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Dying Eyes Don’t Lie

by Eryka Parker

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...

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Ain’t But a Few of Us: Black Music Writers Tell Their Story

by Robert Fleming

Ain’t But a Few of Us: Black Music Writers Tell Their Story Robert Fleming Book Review Jazz is dead! If you believe that mess, you must not listen to radio or read any of the mainstream media. Howeve...

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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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The Billion Dollar BET

by Rondall Brasher

The Billion Dollar BET Rondall Brasher Book Review Brett Pulley goes all in with The Million Dollar BET, Robert Johnson and the Inside Story of Black Entertainment Television. He has woven a tale of...

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Harlem Godfather

by Idrissa Uqdah

Harlem Godfather Idrissa Uqdah Book Review Bumpy’s Widow Tells Her Story Harlem Godfather: The Rap on my Husband, Ellsworth ’Bumpy’ Johnson has been a long time coming on the h...

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Crazy Rich: Power

by Kam Williams

Crazy Rich: Power Kam Williams Book Review “Heirs to a Band-Aid and Baby Powder fortune, the Johnsons have enjoyed unimaginable wealth since Johnson & Johnson was founded in 1886—bu...

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Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina

by Kam Williams

Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina Kam Williams Book Review “As the only African-American soloist dancing with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre, Misty Copeland has made history. Bu...

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How To Think Big

by Kam Williams

How To Think Big Kam Williams Book Review "I am not a genius. I am not a prodigy or sensation or phenomenon. I am just like you. At the age of 19, I founded my first company. After graduat...

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The Soloist

by Kam Williams

The Soloist Kam Williams jamie_14.jpg Film Review Jamie Foxx Riveting as Homeless Savant in Best Role since Ray The Soloist Rated PG-13 for mature themes, drug us...

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Balls of Fury

by Kam Williams

Balls of Fury Kam Williams balls_8.jpg Film Review Balls of Fury Film Review by Kam WilliamsRated PG-13 for profanity, crude behavior and sex-related humor. Running time: 90 minutes ...

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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...

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Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist at Work

by Kam Williams

Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist at Work Kam Williams Book Review "There are many possible interpretations of what it means to create dangerously, and Albert Camus… suggests that it...

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Cinder

by Thumper

Cinder Thumper Book Review Cinder, the latest novel by Albert French, is a sequel to French’s 1993 debut novel, Billy. Although it had been a long time since I read Billy, the novel...

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Shackling Water

by Thumper

Shackling Water Thumper Book Review I awoke and discovered myself in the middle of an improvisational jazz solo of great intensity, dexterity, color and depth. I knew not the melody, the song, the st...

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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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Minding the Wealth Gap

by Shaundale Rénā

Minding the Wealth Gap Shaundale Rénā Book Review “The racial wealth gap for Black Americans remains significant, with a direct impact on social and economic growth in the United States” ...

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The Color Purple

by Angeli R. Rasbury

The Color Purple Angeli R. Rasbury Book Review Alice Walker once told an interviewer, "The black woman is one of America’s greatest heroes… . She has been oppressed beyond recogni...

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The Henry Louis Gates

by Robert Fleming

The Henry Louis Gates Robert Fleming Book Review Henry Louis Gates, Jr., one of the nation’s most acclaimed scholars, is a masterful jack of all trades, including educator, editor, critic and ...

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The God Who Begat a Jackal

by Thumper

The God Who Begat a Jackal Thumper Book Review The great author of American letters, Albert Murray, wrote in his recently published book From The Briarpatch, ’The goal of the serious storytelle...

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ATL

by Kam Williams

ATL Kam Williams atl.ht46.jpg Film Review T.I. Makes Impressive Screen Debut in Coming-of-Age Flick Set in His Hometown of Atlanta ATL Film Review by Kam Williams Excellent (3.5 stars) Rated PG-13 f...

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You're a Worthwhile Person

by Jayne Cubbage

You're a Worthwhile Person Jayne Cubbage Book Review you're a Worthwhile Person in More Ways Than a Million by Simeon Johnson is an enjoyable, frank and honest read that lauds the everyday p...

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The Face That Changed It All

by Kam Williams

The Face That Changed It All Kam Williams Book Review “Beverly Johnson made history in 1974… [as] the first African-American woman… whose face appeared on the cover of the world...

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Getting Our Breath Back

by Linda Watkins

Getting Our Breath Back Linda Watkins Book Review Getting Our Breath Back, the debut novel, by author Shawne Johnson, is not your ordinary read. Passionate words float with a hypnotic, poetic rhythm ...

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Digital Coup: The Conspiracy to Thwart Global Democracy

by Shanida Carter

Digital Coup: The Conspiracy to Thwart Global Democracy Shanida Carter Book Review “Democracy around the globe is facing its greatest threat since World War II,” writes author Darin Johnson, who beli...

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Remembering Roots: How an American Classic Transformed the World

by Robert Fleming

Remembering Roots: How an American Classic Transformed the World Robert Fleming Book Review Unfortunately, there were efforts to demean the late Alex Haley’s Roots: The Saga of an American Family whe...

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Echoes of a Distant Summer

by Thumper

Echoes of a Distant Summer Thumper Book Review In Standing At The Scratch Line, Guy Johnson created one of the most memorable protagonists in literature with King Tremain. Johnson’s second no...

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A Streetcar Named Desire (Review of the Broadway Play)

by Troy Johnson

A Streetcar Named Desire (Review of the Broadway Play) Troy Johnson atreetcardposter.jpg Film Review Parker & Underwood Bring New Brilliance to Williams’ Streetcar Tennessee Williams&...

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Uncle Tom: A Oral History of the American Black Conservative

by Troy Johnson

Uncle Tom: A Oral History of the American Black Conservative Troy Johnson https://aalbc.com/reviews/images/Uncle-tom-movie-poster.jpg Film Review Rating: NR Genre: Documentary Directed By: Just...

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Lizzie & McKenzie’s Fabulous Adventures: Mayhem in Madrid

by Troy Johnson

Lizzie & McKenzie’s Fabulous Adventures: Mayhem in Madrid Troy Johnson Book Review Lizzie & McKenzie’s Fabulous Adventures: Mayhem in Madrid is the first book in a series of chapter books t...

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The Original Black Elite: Daniel Murray and the Story of a Forgotten Era

by Troy Johnson

The Original Black Elite: Daniel Murray and the Story of a Forgotten Era Troy Johnson Book Review I grew up in New York City’s East Harlem during the 60s and 70s. Virtually all my peers were Bl...

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African Venus

by Troy Johnson

African Venus Troy Johnson Book Review The sculpture, on the cover of Sheryl K. Carkhum-Lord’s novel was created by artist by Charles Henri Joseph Cordier in 1851. Dubbed, by the artist, &ldquo...

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25 Things That Really Matter In Life

by Kam Williams

25 Things That Really Matter In Life Kam Williams Book Review ’25 Things That Really Matter in Life is designed to get you started living a better life within the next fifteen minute...

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black misery

by Troy Johnson

black misery Troy Johnson Book Review Misery is when you heardon the radio that the neighborhoodyou live in is a slum butyou always thought it was home” black misery is a pictur...

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Bright Eyes

by Troy Johnson

Bright Eyes Troy Johnson Book Review Here, Cheryl Willis Hudson co-author of: Bright Eyes, Brown Skin, helps young children see the beauty of their physical characteristics. Bright eyes, brown sk...

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Half My Size: How I Ate To Lose 150lbs

by Troy Johnson

Half My Size: How I Ate To Lose 150lbs Troy Johnson Book Review Ten years ago, Caroline Jhingory lost 150 pounds. She has maintained it to this day without gastric bypass surgery, fad diets or comm...

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Before I Forget

by Thumper

Before I Forget Thumper Book Review *giggling* I’m going to love writing this review. A little while ago, I read and finished a wonderful debut novel, Before I Forget by Leonard Pitt...

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Flesh: The Disappearance of Portia Barrington

by Robert Fleming

Flesh: The Disappearance of Portia Barrington Robert Fleming Book Review As the author of over a dozen novels including the bestselling Little Girl Lost series, Keith Lee Johnson has created his ...

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Tavis Smiley Books

by Lynne d. Johnson

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...

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Blowback

by Lynne d. Johnson

Blowback Lynne d. Johnson Book Review Blowback is a term that was first used by the CIA in a report on the 1953 operation to overthrow the government of Mohammed Mossadegh in Iran. The term is actual...

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A Woman’s Worth

by Thumper

A Woman’s Worth Thumper Book Review I’m forewarning everyone, if…no, when I see Tracy Price-Thompson, whoever is closest to me, grab me, because I’m going to try my best to slap h...

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Hunting In Harlem

by Thumper

Hunting In Harlem Thumper Book Review I am always excited when new authors enter the scene because they expand the dimensions of our existence through literature that is vibrant, challenging and im...

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Malcolm X: A Graphic Biography

by Troy Johnson

Malcolm X: A Graphic Biography Troy Johnson Book Review The age of multitasking needs better narrative history. It must be absolutely factual, immediately accessible, smart, and brilliantly fun....

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Nappy Hair

by Troy Johnson

Nappy Hair Troy Johnson Book Review One nap of her hair is the only perfect circle in nature. —from Nappy Hair I recently purchased Nappy Hair and have read it to my daughters. I must say c...

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Sincerely Speaking Spiritually

by Robert Fleming

Sincerely Speaking Spiritually Robert Fleming Book Review Like many successful self-help books, Sincerely Speaking Spiritually, celebrates verses of faith and inspiration in the Holy Word. Its author...

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Post-Traumatic

by Robert Fleming

Post-Traumatic Robert Fleming Book Review Chantal Johnson’s debut novel, Post-Traumatic, confronts the emotional toll of sexual assault, a real-life survivor narrative, with the prickly residue...

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On The Edge of a Leaf

by Clarence V. Reynolds

On The Edge of a Leaf Clarence V. Reynolds Book Review In his latest children’s picture book, At the Edge of a Leaf, author and poet Vincent L. Johnson draws from his love of gardening, nature,...

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Grace After Midnight: A Memoir

by Troy Johnson

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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Hip-Hop: A Cultural Odyssey

by Troy Johnson

Hip-Hop: A Cultural Odyssey Troy Johnson Book Review Hip-Hop Culture’s first OFFICIAL luxury, large format coffee table book will inspire, entertain and educate all generations of readers wit...

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When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: My Life as a Hip-Hop Feminist

by Lynne d. Johnson

When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: My Life as a Hip-Hop Feminist Lynne d. Johnson Book Review Hip-hop has intrinsically woven itself into the fabric of Americana. The culture, music, icons, and p...

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Never Die Alone

by Troy Johnson

Never Die Alone Troy Johnson never_19.jpg Film Review   The following is not a review, but informational material for the movie NEVER DIE ALONE   Order Movie-Original Pos...

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Thunder Soul

by Kam Williams

Thunder Soul Kam Williams images/thundersoul.jpg Film Review Reverential Bio-Pic Pays Tribute to Legendary H.S. Bandleader Thunder Soul Rated PG for smoking and mild epithets Running time: ...

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Behind those Books (press release)

by Troy Johnson

Behind those Books (press release) Troy Johnson images/behindthosebooks.jpg Film Review Behind Those Books: A Thought Provoking Documentary Tackling Societal Ills Through Literature Behind Th...

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Booker’s Place: A Mississippi Story

by Troy Johnson

Booker’s Place: A Mississippi Story Troy Johnson books-place.jpg Film Review Booker’s Place: A Mississippi Story   Booker’s Place: A Mississippi Story Click to rent or buy th...

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Bound: Africans vs. African-Americans

by Troy Johnson

Bound: Africans vs. African-Americans Troy Johnson bound.jpg Film Review A description of Bound, not a film review follows: Bound: Africans vs. African-Americans (2015)Buy via Amazon or ...

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Butterfly Rising

by Troy Johnson

Butterfly Rising Troy Johnson images/tanya_wright.jpg Film Review A Letter from Tanya Wright Tanya Wright author/writer/director, BUTTERFLY RISING My name is Tanya Wright. I am an actress...

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Life Is A Canvas

by Carol Taylor

Life Is A Canvas Carol Taylor Book Review Life is a Canvas is a contemporary novel about finding love and self and how the choices we make early in life, particularly in our twenties, sets us on a pa...

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Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

by Kam Williams

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise Kam Williams /reviews/images/maya-angelou-older.jpg Film Review An Intimate Look at the Life of Iconic Poet, Writer, and Activist Excellent (4 stars) In Theaters...

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Glorious

by Idrissa Uqdah

Glorious Idrissa Uqdah Book Review Bernice McFadden’s long awaited release, is pure poetry. This novel sings to you through the eyes of Easter Bartlett who runs away as a young girl when ...

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Baby Boy

by Marvin X

Baby Boy Marvin X moviebabyboy.jpg Film Review Baby Boy Written, Directed, Produced  by John Singleton Click to Order via Amazon Rating: R Studio: Columbia Tri-Star Theatrical Release Date: June ...

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Everything I Know About Zombies

by Carol Taylor

Everything I Know About Zombies Carol Taylor Book Review “When the apocalypse came, nine-year-old Letitia Johnson tried. She grabbed her little sister and her classmates and locked them ...

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Love In A Carry-On Bag

by Idrissa Uqdah

Love In A Carry-On Bag Idrissa Uqdah Book Review As Wild As The Wind Modern technology has made a long-distance love affair more of a reality. The characters in this novel took the concept and made...

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Sugar of the Crop

by Kam Williams

Sugar of the Crop Kam Williams Book Review Everyone I interviewed for this book is now dead” Before I started the search, the one person I knew who was a granddaughter of a ...

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Wrong on Race

by Kam Williams

Wrong on Race Kam Williams Book Review ’It must be acknowledged that in the progress of nations Negroes have shown less capacity for government than any other race of people. No independen...

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Sam Langford

by Kam Williams

Sam Langford Kam Williams Book Review In January of 1944, the New York Herald Tribune published The Forgotten Man a story about Sam Langford, aka “The Boston Tar Baby,” one of b...

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Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea

by Linda Watkins

Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea Linda Watkins Book Review Everyone knows that poetry is opinionated, subjective and sometimes downright confusing. I was delighted to find that the problem of comprehensi...

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Buddy Guy: When I Left Home — My Story

by Robert Fleming

Buddy Guy: When I Left Home — My Story Robert Fleming Book Review When I Left Home, the memoir of legendary blue guitarist Buddy Guy, with support from noted writer David Ritz, traces the musician ...

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Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention

by Robert Fleming

Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention Robert Fleming Book Review Dr. Manning Marable, a professor of history at Columbia University and author of fifteen books, knew how important and controversial ...

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Bittersweet

by Thumper

Bittersweet Thumper Book Review Bittersweet, the debut novel by Freddie Lee Johnson, lll, proves the old adage that you can’t always judge a book by its cover. As I picked up Bittersweet from t...

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Every Woman’s Man

by Thumper

Every Woman’s Man Thumper Book Review Yeah, it’s unusual for me to read a book with a title like, Every Woman’s Man, a novel by Rique Johnson. I don't normally go for the sister girl...

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And On The Eighth Day She Rested

by Thumper

And On The Eighth Day She Rested Thumper Book Review Lately, I have been in one of my lazy reading moods. I wanted a book that would go easy on my ol’ noggin. As you all know, my normal readi...

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Spiritual Shackles

by Tiffany M. Davis

Spiritual Shackles Tiffany M. Davis Book Review Who burned the churches? This is a question that kicks off the historically mystic journey that is Spiritual Shackles.  Set primarily in Pasadena...

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32 Ways to Be a Champion in Business

by Kam Williams

32 Ways to Be a Champion in Business Kam Williams Book Review "While I spent 14 years in the NBA playing basketball, I always had bigger dreams of building a business empire. ...

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I Am Debra Lee: A Memoir

by Robert Fleming

I Am Debra Lee: A Memoir Robert Fleming Book Review Blessed with a candor, boldness, and business savvy rarely seen in books of this type, former CEO of Black Entertainment Television network Debra L...

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Weathering the Storm: Navigating the Anti-Social Justice Wave

by Shaundale Rénā

Weathering the Storm: Navigating the Anti-Social Justice Wave Shaundale Rénā Book Review In writing Weathering the Storm: Navigating the Anti-Social Justice Wave, author Tiffany G. Townsend, PhD, add...

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Rainbow in the Cloud: The Wisdom and Spirit of Maya Angelou

by Kam Williams

Rainbow in the Cloud: The Wisdom and Spirit of Maya Angelou Kam Williams Book Review “‘Words mean more than what is set down on paper,’ Maya Angelou wrote in her groundbreaking m...

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Eye on the Struggle: Ethel Payne

by Kam Williams

Eye on the Struggle: Ethel Payne Kam Williams Book Review “This groundbreaking biography… illuminates the life and accomplishments of pioneering journalist Ethel Lois Payne, while also...

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Triple Take

by Thumper

Triple Take Thumper Book Review Triple Take, the debut novel by Y. Blak Moore, reminds me of an old timey Hollywood western. Despite the fact that Triple Take takes place in the 21st century mean s...

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Total Eclipse of the Heart

by Thumper

Total Eclipse of the Heart Thumper Book Review After reading Zane’s new novel, Total Eclipse of the Heart, I have to admit, I have been sleeping on Zane.  The novel is the s...

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Phat Girlz

by Kam Williams

Phat Girlz Kam Williams phat_g31.jpg Film Review Plus-Sized Sisters Find Acceptance in Africa in Cross-Cultural Romantic Comedy   Phat Girlz Rated PG-13 for sex, expletives, and crude humo...

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Winnie Mandela

by Kam Williams

Winnie Mandela Kam Williams nelsonandwinnie.jpg Film Review Jennifer Hudson Portrays Infamous Icon in Warts-and-All Biopic Winnie Mandela In Theaters: Sep 6, 2013 Limited On DVD: Dec 17,...

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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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Men II Boys

by Kam Williams

Men II Boys Kam Williams men_ii9.jpg Film Review Groundbreaking Documentary Features Words of Wisdom about Black Manhood Men II Boys Click to order via ...

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Carmen & Geoffrey

by Kam Williams

Carmen & Geoffrey Kam Williams carmen47.jpg Film Review Endearing Documentary Examines Enduring Marriage and Careers of Celebrated Couple   Carmen & Geoffrey Unrated Running ...

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Best Selling DVD's for 2011

by Kam Williams

Best Selling DVD's for 2011 Kam Williams https://aalbc.com/reviews/aalbcdvd6.jpg Film Review 10 Best Selling DVDs on AALBC.com for 2011 This is the first DVD bestseller's list that I've compiled and ...

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Blacktrospective 2008 - Annual Assessment of the Best (and Worst) in Black Cinema

by Kam Williams

Blacktrospective 2008 - Annual Assessment of the Best (and Worst) in Black Cinema Kam Williams https://aalbc.com/reviews/the_se11.jpg Film Review Kam's Annual Assessment of the Best (and...

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