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Marvel’s Black Panther

by Brenda M. Greene

Marvel’s Black Panther Brenda M. Greene Book Review The 2016 San Diego Comic-Con was a memorable moment for independent researcher and writer Todd Steven Burroughs. Burroughs begins Marvel’s Bl...

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The Amazing Spider-Man

by Kam Williams

The Amazing Spider-Man Kam Williams images/spiderman-movie-poster.jpg Film Review Andrew Garfield Stars in Reboot of Marvel Comics Franchise The Amazing Spider-Man In Theaters: Jul 3, 2012 Wide ...

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Kinyarwanda

by Kam Williams

Kinyarwanda Kam Williams images/kinyarwanda_movie_poster.jpg Film Review Rwandan Tragedy Revisited in "Crash"-Like Ensemble Drama Read an interview with the film maker Alrick Brown Kinyarwanda ...

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Vanishing Pearls: The Oysterman of Pointe a la Hache

by Kam Williams

Vanishing Pearls: The Oysterman of Pointe a la Hache Kam Williams array.jpg Film Review Vanishing Pearls: The Oysterman of Pointe a la Hache In Theaters: April 18, 2014 (limited) on Netflix Writte...

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Dancing the Afrofuture: Hula, Hip-Hop, and the Dunham Legacy

by Karen Brown

Dancing the Afrofuture: Hula, Hip-Hop, and the Dunham Legacy Karen Brown Book Review I had just recently attended the 2024 International Conference and Festival of Blacks in Dance in Memphis, Tenness...

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Sojourner’s Dream

by Idrissa Uqdah

Sojourner’s Dream Idrissa Uqdah Book Review An Inside Look At The Atrocities of War In Rwanda I approached the novel, Sojourner’s Dream by first time author Angeline Bandon-Bibum expecting a ...

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Resurrecting Midnight by Eric Jerome Dickey

by Thumper

Resurrecting Midnight by Eric Jerome Dickey Thumper Book Review Man, I must have been knocked out for a long ass time.  I had to take a leave of absence for three years because I had to go bac...

Film Review

Zero Dark Thirty

by Kam Williams

Zero Dark Thirty Kam Williams zero-dark-thirty-movie-poster.jpg Film Review Riveting Docudrama Recounts International Manhunt for Bin Laden   Zero Dark Thirty (2012) In Theaters: Dec 19, 20...

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Legend of the Orange Scepter

by Robert Fleming

Legend of the Orange Scepter Robert Fleming Book Review It’s very difficult to write a Young Adult fiction. Also, the difficulty only increases when you add elements of science fiction and fant...

Film Review

Man of Steel

by Kam Williams

Man of Steel Kam Williams man-of-stelle-poster.jpg Film Review Superman’s Roots Explored in Riveting Reboot of DC Comics Series Man of Steel In Theaters: Jun 14, 2013 Wide Rated PG-13 for pro...

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Watchmen

by Kam Williams

Watchmen Kam Williams watchm18.jpg Film Review Long-Awaited Adaptation of Graphic Novel an Underwhelming Disappointment   Watchmen Rated R for full frontal nu...

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The Wolverine

by Kam Williams

The Wolverine Kam Williams the-wolverine.jpg Film Review Jackman Journeys to Japan for Latest Adventure as Metal-Clawed Mutant The Wolverine In Theaters: Jul 25, 2013 Wide Rated PG-13 for sexuali...

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Crossing the Line

by Kam Williams

Crossing the Line Kam Williams crossi3.jpg Film Review Thought-Provoking Documentary Features Ethnically-Mixed Stand-Up Comics   Crossing the L...

Book Review

We Gotta Have It

by Kam Williams

We Gotta Have It Kam Williams Book Review ’We Gotta Have It represents twenty years of seeing a new generation of Black movies. Before this journey began in 1986, with Spike Lee’s She...

Book Review

I Am New Orleans

by Robert Fleming

I Am New Orleans Robert Fleming Book Review American poet, author, filmmaker, and teacher Kalamu ya Salaam, a leading citizen of New Orleans’s 9th Ward, has always been a booster for the Cresce...

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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...

Film Review

Mississippi Damned

by Kam Williams

Mississippi Damned Kam Williams mississippi-damned.jpg Film Review Mississippi Damned In Theaters: January 16, 2009 (limited) on Netflix Written and Directed by: Tina Mabry Rating: UnratedGe...

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Precious

by Kam Williams

Precious Kam Williams precio2.jpg Film Review Lee Daniels’ Long-Anticipated Sundance-Winner Lives up to the Buzz Precious Click to order DVD via Amazon Rated R fo...

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Punta Soul

by Kam Williams

Punta Soul Kam Williams punta_28.jpg Film Review   PARANDA MEDIA 80 Vaughn Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10801 Contact: Margery Laing 914-393-3037 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Februa...

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Born into Brothels

by Kam Williams

Born into Brothels Kam Williams born_i24.jpg Film Review Academy Award-Winning Documentary Showing at Human Rights Watch Festival   Born into Brothels Click to order vi...

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Dear White People

by Kam Williams

Dear White People Kam Williams dear-wite-people-movie-poster.jpg Film Review Dear White People In Theaters: Oct 17, 2014 Limited On DVD: Feb 3, 2015 Rated R for profanity, ethnic and sexual prefe...

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Blacktrospective 2009 - Kam’s Annual Assessment of the Best (and Worst) in Black Cinema

by Kam Williams

Blacktrospective 2009 - Kam’s Annual Assessment of the Best (and Worst) in Black Cinema Kam Williams https://aalbc.com/reviews/precious_movieposter.jpg Film Review Kam's Annual Assessment of the Best ...

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I Will Follow

by Kam Williams

I Will Follow Kam Williams images/iwillfollow.jpg Film Review Bittersweet Drama Chronicles Day in the Life of Grief-Stricken Caregiver   I Will Follow Order via Amazon.com Unrated ...

Book Review

Awaken

by Melissa Brown Levine

Awaken Melissa Brown Levine Book Review Awaken is a powerful story about heritage and restoration. Author Timothy George takes an innovative approach in this African-focused tale by combining m...

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Paradise Interrupted (Carole Ann Gibson Mysteries)

by Thumper

Paradise Interrupted (Carole Ann Gibson Mysteries) Thumper Book Review I want to state my bias up front. I look forward to this time of the year when a new “Carole Ann Gibson” installment...

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Words to Our Now: Imagination & Dissent

by Kam Williams

Words to Our Now: Imagination & Dissent Kam Williams Book Review ’The word ’faggot’ itself is to me as nasty a form of violence as the perennial spit-nastiness in that classic Ame...

Book Review

White Gold

by Carol Taylor

White Gold Carol Taylor Book Review This sweeping historical novel follows aspiring railroad engineer, William Roberson, from his Jamaican homeland in 1897 at 16, to Panama, to help build the Pan...

Book Review

The Black Sleuth

by Thumper

The Black Sleuth Thumper Book Review Suggested Title: Tale of Early Black Detective Prescribes Strong Medicine Or Forgotten Black Writer Doses Up Strong Medicine Northeastern University Press, in its...

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The New Paradigm for Financial Markets

by Kam Williams

The New Paradigm for Financial Markets Kam Williams Book Review ’We are in the midst of a financial crisis the likes of which has not been seen since the Great Depression of the 1930s&rsquo...

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The Rejected Stone: Al Sharpton and the Path to American Leadership

by Kam Williams

The Rejected Stone: Al Sharpton and the Path to American Leadership Kam Williams Book Review “As you read through the following pages and get a sense of my journey and the lessons I’ve...

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Femme du Monde

by Tara Betts

Femme du Monde Tara Betts Book Review Spears Jones’ second collection Femme du Monde does not simply unfold the artful experiences of a woman who has traveled and soaked up the internatio...

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The Global Obama: Crossroads of Leadership in the 21st Century

by Kam Williams

The Global Obama: Crossroads of Leadership in the 21st Century Kam Williams Book Review “Barack Obama [has] garnered higher approval ratings in most parts of the world than in the United S...

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Lynched by Corporate America

by Kam Williams

Lynched by Corporate America Kam Williams Book Review ’My intention in writing this book from the outset has been to illustrate what happens’ when one of the world’s largest com...

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Beasts of No Nation

by Robert Fleming

Beasts of No Nation Robert Fleming Book Review As John A. Williams, that black titan of letters, often says ’there can never be enough political novels written by our community,’ the num...

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No One Left Alone

by Eryka Parker

No One Left Alone Eryka Parker Book Review The inspirational book No One Left Alone opens with the author sharing how members of the Boston community came together and, united, dealt with their grief...

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My Bully, My Aunt, and Her Final Gift

by Shaundale Rénā

My Bully, My Aunt, and Her Final Gift Shaundale Rénā Book Review In My Bully, My Aunt, & Her Final Gift, writer Harold Phifer openly shares childhood experiences with both boldness and wit. The s...

Film Review

The Pirogue

by Kam Williams

The Pirogue Kam Williams la-pirogue.jpg Film Review Senegalese Peasants Set Out for Spain in Seafaring Tale of Survival La Pirogue (2012) In Theaters: Jan 23, 2013 Limited Directed By: Moussa TourÃ...

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Sweet Dreams

by Kam Williams

Sweet Dreams Kam Williams sweet-dreams.jpg Film Review Sweet Dreams In Theaters: Nov 1, 2013 Limited Unrated In English and Kinyarwanda with subtitles Running time: 84 minutes Documentary Dir...

Film Review

The Ultimate Ali Collection

by Kam Williams

The Ultimate Ali Collection Kam Williams the_ul1.jpg Film Review The Ultimate Ali Collection DVD Review by Kam Williams Headline: Ali Career Revisited via Classic Bouts and More on 3-Dis...

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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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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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A Beautiful Soul

by Kam Williams

A Beautiful Soul Kam Williams a-beautiful-soul.jpg Film Review Shades of ’It’s a Wonderful Life’ Abound in Faith-Based Morality Play A Beautiful Soul [2012] In Theaters: May 4, 2012...

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Captain Phillips

by Kam Williams

Captain Phillips Kam Williams captain-phillips.jpg Film Review Somali Pirates Hold Captain Hostage in Navy SEAL Rescue Thriller Captain Phillips In Theaters: Oct 11, 2013 Wide PG-13 for intense ...

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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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