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A Video Slide Show of Tavis Smiley's SmileyBooks Reception in NYC 2007
A Video Slide Show of Tavis Smiley's SmileyBooks Reception in NYC 2007 Book Spotlights
Tavis Smiley
Tavis Smiley 0000000110310916 Tavis Smiley, a prominent African-American voice, is a renowned host and political commentator. Known for his work on BET Tonight and The Tom Joyner Morning Show, he is ...
Tavis Smiley - The “Been in the Storm Too Long” Interview
Tavis Smiley - The “Been in the Storm Too Long” Interview Kam Williams Interview From his celebrated conversations with world figures, to his work to inspire the next generation of leaders, a...
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 ...
Tavis Smiley The “Death of a King” Interview
Tavis Smiley The “Death of a King” Interview Kam Williams Interview Tavis on Repositioning Dr. King as a Revolutionary Photo credit WideVision Photography Tavis Smiley is the host and mana...
Tavis Smiley: The State of the Black Union Interview
Tavis Smiley: The State of the Black Union Interview Kam Williams Interview Born in Gulfport, Mississippi on September 13, 1964, Tavis Smiley was raised by his mother an...
Tavis Smiley is no good for Black folks!
Tavis Smiley is no good for Black folks! Troy Johnson Article Actually, I believe the exact opposite, strongly. I used the provocative title to draw attention to this blog post. My hope is that y...
Too Important To Fail: Saving America’s Boys (Tavis Smiley Reports)
Too Important To Fail: Saving America’s Boys (Tavis Smiley Reports) Tavis Smiley 9781401939113 Nonfiction SmileyBooks Penguin Random House Too Important to Fail: Saving America’s Boys is the companion...
Doing What’s Right: How to Fight for What You Believe—And Make a Difference
Doing What’s Right: How to Fight for What You Believe—And Make a Difference Tavis Smiley 9780385499316 Nonfiction Anchor Penguin Random House In Doing What’s Right, Tavis Smiley shows how each one of ...
Tavis Smiley with Stephanie Robinson
Tavis Smiley with Stephanie Robinson MULTIPLE Tavis Smiley and Stephanie Robinson are renowned authors, known for their insightful writing and contribution to social commentary. Their works often exp...
Cheryl Woodruff Named President and Associate Publisher of SmileyBooks
Cheryl Woodruff Named President and Associate Publisher of SmileyBooks Troy Johnson Article OK y'all this is big. Cheryl Woodruff, founder and former associate publisher of One World, Random House’s ...
The Rich And The Rest Of Us: A Poverty Manifesto
The Rich And The Rest Of Us: A Poverty Manifesto Tavis Smiley and Cornel West 9781401940638 Nonfiction SmileyBooks Penguin Random House Record unemployment and rampant corporate avarice, empty houses ...
Tavis Smiley and Cornel West
Tavis Smiley and Cornel West MULTIPLE Tavis Smiley and Cornel West are two of the most prominent African American public intellectuals and media figures of the early 21st century. Through their co...
Fail Up: 20 Lessons on Building Success from Failure
Fail Up: 20 Lessons on Building Success from Failure Tavis Smiley 9781401933913 Nonfiction SmileyBooks Penguin Random House This timeless quote by Nobel laureate Samuel Beckett has served as an inspir...
Tavis Smiley with David Ritz
Tavis Smiley with David Ritz MULTIPLE Tavis Smiley with David Ritz
My Journey with Maya
My Journey with Maya Tavis Smiley with David Ritz 9780316341776 Nonfiction Little, Brown Paperbacks Hachette Book Group A remarkable story of friendship, love, and courage. When Maya Angelou and Ta...
SmileyBooks
SmileyBooks Penguin Random House Bertelsmann Tavis Smiley, founder and publisher of SmileyBooks, hosted a reception October 2, 2007, in New York City to introduce his new company presiden...
Keeping the Faith: Stories of Love, Courage, Healing, and Hope from Black America
Keeping the Faith: Stories of Love, Courage, Healing, and Hope from Black America Tavis Smiley 9780385721691 Nonfiction Anchor Penguin Random House In Keeping the Faith, nationally acclaimed author an...
Tavis Smiley Books
Tavis Smiley Books Lynne d. Johnson Book Review Tavis Smiley, syndicated radio and BET talk-show host, is committed to making the world a better place. This is his mission. His first book, Doing What...
50 for Your Future: Lessons from Down the Road
50 for Your Future: Lessons from Down the Road Tavis Smiley 9781401948399 Nonfiction SmileyBooks Penguin Random House Stepping into your authentic life can be difficult. There are pitfalls of ego, of ...
The Covenant with Black America - Ten Years Later
The Covenant with Black America - Ten Years Later Tavis Smiley 9781401951498 Nonfiction SmileyBooks Penguin Random House In 2006, Tavis Smiley teamed up with other leaders in the Black community to cr...
Karen Grigsby Bates
Karen Grigsby Bates NONE Karen Grigsby Bates is an LA-based NPR News correspondent, known for her work on All Things Considered and The Tavis Smiley Show. She has significantly expanded the show's co...
Death Of A King: The Real Story Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Final Year
Death Of A King: The Real Story Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Final Year Tavis Smiley 9780316332767 Nonfiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group A revealing and dramatic chronicle of the ...
Tavis Smiley Annouces Expansion of SmileyBooks
Tavis Smiley Annouces Expansion of SmileyBooks Book Spotlights
The Electric Slide and Kai
The Electric Slide and Kai Kelly J. Baptist 9781643790527 Fiction Lee & Low Books Lee & Low Books Kai is the only member of his family who can’t get the dance steps to the Electric Slide right. But Ka...
Video Distribution Service (http://videobookpromo.com)
Video Distribution Service (http://videobookpromo.com) Troy Johnson Article Video Distribution Service videobookpromo.com You've done the hard part; spending time and money creating your book tra...
African Americans Figure Prominently in Presidential Debate
African Americans Figure Prominently in Presidential Debate Jamie Walker Article African Americans Figure Prominently in Presidential Debate by Jamie Walker Washington, DC&...
Covenant with Black America - Twenty Years Later
Covenant with Black America - Twenty Years Later Tavis Smiley 9781401994235 Nonfiction Hay House Penguin Random House Twenty years after sparking a national dialogue, The Covenant with Black America r...
Before You Judge Me: The Triumph and Tragedy of Michael Jackson’s Last Days
Before You Judge Me: The Triumph and Tragedy of Michael Jackson’s Last Days Tavis Smiley 9780316259095 Fiction Little, Brown and Company Hachette Book Group A powerful chronicle of the sixteen weeks ...
Accountable: Making America as Good as Its Promise
Accountable: Making America as Good as Its Promise Kam Williams Book Review Last year, Tavis Smiley took a lot of heat over his reluctance to rubber-stamp Barack Obama’s candidacy simply ...
The Covenant with Black America
The Covenant with Black America Kam Williams Book Review Book Review by Kam Williams "Why a Covenant with Black America? In short, because’ without organization, black folk will ...
The Covenant In Action
The Covenant In Action Tavis Smiley 9781401918521 Nonfiction SmileyBooks Penguin Random House The Covenant in Action was developed to continue the inspirational spirit of the Covenant With Black Amer...
America I Am Legends: Rare Moments And Inspiring Words
America I Am Legends: Rare Moments And Inspiring Words Smiley Books 9781401924058 Nonfiction SmileyBooks Penguin Random House “Would America have been America without her Negro people?” — W. E. B. Du ...
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Karla Renee Floyd, Elona Washington, Shennetta Smith, Joy Blakeney, Annette Smiley, Cheryl Peavy, Sharon Blake, Sahsha Campbell-Garbutt, Kim Bjanes, and Stephanie L. Ghoston
Karla Renee Floyd, Elona Washington, Shennetta Smith, Joy Blakeney, Annette Smiley, Cheryl Peavy, Sharon Blake, Sahsha Campbell-Garbutt, Kim Bjanes, and Stephanie L. Ghoston MULTIPLE "Karla Renee Flo...
Jerry Changed the Game!: How Engineer Jerry Lawson Revolutionized Video Games Forever
Jerry Changed the Game!: How Engineer Jerry Lawson Revolutionized Video Games Forever Don Tate 9781665919081 Fiction Paula Wiseman Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. Meet Jerry Lawson, the Black engineer wh...
Harlem Book Fair 1999 to 2007 Slide Show
Harlem Book Fair 1999 to 2007 Slide Show Literary Events
Tavis Smiley discusses the Importance of Journaling
Tavis Smiley discusses the Importance of Journaling Author Interviews
Accountable: Making America As Good As Its Promise
Accountable: Making America As Good As Its Promise Tavis Smiley with Stephanie Robinson 9781439100028 Nonfiction Atria Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. Accountable provides real-life examples of how cruci...
The Covenant with Black America
The Covenant with Black America Tavis Smiley 9780883782774 Nonfiction Third World Press Third World Press Read more about the The State of the Black Union 2006 and The Covenant with Black America ...
How Facebook is Perverting Your Internet.
How Facebook is Perverting Your Internet. Troy Johnson Article A friend shared a link to a video on Facebook with me. The video, shown at the end of the article, is a short New York Times documentar...
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Dr. West’s Prognosis for the Country's Prospects
Dr. West’s Prognosis for the Country's Prospects Kam Williams Interview Dr. Cornel West is a prominent and provocative public intellectual dedicated to democracy. Currently the Class of 19...
Cornel West
Cornel West 0000000123215424 Join us in a conversations with Cornel West, at Harvard Bookstore on March 8, 2021 Born on June 2, 1953, Dr. Cornel West is a highly esteemed intellectual and professor at...
Clyde W. Ford
Clyde W. Ford 0000000109297208 Clyde W. Ford, NYC-born author of 13 fiction and non-fiction works, is also a psychotherapist, mythologist, and public speaker. He's received numerous accolades includi...
Crazy Faith Bible Study Guide Plus Streaming Video: It’s Only Crazy Until It Happens
Crazy Faith Bible Study Guide Plus Streaming Video: It’s Only Crazy Until It Happens Michael Todd 9780310159322 Nonfiction Harperchristian Resources HarperCollins Stay far away from normal when it com...
5 Books for the Holidays! - Spotlight - December 17, 2017
5 Books for the Holidays! - Spotlight - December 17, 2017 Troy Johnson Article “The Spotlight” a New Video Feature on AALBC.com. Your browser does not support HTML5 video. The Books highlight...
Have You Met Nora?
Have You Met Nora? Nicole Blades 9781496704610 Fiction Dafina Kensington Publishing Corp. Your browser does not support HTML5 video. She’s blossomed from wealthy surgeon’s beautiful dau...
Jeffrey Gardere
Jeffrey Gardere NONE Dr. Jeffrey Gardere is a renowned psychologist, author, and talk show host with an extensive career in mental health services. He founded the Rainbow Clinic specializing in cultu...
Faith In The Fire: Wisdom For Life
Faith In The Fire: Wisdom For Life Gardner C. Taylor 9781401929626 Nonfiction SmileyBooks Penguin Random House “Waiting on God is difficult. We have not been promised a smooth voyage, but God does pro...
America I Am Pass It Down Cookbook: Over 130 Soul-Filled Recipes
America I Am Pass It Down Cookbook: Over 130 Soul-Filled Recipes Jeff Henderson 9781401931353 Nonfiction SmileyBooks Penguin Random House The smells in the kitchen, the unforgettable f...
State of the Black Union 2009
State of the Black Union 2009 Kam Williams Article Tavis Assembles Black Luminaries in L.A. for 10th Annual Gathering State of the Black Union by Kam Williams The 10th Annual Sta...
MFA vs NYC: The Two Cultures of American Fiction
MFA vs NYC: The Two Cultures of American Fiction Chad Harbach 9780865478138 Nonfiction n+1 n+1 Writers write―but what do they do for money?In a widely read essay entitled "MFA vs NYC," bestselling nov...
Troy Pappy Johnson
Troy Pappy Johnson NONE Troy “Pappy” Johnson, a Brooklyn native, is a Howard University graduate and US Army veteran. He has had a successful career in Theatrical/Film Production in NYC, working with...
Be My Forever Bride (The Kingsleys of Texas)
Be My Forever Bride (The Kingsleys of Texas) Martha Kennerson 9781335216557 Fiction Harlequin Kimani Romance Harlequin Enterprises Limited Your browser does not support HTML5 video. He vo...
The Wide Circumference of Love: A Novel
The Wide Circumference of Love: A Novel Marita Golden 9781628727357 Fiction Arcade Skyhorse Publishing Your browser does not support HTML5 video. From acclaimed author Marita Golden comes...
Attack! Boss! Cheat Code!: A Gamer’s Alphabet
Attack! Boss! Cheat Code!: A Gamer’s Alphabet Chris Barton 9781576877012 Nonfiction POW! Kids Books POW! Kids Books Bone up on your gaming knowledge with this gently ironic yet thoroughly informative ...
The Oprah Winfrey Show: Reflections on an American Legacy
The Oprah Winfrey Show: Reflections on an American Legacy Deborah Davis 9781419700590 Nonfiction Abrams Books Abrams The Oprah Winfrey Show came to an end on May 25, 2011, after 25 years on television...
African-American Literary Industry Giants Gather in NYC
African-American Literary Industry Giants Gather in NYC Troy Johnson Article Book Expo America Recap by Kam Williams http://reviews.aalbc.com/book_expo_america_recap.htm Book Expo America, pub...
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey 0000000114891842 Oprah Winfrey, a multi-billionaire and influential media owner, is best known for her highest-rated TV show, The Oprah Winfrey Show. She also runs the renowned Oprah Bo...
Salome Thomas-El
Salome Thomas-El NONE Salome Thomas-EL, born in Philadelphia, has been a transformative teacher and chess coach since 1987, leading his students to become Eight-Time National Chess Champions. He hold...
Jeff Johnson
Jeff Johnson NONE Jeff Johnson is a decorated journalist and communication specialist, now President of JIJ Communications. Co-founder and CEO of Elite Voices Speakers, he's a regular on TheRoot.com ...
Alexandra Morton
Alexandra Morton 0000000078676423 Alexandra Morton, host of The Book Look and 2011 Miss Black America-Baltimore, offers a unique online book review show on NewsOne.com. Featuring the latest book news...
Michael H. Holzman
Michael H. Holzman NONE Michael H. Holzman, Ph.D, is a prolific author and educational advisor known for his work on public education and minority students. His contributions include the Schott Found...
Confessions of a Video Vixen 20th Anniversary Edition: with Bonus Material
Confessions of a Video Vixen 20th Anniversary Edition: with Bonus Material Karrine Steffans 9780063440098 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins The original version of this book is the all-time bestselling...
How to Fight Racism Study Guide Plus Streaming Video: Courageous Christianity and the Journey Toward Racial Justice
How to Fight Racism Study Guide Plus Streaming Video: Courageous Christianity and the Journey Toward Racial Justice Jemar Tisby 9780310174325 Nonfiction Zondervan HarperCollins Christian Publishing Ta...
Ben-Jochannan, Clarke & Van Sertima's Reading Lists
Ben-Jochannan, Clarke & Van Sertima's Reading Lists Troy Johnson Article Dr. Ivan Van Sertima (Jan 26, 1935 – May 25, 2009), Dr. Yosef “Dr. Ben” Ben-Jochannan (Dec 31, 1918 - March 19, 2015), and Dr...
Confessions of a Video Vixen
Confessions of a Video Vixen Karrine Steffans 9780060892487 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins A new 20th Anniversary Edition of this of book, with bonus material, has been published. Part tell-all, ...
Karrine Steffans
Karrine Steffans 0000000114494281 Karrine Steffans, born on August 24, 1978, is a former hip-hop video performer, actress, and bestselling author of “Confessions of a Video Vixen.” She's also the cre...
Kiano Moju
Kiano Moju NONE Kiano Moju is a Kenyan/Nigerian American author, recipe developer, producer, director, and video host. Kiano’s culinary identity draws on her Kenyan and Nigerian heritage, her upbri...
Confessions of a Video Vixen
Confessions of a Video Vixen Kam Williams Book Review This is a review of a version of Confessions of a Video Vixen published 20 years earlier. Where young girls once aspired to be models and b...
2009 Book Expo America Recap
2009 Book Expo America Recap Kam Williams Article African-American Literary Industry Giants Gather in NYC Check out Related Videos Book Expo America, publi...
The Changing Same": Black Women’s Literature, Criticism, and Theory
The Changing Same": Black Women’s Literature, Criticism, and Theory Deborah E. McDowell 9780253209269 Nonfiction Indiana University Press Indiana University Press The Changing Same examines defining m...
The Writing & Reception of Race First: Marcus Garvey and the Battle for Black History
The Writing & Reception of Race First: Marcus Garvey and the Battle for Black History Tony Martin 9780912469492 Nonfiction The Majority Press Black Classic Press This is Tony Martin’s account of the ...
2007 Outstanding Alumni Award from Syracuse University
2007 Outstanding Alumni Award from Syracuse University Troy Johnson Article It has been almost 30 years since I first set foot on the Syracuse University Campus during, what I believe was, the 1st Em...
Blacktrospective 2007
Blacktrospective 2007 Kam Williams https://aalbc.com/reviews/why_di4.jpg Film Review Blacktrospective 2007 Annual Look Back at the Best (and Worst) in Black Cinema by K...
The Evening News - Essays And Commentaries From NPR And Other Clouds
The Evening News - Essays And Commentaries From NPR And Other Clouds S. Pearl Sharp 9780936068244 Nonfiction Poets Pay Rent, Too Poets Pay Rent, Too A selection of forty of S. Pearl Sharp’s wide-rangi...
The Money Coach’s Guide to Your First Million: 7 Smart Habits to Building the Wealth of Your Dreams
The Money Coach’s Guide to Your First Million: 7 Smart Habits to Building the Wealth of Your Dreams Lynnette Khalfani-Cox 9780071470810 Nonfiction Advantage World Press Advantage World Press As seen o...
Gil Robertson
Gil Robertson NONE Gil L. Robertson IV is a renowned authority on African-American pop culture. A journalist, author, lecturer, and media consultant, he provides platforms for social change through h...
Bakari Kitwana
Bakari Kitwana 0000000114584527 Bakari Kitwana is a renowned journalist, activist, and political analyst, known for his commentary on politics and youth culture. He has been a consultant on hip-hop, ...
Brooke Stephens
Brooke Stephens NONE Brooke Stephens is a seasoned Wall Street veteran and certified financial planner, with a rich career that includes roles at Chase and Citicorp. She holds degrees from Harvard, F...
Kenji Jasper
Kenji Jasper 0000000002779450 “My name is Kenji Nathaniel Jasper and I am author. But I know that in this day and age ‘authors’ come a dime a dozen. It is no longer an event when one of ou...
Mary Frances Berry
Mary Frances Berry 0000000081621140 Mary Frances Berry, Professor of American Social Thought and History at the University of Pennsylvania, is a renowned author of nine books. With 33 honorary degree...
Alfred L. Brophy
Alfred L. Brophy 000000005569053X Alfred L. Brophy, a law professor at the University of North Carolina, is known for his work on reparations and his contributions to the Tulsa Race Riot Commission. ...
Fail Up: 20 Lessons on Building Success from Failure
Fail Up: 20 Lessons on Building Success from Failure Kam Williams Book Review "If they’re being honest, most people who have ever succeeded in any human endeavor will tell you they learn...
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 ...
Franchesca Ramsey
Franchesca Ramsey NONE Franchesca Ramsey, also known as Chescaleigh, is a distinguished social justice advocate, comedian, actress, and writer. Renowned for her web series Decoded on MTV, she's also ...
Barack Obama at Harlem's Apollo Theater, November 29th 2007
Barack Obama at Harlem's Apollo Theater, November 29th 2007 Troy Johnson Article Barack Obama http://aalbc.com/authors/barack_obama.htm Barack Obama hosted a fund raiser at Harlem's "World ...
Karen Steffans Interviewed by AALBC.com
Karen Steffans Interviewed by AALBC.com Troy Johnson Article Karrine Steffans is the author of the New York Times bestsellering books The Vixen Diaries (2007) and the wildly sucessful and scandelous...
R. Kelly Video Impersonating Michael Jackson
R. Kelly Video Impersonating Michael Jackson Kam Williams Interview Soulacoaster: The Diary of Me Click to Buy via Amazon.com by R. Kelly,David Ritz Hardcover: 392 pages Pu...
Kathleen Cornell Berman
Kathleen Cornell Berman NONE Kathleen Cornell Berman is a former teacher turned author, specializing in picture books. When not writing, she enjoys painting, sculpting, and attending concerts. She fi...
Rob Cameron
Rob Cameron NONE Cameron Roberson, aka Rob Cameron, is a linguist, teacher, and writer published in numerous magazines. He's the author of “Daydreamer”, lead organizer for Brooklyn Speculative Fictio...
38th NAACP Image Awards (2007)
38th NAACP Image Awards (2007) Kam Williams Article Image Awards Upstaged by Resignation of NAACP President 38th NAACP Image Awards (2007) by Kam Williams &nb...
American Prophets: Seven Religious Radicals and Their Struggle for Social and Political Justice
American Prophets: Seven Religious Radicals and Their Struggle for Social and Political Justice Albert J. Raboteau 9780691181127 Nonfiction Princeton University Press Princeton University Press A powe...