cool: Richard Pryor And The World That Made Him

by David Henry and Joe Henry

Furious Cool: Richard Pryor And The World That Made Him David Henry and Joe Henry 9781616200787 Nonfiction Algonquin Books Workman Publishing Co., Inc. “Addictively readable … Someday, when fewer peop...

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If I Stop, I’ll Die: The Comedy and Tragedy of Richard Pryor

by John A. Williams and Dennis A. Williams

If I Stop, I’ll Die: The Comedy and Tragedy of Richard Pryor John A. Williams and Dennis A. Williams 9781560259183 Fiction Da Capo Press Perseus Books Group Though it is hard to imagine what America w...

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If I Stop I’ll Die: The Comedy and Tragedy of Richard Pryor

by John A. Williams and Dennis A. Williams

If I Stop I’ll Die: The Comedy and Tragedy of Richard Pryor John A. Williams and Dennis A. Williams 9781560250623 Fiction Da Capo Press Perseus Books Group Though it would be hard to imagine an Americ...

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Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor 0000000108802241 Richard Pryor December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005 Before ...

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Rain Pryor

Rain Pryor 000000004618407X Rain Pryor (born July 16, 1968) was a regular on the hit ABC series Head of the Class, starred in the Showtime series Rude Awakening, and created the award-winning one-wo...

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Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor

Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor NONE Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor is a professor of history at Smith College, where she teaches courses on race, slavery, and her father, comedic legend Richard Pryor. She is...

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Black Is the New White

by Paul Mooney

Black Is the New White Paul Mooney 9781416587965 Nonfiction Gallery Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. With his no-holds-barred delivery and unique worldview, Paul Mooney continues to stir anger, generate l...

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Fran Ross

Fran Ross 0000000066999209 Fran Ross, born in 1935, was a Philadelphia native who obtained a B.S. degree from Temple University. She worked in advertising, wrote TV scripts, and authored the novel “O...

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Cecil Brown

Cecil Brown 0000000081696206 Cecil Brown, born 1943, is a North Carolina native and accomplished author with degrees from North Carolina A&T State University and UC Berkeley. Known for his novels, sh...

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On the Real Side: A History of African American Comedy (Revised)

by Mel Watkins

On the Real Side: A History of African American Comedy (Revised) Mel Watkins 9781556523519 Nonfiction Chicago Review Press Chicago Review Press This comprehensive history of black humor sets it in the...

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The Fame Game: An Insider’s Playbook for Earning Your 15 Minutes

by Ramon Hervey II

The Fame Game: An Insider’s Playbook for Earning Your 15 Minutes Ramon Hervey II 9780063048034 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins Legendary Hollywood entertainment manager and publicist Ramon Hervey II ...

Book Review

Jokes My Father Never Taught Me

by Kam Williams

Jokes My Father Never Taught Me Kam Williams Book Review "It was Thanksgiving. Dad had a lot of friends and family there, including’ a couple of girls stashed in the bedroom’ Fin...

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Arsenio: A Memoir

by Arsenio Hall

Arsenio: A Memoir Arsenio Hall 9781982191368 Nonfiction Atria / Black Privilege Publishing Simon & Schuster, Inc. Join Our Book Discussion on Zoom ● September 27, 2026 ● 2 p.m. EDT Arsenio H...

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Black Out Loud: The Revolutionary History of Black Comedy from Vaudeville to ’90s Sitcoms

by Geoff Bennett

Black Out Loud: The Revolutionary History of Black Comedy from Vaudeville to ’90s Sitcoms Geoff Bennett 9780063418172 Nonfiction Harper HarperCollins Black comedians have long played a pivotal role in...

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Boy Maybe: Poems

by W. J. Lofton

Boy Maybe: Poems W. J. Lofton 9780807017821 Poetry Beacon Press Beacon Press 51 achingly eloquent poems from a young Cave Canem fellow: W. J. Lofton’s verses explore Black queer Southern identity, gri...

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Clearly Spoken, Spoken Clearly: Sober Poems in a Drunk World

by Sharrif Simmons

Clearly Spoken, Spoken Clearly: Sober Poems in a Drunk World Sharrif Simmons 9798427633055 Poetry Independently Published Independently Published You’re invited into a celebration of clarity. A creati...

Film Review

Dolemite Is My Name

by C. Liegh McInnis

Dolemite Is My Name C. Liegh McInnis https://aalbc.com/reviews/images/Dolemite_is_My_Name.jpg Film Review Rating: R (for some sexuality, full nudity and brief language) Genre: Drama Directed By: C...

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The Collected Novels of Charles Wright: The Messenger, the Wig, and Absolutely Nothing to Get Alarmed about

by Charles Wright

The Collected Novels of Charles Wright: The Messenger, the Wig, and Absolutely Nothing to Get Alarmed about Charles Wright 9780062839602 Fiction Harper Perennial HarperCollins "Reading Wright is a ste...

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Things I Should Have Told My Daughter

by Pearl Cleage

Things I Should Have Told My Daughter Pearl Cleage 9781451664690 Nonfiction Atria Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. In addition to being one of the most popular living playwrights in America, Pearl Cleage ...

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RUN! Vampires, Werewolves, The One That Got Away, And Other Demons: The 5th Candorville Collection

by Darrin Bell

RUN! Vampires, Werewolves, The One That Got Away, And Other Demons: The 5th Candorville Collection Darrin Bell 9781973758389 Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC The fifth collection of the sy...

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Broke On Ice

by Tony Medina

Broke On Ice Tony Medina 9780984621217 Poetry Aquarius Press/Willow Books Aquarius Press/Willow Books Poetry. African American Studies. BROKE ON ICE is a nonlinear narrative in verse in the voice of a...

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Foxy: My Life In Three Acts

by Pam Grier

Foxy: My Life In Three Acts Pam Grier 9780446548502 Nonfiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group Some may know her as hot, gutsy, gun-totin’ Foxy Brown, Friday Foster, Coffy, and Jackie Bro...

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Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-Itchyfooted Mutha

by Melvin Van Peebles

Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-Itchyfooted Mutha Melvin Van Peebles 9781933354866 Fiction Akashic Books Akashic Books Nearly forty years after breaking his way into public consciousness, the indefatigable...

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Paul Mooney

Paul Mooney 0000000055077997 Comic legend Paul Mooney (1941-2021) wrote for iconic shows like Chappelle's Show, SNL, and In Living Color. He acted in The Buddy Holly Story and released a Grammy-nomin...

Book Review

Things I Should Have Told My Daughter: Lies

by Kam Williams

Things I Should Have Told My Daughter: Lies Kam Williams Book Review “In addition to being one of the most popular living playwrights in America, Pearl Cleage is a best-selling author with an...

Book Review

We Gotta Have It

by Kam Williams

We Gotta Have It Kam Williams Book Review ’We Gotta Have It represents twenty years of seeing a new generation of Black movies. Before this journey began in 1986, with Spike Lee’s She...

Interview

An Interview with John A. Williams

by Dennis A. Williams

An Interview with John A. Williams Dennis A. Williams Interview John A. Williams (right) and Dennis A. Williams Originally published in FORKROADS, A Journal of Ethnic-American Literature, Wint...

Interview

Eddie Griffin

by Kam Williams

Eddie Griffin Kam Williams Interview Easygoing Eddie Expounds on Everything   Eddie Griffin Born in Kansas City, Missouri on July 15, 1968, Eddie Griffin's stand-up career began when he ...

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