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Alicia D. Williams - 2020 William C. Morris Award Finalist - Speech
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Alicia D. Williams
Alicia D. Williams 0000000493459573 Alicia D. Williams is a beloved teacher, oral storyteller, and award-nominated author. Known for her lively spirit, she blends drama and storytelling in her teachi...
Alicia T. Bowens
Alicia T. Bowens NONE Alicia T. Bowens, from Chicago, overcame early motherhood to graduate high school and the University of Illinois. She built a successful career in IT, earned two masters degrees...
Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys
Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys 9781838668693 Nonfiction Phaidon Press Phaidon Press ‘An encyclopedic necessity for anyone interested in...
Genesis Begins Again
Genesis Begins Again Alicia D. Williams 9781481465809 Fiction Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. “Reminiscent of Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye—New York Times 2020 Winner of The...
James Mcgrath Morris
James Mcgrath Morris 000000007142934X James McGrath Morris is a renowned author of biographies and narrative nonfiction, including a New York Times Bestseller. With a career spanning journalism, teac...
More Myself: A Journey
More Myself: A Journey Alicia Keys with Michelle Burford 9781250153319 Nonfiction Flatiron Books Macmillan Publishers An intimate, revealing look at one artist’s journey from self-censorship to full e...
The Ultimate Betrayal (Reverend Curtis Black #12)
The Ultimate Betrayal (Reverend Curtis Black #12) Kimberla Lawson Roby 9781455559565 Fiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group It’s been four years since twenty-eight-year old Alicia Black,...
Morris Chestnut - November 2013 Interview with AALBC.com
Morris Chestnut - November 2013 Interview with AALBC.com Kam Williams Interview Morris Chestnut was born on New Year’s Day 1969 in Cerritos, California where he was a student-athlete in high sc...
Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys 0000000110657805 Alicia Keys, born Alicia Augello Cook in 1981, is a renowned artist. Discover more in our 2005 interview with her. Alicia Keys was born Alicia Augello Cook born on Januar...
Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys
Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys MULTIPLE Grammy-winning icons Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys are not only musical powerhouses but also philanthropists and art advocates. Founders of the Dean Collection, the...
Tears for Water: Poetry & Lyrics
Tears for Water: Poetry & Lyrics Alicia Keys 9780425205600 Poetry Penguin Publishing Group Penguin Random House From acclaimed musician Alicia Keys, author of the memoir More Myself, comes a revealing...
Alicia Keys with Michelle Burford
Alicia Keys with Michelle Burford MULTIPLE Alicia Keys, a renowned musician, collaborates with writer Michelle Burford to share her inspiring story. Alicia Keys with Michelle Burford
Alicia McKenzie
Alicia McKenzie NONE Alicia McKenzie is a true Renaissance woman—a former USAW and CrossFit athlete, health and wellness coach, author, real estate investor, and the proud mother of five. Afte...
Be Careful What You Pray For
Be Careful What You Pray For Thumper Book Review It has been a few years since I have read a book by Kimberla Lawson Roby. I decided to break that trend and read her latest novel, Be Careful What You...
Mervyn Morris
Mervyn Morris 0000000122796976 Born in 1937, Mervyn E. Morris is a renowned Jamaican poet and scholar. A Rhodes Scholar and Professor Emeritus of Creative Writing & West Indian Literature, he was the...
The Speech: The Story behind Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream
The Speech: The Story behind Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream Kam Williams Book Review “A great speech is both timely and timeless. First and foremost, it must touch and move its immediate ...
Alicia Keys “The Secret Life of Bees” Interview
Alicia Keys “The Secret Life of Bees” Interview Kam Williams Interview Alicia Keys burst on the scene in April of 2001 with the release of the single Fallin’ from Songs i...
Jean Alicia Elster
Jean Alicia Elster NONE Jean Alicia Elster, a 2017 Kresge Artist Fellow and former attorney, is an acclaimed author of children's novels. Her book, The Colored Car, was a 2014 Michigan Notable Book a...
Human/Nature Poems
Human/Nature Poems Tracie Morris 9781933959641 Poetry Litmus Press Litmus Press Weaving intimate portraits of home with what could be the travel journals of a 21st-century troubadour, Tracie Morri...
Ernest Morris
Ernest Morris 0000000071824075 EJ Morris, known as “The Urban Fiction Literary Guru,” debuted in the literary world in 2014 with his novel, Flippin Numbers. Raised on the tough streets of Pennsylvani...
Susana M. Morris
Susana M. Morris 0000000410238311 Susana M. Morris is an Associate Professor of English at Auburn University. Susana M. Morris, Ph.D. is a Black feminist Afrofuturist writer, scholar, and cultural cr...
Tracie Morris
Tracie Morris 0000000031997991 Born in Brooklyn, interdisciplinary poet and sound artist Tracie Morris earned an MFA at Hunter College and a PhD at New York University. She studied acting at the Roy...
The Short Life and Curious Death of Free Speech in America
The Short Life and Curious Death of Free Speech in America Ellis Cose 9780062999719 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins An urgent examination of free speech in America—addressing “cancel culture,” “accep...
Death of the Willie Lynch Speech: Exposing the Myth
Death of the Willie Lynch Speech: Exposing the Myth Manu Ampim 9781574780574 Nonfiction Black Classic Press Black Classic Press Finally, proof that the Willie Lynch Speech is a hoax! Supposedly giv...
Be Careful What You Pray For (Reverend Curtis Black #7)
Be Careful What You Pray For (Reverend Curtis Black #7) Kimberla Lawson Roby 9780061443121 Fiction Amistad HarperCollins Kimberla Lawson Roby’s Thoughts on Concluding Her Reverend Curtis Black Series,...
Amigas #1: Fifteen Candles
Amigas #1: Fifteen Candles Veronica Chambers 9781423123620 Fiction Disney-Hyperion Disney Publishing Worldwide Summer has arrived in Miami and that means quinceanera season. With an internship at the ...
Alicia Garza
Alicia Garza 0000000497587783 Alicia Garza, an organizer and political strategist, is known for her work with the Black Futures Lab and #BlackLivesMatter. She also serves as the director of strategy ...
Alicia Williams
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Alyssa Reynoso-Morris
Alyssa Reynoso-Morris NONE Alyssa Reynoso-Morris is a queer Afro-Latinx/e writer, mother, and community organizer from The Bronx. She currently resides in Philadelphia and has been recognized with mu...
Ring Shout
Ring Shout P. Djèlí Clark 9781250393814 Fiction Tor Nightfire Macmillan Publishers ebula, Locus, and Alex Award-winner P. Djèlí Clark returns with Ring Shout, a dark fantasy historical novella ...
Brittney Cooper, Susana M. Morris, and Robin M. Boylorn
Brittney Cooper, Susana M. Morris, and Robin M. Boylorn MULTIPLE "Brittney Cooper, Susana M. Morris, and Robin M. Boylorn are renowned authors known for their significant contributions to literature ...
Brittney Cooper, Chanel Craft Tanner, and Susana M. Morris
Brittney Cooper, Chanel Craft Tanner, and Susana M. Morris MULTIPLE Brittney Cooper, Chanel Craft Tanner, and Susana M. Morris, are renowned authors known for their significant contributions to liter...
Richard Morris
Richard Morris 000000002791695X Richard A. Morris is a Harvard Business School alumnus, Vietnam war veteran and former building code specialist turned novelist. Known for his critically acclaimed nov...
Kinitra D. Brooks, Linda Addison, and Susana M. Morris
Kinitra D. Brooks, Linda Addison, and Susana M. Morris MULTIPLE Kinitra D. Brooks, Linda Addison, and Susana Morris are influential authors with significant contributions in their respective fields. ...
Well Considered By Richard Morris
Well Considered By Richard Morris Robert Fleming Book Review Some critics have often said white authors cannot capture the soul and passion of African American characters, but that is not the case ...
The March on Washington: Jobs, Freedom, and the Forgotten History of Civil Rights
The March on Washington: Jobs, Freedom, and the Forgotten History of Civil Rights William P. Jones 9780393082852 Fiction W. W. Norton & Company W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. A brilliant history that go...
The Short Life and Curious Death of Free Speech in America
The Short Life and Curious Death of Free Speech in America Ellis Cose 9780062999726 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins Named one of Newsweek’s 25 Must-Read Fall Fiction and Nonfiction Books to Escape th...
Wanda M. Morris
Wanda M. Morris NONE Wanda M. Morris, a corporate attorney, is a seasoned presenter and leader with experience in Fortune 100 companies. A former President of the Georgia Chapter of the Association o...
Stone’s Revenge
Stone’s Revenge Sylvia Hubbard 9781411624498 Fiction lulu.com lulu.com There is a copycat killer in Davenport and William is the number one suspect. William is the son of a serial killer; Therefore Wi...
Hell’s Kitchen: Behind the Dream
Hell’s Kitchen: Behind the Dream Alicia Keys 9798217176809 Nonfiction Plume Penguin Random House A stunning behind-the-scenes look into Alicia Keys’ hit Broadway musical, Hell’s Kitchen, featuring nev...
A Sinful Calling (Reverend Curtis Black #13)
A Sinful Calling (Reverend Curtis Black #13) Kimberla Lawson Roby 9781455559596 Fiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group Kimberla Lawson Roby’s Thoughts on Concluding Her Reverend Curtis B...
Alicia Robinson
Alicia Robinson NONE Alicia Robinson is an Animator/Illustrator who loves to bring authentic stories and diverse characters to life. Her work is often influenced by nostalgia, pop culture, and ident...
What Love Feels Like
What Love Feels Like Robert Fleming Book Review Most romances sugarcoat the challenges of love and commitment, but this new novel, What Love Feels Like, by F.Y. Dawn, shows the high cost of trust an...
W. Paul Coates Literarian Award Acceptance Speech from the 2024 National Book Awards
W. Paul Coates Literarian Award Acceptance Speech from the 2024 National Book Awards W. Paul Coates Article Watch a Video of Walter Mosleys’s Introduction and Paul Coates Acceptance Speech. ...
The Loss of All Lost Things
The Loss of All Lost Things Amina Gautier 9781932418569 Fiction Elixir Press Elixir Press Winner of the Chicago Public Library’s 21st Century Award.Winner of a Royal Palm Literary AwardWinner of the F...
Sharks in the Time of Saviors
Sharks in the Time of Saviors Kawai Strong Washburn 9781250787316 Fiction Picador Macmillan Publishers WINNER OF THE 2020 PEN/HEMINGWAY AWARD FOR DEBUT NOVEL. One of Barack Obama’s Favorite Books o...
William Still and His Freedom Stories: The Father of the Underground Railroad
William Still and His Freedom Stories: The Father of the Underground Railroad Don Tate 9781561459353 Nonfiction Peachtree Publishers Peachtree Publishers From Ezra Jack Keats Award-winning author-illu...
Mid-Air (Paperback)
Mid-Air (Paperback) Alicia D. Williams 9781481465847 Fiction Atheneum Books for Young Readers Simon & Schuster, Inc. Longlisted for the National Book Award A tender-souled boy reeling fro...
The Speech: The Story Behind Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’S Dream
The Speech: The Story Behind Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’S Dream Gary Younge 9781608463220 Nonfiction Haymarket Books Haymarket Books MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DELIVERED his powerful I Have a Dream” spe...
Ben Philippe
Ben Philippe 0000000483249062 Ben Philippe is a New York-based writer, originally from Haiti. He has degrees from Columbia University and The Michener Center, and teaches screenwriting at Barnard. He...
Professor Chazelle Advocates Christian Social Activism in Keynote Speech Delivered at Medieval Studies Conference
Professor Chazelle Advocates Christian Social Activism in Keynote Speech Delivered at Medieval Studies Conference Kam Williams Interview Professor Chazelle Advocates Christian Social Activism...
Lakewood
Lakewood Megan Giddings 9780062913203 Fiction Amistad HarperCollins NPR Book of the Year 2020 NPR Book of the Year 2020 Electric Literature: One of 55 Books by Women and Nonbinary Writers of Col...
Nani and the Lion
Nani and the Lion Alicia D. Williams 9781665914222 Fiction Atheneum Books for Young Readers Simon & Schuster, Inc. From Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King – John Steptoe Award winner Alicia D. Willi...
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Secrets in the Dark
Secrets in the Dark Ernest Morris 9781947340671 Fiction Good2go Publishing Good2go Publishing Horrifying crimes rip through the streets of New York, and they’re clearly the work of a calculating, dead...
Eye On the Struggle: Ethel Payne, the First Lady of the Black Press
Eye On the Struggle: Ethel Payne, the First Lady of the Black Press James Mcgrath Morris 9780062198860 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins Acclaimed biographer James McGrath Morris brings into focus the ...
Eye On The Struggle: Ethel Payne, The First Lady Of The Black Press
Eye On The Struggle: Ethel Payne, The First Lady Of The Black Press James Mcgrath Morris 9780062198853 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins Acclaimed biographer James McGrath Morris brings into focus the ...
Chap-T-Her Won: Some Poems by Tracie Morris
Chap-T-Her Won: Some Poems by Tracie Morris Tracie Morris 9781883676001 Poetry T M Ink T M Ink I believe this is Morris’ first book of poems.
Gwendolyn R. Morris
Gwendolyn R. Morris NONE Gwendolyn R. Morris is a romantic author challenging media stereotypes of African-American women through her stories. She also penned 6 children's books. Gwendolyn R. Morris ...
Keisha Morris
Keisha Morris NONE Keisha Morris, a New York-trained illustrator and writer, specializes in children's books and T-shirt designs. Based in Reno, Nevada, her work is recognized both in literature and ...
Monique Couvson
Monique Couvson NONE Monique Couvson, Ed.D. is a scholar and author with over 20 years of experience in education, civil rights, and social justice. She's known for her work on improving conditions f...
Brittney Morris
Brittney Morris NONE Brittney Morris, author of 'Slay', is the founder of Boston University Creative Writing Club with a BA in Economics. She enjoys video games and the Seattle rain, living with her ...
Kenneth L. Morris
Kenneth L. Morris NONE Kenneth L. Morris: Naval veteran, Senior Pastor at Calvary Grove Baptist Church, Executive Director of Arms Wide Open, CEO of KLM & Associates Consultancy. Author of multiple b...
William Kamkwamba
William Kamkwamba 0000000109290196 William Kamkwamba’s inspiring story is told in his New York Times bestselling memoir The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, co-authored with Bryan Mealer, and in the Netf...
The Blue Sharks
The Blue Sharks Alicia D. Williams 9798217002191 Fiction G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House A new middle grade mystery from Coretta Scott King and Newbery Honor winner Ali...
Aleshea Harris
Aleshea Harris NONE Aleshea Harris, an award-winning playwright known for her epic western revenge play “Is God Is,” and her critically acclaimed work “What to Send Up When It Goes Down.” She's a rec...
Lee Hawkins
Lee Hawkins NONE Lee Hawkins is a 2023-2024 Rosalynn Carter Fellow for Mental Health Journalism at The Carter Center and was named the Josephine Albright Fellow by the 2024 Alicia Patterson Foundatio...
Neil Baldwin
Neil Baldwin 0000000108910963 Dr. Neil Baldwin, born in New York City, is a renowned author and scholar with a Ph.D. in Modern American Poetry. He has authored various poetry, textbooks, and biograph...
William Melvin Kelley
William Melvin Kelley 0000000108984997 William Melvin Kelley was a notable American novelist and short-story writer, known for using African American comedy to critique racial attitudes. He taught li...
Applying J.L. Austin: A Black Speech ACT Workbook
Applying J.L. Austin: A Black Speech ACT Workbook Tracie Morris 9781946104656 Nonfiction Chax Press Chax Press What are early elements or features of your relationship to the idea of Blackness vis...
All Her Little Secrets
All Her Little Secrets Wanda M. Morris 9780063204331 Fiction William Morrow HarperCollins "All Her Little Secrets is a brilliantly nuanced but powerhouse exploration of race, the legal system, and the...
The Haunting of Tram Car 015
The Haunting of Tram Car 015 P. Djèlí Clark 9781250294807 Fiction Tordotcom Macmillan Publishers Clark returns to the historical fantasy universe of A Dead Djinn in Cairo, with the otherworldly advent...
William Byrd
William Byrd 0000000109367704 Dr. William “Super” Byrd, a Newark native, is an acclaimed author and educator specializing in Sports Education. A holder of multiple degrees and professional licenses, ...
An Interview with John A. Williams
An Interview with John A. Williams Dennis A. Williams Interview John A. Williams (right) and Dennis A. Williams Originally published in FORKROADS, A Journal of Ethnic-American Literature, Wint...
Kwame Nkrumah’s Midnight Speech for Independence
Kwame Nkrumah’s Midnight Speech for Independence Useni Eugene Perkins 9780940975866 Nonfiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. On a humid March night in 1957, Kwame Nkrumah made history. While thous...
Freedom of Speech: Mightier Than the Sword
Freedom of Speech: Mightier Than the Sword David K. Shipler 9780307947611 Nonfiction Vintage Penguin Random House A provocative, timely assessment of the state of free speech in America With his be...
Mdw Dtr: Divine Speech: A Historiographical Reflection of African Deep Thought from the Time of the Pharaohs to the Present Paperback
Mdw Dtr: Divine Speech: A Historiographical Reflection of African Deep Thought from the Time of the Pharaohs to the Present Paperback Jacob Carruthers 9780907015949 Nonfiction Karnak House Karnak Hous...
Ramadan Ramsey (paperback)
Ramadan Ramsey (paperback) Louis Edwards 9780063012042 Fiction Amistad HarperCollins The Guggenheim Fellowship and Whiting Award-winning author Louis Edwards makes his long-awaited comeback with this ...
Ramadan Ramsey
Ramadan Ramsey Louis Edwards 9780063012035 Fiction Amistad HarperCollins The Guggenheim Fellowship and Whiting Award-winning author Louis Edwards makes his long-awaited comeback with this epic tale of...
The Colored Car
The Colored Car Jean Alicia Elster 9780814336069 Fiction Wayne State University Press Wayne State University Press In The Colored Car, Jean Alicia Elster, author of the award-winning Who’s Jim Hines?...
t’ai freedom ford
t’ai freedom ford NONE t’ai freedom ford is a NYC high school English teacher, Cave Canem Fellow, and award-winning poet. She has been published in numerous reviews and anthologies, and is an editor ...
Balance Is Bullshit: A Realistic Approach to Integrating Healthier Habits Into Your Life
Balance Is Bullshit: A Realistic Approach to Integrating Healthier Habits Into Your Life Alicia McKenzie 9781951412302 Nonfiction Collective Book Studio Collective Book Studio Alicia McKenzie—at...
The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart
The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart Alicia Garza 9780525509707 Nonfiction One World Penguin Random House An essential guide to building transformative movements to address th...
We Take This Man
We Take This Man Candice Dow and Daaimah S. Poole 9780446501835 Fiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group Dwight and Tracey Wilson are living the ideal life with their two children in a bra...
Who’s Jim Hines?
Who’s Jim Hines? Jean Alicia Elster 9780814334027 Fiction Wayne State University Press Wayne State University Press Who’s Jim Hines? is a story based on real events about Douglas Ford Jr., a twelve-ye...
Sheila Williams
Sheila Williams 0000000498379628 Sheila Williams, an Ohio-born author and University of Louisville graduate, has published five books, including the popular 'Dancing on the Edge of the Roof'. She con...
Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler
Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler Susana M. Morris 9780063212077 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins A magnificent cultural biography that charts the life of one of our greatest...
Positive Obsession (paperback): The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler
Positive Obsession (paperback): The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler Susana M. Morris 9780063211834 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins A magnificent cultural biography that charts the life of one of ...
Close Kin and Distant Relatives: The Paradox of Respectability in Black Women’s Literature
Close Kin and Distant Relatives: The Paradox of Respectability in Black Women’s Literature Susana M. Morris 9780813935492 Nonfiction University of Virginia Press University of Virginia Press The “blac...
Intermission
Intermission Tracie Morris 9781887128308 Poetry Soft Skull Press Soft Skull Press Tracie Morris has held Championship Titles in both the Nuyorican Grand Slam and the National Haiku Slam. Across th...
Is English we speaking: West Indian literature : A lecture by Mervyn Morris delivered 21 October 1992
Is English we speaking: West Indian literature : A lecture by Mervyn Morris delivered 21 October 1992 Mervyn Morris 9780712303194 Fiction British Library British Library
Middleton A. Harris with the Assistance of Ernest Smith, Morris Levitt, and Roger Furman
Middleton A. Harris with the Assistance of Ernest Smith, Morris Levitt, and Roger Furman MULTIPLE Middleton A. Harris with the assistance of Ernest Smith, Morris Levitt, and Roger Furman
Lisa Michelle Bradley
Lisa Michelle Bradley NONE Lisa Michelle Bradley, from Bishopville, South Carolina, is a graduate of Central Carolina Technical College and Morris College. Currently, she's pursuing a Master's degree...
William Evans
William Evans NONE William Evans, a renowned author, speaker, and MFA candidate, is a co-founder of Black Nerd Problems and creator of the Writing Wrongs Poetry Slam. He's a recipient of multiple gra...
Children’s Book Author Tonya Bolden
Children’s Book Author Tonya Bolden Troy Johnson Interview AALBC Founder Troy Johnson with Tonya Bolden at the 2020 African American Children’s Book Fair Tonya Bolden has written numerous be...
Edwidge Danticat
Edwidge Danticat 000000011051509X Edwidge Danticat, a Haitian-born author, is renowned for her books like “Breath, Eyes, Memory”, an Oprah Book Club pick, and “The Farming of Bones”, an American Book...