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Samuel L. Jackson - Snakes on a Plane Interview
Samuel L. Jackson - Snakes on a Plane Interview Kam Williams Interview Samuel L. Jackson The Snakes on a Plane Interview with Kam Williams Born in Washington, DC on December 21, 1948,...
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...
Brandon T. Jackson - The "Tropic Thunder" Interview
Brandon T. Jackson - The "Tropic Thunder" Interview Kam Williams Interview Brandon on Breakout Role in Tropic Thunder Brandon T. Jackson was born in Detroit on March 7, 1984 t...
Janet Jackson [2010] - The “For Colored Girls” Interview
Janet Jackson [2010] - The “For Colored Girls” Interview Kam Williams Interview Global icon, trendsetter, businesswoman, and multi-talented entertainer, Janet Damita Jo Jackson is a woman wh...
Janet Jackson - The “Why Did I Get Married Too” Interview
Janet Jackson - The “Why Did I Get Married Too” Interview Kam Williams Interview Born in Gary, Indiana on May 16, 1966, Janet Damita Jo Jackson entered show business at the tender age of 7 whe...
Samuel L. Jackson - Profile
Samuel L. Jackson - Profile Kam Williams Interview The Freedomland Interview The Snakes on a Plane Interview The Black Snake Moan Interview Born in ...
Samuel L. Jackson - The "Black Snake Moan" Interview
Samuel L. Jackson - The "Black Snake Moan" Interview Kam Williams Interview Sam Rises to the Occasion as Lazarus Samuel L. Jackson The Black Snake Moan Interview with Kam Williams ...
R. Kelly Video Impersonating Michael Jackson
R. Kelly Video Impersonating Michael Jackson Kam Williams Interview Soulacoaster: The Diary of Me Click to Buy via Amazon.com by R. Kelly,David Ritz Hardcover: 392 pages Pu...
John Singleton “The Illegal” Tender Interview
John Singleton “The Illegal” Tender Interview Kam Williams Interview Producer John Singleton on the set of Universal Pictures' Illegal Tender - 2007 Boy from the hood ...
Zetta Brown: Scotland’s Zane Hits Big in Publishing World
Zetta Brown: Scotland’s Zane Hits Big in Publishing World Robert Fleming Interview The international publishing world is taking notice off Zetta Brown’s red hot L-L Publications with...
Black Panther Founder, Bobby Seale
Black Panther Founder, Bobby Seale Kam Williams Interview Seizing the Time with the Black Panther Founder Robert George Seale was born on October 22, 1936 in Dallas, Texas where, from ...
Nyambi Nyambi The "Mike & Molly" Interview with AALBC.com's Kam Williams
Nyambi Nyambi The "Mike & Molly" Interview with AALBC.com's Kam Williams Kam Williams Interview Nyambi Nyambi The “Mike & Molly” Interview Versatile Shakespearean thespian and television co...
Nyambi Nyambi The "Mike & Molly" Interview with AALBC.com's Kam Williams
Nyambi Nyambi The "Mike & Molly" Interview with AALBC.com's Kam Williams Kam Williams Interview Nyambi Nyambi The “Mike & Molly” Interview Versatile Shakespearean thespian and television comedy...
Tyler Perry Interview June 2012
Tyler Perry Interview June 2012 Kam Williams Interview Tyler Perry The “Madea’s Witness Protection” Interview Tyler Perry’s inspirational journey from the hard streets of New Orleans to the h...
Freedomland Interview
Freedomland Interview Kam Williams Interview Green Eggs and Sam Samuel L. Jackson Publicity Still from the film Freedomland (2006) One of the hardest working actors in Hollywood, Samuel...
A Novelist’s Staying Power: Interview with Gloria Mallette
A Novelist’s Staying Power: Interview with Gloria Mallette DuEwa M. Frazier Interview I first met Gloria Mallette in 2000 at an author event at Zawadi Gifts in Brooklyn. Gloria ...
50 Cent The “Streets of Blood” Interview
50 Cent The “Streets of Blood” Interview Kam Williams Interview 10 Quick Questions for 50 Curtis James Jackson, III, aka 50 Cent was born on July 6...
50 Cent’s 2 Cents on Shooting Scenes, Samuel L., and His Son
50 Cent’s 2 Cents on Shooting Scenes, Samuel L., and His Son Kam Williams Interview Born Curtis James Jackson, III in South Jamaica, Queens on July 6, 1975, 50 Cent has eclipsed his mentor Emine...
Prophet Shelby Explains Why Black Messiah Obama Won’t Win
Prophet Shelby Explains Why Black Messiah Obama Won’t Win Kam Williams Interview Photo Credit: Hoover Institution Shelby Steele is a controversial public intellectual w...
Kick-Ass 2 (2013) - Film Review
Kick-Ass 2 (2013) - Film Review Kam Williams Interview Shocking Splatterflick Ups the Ante on Original’s Gratuitous Gore Kick-Ass 2 In Theaters: Aug 16, 2013 Wide Rated R for sexuality, grap...
Kimberly Elise - The "Great Debaters"Interview
Kimberly Elise - The "Great Debaters"Interview Kam Williams Interview Minneapolis' Kimberly Elise might be the best African-American actress around yet to generate any Oscar buzz. This, d...
Rick Fox - The "Meet the Browns" Interview
Rick Fox - The "Meet the Browns" Interview Kam Williams Interview Rick Fox: Fair and Balanced Ulrich Alexander Fox was born in Toronto on July 24, 1969 but raised in the Bahamas by his I...
Congressman James Clyburn is interviewd about his 2014 memoir “Blessed Experiences”
Congressman James Clyburn is interviewd about his 2014 memoir “Blessed Experiences” Kam Williams Interview Congressman James Clyburn The “Blessed Experiences” Interview James Enos Clyburn made h...
Vivica A. Fox - The "Cover" and "Three Can Play That Game" Interview
Vivica A. Fox - The "Cover" and "Three Can Play That Game" Interview Kam Williams Interview Born in South Bend, Indiana on July 30, 1964, Vivica Anjanetta Fox is of both Native ...
Wesley Snipes “The Expendables 3” Interview
Wesley Snipes “The Expendables 3” Interview Kam Williams Interview Wesley Snipes “The Expendables 3” Interview Wesley T. Snipes is a globally celebrated actor, film producer, mas...
Interview with Angela Bassett
Interview with Angela Bassett Kam Williams Interview Born in New York City, but raised by her single-mom, Betty, along with her sister, D’nette, in St. Petersburg, Florida, Angela ...
Reverend Al Sharpton The “Murder in Black and White Interview”
Reverend Al Sharpton The “Murder in Black and White Interview” Kam Williams Interview Alfred Charles Sharpton, Jr. was born in Brooklyn, NY on October 3, 1954 to Ada and Alfred...
The “Talk to Me” Interview
The “Talk to Me” Interview Kam Williams Interview Talk to Me Photo: Kasi Lemmons with Taraji P. Henson. Born in St. Louis on February 24, 1961, Karen "Kasi" Lemmons is the daughter...
Dante Brown - The Won't Back Down Interview
Dante Brown - The Won't Back Down Interview Kam Williams Interview Dante Brown The “Won’t Back Down” Interview Born in Chicago on October 6, 1999, Dante Brown’s big break came at the tender ...
Ice Cube
Ice Cube Kam Williams Interview Ice Cube O’Shea Jackson, aka Ice Cube, was born in L.A. on June 15, 1969. The West Coast gangsta’ rapper found fame as a member of the group N.W.A. who...
Ice Cube - The “Are We There Yet?” Interview
Ice Cube - The “Are We There Yet?” Interview Kam Williams Interview Chilling with Ice O'Shea Jackson was born on June 15, 1969, and adopted the cool alias "Ice Cube" before founding N.W.A. i...
Jurnee Smollett-Bell March 2013 Interview with AALBC.com's Kam Williams
Jurnee Smollett-Bell March 2013 Interview with AALBC.com's Kam Williams Kam Williams Interview Born in New York City on October 1, 1986, Jurnee Smollett-Bell is an award-winning actress and acti...
Keke Palmer: The “Crazy Sexy Cool: The TLC Story” Interview
Keke Palmer: The “Crazy Sexy Cool: The TLC Story” Interview Kam Williams Interview Keke Palmer: The “Crazy Sexy Cool: The TLC Story” Interview Born in Harvey, Illinois on August 26, 1993, Lauren...
Meagan Good (2014) - Interview
Meagan Good (2014) - Interview Kam Williams Interview Meagan Good has developed into one of Hollywood's most sought-after actresses for both film and television. Most recently, she starred in...
Meagan Good - "The Unborn" Interview
Meagan Good - "The Unborn" Interview Kam Williams Interview Born in Panorama City, California to Tyra Doyle and Leon Good on August 18, 1981, Meagan Monique Good was raised ...
Michael Ealy, the "Think Like a Man" Interview
Michael Ealy, the "Think Like a Man" Interview Kam Williams Interview Really Ealy! Born in Silver Spring, Maryland on August 3, 1973, Michael Ealy majored in English at the University of Maryl...
Rob Brown - "The Express" Interview
Rob Brown - "The Express" Interview Kam Williams Interview Rob Brown: Express-ing Himself Born in Harlem on March 1, 1984, but raised in Brooklyn, Rob Brown got his start ...
Texas Battle - The "Dragonball Evolution" Interview
Texas Battle - The "Dragonball Evolution" Interview Kam Williams Interview Born in Houston on August 9, 1980, Texas Battle earned his bachelor's degree in kinesiology at the...
Tim Meadows - Interview
Tim Meadows - Interview Kam Williams Interview SNL Alum Back on TV on TBS Series Tim Meadows was born in Highland Park, Michigan on February 5, 1961, the son of Mardell, a nu...
Van Jones - The "Carbon Nation" Interview
Van Jones - The "Carbon Nation" Interview Kam Williams Interview Former Obama Green Czar Opines on the State of the "Carbon Nation" Anthony "Van" Jones and his twin sister, Angela, were born...
Melissa Harris-Perry - The "Sister Citizen" Interview
Melissa Harris-Perry - The "Sister Citizen" Interview Kam Williams Interview Sister Melissa Born in Seattle, Washington on October 2, 1973, but raised in Charlottesville and Chester, Virgini...
An Open Statement to the Fans of The Help by Association of Black Women Historians (ABWH)
An Open Statement to the Fans of The Help by Association of Black Women Historians (ABWH) Kam Williams Interview An Open Statement to the Fans of The Help http://www.abwh.org On behalf of ...
Valjeanne Jeffers Interview
Valjeanne Jeffers Interview Derrick Ferguson Interview Valjeanne Jeffers is a graduate of Spelman College and North Carolina Central University, and a member of the Carolina African American ...
Do Yourself a Favor Authors; Market Your Book
Do Yourself a Favor Authors; Market Your Book Kam Williams Interview Do Yourself a Favor Authors; Market Your Book by A. Yamina Collins If you’re a writer on the cusp of publishing a book, today mi...
Dr. Condoleezza Rice - The “Ordinary, Extraordinary People” Interview
Dr. Condoleezza Rice - The “Ordinary, Extraordinary People” Interview Kam Williams Interview Dr. Condoleezza Rice was born in Birmingham, Alabama on November 14, 1954, the only child to bless th...
D.L. Hughley on Everything from Nappy-Headed Hos to His HBO Special
D.L. Hughley on Everything from Nappy-Headed Hos to His HBO Special Kam Williams Interview A Dialogue with D.L. on Everything from Nappy-Headed Hos to His HBO Special Born on March 6, 1963, Da...
Ed Gordon - The Daddy's Promise Interview
Ed Gordon - The Daddy's Promise Interview Kam Williams Interview Ed with Daughter Taylor Edward Lansing Gordon, III was born in Detroit in 1960. Both his parents, Ed and Jimmie, we...
Ice Cube The “22 Jump Street” Interview (June 2014)
Ice Cube The “22 Jump Street” Interview (June 2014) Kam Williams Interview Ice Cube The “22 Jump Street” Interview As much as technology, business and society have changed since the Eighties, ...
Tango Negro, The African Roots of Tango (2013) - film Review
Tango Negro, The African Roots of Tango (2013) - film Review Kam Williams Interview Musical Documentary Examines the African Roots of the Tango. Tango Negro, The African Roots of Tango (2013) U...
Tip "T.I." Harris - The "ATL" Interview (2006)
Tip "T.I." Harris - The "ATL" Interview (2006) Kam Williams Interview TIp 'T.I.' Harris Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr. was born in Atlanta on September 25, 1980. The precocious poet began rhym...
Tip "T.I." Harris - The “Takers” Interview (2010)
Tip "T.I." Harris - The “Takers” Interview (2010) Kam Williams Interview On the Q.T. with T.I. Tip "T.I." Harris is one of his generation's most captivating speakers and one of the biggest ...
Tishuan Scott “The Retrieval” Interview 2014
Tishuan Scott “The Retrieval” Interview 2014 Kam Williams Interview Tishuan Scott “The Retrieval” Interview Tishuan Scott was born on October 27, 1979 in Shreveport, Louisiana. He attended Mo...
To Ensure a Bright Future, Your Teen Needs to be Reading
To Ensure a Bright Future, Your Teen Needs to be Reading Kam Williams Interview “To Ensure a Bright Future, Your Teen Needs to be Reading” Rhiannon Paille, Offers Tips for Getting Ad...
Wesley Snipes - The "Brooklyn's Finest" Interview (March 2010)
Wesley Snipes - The "Brooklyn's Finest" Interview (March 2010) Kam Williams Interview Wesley's Finest! Wesley Snipes was born in Orlando on July 31, 1962 to Marian, a teacher's aide, and We...
Benilde Little on her Novels and 1st Nonfiction Book, Welcome to My Breakdown
Benilde Little on her Novels and 1st Nonfiction Book, Welcome to My Breakdown Benilde Little Interview You are known for your novels, Good Hair, The Itch, Who Does She Think She Is?, Actin...
Critically Acclaimed Children’s Book Author
Critically Acclaimed Children’s Book Author Troy Johnson Interview Many children’s authors and illustrators come from the world of education but you also worked in the field of journalism f...
Book Lover’s Haven Feature Interview with Troy D. Johnson
Book Lover’s Haven Feature Interview with Troy D. Johnson Denise Turney Interview AALBC.com Home Page | More About AALBC.com This interview originally appeared in Issue 6.00 of The Book Lover&...
Carl Weber Gives “Best Selling” Author a New Meaning
Carl Weber Gives “Best Selling” Author a New Meaning Leah Mullen Interview A year ago this summer Hollywood witnessed the emergence of the "Original Kings of Comedy. "In the publishing wor...
Migrated Interviews
Migrated Interviews Kam Williams Interview Migrated Interviews Aisha Tyler - The "Balls of Fury and Death Sentence" Interview Alisa Hyman - Book Reviewer, Educator Alrick Brown - The "Kinyarwand...
Idrissa Uqdah
Idrissa Uqdah Kam Williams Interview Idrissa Uqdah, a writer from New Jersey grew up in Philadelphia. Her early fiction and poetry were published in the 1970s. Idrissa spent some time in Bl...
Kam Williams - AALBC.com Reviewer and Interviewer
Kam Williams - AALBC.com Reviewer and Interviewer Kam Williams Interview Voted Best Male Entertainment Journalist of the Decade by the Disilgold Soul Literary Review in 2006, Kam Williams...
Too Beautiful For Words
Too Beautiful For Words Kam Williams Interview Too Beautiful For Words Click to order via Amazon by Monique W. Morris Format: Hardcover, 288pp. ISBN: 0066211050 Publisher: HarperTrade ...
Troy Johnson on #WritersonWriting with Dr. Brenda M. Greene (#Center4BlackLit)
Troy Johnson on #WritersonWriting with Dr. Brenda M. Greene (#Center4BlackLit) Brenda M. Greene Interview Dr. Brenda Greene interviews Troy Johnson, the founder of the African American Literature Boo...
Sandra L. Richards: Richards Rocks!
Sandra L. Richards: Richards Rocks! Kam Williams Interview The American-born daughter of Jamaican immigrant parents, Sandra L. Richards is the author of “Rice & Rocks.” She hopes that h...
Edwidge Danticat The “Create Dangerously” Interview
Edwidge Danticat The “Create Dangerously” Interview Kam Williams Interview Edwidge Danticat was born in Haiti in 1969 and moved to the United States when she was twelve. She is the...
Online Chat with Author John Gibson
Online Chat with Author John Gibson Thumper Interview Coffee Will Make You Black Reading Group — August 1999 Selection September 1st 1999 Dummy by John Gibson Buy This Book...
Kola Boof: Words with the Author of the Best Black Book of 2006
Kola Boof: Words with the Author of the Best Black Book of 2006 Kam Williams Interview Egyptian/Sudanese-American writer Kola Boof is the author of seven books published in eight countrie...
Alvin C. Romer - Book Reviewer - Educator - Freelance Writer - Journalist - Essayist
Alvin C. Romer - Book Reviewer - Educator - Freelance Writer - Journalist - Essayist Kam Williams Interview Alvin C. Romer, is an Educator, Freelance Writer, Journalist and Essayist calling ...
Bright Eyes, Brown Skin - Why This Book is Important
Bright Eyes, Brown Skin - Why This Book is Important Kam Williams Interview Bright Eyes, Brown Skin Click to order via Amazon Written by Cheryl Willis Hudson & Bernette Ford &a...
Cornel West
Cornel West Kam Williams Interview Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on June 2, 1953, Princeton Professor Cornel Ronald West is one of America's most gifted and provocative...
President Jimmy Carter interview, March 2012
President Jimmy Carter interview, March 2012 Kam Williams Interview President Jimmy Carter Interview March 2012 (coming soon) Related Links ...
Roland Martin “The First” Interview
Roland Martin “The First” Interview Kam Williams Interview Roland Reflects on Obama's Historic Run for the White House Between Barack Obama's declaring his candidacy for the Presidency and...
You Know Better
You Know Better Kam Williams Interview [ Reviews Home ] [ AALBC Home ] [ Buy Any Book] Ansa's New Novel Strays from the Mark You Know Better Tina McElroy Ansa Click to order via Amazon ...
Trice Hickman - Interview
Trice Hickman - Interview Kam Williams Interview Trice Hickman's sophomore novel promises more sizzle just in time for the summer By Leah Mullen As soon as I turned the last page...
Uncle Yah Yah Part I & II 21st Century Man of Wisdom - Book Reviewed by Carol Taylor
Uncle Yah Yah Part I & II 21st Century Man of Wisdom - Book Reviewed by Carol Taylor Kam Williams Interview Uncle Yah Yah 21st Century Man of Wisdom - Part II Click to order via Amazo...
Q & A with Robin W. Pearson
Q & A with Robin W. Pearson Robin W. Pearson Interview Robin W. Pearson’s writing sprouts from her Southern roots, where she learned to sing “Jesus Loves Me,” how to make corn bread...
The “Politics: Another Perspective” Interview
The “Politics: Another Perspective” Interview Kam Williams Interview Wilmer J. Leon, III is a political scientist whose primary areas of expertise are Black Politics American Government, and P...
Julianne Malveaux: “Are We Better Off” as a Result of Obama’s Presidency?
Julianne Malveaux: “Are We Better Off” as a Result of Obama’s Presidency? Kam Williams Interview Dr. Julianne Malveaux has long been recognized for her progressive and insightful observations. She ...
9 Questions for April Ryan, White House Correspondent
9 Questions for April Ryan, White House Correspondent Troy Johnson Interview Race does play a major factor with what’s going on between President Obama and Congress.”—April Ryan ...
AALBC.com Interview with Jeff Chang
AALBC.com Interview with Jeff Chang Kam Williams Interview Kam Williams: Hi Jeff. Thanks for the time and congratulations on the NAACP Image Award nomination for Who We Be. You used to ...
Alice Walker The “PBS American Masters” Interview
Alice Walker The “PBS American Masters” Interview Kam Williams Interview Alice Walker has been defined as one of the key international writers of the 20th Century. She made history as the fi...
Touré: Who’s Afraid of Post-Blackness? What It Means to Be Black Now
Touré: Who’s Afraid of Post-Blackness? What It Means to Be Black Now Kam Williams Interview Touré - The “Who’s Afraid of Post-Blackness?” Interview Born in Boston on ...
Maya Soetoro-Ng: The “Ladder to the Moon” Interview
Maya Soetoro-Ng: The “Ladder to the Moon” Interview Kam Williams Interview Born in Jakarta, Indonesia on August 15, 1970, Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng is a lecturer at the University of Hawaii’...
Assessing the State of the Black Digital Press
Assessing the State of the Black Digital Press Kam Williams Interview Troy Johnson is the President of AALBC.com, LLC, whose main property is the website AALBC.com, for which Troy is the foun...
Jasmine Guy - The “October Baby” Interview
Jasmine Guy - The “October Baby” Interview Kam Williams Interview Jasmine in Bloom Born in Boston on March 10, 1962, Jasmine Guy is a Renaissance woman with dancer, actress,...
Interview with Bakari Kitwana
Interview with Bakari Kitwana Kam Williams Interview Bakari Kitwana Bakari Kitwana has been the Executive Editor of The Source, the Editorial Director at 3rd World Press, and a music rev...
Award-winning Author and Journalist asha bandele
Award-winning Author and Journalist asha bandele Robert Fleming Interview An award-winning author and journalist, asha bandele first attained recognition when she penned her ...
Anika Malone: A New Voice in Women’s Fiction
Anika Malone: A New Voice in Women’s Fiction Leah Mullen Interview Reprinted Courtesy of Writersandpoets.com, LLC Late last year I talked to two authors Carl Weber and Toni Lee who both ...
Kim Taylor
Kim Taylor Mel Hopkins Interview African American History Matters A master quilter looks back to the past and weaves ancestral history into textile art designs. The ancient West African t...
Althea
Althea Kam Williams Interview Althea Click to order via Amazon by Linda Watkins ISBN: 0971513910 Format: Paperback Pub. Date: March 2003 Publisher: Black Diamond Publishing ...
Ann Coulter The “Mugged” Interview with AALBC.com
Ann Coulter The “Mugged” Interview with AALBC.com Kam Williams Interview Ann Coulter The “Mugged” Interview Born in New York City on December 9, 1961, arch-conservative Ann Coulter is the auth...
Blair Underwood - The "G" Interview
Blair Underwood - The "G" Interview Kam Williams Interview Blair Underwood The "G" Interview with AALBC.com Blair Underwood was born in Tacoma, Washington on August 25, 1964, but raised ...
Bob Marley is Still Catching Fire
Bob Marley is Still Catching Fire Kam Williams Interview BOB MARLEY IS STILL CATCHING FIRE by Christopher John Farley author of "Before the Legend: The Rise of Bob Marley." Bob...
Bow Wow - The "Lottery Ticket" Interview
Bow Wow - The "Lottery Ticket" Interview Kam Williams Interview Born Shad Gregory Moss in Columbus, Ohio on March 9, 1987. Bow Wow was a precocious kid who started rhyming as a toddler, and ...
Author Brenda Thomas Attracts Vast Media Attention
Author Brenda Thomas Attracts Vast Media Attention Kam Williams Interview [ AALBC.com Home ] [ Buy Any Book] Author Brenda Thomas Attracts Vast Media Attention by Audra Shiver...
Don Cheadle - Brooklyn's Finest Interview
Don Cheadle - Brooklyn's Finest Interview Kam Williams Interview Donald Cheadle might be the best actor around yet to win an Oscar. His only Academy Award nomination came in 2005 for his po...
Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. - The “The African Americans” Interview
Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. - The “The African Americans” Interview Kam Williams Interview Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. - The “The African Americans” Interview Born in Keyser, West Virginia on Septe...
“In My Own Words”© (IMOW) Flavor Flav, The Real Man Behind The Clock And Sunglasses
“In My Own Words”© (IMOW) Flavor Flav, The Real Man Behind The Clock And Sunglasses Kam Williams Interview "In My Own Words"© (IMOW) Flavor Flav, The Real Man Behind The Clock And Sunglasses ...
Gabrielle Union - The "Good Deeds" Interview (February 2012)
Gabrielle Union - The "Good Deeds" Interview (February 2012) Kam Williams Interview Gabrielle Union - The "Good Deeds" Interview One of today’s hottest stars, Gabrielle Union continues...
Jacqueline Jones LaMon
Jacqueline Jones LaMon Kam Williams Interview Jaci LaMon JaciWrites@aol.com Jacqueline Jones LaMon is a poet and writer. Her work has appeared in various publications inclu...