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Edward Kelsey Moore Reads From His Novel, The Supremes Sing the Happy Heartache Blues

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Edward Kelsey Moore Reads From His Novel, The Supremes Sing the Happy Heartache Blues Book Spotlights Edward Kelsey Moore reads from his very humorous novel, The Supremes Sing the Happy Heartache Blue...

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three clips Author Interviews I started with the following prompt: "A black woman in her 60s is clearly middle class in a room filled with books Afrocentric art, and family photos. Her hairstyle is n...

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Amiri Baraka: Evolution of a Revolutionary Poet

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Amiri Baraka: Evolution of a Revolutionary Poet Poetry & Spoken Word AALBC.com mourns the loss of Amiri Baraka (https://aalbc.com/authors/author.php?author_name=Amiri+Baraka) Nov 9, 2014). More on the...

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Stephanie Robinson author, Post Racial? The Paradox of Color in 21st Century America

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Stephanie Robinson author, Post Racial? The Paradox of Color in 21st Century America Author Interviews Stephanie Robinson talks about her book: Post Racial? The Paradox of Color in 21st Century Americ...

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Herb Boyd talks about his book Baldwin's Harlem: A Biography and other things

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Herb Boyd talks about his book Baldwin's Harlem: A Biography and other things Book Spotlights Here Herb Boyd talks about his book; Baldwin's Harlem: A Biography. He also talk about Harlem in general,...

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Is The MIchael Jackson Black Or White Video Racist?

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Is The MIchael Jackson Black Or White Video Racist? Author Interviews What do you think? https://aalbc.com/tc/topic/4751-black-woman-turns-white/

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One of World’s Greatest Publishers of Books for African People

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One of World’s Greatest Publishers of Books for African People Book Spotlights Kassahun Checole is the founder of Africa World Press and The Red Sea Press. Checole has published important scholarly wo...

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Trice Hickman talks about her work with AALBC.com at BEA '08

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Trice Hickman talks about her work with AALBC.com at BEA '08 Author Interviews For more information visit https://aalbc.com/authors/trice_hickman.htm Trice Hickman talks about her work with AALBC.com...

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Dr. Artika R. Tyner Founder of Planting People Growing Justice Children's Bookstore

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Dr. Artika R. Tyner Founder of Planting People Growing Justice Children's Bookstore Book Spotlights Dr. Artika R. Tyner Founder of Planting People Growing Justice Children's Bookstore. Learn more at: ...

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African American Pavilion at BookExpo America 2005

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African American Pavilion at BookExpo America 2005 Book Spotlights Featuring exhibitors in the African American Pavilion at BookExpo America 2005. It held June 2–5, 2005 at the Jacob K. Javits Convent...

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Discover Black Art In America™ Gallery & Gardens

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Discover Black Art In America™ Gallery & Gardens Author Interviews Since 2010 Black Art In America’s (BAIA) mission has been to document, preserve and promote the contributions of the African American...

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Invincible Fathers and Mothers of Black America by Wade Hudson

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Invincible Fathers and Mothers of Black America by Wade Hudson Author Interviews Wade Hudson discusses his children's book, Invincible Fathers and Mothers of Black America Illustrated by E. B. Lewis (...

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The 21st-Century Black Librarian in America: Issues and Challenges

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The 21st-Century Black Librarian in America: Issues and Challenges Author Interviews The 21st-Century Black Librarian in America: Issues and Challenges (https://aalbc.com/books/bookinfo.php?isbn13=978...

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Only 54 Black Owned Indie Bookstores Left in America

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Only 54 Black Owned Indie Bookstores Left in America Book Spotlights Please join #ReadingBlack a movement where we encourage people of all colors to read books written by Black writers and to buy thos...

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Planting People Growing Justice

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Planting People Growing Justice Author Interviews Dr. Artika Tyner on Planting People Growing Justice Publishing

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Jennifer Baker Editor of Everyday People

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Jennifer Baker Editor of Everyday People Author Interviews Jennifer Baker is the creator and host of the Minorities in Publishing (MiP). Here she talks to AALBC, during AWP in Tampa, about Everyday P...

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Is The Dove Commercial Racist?

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Is The Dove Commercial Racist? Author Interviews Is the seemingly miraculous transformation of a Black woman into a white woman racist? https://aalbc.com/tc/topic/4751-black-woman-turns-white/

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Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival - The Authors

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Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival - The Authors Literary Events These authors appeared at the 2017 Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival on January 21, 2017. Learn more about their work: Pamala McCoy: h...

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Don't Bring Home a White Boy

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Don't Bring Home a White Boy Author Interviews Visit https://aalbc.com/authors/author.php?author_name=Karyn+Langhorne+Folan to learn more about Karen has written a couple more novels on interracial r...

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Dave Landry Co-Founder of CLASS Bookstore, Houston, TX

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Dave Landry Co-Founder of CLASS Bookstore, Houston, TX Book Spotlights Recorded during the American Booksellers Assoication’s Children’s Insititute June 13, 2025, Portland, Oregon. Learn more about th...

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Tavis Smiley discusses the Importance of Journaling

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Tavis Smiley discusses the Importance of Journaling Author Interviews More about "America I Am" Book: https://aalbc.it/aiamjournal Tavis Smiley describes why he keeps and journal. Tavis also talks a...

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Kassahun Checole Publisher Africa World Press/Red Sea Press

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Kassahun Checole Publisher Africa World Press/Red Sea Press Author Interviews Kassahun Checole Publisher of Africa World Press and Red Sea Press tells AALBC.com about his newest books, why they are im...

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Walter Zacharius, Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Kensington Publishing

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Walter Zacharius, Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Kensington Publishing Publishing & Craft Walter chats with AALBC.com President Troy Johnson and author Gwynne Forester about his impact on publishing...

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Kadir Nelson, Author, Illustrator

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Kadir Nelson, Author, Illustrator Author Interviews Kadir Nelson, Author, Illustrator of chilrens books reads at Quail Ridge Books & Music in Raleigh, NC Sept 18, 2011

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Hiding In Hip Hop - On The Down Low in the Entertainment Ind

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Hiding In Hip Hop - On The Down Low in the Entertainment Ind Author Interviews For more information visit https://aalbc.com/books/bookinfo.php?isbn13=9781416553397 Author Terrence Dean discusses his ...

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“Barack Obama Didn’t Do a Darn Thing for Black People”

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“Barack Obama Didn’t Do a Darn Thing for Black People” Author Interviews Learn more about Dr. Claud Anderson: https://aalbc.com/authors/author.php?author_name=Claud+Anderson Watch the full 1-hour inte...

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"There Are As Many Ways to be Black as There are Black People"

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"There Are As Many Ways to be Black as There are Black People" Author Interviews Baratunde Thurston (https://aalbc.it/tundebooks), 'Tune is the co-host of TakePart Live on Pivot TV and the CEO and co-...

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The Importance of Independent Black Owned Bookstores

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The Importance of Independent Black Owned Bookstores Book Spotlights Authors and industry professionals talk about the importance of Black owned, independent, book stores. These clips were recorded b...

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Tribute to Toni Cade Bambara: She could be found with the people

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Tribute to Toni Cade Bambara: She could be found with the people Author Interviews Toni Cade Bambara (March 25, 1939 - December 9, 1995): https://aalbc.com/authors/author.php?author_name=Toni+Cade+Bam...

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What Does a Doo-Rag Do? #GTS

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What Does a Doo-Rag Do? #GTS Author Interviews Clipped from Last Week Tonight in Reaction to a Question posed on a Black Forum: https://aalbc.com/tc/topic/7439-im-white-and-like-to-learn-more-about-af...

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Papa’s Free Day Party: A Children's Book Set in All-Black town of Boley, Oklahoma

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Papa’s Free Day Party: A Children's Book Set in All-Black town of Boley, Oklahoma Literary Events AALBC’s Founder, Troy Johnson, hosts a conversation about the children’s book Papa’s Free Day Party wi...

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Lee Daniels' The Butler Official Trailer

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Lee Daniels' The Butler Official Trailer Author Interviews In theaters nationwide August 16th! Read an Interview with Direct Lee Daniels: https://aalbc.it/leedaniels From The Weinstein Company Offi...

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Ibram X. Kendi Wins National Book Award for Stamped from the Beginning

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Ibram X. Kendi Wins National Book Award for Stamped from the Beginning Book Spotlights Ibram X. Kendi Wins National Book Award for Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in...

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George Packer - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013

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George Packer - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013 Poetry & Spoken Word For the other finalists please visit: https://aalbc.com/content.php?title=Coverage+of+the+64th+National+Book+Awards+2013...

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Charisse on Stephen L Carter's New Book

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Charisse on Stephen L Carter's New Book Book Spotlights More about A.L. Shields' (Stephen L. Carter) novel, THE CHURCH BUILDER https://aalbc.it/tcb2013 Video recorded by Troy Johnson of AALBC.com dur...

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Susan McHenry & Anegla Dodson and BEA 2005

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Susan McHenry & Anegla Dodson and BEA 2005 Author Interviews Book Expo America 2005

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Peter Slen Announces BookTV's Online Book Club

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Peter Slen Announces BookTV's Online Book Club Book Spotlights Sheryl Sandberg's book, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead https://aalbc.it/ssleanin This book will be discussed on C-Span2's Boo...

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Rita Williams-Garcia on her novel "P.S. Be Eleven"

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Rita Williams-Garcia on her novel "P.S. Be Eleven" Book Spotlights Rita Williams-Garcia (https://aalbc.it/ritawg) Here Rita, an National Book Award finalist, introduces us to her latest book "P.S. Be ...

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George C. Fraser CEO of FraserNet, Inc. Author of Who Would Have Thunk It!

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George C. Fraser CEO of FraserNet, Inc. Author of Who Would Have Thunk It! Author Interviews George C. Fraser is Chairman & CEO of FraserNet, Inc. (https://bit.ly/georgefraser) Here he talks about his...

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Wade Hudson, President and CEO of Just of Books

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Wade Hudson, President and CEO of Just of Books Book Spotlights More Info: https://bit.ly/cherylwade Wade Hudson, President and CEO of Just of Books talks the company he and his wife Cheryl Willis Hud...

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Tony & Yvonne Rose Founders of Amber Communications Group, Inc.

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Tony & Yvonne Rose Founders of Amber Communications Group, Inc. Author Interviews Tony & Yvonne Rose Founders of Amber Communications Group, Inc. and the African American Pavilion Booth at Book Expo A...

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"The Angry Black Woman" - K. Tempest Bradford

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"The Angry Black Woman" - K. Tempest Bradford Author Interviews K. Tempest Bradford an author who also runs the Blog "The Angry Black Woman" Recorded by AALBC.com (https://aalbc.com) July 5, 2012 at t...

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"Red Clay Dirt & Mountains" short stories by Monda Raquel Webb

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"Red Clay Dirt & Mountains" short stories by Monda Raquel Webb Author Interviews Monda Raquel Webb https://aalbc.it/mrwebb tells us about her latest collection of short stories, "Red Clay Dirt & Mount...

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Kevin Roberts of Azizi Books

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Kevin Roberts of Azizi Books Book Spotlights Kevin Roberts Owner of Azizi Books in Matteson, IL https://www.azizibooks.com/ Sadly this store closed in 2014. Not very may Black owned bookstores rema...

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Sandy Daley author of Whose Vagina is it Really?

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Sandy Daley author of Whose Vagina is it Really? Author Interviews Sandy Daley https://bit.ly/sandy-daley author of Whose Vagina is it Really?: A Single Woman's guide to taking control of her Sexualit...

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Nathan Henrion talks Baker Publishing Group's titles

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Nathan Henrion talks Baker Publishing Group's titles Publishing & Craft More Info: https://aalbc.it/aalbcbea2010 Nathan Henrion & Carol Hill-Mackey: https://aalbc.com/authors/author.php?author_name=C...

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6th Annual African American Pavilion at BEA

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6th Annual African American Pavilion at BEA Author Interviews Highlights from the 6th Annual African American Pavilion at Book Expo America. Filmed by AALBC.com on May 30th at the Jacob Javits Conven...

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Joylynn M. Jossel talk to AALBC.com at BEA 2008

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Joylynn M. Jossel talk to AALBC.com at BEA 2008 Author Interviews For more information visit https://aalbc.com/authors/joylynnjossel.htm Author Joylynn M. Jossel talks to AALBC.com at Book Expo Ameri...

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Robert Jackson & wife T.J. Butler discuss "No More Excuses"

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Robert Jackson & wife T.J. Butler discuss "No More Excuses" Author Interviews Robert Jackson & Wife T.J. Butler discuss Jackson's book "No More Excuses: Black Men Stand Up!" with AALBC.com at Book Exp...

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Virginia DeBerry & Donna Grant talk to AALBC.com at BEA '08

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Virginia DeBerry & Donna Grant talk to AALBC.com at BEA '08 Author Interviews Virginia DeBerry & Donna Grant talk to AALBC.com at Book Expo America (BEA) 2008. With five novels to their credit, Vir...

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Eric Gutierrez talks about Disciples of the Street

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Eric Gutierrez talks about Disciples of the Street Author Interviews Eric Gutierrez talk about his book Disciples of the Street: The Promise Of A Hip Hop Church with AALBC.com during Book Expo America...

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Tananarive Due talks to AALBC.com at BEA 2008

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Tananarive Due talks to AALBC.com at BEA 2008 Author Interviews For more information visit https://aalbc.com/authors/tananari.htm Tananarive Due talks to AALBC.com at Book Expo America 2008 Due is...

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J. D. Mason talks to AALBC.com at BEA 2008

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J. D. Mason talks to AALBC.com at BEA 2008 Author Interviews For more information visit https://aalbc.com/authors/author.php?author_name=J.D.+Mason J. D. Mason talks to AALBC.com at Book Expo America ...

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Harlem Book Fair 1999 to 2007 Slide Show

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Harlem Book Fair 1999 to 2007 Slide Show Literary Events For more information about the 2013 Harlem Book Fair visit: https://aalbc.com/tc/topic/1893-2013-harlem-book-fair/ In celebration of the 10th a...

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Black Pack Party - Harlem, NY 2007

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Black Pack Party - Harlem, NY 2007 Literary Events Learn More About the Black Pack Party: https://aalbc.com/authors/article.php?id=1968 The Black Pack Party is a party hosted annually during Book Expo...

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Dr. Ida Green

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Dr. Ida Green Author Interviews For more information visit https://aalbc.com/authors/dr_ida_green.htm Dr. Ida Green at Book Expo America 2006

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Renee Flagler

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Renee Flagler Author Interviews For more information visit https://aalbc.com/authors/renee_flagler.htm Renee Flagler at Book Expo America 2006

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Da'Shen author of The Rueful

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Da'Shen author of The Rueful Author Interviews Da'Shen author of The Rueful taken at Book Expo America 2006

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About Books with Troy Johnson on C-SPAN’s Book TV

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About Books with Troy Johnson on C-SPAN’s Book TV Book Spotlights Full Interview with Peter Slen at C-SPAN: https://www.c-span.org/program/about-books/about-books-with-troy-johnson/652932 African Ame...

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Legends of Black Independent Publishing

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Legends of Black Independent Publishing Publishing & Craft Read More: https://aalbc.com/tc/topic/10274-at-ibpa-pubu-black-indie-publishers-call-for-audacity-and-advocacy/ Everyone on the panel “came o...

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Community Conversation: Black Books in the Age of the Coronavirus

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Community Conversation: Black Books in the Age of the Coronavirus Book Spotlights Black Books in the Age of the Coronavirus is the first of several conversations designed to support and uplift the Bla...

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How Google Uses Their Search Engine to Hijack Traffic from Web-based Bookstores

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How Google Uses Their Search Engine to Hijack Traffic from Web-based Bookstores Book Spotlights https://aalbc.com/blog/index.php/2017/07/04/2-ways-google-kills-book-websites/ Learn how Google uses its...

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The 2017 Black Pack Party @ Clyde Frazier’s

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The 2017 Black Pack Party @ Clyde Frazier’s Author Interviews Dina Strachan heads over to the Black Pack Party to meet some authors, writers, publishers, and more! It's the coolest book party in NYC! ...

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About AALBC.com The Premier Website for Black Books

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About AALBC.com The Premier Website for Black Books Publishing & Craft Started in 1997, AALBC.com is the largest, oldest, and most frequently visited website dedicated to books written by or about peo...

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Interviews with 2014 National Book Award Finalists

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Interviews with 2014 National Book Award Finalists Author Interviews More Information @ https://aalbc.it/nbawards2014 Here we have Interviews with attendees at the 65th National Book Awards ceremony. ...

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Jacqueline Woodson 2014 National Book Award Winner

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Jacqueline Woodson 2014 National Book Award Winner Book Spotlights Jacqueline Woodson (https://aalbc.it/jacwood) is presented with the 2014 National Book Award for Young People's Literature. The awar...

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Cynthia Kadohata - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013

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Cynthia Kadohata - National Book Award Finalist Reading 2013 Poetry & Spoken Word For the other finalists please visit: https://aalbc.com/content.php?title=Coverage+of+the+64th+National+Book+Awards+2...

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AALBC.com

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AALBC.com Author Interviews AALBC.com (https://aalbc.com) launched in 1998, by Troy Johnson, is the largest and most frequently visited website dedicated to books by or about people of African Descent...

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A Conversation with Howard Zinn and Walter Mosley

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A Conversation with Howard Zinn and Walter Mosley Author Interviews A Conversation with Howard Zinn and Walter Mosley recorded, July 21st 2007 at the Schomburg Library in Harlem NY, by Troy Johnson of...

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DC Bookdiva "Urban Lit At Its Realest!"

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DC Bookdiva "Urban Lit At Its Realest!" Book Spotlights https://aalbc.com With over 15 years of experience in direct sales, marketing, and promotions-online and in-person. Our founders combined their...

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Troy Johnson - Press to handstand from prone position

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Troy Johnson - Press to handstand from prone position Author Interviews For more information visit https://aalbc.com/bio.htm Last year I started working out again. As I lost weight and got a little ...

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AALBC.com Promotional Video

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AALBC.com Promotional Video Author Interviews For more information visit https://aalbc.com/aboutus.htm AALBC.com's founder Troy Johnson talks about AALBC.com the largest web site deciated to books by...

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Marc Lacy Discusses Rock and Fire: Love Poetry from the Core

Category: Poetry & Spoken Word

Marc Lacy Discusses Rock and Fire: Love Poetry from the Core Poetry & Spoken Word For more information visit https://aalbc.com/authors/author.php?author_name=Marc+Lacy Filmed by AALBC.com at Cushcity...

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Barack Obama in Harlem, Nov. 29th 2007 (Part 2 of 2)

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Barack Obama in Harlem, Nov. 29th 2007 (Part 2 of 2) Author Interviews For more information visit https://aalbc.com/authors/barack_obama.htm Barack Obama hosted a fund raiser at Harlem's "World Famous...

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Barack Obama in Harlem, NY. Nov. 29th (part 1 of 2)

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Barack Obama in Harlem, NY. Nov. 29th (part 1 of 2) Author Interviews For more information visit https://aalbc.com/authors/barack_obama.htm Barack Obama hosted a fund raiser at Harlem's "World Famous"...

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Zane discusses her Book; Dear G-Spot

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Zane discusses her Book; Dear G-Spot Book Spotlights For more information visit https://aalbc.com/authors/zane.htm Zane discusses her Book; Dear G-Spot. Dear G-Spot includes real letters from real p...

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