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Albert “Prodigy” Johnson
Albert “Prodigy” Johnson NONE Albert “Prodigy” Johnson was a globally recognized rapper, part of the duo Mobb Deep. Known for his reality-based music, he sold millions of albums worldwide. Prodigy al...
My Infamous Life: The Autobiography Of Mobb Deep’s Prodigy
My Infamous Life: The Autobiography Of Mobb Deep’s Prodigy Albert “Prodigy” Johnson 9781439103180 Nonfiction Touchstone Simon & Schuster, Inc. From one of the greatest rappers of all time, a memoir ab...
H.N.I.C.
H.N.I.C. Albert “Prodigy” Johnson 9781617752360 Fiction Infamous Books Akashic Books "A gritty, fast-paced tale of revenge…Tight, terse prose harkens back to pulp fiction of the 1950s…The work is a br...
H.N.I.C.
H.N.I.C. Albert “Prodigy” Johnson 9781617752322 Fiction Infamous Books Akashic Books "A gritty, fast-paced tale of revenge…Tight, terse prose harkens back to pulp fiction of the 1950s…The work is a br...
Albert Tate
Albert Tate 0000000117939653 Albert Tate, a Mississippi native, is a pastor, public speaker, and podcast host. He accepted his call to ministry at 21, graduated from Wesley Bible College, and is purs...
Steven Savile
Steven Savile 0000000109018192 Steven Savile is an acclaimed British author, known for writing popular game and comic series including Doctor Who, Torchwood, Stargate, and Battlefield 3. He's also co...
Prodigy of Mobb Deep On His Novella H.N.I.C
Prodigy of Mobb Deep On His Novella H.N.I.C Book Spotlights Albert "Prodigy" Johnson (https://aalbc.com/authors/author.php?author_name=Albert+%26ldquo%3BProdigy%26rdquo%3B+Johnson) Talks about this ne...
Exercise Your Mind With a Good Book – July 29, 2014 eNewsletter
Exercise Your Mind With a Good Book – July 29, 2014 eNewsletter Troy Johnson Article You may receive this eNewsletter directly in your email-box by subscribing. It may also be read on your Kindle eb...
Albert Murray
Albert Murray 0000000083695821 Albert L. Murray (1916-2013) was a respected critic, novelist, and biographer. Born in Alabama, he divided his time between teaching and serving in the air force before...
Sunfail
Sunfail Steven Savile 9781617754067 Fiction Infamous Books Akashic Books Dogs howl in the streets, running wild. Birds fall dead from the sky. Even the sun itself is failing. As darkness descends all ...
Solitary
Solitary Albert Woodfox 9780802148308 Nonfiction Grove Press Grove Atlantic, Inc. LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN NONFICTIONSolitary is the unforgettable life story of a man who served more ...
Three-Piece Meal: A Novel
Three-Piece Meal: A Novel Zane 9781501142963 Fiction Atria Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. The New York Times bestselling Queen of Erotica returns with this fun, wild, and sensual novel about a brilliant...
Albert Whitman & Company
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Albert Whitman & Company
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Albert Murray: Collected Novels & Poems: Train Whistle Guitar / The Spyglass Tree / The Seven League Boots / The Magic Keys/ Poems (The Library of America)
Albert Murray: Collected Novels & Poems: Train Whistle Guitar / The Spyglass Tree / The Seven League Boots / The Magic Keys/ Poems (The Library of America) Albert Murray 9781598535617 Fiction Library ...
Albert Murray: Collected Essays & Memoirs
Albert Murray: Collected Essays & Memoirs Albert Murray 9781598535037 Nonfiction Library of America Library of America In his 1970 classic The Omni-Americans, Albert Murray (1916€“2013) took aim at ...
Murray Talks Music: Albert Murray on Jazz and Blues
Murray Talks Music: Albert Murray on Jazz and Blues Albert Murray 9780816699551 Nonfiction University of Minnesota Press University of Minnesota Press The year 2016 will mark the centennial of the bir...
Albert French
Albert French 0000000054146305 Albert French, a Vietnam war veteran and former US Marine, turned his distressing war experiences and emotional struggle into powerful memoirs and novels. His works inc...
Albert Woodfox
Albert Woodfox 0000000496240251 Woodfox was held in solitary confinement, longer than anyone in U.S. history — over 40 years Albert Woodfox, born in 1947, is an activist from New Orleans. He has...
Albert E. White
Albert E. White NONE Albert E. White is a business and finance expert with 30 years of experience. Known for advising top CEOs and identifying market trends, he's held senior positions in energy and ...
Albert B. Cleage, Jr.
Albert B. Cleage, Jr. MULTIPLE Albert B. Cleage Jr., also known as Jaramogi Abebe Agyeman, was a Black nationalist Christian minister, author, and political organizer. He founded the Shrine of the Bl...
Albert J. Raboteau
Albert J. Raboteau 0000000081058642 Albert J. Raboteau (1943-2021) was a renowned professor of religion at Princeton University. Born into a Catholic family in segregated Mississippi, his experiences...
Song in a Rainstorm: The Story of Musical Prodigy Thomas Blind Tom Wiggins
Song in a Rainstorm: The Story of Musical Prodigy Thomas Blind Tom Wiggins Glenda Armand 9780807509418 Nonfiction Albert Whitman & Company Albert Whitman & Company Born blind into a life of slavery, T...
Infamous Books
Infamous Books Akashic Books Akashic Books Albert “Prodigy” Johnson partnered with Akashic Books to create the Infamous Books Imprint. Their first release, in July of 2013, was the novell...
Cookie Johnson
Cookie Johnson NONE Earlitha “Cookie†Johnson is a philanthropist and Secretary of the Board for the Magic Johnson Foundation. She focuses on health, education, and social needs in underserved co...
A Sorrowful Joy
A Sorrowful Joy Albert J. Raboteau 9781610979573 Nonfiction Wipf and Stock Publishers Wipf and Stock Publishers Albert Raboteau was born into a Catholic family in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, three mon...
Conversations With Albert Murray (Literary Conversations Series)
Conversations With Albert Murray (Literary Conversations Series) Roberta S. Maguire 9781578060078 Nonfiction University Press of Mississippi University Press of Mississippi As a cultural critic, biogr...
Billy
Billy Albert French 9780140179088 Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Random House Albert French lights up the monstrous face of American racism in this harrowing tale of ten-year-old Billy Lee Turner, who ...
Dying Eyes Don’t Lie
Dying Eyes Don’t Lie Eryka Parker Book Review Set in 1981, Dying Eyes Don’t Lie by Keith Mosley is a genre-blending thriller that explores justice, community, and legacy through the eyes of two...
Earvin Magic Johnson
Earvin Magic Johnson 0000000368581203 Earvin “Magic” Johnson is a former NBA player born in Lansing, Michigan. He played for the Los Angeles Lakers, earning multiple championships and MVP awards. Aft...
Prodigy on AALBC.com
Prodigy on AALBC.com Author Interviews R.I.P Peace Brother: https://aalbc.com/authors/author.php?author_name=Albert+%26ldquo%3BProdigy%26rdquo%3B+Johnson
Prodigy Volume 1: The Evil Earth
Prodigy Volume 1: The Evil Earth Mark Millar 9781534312364 Fiction Image Comics Image Comics Edison Crane's not content being the world's smartest man and most successful businessman — his b...
The Essential Writings of James Weldon Johnson (Modern Library Classics)
The Essential Writings of James Weldon Johnson (Modern Library Classics) James Weldon Johnson 9780812975321 Fiction Modern Library Penguin Random House “A canonical collection, splendidly and sensitiv...
Charles Johnson
Charles Johnson 0000000000042498 Charles Richard Johnson, a novelist, essayist, and cartoonist from Evanston, Illinois, is renowned for his balanced mix of philosophy and folklore. His novel, Middle ...
Sadeqa Johnson
Sadeqa Johnson NONE Sadeqa Johnson, originally from Philadelphia, is a former PR manager who worked with renowned authors and co-founded 12th Street Press. Now a meditation teacher, inspirational blo...
James Weldon Johnson: Writings
James Weldon Johnson: Writings James Weldon Johnson 9781931082525 Fiction Library of America Library of America "The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man" (1912), James Weldon Johnson’s first book and t...
Treasure Hernandez, Clifford “Spud” Johnson, and India Johnson-Williams
Treasure Hernandez, Clifford “Spud” Johnson, and India Johnson-Williams MULTIPLE "Treasure Hernandez, Clifford “Spud†Johnson, and India Johnson-Williams are notable authors, each with distinct l...
Leah Johnson and George M. Johnson
Leah Johnson and George M. Johnson MULTIPLE Leah Johnson and George M. Johnson
Jacqueline Johnson
Jacqueline Johnson NONE Jacqueline Johnson is a multi-disciplined artist and award-winning author known for her work in writing and fiber arts. She has taught poetry at multiple institutions and has ...
George E. Johnson with Hillary Beard
George E. Johnson with Hillary Beard MULTIPLE George Ellis Johnson Sr. (born June 12, 1927) is the founder of the Johnson Products Company, the maker of Ultra Sheen and Afro Sheen, the first Black-o...
How We Love Matters
How We Love Matters Albert Tate 9781546000532 Nonfiction FaithWords Hachette Book Group This powerful book reimagines discipleship by begging us to acknowledge that racism exists in the Church—and off...
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...
One More Dino On the Floor
One More Dino On the Floor Kelly Starling Lyons 9780807515983 Fiction Albert Whitman & Company Albert Whitman & Company Ever since I was a kid, I’ve loved science and dance. My new picture book, publi...
I Am Albert Einstein
I Am Albert Einstein Brad Meltzer 9780803740846 Nonfiction Dial Books Penguin Random House We can all be heroes. That’s the inspiring message of this New York Times Bestselling picture book biography ...
Cinder
Cinder Albert French 9780436204678 Fiction Harvill Secker Penguin Random House This title is set in Banes, Mississippi, 1938. The Catfish creek separates the Patch from the town, black from white. T...
Sitting Bull and His World
Sitting Bull and His World Albert Marrin 9780525459446 Nonfiction Dutton Juvenile Penguin Random House Richly researched, told with sweep, speed, and balance, here is a biography of the man who was ar...
I Can’t Wait on God
I Can’t Wait on God Albert French 9780385483643 Fiction Doubleday Penguin Random House The crowded joys and familiar despair of poor, back-alley life in postwar Pittsburgh have a hold on most people...
The Seven League Boots
The Seven League Boots Albert Murray 9780679758587 Fiction Vintage Penguin Random House In the triumphant concluding volume of the trilogy that began with Whistle Guitar and The Spyglass Tree, Albert ...
Patches of Fire: A Story of War and Redemption
Patches of Fire: A Story of War and Redemption Albert French 9780385483636 Fiction Doubleday Penguin Random House Personal, lyrical, and extraordinary, Patches of Fire is a memorable exploration of ...
The Hero And the Blues
The Hero And the Blues Albert Murray 9780679762201 Fiction Vintage Penguin Random House Book by Murray, Albert
South To A Very Old Place
South To A Very Old Place Albert Murray 9780679736950 Fiction Vintage Penguin Random House Book by Murray, Albert
The Omni-Americans: Black Experience And American Culture (Da Capo Press Paperback)
The Omni-Americans: Black Experience And American Culture (Da Capo Press Paperback) Albert Murray 9780306803956 Nonfiction Da Capo Press Perseus Books Group The Omni-Americans is a classic collection ...
Johnny Was His Name: The Boy Who Grew Up To Become John H. Johnson
Johnny Was His Name: The Boy Who Grew Up To Become John H. Johnson Friends of John H. Johnson Museum 9798385011254 Nonfiction WestBow Press WestBow Press Johnny Was His Name offers a captivating journ...
Counting the Stars: The Story of Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician
Counting the Stars: The Story of Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician Lesa Cline-Ransome 9781534404755 Nonfiction Paula Wiseman Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. From award-winning author Lesa Cline-Ranso...
Undue Influence: The Epic Battle For The Johnson & Johnson Fortune
Undue Influence: The Epic Battle For The Johnson & Johnson Fortune David Margolick 9780688137878 Nonfiction Quill Quill When 32-year-old Polish servant Basia Johnson married the 76-year-old Seward Joh...
Zoe Johnson
Zoe Johnson NONE Comedy writer and stand-up Zoe Johnson started creating characters at 8. At William & Mary, she brought her humor to the student paper; she now trains at Upright Citizens Brigade (UC...
Troy Johnson
Troy Johnson 0000000530602616 “I lead the world's oldest and largest online platform dedicated to books by and about people of African descent.” Troy Demetrius Johnson, founder and President of AALBC....
Dinah Johnson
Dinah Johnson NONE Dinah Johnson is a renowned author in children's literature, particularly in African American storytelling. Her books, which include titles like Hair Dance! and Sitting Pretty, cel...
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 ...
Hannibal B. Johnson
Hannibal B. Johnson NONE Harvard Law graduate Hannibal B. Johnson is an esteemed author, attorney, and consultant specializing in diversity and human relations. He's taught at prestigious universitie...
Cedric Johnson
Cedric Johnson 0000000055574096 Cedric Johnson, an associate professor at the University of Illinois, Chicago, focuses on African American Studies and Political Science. His critically acclaimed book...
George E. Johnson
George E. Johnson NONE George Ellis Johnson Sr. (born June 12, 1927) is the founder of the Johnson Products Company, the maker of Ultra Sheen and Afro Sheen, the first Black-owned company to trade o...
Terrific Books Coming in May, Beyond Adichie, and More!
Terrific Books Coming in May, Beyond Adichie, and More! Troy Johnson Article Terrific New Books Coming in May Former U.S. Poet Laureate, Rita Dove will publish a collection of her poetry from the 30...
The Game Don’t Change The Players Do…
The Game Don’t Change The Players Do… Mazaradi Fox 9781617754821 Fiction Infamous Books Akashic Books The posthumous novel from legendary Queens rapper Mazaradi Fox, who was a member a 50 Cent’s G-Uni...
Swing
Swing Miasha 9781617752643 Fiction Infamous Books Akashic Books "Wise librarians will stock up and ’swing’ this one over to erotica fans."—Library Journal"This newest offering from Miasha packs quite ...
Afro Sheen: How I Revolutionized an Industry with the Golden Rule, from Soul Train to Wall Street
Afro Sheen: How I Revolutionized an Industry with the Golden Rule, from Soul Train to Wall Street George E. Johnson with Hillary Beard 9780316577342 Nonfiction Little, Brown and Company Hachette Book ...
Empire: The House That John H. Johnson Built (The Life & Legacy of Pioneering Publishing Magnate)
Empire: The House That John H. Johnson Built (The Life & Legacy of Pioneering Publishing Magnate) Margena A. Christian 9780692137543 Nonfiction DocM.A.C. Write Publishing DocM.A.C. Write Publishing Af...
Good Behavior (Johnson Family) (Volume 5)
Good Behavior (Johnson Family) (Volume 5) Delaney Diamond 9781940636412 Fiction Garden Avenue Press Garden Avenue Press Can he still be considered good, when his behavior is so bad?An affair with the ...
The Heart of a Woman, and Other Poems
The Heart of a Woman, and Other Poems Georgia Douglas Johnson 9781298493583 Poetry Andesite Press Andesite Press The Heart of a Woman and Other Poems (1918) The Heart of a Woman and Other Poems (19...
The Entrepreneur Mind: 100 Essential Beliefs, Characteristics, and Habits of Elite Entrepreneurs
The Entrepreneur Mind: 100 Essential Beliefs, Characteristics, and Habits of Elite Entrepreneurs Kevin D. Johnson 9780988479708 Nonfiction Johnson Media Inc Johnson Media Inc To achieve unimaginable b...
The Book of American Negro Poetry
The Book of American Negro Poetry James Weldon Johnson 9781605975306 Poetry Book Jungle Book Jungle James Weldon Johnson is the editor of The Book of American Negro Poetry. Johnson compiled this work ...
Katherine Johnson, Joylette Hylick, and Katherine Moore
Katherine Johnson, Joylette Hylick, and Katherine Moore MULTIPLE Katherine Johnson, a renowned mathematician, Joylette Hylick, her daughter, and Katherine Moore, contribute to the field of mathematic...
James Weldon Johnson
James Weldon Johnson 0000000120206864 James Weldon Johnson was a legendary civil rights activist, renowned author, and key figure in the Harlem Renaissance. His diverse career spans roles as a U.S. c...
Kerry G. Johnson
Kerry G. Johnson NONE Kerry G. Johnson, a talented cartoonist, caricaturist, and graphic designer from Nashville, is known for his webcomic, Harambee Hills, which was nominated for a 2010 Glyph Comic...
Lisa Jones Johnson
Lisa Jones Johnson NONE Lisa Jones Johnson is a Harvard-educated attorney, author, and CEO of NextGen Media Group. She launched a global social media platform and authored the award-nominated novel, ...
Toni Ann Johnson
Toni Ann Johnson NONE Toni Ann Johnson is an award-winning author recognized for her linked story collection 'Light Skin Gone to Waste', which won the 2021 Flannery O'Connor Award and was nominated f...
Joyce A. Brown, Princess F.L. Gooden, Terri Ann Johnson, Sonia Johnston, Patricia Woodside, Cryssy Dee, Candy Jackson, and others
Joyce A. Brown, Princess F.L. Gooden, Terri Ann Johnson, Sonia Johnston, Patricia Woodside, Cryssy Dee, Candy Jackson, and others MULTIPLE The authors Joyce A. Brown, Yvette Danielle, Tomeka Farley D...
Sondra Kathryn Wilson
Sondra Kathryn Wilson NONE Dr. Sondra Kathryn Wilson was a senior associate at Harvard's W.E.B. Du Bois Institute, founder of the James Weldon Johnson Foundation, and executor of Johnson’s literary e...
Charles S. Johnson
Charles S. Johnson 0000000108707076 Charles Spurgeon Johnson was a prominent 20th-century black sociologist, key figure of the Harlem Renaissance, and a Ph.D. graduate from the University of Chicago....
Fenton Johnson
Fenton Johnson 0000000038623095 Fenton Johnson (1888-1958) was an African American poet, essayist, and editor who significantly contributed to the Harlem Renaissance. His work, including his well-kno...
Bob Johnson: The “Urban Movie Channel” Interview
Bob Johnson: The “Urban Movie Channel” Interview Kam Williams Interview Robert L. “Bob” Johnson is the Founder and Chairman of The RLJ Companies, an innovative business network tha...
Beverly Johnson - Interview
Beverly Johnson - Interview Kam Williams Interview Beverly Johnson is the first African-American supermodel. She is also an actress, author, activist, businesswoman and TV personality. Sh...
The Hearts of Men: A Novel (Strivers Row)
The Hearts of Men: A Novel (Strivers Row) Travis Hunter 9780375757099 Fiction Strivers Row Penguin Random House Tall, dark, and handsome, Prodigy Banks was once a playboy. Now he’s a man any mother wo...
Storm
Storm NONE Storm, a freelance writer and editor based in Philadelphia, combines sophistication and street-wise sensibilities in her urban fiction. A child prodigy with a Bachelor's of Arts, she has a...
Damn Near White: An African American Family’s Rise From Slavery To Bittersweet Success
Damn Near White: An African American Family’s Rise From Slavery To Bittersweet Success Carolyn Marie Wilkins 9780826218995 Nonfiction University of Missouri Press University of Missouri Carolyn Wilkin...
Black Genius: Essays on an American Legacy
Black Genius: Essays on an American Legacy Tre Johnson 9780593186473 Nonfiction Dutton Books Penguin Random House A powerful read redefining the meaning of genius while illuminating the ways in which ...
Andy Johnson and the March for Justice
Andy Johnson and the March for Justice Esau McCaulley 9780593580646 Fiction Convergent Books Penguin Random House From the bestselling author of Reading While Black comes a sweet and inspiring picture...
Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson
Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson Katherine Johnson 9781534440838 Nonfiction Atheneum Books for Young Readers Simon & Schuster, Inc. A Kirkus Reviews Bes...
Believing in Magic: My Story of Love, Overcoming Adversity, and Keeping the Faith
Believing in Magic: My Story of Love, Overcoming Adversity, and Keeping the Faith Cookie Johnson with Denene Millner 9781501125157 Nonfiction Howard Books Howard Books In her new memoir, Cookie Johnso...
Crazy Rich: Power, Scandal, And Tragedy Inside The Johnson & Johnson Dynasty
Crazy Rich: Power, Scandal, And Tragedy Inside The Johnson & Johnson Dynasty Jerry Oppenheimer 9780312662110 Nonfiction Palgrave Macmillan Macmillan Publishers From the founders of the international h...
Andrew Johnson: The American Presidents Series: The 17Th President, 1865-1869
Andrew Johnson: The American Presidents Series: The 17Th President, 1865-1869 Annette Gordon-Reed 9780805069488 Nonfiction Times Books Times Books A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian recounts the tale ...
This Time
This Time Margaret Johnson-Hodge 9780975402603 Fiction Sutton Place Publishers, Inc. Sutton Place Publishers, Inc. Dajah Moore gave everything she had to save her relationship between herself and Rick...
What is This Thing Called Preaching: An Authentic Collection of Sermons by Rev. Leon Johnson Vol 2
What is This Thing Called Preaching: An Authentic Collection of Sermons by Rev. Leon Johnson Vol 2 Leonidas A. Johnson 9781889561097 Nonfiction Crystal Fountain Publications Crystal Fountain Publicati...
The Selected Writings of James Weldon Johnson: Volume I: New York Age Editorials (1914-1923)
The Selected Writings of James Weldon Johnson: Volume I: New York Age Editorials (1914-1923) Sondra Kathryn Wilson 9780195076448 Nonfiction Oxford University Press Oxford University Press James Weldon...
Kevin Wayne Johnson
Kevin Wayne Johnson NONE “God uses ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary things.” Kevin Wayne Johnson has taken up the task of developing individual and organizational operating exc...
Leonidas A. Johnson
Leonidas A. Johnson NONE Rev. Dr. Leonidas A. Johnson, a licensed optometrist and third-generation preacher, is the founder of Crystal Fountain Ministries and The Crystal Fountain Culture and Vision ...
Lisa Renee Johnson
Lisa Renee Johnson NONE Lisa Renee Johnson, Sunshineologist and publishing coach, inspires individuals to shine in life and business. Co-founder of Sistahs on the Reading Edge book club and CEO of Br...
T. Geronimo Johnson
T. Geronimo Johnson 0000000357171620 T. Geronimo Johnson, a New Orleans native, is a bestselling author known for 'Welcome to Braggsville' and 'Hold It 'Til It Hurts'. A finalist for the 2013 PEN/Fau...