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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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Blood on the Dance Floor Andrew Byrd Book Review Analyzing the creative process of a legendary performer like Michael Jackson is daunting. Still, Glenda R. Taylor takes the challenge head-on as she d...

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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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Emotions

by Tiffany M. Davis

Emotions Tiffany M. Davis Book Review Emotions certainly contained a lot of them. Love, lust, jealousy, rage’Mr. McCann left no stone unturned in this novel about relationships between both the...

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What If It Feels Good?

by Idrissa Uqdah

What If It Feels Good? Idrissa Uqdah Book Review It’s A Thin Line Between Seduction and Child Abuse This debut novel, What If It Feels Good? by D.J. McLaurin was a rip-roaring read full of ...

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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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Incognito: An American Odyssey of Race and Self-Discovery

by Kam Williams

Incognito: An American Odyssey of Race and Self-Discovery Kam Williams Book Review I grabbed the phone and punched in the number… my heart pounding… My dad… Thirty years late...

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Love & Basketball

by Michael Dequina

Love & Basketball Michael Dequina http://aalbc.com/reviews/images/love.jpg Film Review   Reviewed by Michael Dequina Love & Basketball (2000) Starring: Sanaa Lathan, Omar Epps Director: G...

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The Orig. Kings of Comedy

by Michael Dequina

The Orig. Kings of Comedy Michael Dequina images/the_or7.jpg Film Review   2000 Paramount Pictures Staring: Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer, and ...

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You Got Served

by Michael Dequina

You Got Served Michael Dequina yougot8.jpg Film Review Michael Dequina’s Review of You Got Served   You Got Served (PG-13) Buy The Soundtrack Anyone who buys a ticket for Y...

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Amistad

by Michael Dequina

Amistad Michael Dequina images/amista36.jpg Film Review Amistad Rated R for some scenes of strong brutal violence and some related nudity. Starring: Morgan Freeman …...

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Bamboozled

by Michael Dequina

Bamboozled Michael Dequina images/bamboozled.jpg Film Review Bamboozled Release Date: October 6th, 2000 (LA/NY); October 20th, 2000 (wide/moderate) MPAA Rating: R (for strong la...

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The Best Man

by Michael Dequina

The Best Man Michael Dequina thebestman.jpg Film Review Read the 2025 novel based adapted from the film. THE BEST MAN Buy or Rent from Amazon In Theaters: Oct 22, 1999 Wide On DVD: Feb...

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The Brothers

by Michael Dequina

The Brothers Michael Dequina The_Brothers_movie-poster.jpg Film Review The Brothers (2001) Click to order via Amazon Written and Directed by Gary Hardwick Rating: R (for strong sexual content an...

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Dreamgirls (2006)

by Michael Dequina

Dreamgirls (2006) Michael Dequina dreamg1.jpg Film Review   Dreamgirls (2006) Rated PG-13 for sex, expletives, and drug use. Running time: 125 minutes Studio: Dreamworks Pictures   Review...

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Hustle & Flow

by Michael Dequina

Hustle & Flow Michael Dequina hustle62.jpg Film Review  Hustle & Flow Directed by Craig Brewer Written by Craig Brewer Rated R for sex and drug content, pervasive language and some violence....

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A Matter of Life or Death: Why Black Men Must Save Black Boys in America’s Public Schools

by Kam Williams

A Matter of Life or Death: Why Black Men Must Save Black Boys in America’s Public Schools Kam Williams Book Review “Life for many black boys is akin to a war. Wars on their minds, souls, spi...

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Place of Cool Waters

by Michael A. Gonzales

Place of Cool Waters Michael A. Gonzales Book Review As a book critic, I rarely know what to expect when handed a project to review. There are veteran writers who drop projects that make me question ...

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The Dow Twins' Legacy: 50 Years of Disco Reflections

by Michael A. Gonzales

The Dow Twins' Legacy: 50 Years of Disco Reflections Michael A. Gonzales Book Review Coming of age in the disco era 1970s, even as a kid, I knew about the cool clubs where people dressed fly and boog...

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We’ve Been Here Before: How Rebellion and Activism Have Always Sustained America

by Eryka Parker

We’ve Been Here Before: How Rebellion and Activism Have Always Sustained America Eryka Parker Book Review We’ve Been Here Before: How Rebellion and Activism Have Always Sustained America by Michael I...

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Child

by Kam Williams

Child Kam Williams Book Review “In this wise and funny memoir, Ylonda Gault Caviness describes her journey to the realization that all the parenting advice she was obsessively devouring, as...

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Driven from Within

by Kam Williams

Driven from Within Kam Williams Book Review ’That day I met Phil Knight for the first time. Neither of us could imagine what the next 20 years together would produce’ Nike was the perfec...

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Legacy

by Michael Dequina

Legacy Michael Dequina images/LegacyPoster4-212x300.jpg Film Review   Legacy [2010] LEGACY Not Rated Running time: 92 minutes Studio: Codeblack Entertainment Rating: 3 1...

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Sicko

by Kam Williams

Sicko Kam Williams sicko.3.jpg Film Review Michael Moore Takes Aim at America’s Healthcare System in Eye-Opening Expose’   Sicko Rated PG-13 for brief s...

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Barbershop 2

by Michael Dequina

Barbershop 2 Michael Dequina barber7.jpg Film Review Barbershop 2: Back in Business  (PG-13)  Buy Soundtrack The subtitle of Barbershop 2: Back in Business pretty much sums up the film....

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Beloved

by Michael Dequina

Beloved Michael Dequina images/belove43.jpg Film Review BELOVED (1998) Based on Toni Morrison’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel MPAA: Rated R for violent images, sexuality and nudity...

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Dead Presidents

by Ted Prigge

Dead Presidents Ted Prigge images/dead.h42.jpg Film Review DEAD PRESIDENTS (1995)   (out of a possible ) Directors: Allen and Albert Hughes Writer: Michael Henry Brown (based on a...

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Fruitvale Station

by Kam Williams

Fruitvale Station Kam Williams fruitville-station.jpg Film Review Bittersweet Biopic Recounts Final Hours in Oscar Grant’s Life The video is a news report which includes video of Oscar Grant I...

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Hitch

by Michael Dequina

Hitch Michael Dequina news_f12.jpg Film Review Hitch Buy the DVD Via Amazon Directed by Andy Tennant Writing credits (WGA) Kevin Bisch (written by) Will Smith …. Alex ’Hitch&rsq...

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Hoodlum

by Michael Dequina

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The Hurricane

by Michael Dequina

The Hurricane Michael Dequina images/the16.37.jpg Film Review   Rubin "Hurricane" Carter’s 1962 knockout punch against Florentino Fernandez came in the first round...

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Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America

by Kam Williams

Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America Kam Williams Book Review “America is in trouble, and a lot of that trouble—perhaps most of it—has to do with race. Everywhere we tu...

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The Gem Connection

by Robert Fleming

The Gem Connection Robert Fleming Book Review This is the usual jewel heist, complicated by a ruthless murder. These are the facts: Wealthy jeweler Clinton Windell, a man who is used to getting his o...

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Justice While Black: Helping African-American Families Navigate and Survive the Criminal Justice System

by Kam Williams

Justice While Black: Helping African-American Families Navigate and Survive the Criminal Justice System Kam Williams Book Review “The August 9th fatal shooting of teenager Michael Brown by poli...

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Traffic

by Marvin X

Traffic Marvin X movietraffic.jpg Film Review There are many classic films on drugs and addiction, Traffic is now one of them. — Marvin X   Traffic Click to order via Amazon Dir...

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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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Black Coffee

by Emanuel Carpenter

Black Coffee Emanuel Carpenter Book Review In “Black Coffee,” the sequel to R.L. Byrd’s “Looking for Sweet Love,” men take center stage. In this testosterone-driven n...

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Daughters of Men

by Kam Williams

Daughters of Men Kam Williams Book Review ’Good black fathers are far more plentiful than either the media or warped social science would have us believe’ The moral beau...

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I Beat the Odds: From Homelessness to "The Blind Side" and Beyond

by Kam Williams

I Beat the Odds: From Homelessness to "The Blind Side" and Beyond Kam Williams Book Review "I didn’t write this book just to revisit The Blind Side… I want to help sepa...

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In-Dependence from Bondage

by Kam Williams

In-Dependence from Bondage Kam Williams Book Review ’Claude McKay (1890-1948) and Michael N. Manley (1924-1997) shared a common commitment to the struggle of African Diaspora people for libe...

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Justice While Black: Helping African-American Families Navigate and Survive the Criminal Justice Sys

by Kam Williams

Justice While Black: Helping African-American Families Navigate and Survive the Criminal Justice Sys Kam Williams Book Review “The August 9th fatal shooting of teenager Michael Brown by police ...

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Liberalism Is a Mental Disorder

by Kam Williams

Liberalism Is a Mental Disorder Kam Williams Book Review "The single biggest threat facing America is the rise of Islamofascism in this country. While the throat-cutters in dirty nightshirts ...

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Elizabeth’s Song

by Linda Watkins

Elizabeth’s Song Linda Watkins Book Review I am aware that surprises come in many forms, and in many ways. And I was glad when I discovered Elizabeth’s Song, by author, Michael Wenberg, and il...

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Our Kind of People

by Paige Turner

Our Kind of People Paige Turner Book Review A comedian joked that ethnic groups need an elite "Royal Family" to look up to. He mentioned that most WASPS identify with the British Royal fami...

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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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Distant Lover

by Thumper

Distant Lover Thumper Book Review "Ooooo, she makes me SICK!! She does this to me every time!" I heard this from my good friend Steve right after I said hello when I answered the phone. A...

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A Fortune for Your Disaster

by Brianna-Christine Alicea

A Fortune for Your Disaster Brianna-Christine Alicea Book Review A Fortune for Your Disaster is a powerful, resonant poetry collection about forgiveness and grappling with physical and emotional viol...

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Love in the Age of Dragons

by Robert Fleming

Love in the Age of Dragons Robert Fleming Book Review Fatima R. Henson’s Love In The Age Of Dragons has all of the best ingredients of fantasy, speculative fiction, and science fiction. There i...

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Searching for Agabus: Embracing Authenticity and Finding Your Way to You

by Robert Fleming

Searching for Agabus: Embracing Authenticity and Finding Your Way to You Robert Fleming Book Review What is “an authentic self?” Michael Walrond, a well-known keynote speaker and the past...

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We Refuse to Be Silent

by Robert Fleming

We Refuse to Be Silent Robert Fleming Book Review Back in 2014, after the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, journalist and writer Angela P. Dodson got the idea then for her recently publi...

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The Great Deluge

by Kam Williams

The Great Deluge Kam Williams Book Review ’One person not seen on the streets, at the Superdome, or on a rescue boat of any kind was Mayor Nagin. Since the storm had approached the Crescent C...

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Unbreak My Heart: A Memoir by Toni Braxton

by Kam Williams

Unbreak My Heart: A Memoir by Toni Braxton Kam Williams Book Review “While Toni Braxton may appear to be living a charmed life, hers is in fact a tumultuous story: a tale of personal triumph...

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The Race Card

by Kam Williams

The Race Card Kam Williams Book Review ’Almost all Americans agree that racism is wrong’ But a lot of people also worry that the charge of racism can be abused. We can all thi...

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Lord, Save Us from Your Followers

by Kam Williams

Lord, Save Us from Your Followers Kam Williams images/img64.jpg Film Review Faith-Based Documentary Questions Whether Christianity Has Lost Its Way   Lord, Save Us from Your Followers Rated...

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Melancholia

by Kam Williams

Melancholia Kam Williams melancholia.jpg Film Review Siblings React Differently to Impending Extinction-Level Event in Apocalyptic Adventure Melancholia [2011] Rated R for sexuality, profanity a...

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Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

by Kam Williams

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol Kam Williams mimovieposter.jpg Film Review Cruise and Company Go Undercover for Dangerous Assignment in Russia Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol Rated ...

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Pain & Gain

by Kam Williams

Pain & Gain Kam Williams pain-and-gain-movie-poster.jpg Film Review Crime Caper Recreates Real-Life Kidnapping Plot Pain & Gain (2013) In Theaters: Apr 26, 2013 Limited Rated R for graphic nudi...

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Rent a Rasta

by Kam Williams

Rent a Rasta Kam Williams rent_a11.jpg Film Review Jamaican Sex Tourism the Subject of Steamy Documentary Rent a Rasta Click to order via Amazon DVD Review by Kam Williams Very good (2...

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Sarah Palin: You Betcha!

by Kam Williams

Sarah Palin: You Betcha! Kam Williams images/sarahpalin_movieposter.jpg Film Review Sarah Palin Takes It on the Chin in Unflattering Bio-Pic Sarah Palin: You Betcha! Unrated Running time: 91 m...

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Shaft

by Kam Williams

Shaft Kam Williams images/shaft.1.jpg Film Review   Shaft Release in: 2000  Director: John Singleton  Genre: Action, Crime  Toni Collette - Diane Palmieri  Dan ...

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Top Five

by Kam Williams

Top Five Kam Williams Top-Five-Movie-Poster.jpg Film Review Top Five In Theaters: Dec 12, 2014 Wide R (for strong sexual content, nudity, crude humor, language throughout and some drug use) Run...

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White Chicks

by Kam Williams

White Chicks Kam Williams white_15.jpg Film Review   White Chicks (PG-13) Starring: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans Directed by: Keenen Ivory Wayans Release Date: 06/23/2004 Run time: 105 min. Genr...

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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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21 Jump Street

by Kam Williams

21 Jump Street Kam Williams 21jumpstreet.jpg Film Review Polar Opposite Partners Infiltrate H.S. in Unlikely-Buddies Comedy 21 Jump Street [2012] In Theaters: Mar 16, 2012 Wide R, 1 hr. 49 min. A...

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2 Guns

by Kam Williams

2 Guns Kam Williams 2-guns.jpg Film Review Washington and Wahlberg Co-Star in Implausible Crime Caper 2 Guns In Theaters: Aug 2, 2013 Wide Rated R for profanity, brief nudity and pervasive ...

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Ali

by Marvin X

Ali Marvin X alimovie.jpg Film Review ""A notable and articulate advocacy of black conscientious objection came from the Nation of Islam. In 1942 Elijah Muhammad was arrested in Chicago an...

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America the Beautiful 2: The Thin Commandments

by Kam Williams

America the Beautiful 2: The Thin Commandments Kam Williams images/america_the_beautiful_2_movie_poster.jpg Film Review Darryl Roberts Stars in Sequel Again Exploring Body Image   America t...

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Ballast

by Kam Williams

Ballast Kam Williams images/img42.jpg Film Review Ballast Click to order via Amazon Unrated Running time: 96 minutes Studio: Alluvial Film Company Release Date: November 10, 2009 ...

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Bass Clef Bliss

by Kam Williams

Bass Clef Bliss Kam Williams bass-clef-bliss-movie-poster.jpg Film Review African-American Mother and Son’s Adjustment to Autism Chronicled in Inspirational Film Bass Clef Bliss In Theaters:...

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Endgame

by Kam Williams

Endgame Kam Williams endgam10.jpg Film Review South African Docudrama Chronicles Demise of Apartheid Endgame Rated PG-13 for violence, profanity and disturbing images. In En...

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From the Rough

by Kam Williams

From the Rough Kam Williams Michael-Clarke-Duncan-int-the-rough.jpg Film Review From the Rough In Theaters: Apr 25, 2014 Wide Rated PG for mild epithets and mature themes Running time: 97 minutes...

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A Haunted House 2

by Kam Williams

A Haunted House 2 Kam Williams haunted-house2-movie-review.jpg Film Review A Haunted House 2 In Theaters: Apr 18, 2014 Wide Running time: 87 minutes Rated R for violence, graphic sexuality, front...

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Ice Age: Continental Drift

by Kam Williams

Ice Age: Continental Drift Kam Williams ice-age-4-moive-poster.jpg Film Review A Frenetic Animated Adventure Strictly for Tykes Ice Age: Continental Drift [2012] In Theaters: Jul 13, 2012 Wide Rat...

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Iron Lady

by Kam Williams

Iron Lady Kam Williams theironlady_movieposter.jpg Film Review Streep Delivers Oscar-Quality Performance Impersonating Brit PM The Iron Lady Rated PG-13 for violent images and brief nudity. R...

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The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete

by Kam Williams

The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete Kam Williams mister-and-pete-the-kids.jpg Film Review Abandoned Kids Fend for Themselves in Gritty, NYC Saga The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete Av...

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Katt Williams: American Hustle

by Kam Williams

Katt Williams: American Hustle Kam Williams americ22.jpg Film Review Pimp Comedian’s Concert Film Out on DVD  Katt Williams: American Hustle Click to order via Amazon Very Good (3 sta...

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