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My Interview with Snoop of HBO's The Wire
My Interview with Snoop of HBO's The Wire Troy Johnson Article Felicia "Snoop" Pearson and AALBC.com founder Troy Johnsonvideo taped interview (8 minutes) The first time I saw Snoop was on HBO's The ...
Snoop Dogg The “Turbo” Interview (July 2013)
Snoop Dogg The “Turbo” Interview (July 2013) Kam Williams Interview Snoop Dogg The “Turbo” Interview Calvin Cordozar Broadus was born on October 20, 1971 in Long Beach, California where he ...
Snoop Dogg: Reincarnated
Snoop Dogg: Reincarnated Snoop Dogg 9780789331069 Nonfiction Rizzoli International Publications Rizzoli International Publications The story of Snoop’s musical and spiritual journey to Jamaica, reachi...
Snoop Dogg Presents Goon with the Spoon
Snoop Dogg Presents Goon with the Spoon Snoop Dogg and Earl Stevens 9781797213712 Nonfiction Chronicle Books Chronicle Books The follow-up to From From Crook to Cook, this next-level cookbook is all a...
Tha Doggfather: The Times, Trials, and Hardcore Truths of Snoop Dogg
Tha Doggfather: The Times, Trials, and Hardcore Truths of Snoop Dogg Snoop Dogg 9780688171582 Nonfiction William Morrow HarperCollins This is a tale of a young man’s struggle against a system that con...
Felicia Pearson
Felicia Pearson 0000000036169140 Felicia “Snoop“ Pearson, known for her chilling role in HBO's The Wire, has overcome significant life challenges. Born in difficult circumstances in East Baltimor...
Migrated Interviews
Migrated Interviews Kam Williams Interview Migrated Interviews Aisha Tyler - The "Balls of Fury and Death Sentence" Interview Alisa Hyman - Book Reviewer, Educator Alrick Brown - The "Kinyarwand...
Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg 0000000120269646 Calvin Broadus, known as Snoop Dogg, is a renowned rapper from Long Beach, California. After overcoming legal struggles, he launched his career with Dr. Dre, achieving qua...
Grace After Midnight: A Memoir
Grace After Midnight: A Memoir Felicia Pearson 9780446195188 Nonfiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group While Felicia is a brilliant actor in a truly chilling role, what’s most remarkable...
From Crook to Cook: Platinum Recipes from Tha Boss Dogg’s Kitchen
From Crook to Cook: Platinum Recipes from Tha Boss Dogg’s Kitchen Snoop Dogg 9781452179612 Nonfiction Chronicle Books Chronicle Books From Crook to Cook sold 205,000 copies in 2020, nearly twice as ma...
Snoop Dogg and Earl Stevens
Snoop Dogg and Earl Stevens MULTIPLE Calvin 'Snoop Dogg' Broadus and Earl 'E-40' Stevens are iconic figures in the music industry, known for their contributions to rap and hip hop. Calvin “Snoop Dogg...
Grace After Midnight: A Memoir
Grace After Midnight: A Memoir Troy Johnson Book Review This Review Appears in the Fall 2007 Issue of Harlem World Magazine Felicia “Snoop” Pearson, of...
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Michael B. Jordan The “Fruitvale Station” Interview with AALBC.com
Michael B. Jordan The “Fruitvale Station” Interview with AALBC.com Kam Williams Interview Emerging Actor Discusses His Breakout Role as the Late Oscar Grant Born in Santa Ana on February 9, 1987...
Yvonne Orji
Yvonne Orji NONE Emmy-nominated actress, writer, and comedian, Yvonne Orji, is renowned internationally for her HBO comedy special and her role in HBO's Insecure. She's also a sought-after speaker wh...
Access Denied: Dismantling The Digital Caste System In the New Online Economy
Access Denied: Dismantling The Digital Caste System In the New Online Economy Talia Whyte B00HPBCPXW Nonfiction Global Wire Books Global Wire Books Technology has helped to make many social and econom...
Recharge E-waste: Ideas for Reducing Electronic Waste and Greening the Tech World
Recharge E-waste: Ideas for Reducing Electronic Waste and Greening the Tech World Talia Whyte B00BXQVU8Q Nonfiction Global Wire Books Global Wire Books Recharge E-waste is an interactive anthology ill...
The Vanishing Black Male Interview
The Vanishing Black Male Interview Kam Williams Interview KW: Do you really think black men are vanishing and becoming extinct? Hisani DuBose (HD): With over one million African Amer...
D.L. Hughley on Everything from Nappy-Headed Hos to His HBO Special
D.L. Hughley on Everything from Nappy-Headed Hos to His HBO Special Kam Williams Interview A Dialogue with D.L. on Everything from Nappy-Headed Hos to His HBO Special Born on March 6, 1963, Da...
Terrence Howard - The “Dead Man Down” Interview (March 2013)
Terrence Howard - The “Dead Man Down” Interview (March 2013) Kam Williams Interview Terrence Howard - The “Dead Man Down” Interview In 2006, Terrence Howard received an Academy Award nomin...
Mo'Nique - The "Precious" Interview
Mo'Nique - The "Precious" Interview Kam Williams Interview Editor's Note: Mo'Nique Subsequently won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress! Just Give Mo'Nique the Oscar! Mo...
Ann Coulter The “Mugged” Interview with AALBC.com
Ann Coulter The “Mugged” Interview with AALBC.com Kam Williams Interview Ann Coulter The “Mugged” Interview Born in New York City on December 9, 1961, arch-conservative Ann Coulter is the auth...
Gabriel Garcia Marquez: The Last Interview: and Other Conversation
Gabriel Garcia Marquez: The Last Interview: and Other Conversation Gabriel Garcia Marquez 9781612194806 Nonfiction Melville House Melville House An intimate and lively collection of interviews with a ...
Bill Duke
Bill Duke 0000000063023892 Actor, Director, and Producer Bill Duke has over 40 years of Hollywood experience, known for his roles in “Predator,” “X-Men 3,” and currently in HBO Max's “No Sudden Move....
Queen Latifah - the "Joyous Noise" Interview [December 2011]
Queen Latifah - the "Joyous Noise" Interview [December 2011] Kam Williams Interview The Queen Latifah - the “Joyful Noise” Interview Born Dana Elaine Owens in Newark, NJ on March 18, 1970, Qu...
Viola Davis
Viola Davis 0000000114894234 Viola Davis is an award-winning actress and producer recognized globally for her roles in “How to Get Away with Murder,” “Fences,” and “The Help.” Besides earning an Acad...
John Singleton “The Illegal” Tender Interview
John Singleton “The Illegal” Tender Interview Kam Williams Interview Producer John Singleton on the set of Universal Pictures' Illegal Tender - 2007 Boy from the hood ...
Marque Richardson - The “Dear White People” Interview
Marque Richardson - The “Dear White People” Interview Kam Williams Interview The “Dear White People” Interview with Marque Richardson Photo Credit: Jeremy Ray Valdez Marque Richardson is a hig...
Mecca Jamilah Sullivan
Mecca Jamilah Sullivan NONE Mecca Jamilah Sullivan, Ph.D., is an award-winning author and scholar known for her short stories and critical work on African Diaspora culture. She's held numerous reside...
Bow Wow - The "Lottery Ticket" Interview
Bow Wow - The "Lottery Ticket" Interview Kam Williams Interview Born Shad Gregory Moss in Columbus, Ohio on March 9, 1987. Bow Wow was a precocious kid who started rhyming as a toddler, and ...
Gina Prince-Bythewood The “Beyond the Lights” Interview (October 2014)
Gina Prince-Bythewood The “Beyond the Lights” Interview (October 2014) Kam Williams Interview Gina Prince-Bythewood The “Beyond the Lights” Interview (October 2014) Born on June 10, 1969, Gina M...
Alrick Brown - The "Kinyarwanda" Interview - 2011
Alrick Brown - The "Kinyarwanda" Interview - 2011 Kam Williams Interview Alrick Brown The "Kinyarwanda" Interview With an MFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Alrick Brown is a filmmaker ...
Denzel Washington - "The Inside Man Interview" Interview
Denzel Washington - "The Inside Man Interview" Interview Kam Williams Interview Inside Denzel Denzel Washington The Inside Man Interview Photo from Inside Man (2006): Clive Owen, Denzel W...
Tim Meadows - Interview
Tim Meadows - Interview Kam Williams Interview SNL Alum Back on TV on TBS Series Tim Meadows was born in Highland Park, Michigan on February 5, 1961, the son of Mardell, a nu...
President Jimmy Carter interview, March 2012
President Jimmy Carter interview, March 2012 Kam Williams Interview President Jimmy Carter Interview March 2012 (coming soon) Related Links ...
Terry Crews - The “Blended” Interview (2014)
Terry Crews - The “Blended” Interview (2014) Kam Williams Interview Terry Crews - The “Blended” Interview Since retiring from the NFL, Terry Crews has traded in his helmet and cleats to purs...
Wanda Sykes - The "Over the Hedge" Interview
Wanda Sykes - The "Over the Hedge" Interview Kam Williams Interview Wanda Sykes Still photographs of "Over the Hedge" The Over the Hedge Interview with Kam Williams Born on March 7, 1964 in ...
Just Tyrus: A Memoir
Just Tyrus: A Memoir Tyrus 9781637580660 Nonfiction Post Hill Press Post Hill Press New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestseller! Pro wrestler and political commentator Tyrus goes deep into hi...
Love Don’t Live Here No More
Love Don’t Live Here No More Snoop Dogg 9780743273633 Fiction Atria Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. Includes CDDreaming about a hip-hop career while dealing drugs in order to make ends meet, an aspiring ...
muMs the schemer
muMs the schemer NONE Craig Grant, known as muMs the Schemer, is a poet and actor from the Bronx, New York. He rose to fame in the documentary SlamNation and through his role as “Poet” in HBO's Oz. H...
AALBC.com's The “For Colored Girls” Interview with Thandie Newton
AALBC.com's The “For Colored Girls” Interview with Thandie Newton Troy Johnson Article Read the Interview with Thandie Newtown and also check out AALBC.com's interview with Janet Jackson, and a r...
Gugu Mbatha-Raw - Interview October 2014
Gugu Mbatha-Raw - Interview October 2014 Kam Williams Interview Gugu Mbatha-Raw on her role in the film Beyond the Lights Gugu Mbatha-Raw skyrocketed to fame earlier this year on the strengt...
Soledad O’Brien - The “Who Is Black in America?” (Black in America 5) Interview
Soledad O’Brien - The “Who Is Black in America?” (Black in America 5) Interview Kam Williams Interview Soledad O’Brien The “Who Is Black in America?” Interview Soledad O’Brien is the anchor fo...
Tasha Smith - The "Why Did I Get Married" Interview
Tasha Smith - The "Why Did I Get Married" Interview Kam Williams Interview Tasha Smith is a larger than life actress who brings an endearing combination of chemistry, raw intensity, vulne...
Edwidge Danticat The “Create Dangerously” Interview
Edwidge Danticat The “Create Dangerously” Interview Kam Williams Interview Edwidge Danticat was born in Haiti in 1969 and moved to the United States when she was twelve. She is the...
Misty Copeland: The “Life in Motion” Interview
Misty Copeland: The “Life in Motion” Interview Kam Williams Interview Misty en Pointe Photo Credit: Jade Young Born in Kansas City, Missouri on September 10, 1982, Misty Copeland is a solo...
Dante Brown - The Won't Back Down Interview
Dante Brown - The Won't Back Down Interview Kam Williams Interview Dante Brown The “Won’t Back Down” Interview Born in Chicago on October 6, 1999, Dante Brown’s big break came at the tender ...
Jimmy Carter - The “White House Diary” Interview
Jimmy Carter - The “White House Diary” Interview Kam Williams Interview Jimmy Carter - The "White House Diary" Interview photo © Sara Saunders Jimmy Carter, the 39th...
The “Empire” Interview with Lee Daniels
The “Empire” Interview with Lee Daniels Kam Williams Interview The “Empire” Interview with Lee Daniels After directing and/or producing such successful feature films as The Butler and Monster’...
Where Tomorrows Aren’t Promised: A Memoir of Survival and Hope
Where Tomorrows Aren’t Promised: A Memoir of Survival and Hope Carmelo Anthony with D. Watkins 9781982160593 Nonfiction Gallery Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. Read an excusive interview with Carmelo Ant...
A Novelist’s Staying Power: Interview with Gloria Mallette
A Novelist’s Staying Power: Interview with Gloria Mallette DuEwa M. Frazier Interview I first met Gloria Mallette in 2000 at an author event at Zawadi Gifts in Brooklyn. Gloria ...
Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. - The “The African Americans” Interview
Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. - The “The African Americans” Interview Kam Williams Interview Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. - The “The African Americans” Interview Born in Keyser, West Virginia on Septe...
Eric Benet - The “Trinity Goodheart” Interview 2011
Eric Benet - The “Trinity Goodheart” Interview 2011 Kam Williams Interview Eric Benét - The "Trinity Goodheart" Interview Born in Milwaukee on October 15, 1970, two-time Grammy-nominee Eri...
Ryan Coogler's "Fruitvale Station" Interview with AALBC.com
Ryan Coogler's "Fruitvale Station" Interview with AALBC.com Kam Williams Interview Born in Oakland, California on May 23, 1986, Ryan Coogler attended college on a football scholarship, playing wi...
Russell Simmons - The "Success through Stillness" Interview - March 2014
Russell Simmons - The "Success through Stillness" Interview - March 2014 Kam Williams Interview Rap Mogul Reaps Benefits from Meditation Regimen Photo Credit David Shankbone Master entrepren...
Tip "T.I." Harris - The “Takers” Interview (2010)
Tip "T.I." Harris - The “Takers” Interview (2010) Kam Williams Interview On the Q.T. with T.I. Tip "T.I." Harris is one of his generation's most captivating speakers and one of the biggest ...
Aisha Hall
Aisha Hall NONE Incarcerated author Aisha Hall uses her strength and talent to influence urban fiction, despite serving a 10+ year sentence for wire fraud. With eight novels written from prison, two ...
Gugu Mbatha-Raw - The "Belle" Interview (May 2014)
Gugu Mbatha-Raw - The "Belle" Interview (May 2014) Kam Williams Interview Gugu Mbatha-Raw The “Belle” Interview Born in Oxford, England on June 30, 1983, Gugu Mbatha-Raw trained at the ...
Tavis Smiley - The "FAIL UP" Interview
Tavis Smiley - The "FAIL UP" Interview Kam Williams Interview Tavis Reflects on Life Lessons From his celebrated conversations with world figures to his work to inspire the next generation ...
Tishuan Scott “The Retrieval” Interview 2014
Tishuan Scott “The Retrieval” Interview 2014 Kam Williams Interview Tishuan Scott “The Retrieval” Interview Tishuan Scott was born on October 27, 1979 in Shreveport, Louisiana. He attended Mo...
Book Lover’s Haven Feature Interview with Troy D. Johnson
Book Lover’s Haven Feature Interview with Troy D. Johnson Denise Turney Interview AALBC.com Home Page | More About AALBC.com This interview originally appeared in Issue 6.00 of The Book Lover&...
Gabrielle Union - The "Good Deeds" Interview (February 2012)
Gabrielle Union - The "Good Deeds" Interview (February 2012) Kam Williams Interview Gabrielle Union - The "Good Deeds" Interview One of today’s hottest stars, Gabrielle Union continues...
Meagan Good The "Deception" Interview
Meagan Good The "Deception" Interview Kam Williams Interview Meagan Good The “Deception” Interview Meagan Good stars in NBC's midseason drama "Deception" as Joanna Padget Locasto, a San Franc...
Ne-Yo - The "Red Tails" Interview [2012]
Ne-Yo - The "Red Tails" Interview [2012] Kam Williams Interview Yo! Ne-Yo! Shaffer Chimere Smith, aka Ne-Yo, was born in Camden, Arkansas, but raised in Las Vegas, Nevada by his mom, a musi...
Ellen DeGeneres - Interview
Ellen DeGeneres - Interview Kam Williams Interview DeGeneres (L) with NY State Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton Born in Metairie, Louisiana on January 26, 1958, Ellen Lee DeGene...
Mike Epps - The Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins Interview
Mike Epps - The Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins Interview Kam Williams Interview Mike Epps was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on November 18, 1970, but raised in Crenshaw along with ...
Trip Wire: A Cook County Mystery
Trip Wire: A Cook County Mystery Charlotte Carter 9780345447692 Fiction One World Penguin Random House Of Jackson Park, the first Cook County mystery featuring an unconventional trio of sleuths, Margo...
Michael K. Williams
Michael K. Williams 0000000119486395 Michael Kenneth Williams (1966-2021) was an Emmy-nominated actor and producer, celebrated for his roles in The Wire and Boardwalk Empire. He passed away in his ho...
Booker T. Mattison
Booker T. Mattison NONE Booker T. Mattison is an author and filmmaker who wrote the screenplay for and directed the film adaptation of Zora Neale Hurston's classic story "The Gi...
Bernard L. Dillard
Bernard L. Dillard NONE Bernard L. Dillard, a North Carolina native, is a scholar and actor based in New York City. Known for bridging the gap between statistical theory and practice, Dillard co-auth...
Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen NONE Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen is a prolific children's author based in New Jersey. She has written both fiction and nonfiction, including titles like “Pirate Princess”, “Hampir...
Mary J. Blige “The Help” Interview [August 2011]
Mary J. Blige “The Help” Interview [August 2011] Kam Williams Interview Read a statement to the fans of The Help from the Association of Black Women Historians Mary J. Blige "The Help" Interview ...
Mo’Nique - The “Spread the Love Tour” Interview
Mo’Nique - The “Spread the Love Tour” Interview Kam Williams Interview Academy Award-Winner in the House! Mo'Nique collected a basketful of Supporting Actress accolades over the course of ...
Quentin Tarantino The “Django Unchained” Interview
Quentin Tarantino The “Django Unchained” Interview Kam Williams Interview Quentin Tarantino The “Django Unchained” Interview With a vibrant imagination and dedication to rich, layered storyt...
Janet Mock
Janet Mock 0000000420518704 Janet Mock, a writer, TV host, and advocate, uses storytelling to combat stigma. The NYU journalism graduate and Honolulu native started at People.com, wrote for numerous ...
Leslie Jones
Leslie Jones 0000000447812524 Leslie Jones, born in 1967, is an award-nominated actress known for her work on Saturday Night Live and HBO Max series Our Flag Means Death. She's been recognized as one...
Reading Tony Martin Matters
Reading Tony Martin Matters Rhone Fraser Article In my interview with Paul Coates about his 2024 Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, he made the point that the works of Tony Martin sh...
Forest Whitaker The “Repentance” Interview (2014)
Forest Whitaker The “Repentance” Interview (2014) Kam Williams Interview Forest Whitaker The “Repentance” Interview Forest Whitaker is a distinguished artist and humanist. He is the founder of ...
Ja Rule Interview with AALBC.com
Ja Rule Interview with AALBC.com Kam Williams Interview Ja Rule The “I’m in Love with a Church Girl” Interview Born in Hollis, Queens on February 29, 1976, Jeffrey “Ja Rule” Atkins began rapping ...
Jurnee Smollett-Bell March 2013 Interview with AALBC.com's Kam Williams
Jurnee Smollett-Bell March 2013 Interview with AALBC.com's Kam Williams Kam Williams Interview Born in New York City on October 1, 1986, Jurnee Smollett-Bell is an award-winning actress and acti...
Rosie Perez - The “Handbook for an Unpredictable Life” Interview
Rosie Perez - The “Handbook for an Unpredictable Life” Interview Kam Williams Interview photo credit: Joella Marano Rosie Maria Perez was born on September 6, 1964 in Bushwick, Brooklyn where ...
Danny Simmons
Danny Simmons 000000011447538X AALBC Mourns the Passing of Danny Simmons Daniel “Danny” Simmons is a globally recognized abstract-expressionist painter with works in prominent establishments like the ...
James Baldwin The Last Interview: and Other Conversations
James Baldwin The Last Interview: and Other Conversations James Baldwin 9781612194004 Nonfiction Melville House Melville House Never before available, the unexpurgated last interview with James Baldwi...
Russell Simmons Hosts Soiree for Soledad O'Brien
Russell Simmons Hosts Soiree for Soledad O'Brien Kam Williams Interview . Russell Simmons, Soledad O'Brien & Katie Couric (Photo Credit: Steve Fenn/CNN) Russell Simmons Hosts Soiree for S...
Interview with Bakari Kitwana
Interview with Bakari Kitwana Kam Williams Interview Bakari Kitwana Bakari Kitwana has been the Executive Editor of The Source, the Editorial Director at 3rd World Press, and a music rev...
The Confessions of a Video Vixen Interview
The Confessions of a Video Vixen Interview Kam Williams Interview Karrine Steffans The Confessions of a Video Vixen Interview by Kam Williams When I first interviewed her a coupl...
The “Black Nativity” Interview
The “Black Nativity” Interview Kam Williams Interview Kam Williams: Hi Kasi, thanks for the interview. Kasi Lemmons: No problem. KW: What a powerful film! I don’t remember ever s...
Blair Underwood - The "G" Interview
Blair Underwood - The "G" Interview Kam Williams Interview Blair Underwood The "G" Interview with AALBC.com Blair Underwood was born in Tacoma, Washington on August 25, 1964, but raised ...
Carmen Ejogo - The “Sparkle” Interview
Carmen Ejogo - The “Sparkle” Interview Kam Williams Interview Carmen Ejogo - The “Sparkle” Interview Carmen Ejogo was born in London on New Year’s Day 1974 to Elizabeth Douglas and Charles ...
David Oyelowo The “Selma” Interview (2014)
David Oyelowo The “Selma” Interview (2014) Kam Williams Interview David Oyelowo The “Selma” Interview David Oyelowo (pronounced – “oh-yellow-oh”) was born April 1, 1976 and is a classically-...
Keith Robinson The “Get on Up” Interview (July 2014)
Keith Robinson The “Get on Up” Interview (July 2014) Kam Williams Interview Keith Robinson The “Get on Up” Interview (July 2014) In a world where talent takes you far, Keith Robinson is ahe...
Marvin X Unplugged An Interview by Lee Hubbard
Marvin X Unplugged An Interview by Lee Hubbard Kam Williams Interview Marvin X Unplugged An Interview by Lee Hubbard While drugs and their impact have been talked about, no one has rea...
Roland Martin “The First” Interview
Roland Martin “The First” Interview Kam Williams Interview Roland Reflects on Obama's Historic Run for the White House Between Barack Obama's declaring his candidacy for the Presidency and...
When the Levees Broke
When the Levees Broke Kam Williams when_t13.jpg Film Review When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Parts A Film Review by Kam Williams Fair (1 star) Unrated Running time: 240 minut...
More Than I Imagined: What a Black Man Discovered about the White Mother He Never Knew
More Than I Imagined: What a Black Man Discovered about the White Mother He Never Knew John Blake 9780593443040 Nonfiction Convergent Books Penguin Random House An award-winning journalist tells the “...
Where Tomorrows Aren’t Promised (paperback): A Memoir of Survival and Hope
Where Tomorrows Aren’t Promised (paperback): A Memoir of Survival and Hope Carmelo Anthony with D. Watkins 9781982160609 Nonfiction Gallery Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. From iconic NBA All-Star Carmel...
Scenes from My Life: A Memoir
Scenes from My Life: A Memoir Michael K. Williams 9780593240373 Nonfiction Crown Publishing Group Penguin Random House ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: NPR When Michael K. Williams died on Septem...
Looking for Leroy: Illegible Black Masculinities
Looking for Leroy: Illegible Black Masculinities Mark Anthony Neal 9780814758359 Nonfiction New York University Press New York University Press Mark Anthony Neal’s Looking for Leroy is an engaging and...