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Blue Caprice

by Kam Williams

Blue Caprice Kam Williams blue-caprice.jpg Film Review Beltway Sniper Saga Revisits 2002 Reign of Terror in DC Area Blue Caprice In Theaters: Sep 13, 2013 Limited Rated R for profanity, drug use a...

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Violet of a Deeper Blue

by Thumper

Violet of a Deeper Blue Thumper Book Review Violet Of A Deeper Blue is the story of Brandon Northcross, a young black MBA graduate from Dartmouth who previously lived in New Hampshire. Brandon had re...

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Black Man under the Deep Blue Sea

by Emanuel Carpenter

Black Man under the Deep Blue Sea Emanuel Carpenter Book Review What if Jacques Cousteau was a black American? Would he have had the opportunities to explore the waters, write books about his experi...

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Phenomenally Me

by Chris Hayden

Phenomenally Me Chris Hayden Book Review In a dark room with a blue light In the basement, music just right Nothing going down but the Mellow sounds of Mr. DJ’s turntables Going round" Boyz...

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Just Wanna Testify

by Idrissa Uqdah

Just Wanna Testify Idrissa Uqdah Book Review Vamping The Vamps… Just Wanna Testify by the mega-talented author, Pearl Cleage was met with mixed reviews when it was first released. Many of...

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Blue in Green

by Robert Fleming

Blue in Green Robert Fleming Book Review On August 25, 1959, jazz trumpeter Miles Davis escorts a white girl to a cab, lights a cigarette outside Birdland, and a city policeman harasses the black man...

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The Savion Sequence

by Connie Bradley

The Savion Sequence Connie Bradley Book Review This review is of the 2011 version of The Savion Sequence My interest was recently piqued by a trailer which appeared on the AALBC.com discussion b...

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The Wealth Choice: Success Secrets of Black Millionaires

by Kam Williams

The Wealth Choice: Success Secrets of Black Millionaires Kam Williams Book Review “In spite of Black America’s advances… with more successful, educated and accomplished entrepren...

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Jelly Roll: A Blues

by Rondall Brasher

Jelly Roll: A Blues Rondall Brasher Book Review Please allow me to set off the mood of this review by quoting one of my favorite Blues songs: I’ve been downhearted baby Ever since th...

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42

by Kam Williams

42 Kam Williams 42-dvd-blue-ray.jpg Film Review Jackie Robinson Biopic Recounts Historic Breaking of Baseball’s Color Barrier 42 Now Available on DVD! (July 16, 2013) In Theaters: Apr 12, ...

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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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Miss Anne in Harlem: The White Women of the Black Renaissance

by Connie Bradley

Miss Anne in Harlem: The White Women of the Black Renaissance Connie Bradley Book Review Definitions of Miss Anne: A coded term for any white woman. A derisive name for a white woman. An emanc...

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The Black Clergy’s Misguided Worship Leadership

by Robert Fleming

The Black Clergy’s Misguided Worship Leadership Robert Fleming Book Review With this defiant publication, The Black Clergy’s Misguided Worship Leadership, Dr. Christopher C. Bell, Jr....

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White Coat Fever

by Thumper

White Coat Fever Thumper Book Review Roland S. Jefferson, author of the classic The School on 103rd Street, is back on the scene with his latest novel, White Coat Fever. The title of the novel is...

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What’s Really Holding You Back?

by Kam Williams

What’s Really Holding You Back? Kam Williams Book Review "I strive to help individuals explore their unique path in life- the path that makes the most of their natural gifts and talents, fulf...

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Broken Utterances

by Kam Williams

Broken Utterances Kam Williams Book Review ’This book endeavors to piece together the broken utterances of 20 women into a seamless painting of understanding which is representative of ...

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God’s Politics

by Kam Williams

God’s Politics Kam Williams Book Review "The 2004 election was one where, no matter who won, almost half the population was going to feel absolutely crushed. We are now deeply divided. So h...

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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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A House Is Not a Home

by Thumper

A House Is Not a Home Thumper Book Review The song says it’s hard to say goodbye’humph, not when the guests have overstayed their welcome it Ain't. At that time, saying goodbye is th...

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Holly

by Thumper

Holly Thumper Book Review French is brilliant. French’s follow up to the equally magnificent Billy. One of the few books that I have to disagree with it’s publishers’ summary of t...

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Rising

by Thumper

Rising Thumper Book Review Rising, Darnella Ford’s fictional debut is explosive. It is the story of a young girl who lives through a number of tragic occurrences. Rising hits the ground runni...

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Sap Rising

by Thumper

Sap Rising Thumper Book Review There’s music in the trees. Whether the trees are standing still under the blue cloudless sky, or in its embarrassed nakedness under gray heavens with biting wint...

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Sapphire’s Grave

by Thumper

Sapphire’s Grave Thumper Book Review While many of us have long since grown tired of the slave narratives, slave stories, or stories that are rooted in our past, my fascination with these stories ...

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The King of No: A Financial Firefighter

by Robert Fleming

The King of No: A Financial Firefighter Robert Fleming Book Review Following 38 years in the investment business, Loyall Wilson assembles some of his financial know-how in this slender book, accumula...

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I Always Knew: A Memoir

by Robert Fleming

I Always Knew: A Memoir Robert Fleming Book Review This country rarely acknowledges the celebrated triple threats of the arts in our community. Consider Barbara Chase-Riboud, the noted African-Americ...

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The Honey Well

by Thumper

The Honey Well Thumper Book Review I had never made a wish like this before. Believe me; I don't harbor any gender bending, transsexual fantasies. But, after reading Gloria Mallette’s lat...

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Bourbon Street

by Thumper

Bourbon Street Thumper Book Review It has been a long while since I read a book as complex and gorgeous as Bourbon Street written by Leonce Gaiter. A novel which explores the spectrum of inner na...

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Soul Men

by Kam Williams

Soul Men Kam Williams soul_m4.jpg Film Review Sam Jackson and Bernie Mac Co-Star in Rollicking Road Comedy Soul Men Click to order via Amazon Rated R for nudit...

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Still Trippin ’

by Kam Williams

Still Trippin ’ Kam Williams still_7.jpg Film Review Steve Harvey Adds Blue Humor Back to His Standup Act   Still Trippin’ Click to order via Amazon Unrated Running ...

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Take Me to the River

by Kam Williams

Take Me to the River Kam Williams take-me-to-the-river-300.jpg Film Review Take Me to the River (2014) In Theaters: Sep 12, 2014 Limited Rated: PG Running Time: 95 Minutes Musical & Performi...

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The Good Shepherd

by Kam Williams

The Good Shepherd Kam Williams the_go7.jpg Film Review De Niro Directs Espionage Thriller about the Dark Side of the CIA   The Good Shepherd Excellent (4 stars) Rated R for sex, expletives, et...

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Anita O’Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer

by Kam Williams

Anita O’Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer Kam Williams anita_20.jpg Film Review   DVD Revisits Career of Recently-Deceased Jazz Great - Blue eyed soul at its very best!   ...

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The Presidency in Black and White: My Up-Close View of Three Presidents and Race in America

by Kam Williams

The Presidency in Black and White: My Up-Close View of Three Presidents and Race in America Kam Williams Book Review “[This book] gives readers a compelling behind-the-scenes look at race re...

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Andrew Billingsley Scholar and Institution Builder: Essays and Tributes

by Robert Fleming

Andrew Billingsley Scholar and Institution Builder: Essays and Tributes Robert Fleming Book Review What makes a scholar great? The easy answer is the prolonged effort of an individual to provide a la...

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Justice for Marcus Garvey

by Robert Fleming

Justice for Marcus Garvey Robert Fleming Book Review Justice for Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind is a recently published collection of essays that highlights the achievements and aspirati...

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Black Water Rising

by Thumper

Black Water Rising Thumper Book Review Attica Locke’s debut novel, Black Water Rising, got a lot of press last year, a lot of good press. I’ve been slowly getting back into the gro...

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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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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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Boss of Black Brooklyn, The Life and Times of Bertram Baker

by Brenda M. Greene

Boss of Black Brooklyn, The Life and Times of Bertram Baker Brenda M. Greene Book Review Bertram Baker was a man of his times… Like Du Bois, Bertram believed in agitating to achieve political...

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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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Louise Thompson Patterson, A Life of Struggle and Justice by Keith Gilyard

by Brenda M. Greene

Louise Thompson Patterson, A Life of Struggle and Justice by Keith Gilyard Brenda M. Greene Book Review To study her story is to witness the courage, sacrifice, vision and discipline of someone who s...

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Lighting the Fires of Freedom by Janet Dewart Bell

by Brenda M. Greene

Lighting the Fires of Freedom by Janet Dewart Bell Brenda M. Greene Book Review In Lighting the Fires of Freedom: African American Women in the Civil Rights Movement (The New Press, 2018), Dr. Janet ...

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Nina

by Kam Williams

Nina Kam Williams http://aalbc.com/reviews/images/nina-2016-movie-poster.jpg Film Review Saldana Successfully Channels Simone in Controversial Biopic Nina In Theaters: April Mar 22, 2016 Limite...

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Russell Atkins: On the Life & Work of an American Master

by Robert Fleming

Russell Atkins: On the Life & Work of an American Master Robert Fleming Book Review This is an astounding tribute to one of the most innovative American artists, Russell Atkins, by a small, indepe...

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Race

by Kam Williams

Race Kam Williams Book Review “There is a lot to learn from this book. If you are feeling cynical and discouraged that you can’t fight the powerful, read it! If you want to learn the ...

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Black Pulp

by Robert Fleming

Black Pulp Robert Fleming Book Review In his succinct introduction, award-winning novelist Walter Mosley, creator of the noted private eye Easy Rawlins, explains the appeal of fiction printed i...

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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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Blessed Experiences: Genuinely Southern

by Kam Williams

Blessed Experiences: Genuinely Southern Kam Williams Book Review “From his humble beginnings in Sumter, South Carolina to his prominence on the Washington, D.C. political scene as the third...

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i see through eyes

by Kalamu ya Salaam

i see through eyes Kalamu ya Salaam Book Review Eric Payne is not ready to publish a book a poetry’but, on the other hand, the 21st century is a new time. If a person believes they are a poet a...

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Billionaires & Ballot Bandits: How to Steal an Election in 9 Easy Steps

by Kam Williams

Billionaires & Ballot Bandits: How to Steal an Election in 9 Easy Steps Kam Williams Book Review “When I was a boy traveling in Latin America, I saw colonial societies that were essentially m...

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Front Row Seat: A Photographic Portrait of the Presidency of George W. Bush

by Kam Williams

Front Row Seat: A Photographic Portrait of the Presidency of George W. Bush Kam Williams Book Review “I was privileged to work with Eric Draper during my entire Presidency. I got to know him ...

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Making Bold Moves: Creating Multimillion Dollar Success in 500 Days or Less

by Kam Williams

Making Bold Moves: Creating Multimillion Dollar Success in 500 Days or Less Kam Williams Book Review “In building NobleStrategy, [Bill Parrish] not only built a force in the construction mana...

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Mission Accomplished

by Kam Williams

Mission Accomplished Kam Williams Book Review "Mission Accomplished is about point of view. The cartoons invert the U.S. media reality’ by focusing on disputes and debates in human te...

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Nicki Minaj: The Woman Who Stole the World An Unauthorized Biography

by Kam Williams

Nicki Minaj: The Woman Who Stole the World An Unauthorized Biography Kam Williams Book Review “This is the story of Onika Tanya Maraj, born on December 8, 1982 in St. James, a suburb of Trini...

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The Northern Stories of Charles Chesnutt

by Paige Turner

The Northern Stories of Charles Chesnutt Paige Turner Book Review Today’s image-obsessed pop stars pride themselves on continually unveiling new identities.  But truth be told, they are l...

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Conversations With Octavia Butler

by Robert Fleming

Conversations With Octavia Butler Robert Fleming Book Review As the sole major black female author of science fiction throughout her career, Octavia Butler reshaped the fictional world of fantasy ...

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Why I Sued the Bible Publishers

by Robert Fleming

Why I Sued the Bible Publishers Robert Fleming Book Review If there was ever a book title that yelled its intentions, this is it. The book’s author, Bradley Fowler, one of the faithful of Presb...

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Vice President Kamala Harris: Her Path To The White House

by Robert Fleming

Vice President Kamala Harris: Her Path To The White House Robert Fleming Book Review America has a love-hate relationship with pioneers, the people who break impossible barriers to forge a successful...

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Under the Skin

by Robert Fleming

Under the Skin Robert Fleming Book Review Following the needless deaths of my grandfather and my father, I was very interested in reading Linda Villarosa’s Under The Skin: The Hidden Toll Of Ra...

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Butter: Novellas, Stories, and Fragments

by Robert Fleming

Butter: Novellas, Stories, and Fragments Robert Fleming Book Review Recently, I received a letter from lit legend Gayl Jones, saying that she wasn’t writing anymore. Discovered by iconic editor...

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Hokum: An Anthology of African-American Humor

by Kam Williams

Hokum: An Anthology of African-American Humor Kam Williams Book Review ‘Hokum is my chance to recognize and thank the black upper-, middle-, low-, and no-class clown for being more than comic...

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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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I Want You to Shut the F#ck Up: How the Audacity of Dopes Is Ruining America

by Kam Williams

I Want You to Shut the F#ck Up: How the Audacity of Dopes Is Ruining America Kam Williams Book Review “The American Dream is in dire need of a wake-up call… If only Uncle Sam could see...

Film Review

The Last King of Scotland

by Kam Williams

The Last King of Scotland Kam Williams the_la56.jpg Film Review Forest Whitaker Delivers Oscar-Quality Performance in Implausible Portrait of Ugandan Dictator The Last King of Scotland - Film...

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Do the Right Thing

by Kam Williams

Do the Right Thing Kam Williams do_the8.jpg Film Review 20th Anniversary Edition of Spike Lee Classic Now Available on DVD Do the Right Thing Click to order via ...

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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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