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Clarence Page - The “Culture Worrier” Interview
Clarence Page - The “Culture Worrier” Interview Kam Williams Interview Clarence Page is a nationally-syndicated columnist and member of the Chicago Tribune editorial board. Besides those duties...
Clarence Thomas’ Ex Expounds on Steamy Memoir Vindicating Anita Hill
Clarence Thomas’ Ex Expounds on Steamy Memoir Vindicating Anita Hill Kam Williams Interview Retired Justice Lillian McEwen was born, raised and educated in Washington, D.C. Her stellar legal care...
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,...
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...
Gabby Sidibe: The “Precious” Interview
Gabby Sidibe: The “Precious” Interview Kam Williams Interview Gabourey "Gabby" Sidibe was born in the Bedford Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn in 1983 to R&B/Gospel singer A...
Wayne Brady - "The Adventures of Brer Rabbit" Interview
Wayne Brady - "The Adventures of Brer Rabbit" Interview Kam Williams Interview Wayne's World Wayne Brady Born in Orlando on June 2, 1972, Wayne Brady became set on a career in show biz a...
Brian Sparks - The "Black White" Interview
Brian Sparks - The "Black White" Interview Kam Williams Interview Black Man Reflects on Being White for Five Weeks Brian Sparks: Before Photo Credit: Robert Zuckerman B...
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 ...
Jada Pinkett Smith - The "HawthoRNe" Interview
Jada Pinkett Smith - The "HawthoRNe" Interview Kam Williams Interview Jada Pinkett Smith The HawthoRNe Interview Maryland Native Jada Pinkett Smith studied dance and acting ...
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...
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 ...
Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry Kam Williams Interview Tyler on Madea and More Born in New Orleans on September 13, 1969, Tyler Perry’s is a true rags-to-riches story. He overcame a troubled childhood during whic...
Billy Dee Williams - Interview
Billy Dee Williams - Interview Kam Williams Interview Legendary Sex Symbol Now on Nighttime Soap Opera William December Williams, Jr. was born on April 6, 1937 in Harlem where he was r...
Thandie Newton - The Crash Interview
Thandie Newton - The Crash Interview Kam Williams Interview Thandiwe (pronounced 'Tan-dee') Adjewa Newton was born in Zambia on November 6, 1972, but was raised in Penzance, Cornwall by her...
Usher - The "In the Mix" Interview
Usher - The "In the Mix" Interview Kam Williams Interview Usher Raymond IV was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on October 14, 1978 to Jonnetta Patton, a single-mom who encouraged him to join t...
Jim Sheridan - Interview
Jim Sheridan - Interview Kam Williams Interview Dialogue with Irish Director on His First Black Flick Jim Sheridan: The Get Rich or Die Tryin’ Interview with Kam Williams Given the gangsta’ r...
The Movie Maker’s Network Interview
The Movie Maker’s Network Interview Kam Williams Interview
Jennifer Hudson - The "Dreamgirls" Interview
Jennifer Hudson - The "Dreamgirls" Interview Kam Williams Interview Hudson Has Arrived! Jennifer Hudson Dreamgirls (2006) Born in Chicago on September 12, 1981, Jennifer Hudson began singi...
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...
Omarosa - The "Life After" Interview
Omarosa - The "Life After" Interview Kam Williams Interview A Tete-a-Tete with the Top Reality-TV Villain of All Time Omaroseonee Manigault-Stallworth was on February 15, 1...
Dante James: The “Huey P. Newton Documentary” Interview
Dante James: The “Huey P. Newton Documentary” Interview Kam Williams Interview Emmy-Winning Director Invites Investors in Black Panther Biopic Dante James is an Emmy Award-winning independen...
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...
Sanaa Lathan - The "Something New" Interview
Sanaa Lathan - The "Something New" Interview Kam Williams Interview Something from Sanaa Blair Underwood (as Mark) & Sanaa Lathan (Kenya McQueen) Studio Stills Photos from the film "Som...
Will.i.Am - The "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" Interview
Will.i.Am - The "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" Interview Kam Williams Interview Will Expounds on Everything from X:Men to ’Yes We Can’ William James Adams, aka Will.i.Am, was...
Aisha Tyler - The "Balls of Fury and Death Sentence" Interview
Aisha Tyler - The "Balls of Fury and Death Sentence" Interview Kam Williams Interview Balls of Fury Photos: ’ Rogue Pictures Born in San Francisco on September 18, 1970, Aisha Tyler...
Columbus Short - The This Christmas Interview (Plus Brittany Spears)
Columbus Short - The This Christmas Interview (Plus Brittany Spears) Kam Williams Interview Discovering Columbus Born in Kansas City, Missouri on September 19, 1982, Columbus Keith...
Common - Smokin' Aces Interview
Common - Smokin' Aces Interview Kam Williams Interview Common Making Sense Born in Chicago on March 13, 1972, Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. is said to be one of seven children fathered by ...
Delroy Lindo - The "Wondrous Oblivion" Interview
Delroy Lindo - The "Wondrous Oblivion" Interview Kam Williams Interview Delroy Lindo The Wondrous Oblivion Interview with Kam Williams The son of Jamaican immigrants to England...
Denzel Washington - "The Inside Man Interview" Interview
Denzel Washington - "The Inside Man Interview" Interview Kam Williams Interview Inside Denzel Denzel Washington The Inside Man Interview Photo from Inside Man (2006): Clive Owen, Denzel W...
Djimon Hounsou - The "Never Back Down" Interview
Djimon Hounsou - The "Never Back Down" Interview Kam Williams Interview Djimon Announces Plans to Pop the Question Born in Cotonou, Benin on April 24, 1964, Djimon Gaston Hounsou emigrat...
Eddie Griffin
Eddie Griffin Kam Williams Interview Easygoing Eddie Expounds on Everything Eddie Griffin Born in Kansas City, Missouri on July 15, 1968, Eddie Griffin's stand-up career began when he ...
Ellen DeGeneres - Interview
Ellen DeGeneres - Interview Kam Williams Interview DeGeneres (L) with NY State Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton Born in Metairie, Louisiana on January 26, 1958, Ellen Lee DeGene...
Kimberly Elise: The "Pride" Interview
Kimberly Elise: The "Pride" Interview Kam Williams Interview The Pride Interview with Kam Williams Kimberly Elise (pictured with Terrence Howard) Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on A...
Laila Ali - Interview
Laila Ali - Interview Kam Williams Interview Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee, Rumba Young Woman Rumba! Laila Ali was born in Miami Beach on December 30th, 1977 to Muhamma...
Mariah Carey - The "Precious" Interview
Mariah Carey - The "Precious" Interview Kam Williams Interview Mariah Makes It Happen Forget the JFK assassination, I can actually remember where I was the first time ...
Mo'Nique - The "Precious" Interview
Mo'Nique - The "Precious" Interview Kam Williams Interview Editor's Note: Mo'Nique Subsequently won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress! Just Give Mo'Nique the Oscar! Mo...
Regina King - The "This Christmas" Interview
Regina King - The "This Christmas" Interview Kam Williams Interview Regina's Command Performance Born in L.A. on January 15, 1971, Regina King started her showbiz career on the stage w...
Terrence Howard - Profile
Terrence Howard - Profile Kam Williams Interview Terrence Howard in Lionsgate Films' Pride - 2007 Terrence Dashon Howard Date of Birth: March 11, 1969 Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois Ever ...
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...
Peter Ramsey: The Rise of the Guardians Interview
Peter Ramsey: The Rise of the Guardians Interview Kam Williams Interview Peter Ramsey: The “Rise of the Guardians” Interview Rise of the Guardians is Peter Ramsey’s first feature film after d...
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...
Interview with Producer Lee Daniels
Interview with Producer Lee Daniels Kam Williams Interview Lee Daniels enjoying himself at the Sugar Bar with fashionisto Andre' Leon Talley, Precious star Mo'Nique a...
Rutina Wesley - The "How She Move" Interview
Rutina Wesley - The "How She Move" Interview Kam Williams Interview Get Ready for Rutina! After studying at the Las Vegas Academy of Performing Arts, Rutina Wesley attended the University...
Ving Rhames - The "Mission Impossible III " Interview
Ving Rhames - The "Mission Impossible III " Interview Kam Williams Interview Ving Rhames: The Mission: Impossible III Interview with Kam Williams (KW) Hailing from Harlem, Ving Rhames att...
Steve Harvey: The Still Trippin' Interview
Steve Harvey: The Still Trippin' Interview Kam Williams Interview Steve Reflects on His Career and on the Passing of His Pal Bernie Mac Broderick Steven Harvey was born in W...
Tyrese Gibson - "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" Interview
Tyrese Gibson - "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" Interview Kam Williams Interview Always Tyrese! Tyrese Darnell Gibson was born in Los Angeles on December 30, 1978. He...
Ava DuVernay The “Selma” Interview
Ava DuVernay The “Selma” Interview Kam Williams Interview Ava DuVernay is a writer, producer, director and distributor of independent film. Winner of the Best Director Award at the 2012 Sundanc...
Keshia Knight Pulliam - The "Madea Goes to Jail" Interview
Keshia Knight Pulliam - The "Madea Goes to Jail" Interview Kam Williams Interview Cosby Kid Chats about Successful Comeback Born in Newark, New Jersey on April 9, 1979, Kesh...
Danny Glover - The "Honeydripper" Interview
Danny Glover - The "Honeydripper" Interview Kam Williams Interview Danny on Acting, Directing, and His Commitment to the Downtrodden and Disenfranchised Danny Glover as TYRONE PURVIS in...
Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. - The Lincoln on Race and Slavery Interview
Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. - The Lincoln on Race and Slavery Interview Kam Williams Interview Dr. Gates Gets Honest about Abe Henry Louis ’Skip’ Gates, Jr. was born in Pi...
Will Smith - The "I Am Legend" Interview
Will Smith - The "I Am Legend" Interview Kam Williams Interview Will Is Legend Will Smith's stratospheric stature in showbiz has only been further enhanced by I Am Legend's rec...
Daryle Jenkins - Interview, Klanbuster Discusses State of Hate Groups in the Age of Obama
Daryle Jenkins - Interview, Klanbuster Discusses State of Hate Groups in the Age of Obama Kam Williams Interview Klanbuster Discusses State of Hate Groups in the Age of Obama ...
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...
Halle Berry
Halle Berry Kam Williams Interview Halle Berry Born August 14, 1968, in Cleveland, Ohio the youngest daughter born to Jerome and Judith Berry, an interracial couple. Halle, and her older s...
Justice Smith - The "American Gladiators" Interview
Justice Smith - The "American Gladiators" Interview Kam Williams Interview Jesse ’Justice’ Smith can be caught kicking butt and taking names on the revitalized, classic reality seri...
Keith David - The "Delta Farce" Interview
Keith David - The "Delta Farce" Interview Kam Williams Interview Keith David Williams was born in Harlem on June 4, 1956. His thirst for the stage was whetted at an early age when he played t...
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...
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...
Spike Lee: The Miracle at St. Anna Interview
Spike Lee: The Miracle at St. Anna Interview Kam Williams Interview Miracle of St. Spike Spike Lee is back with his first full-length feature since Inside Man (2006), the NYC cr...
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...
VL Towler: A Conversation About Writing and Literary Fiction
VL Towler: A Conversation About Writing and Literary Fiction Jay Lemming Interview
Djimon Hounsou - The "Blood Diamond" Interview
Djimon Hounsou - The "Blood Diamond" Interview Kam Williams Interview Djimon Hounsou The Blood Diamond Interview with Kam Williams Blood Diamond (2006) Djimon Hounsou Djimon Gaston Hou...
Forest Whitaker - "The Last King of Scotland" Interview
Forest Whitaker - "The Last King of Scotland" Interview Kam Williams Interview Forest Finally Finds Long-Overdue Oscar Buzz Forest Whitaker The Last King of Scotland Interview with K...
Laurence Fishburne - The "Bobby" Interview
Laurence Fishburne - The "Bobby" Interview Kam Williams Interview Sir Laurence on Revisiting Camelot and the RFK Legacy Bobby (2006) - Laurence Fishburne (l) Freddy Rodr’guez (r) ...
Lauren London - The "This Christmas" Interview
Lauren London - The "This Christmas" Interview Kam Williams Interview Photo: This Christmas (2007) - Lauren London Born in Los Angeles on December 5, 1984, Lauren London developed a taste...
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs - The "Sublime" Interview
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs - The "Sublime" Interview Kam Williams Interview Whatever Happened to Freddie ’Boom-Boom’ Washington? Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs Born in New York City on September 4...
Morgan Freeman - The "Evan Almighty" Interview
Morgan Freeman - The "Evan Almighty" Interview Kam Williams Interview Morgan on Reprising His Role as God Born on June 1, 1937 in Memphis, Tennessee, Morgan Freeman is keeping extr...
Nia Long - The "Are We Done Yet?" Interview
Nia Long - The "Are We Done Yet?" Interview Kam Williams Interview Nia Long Who ever heard of an actress being typecast as pregnant? That's exactly what appears to be happening to Nia ...
Terrence Howard - Pride Interview
Terrence Howard - Pride Interview Kam Williams Interview The Pride Interview with Kam Williams Terrence Howard (right) Ever since Terrence Howard landed an Oscar nomination for Hustle...
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...
Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe - The American Gangster Interview
Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe - The American Gangster Interview Kam Williams Interview Oscar-Winners Opine on Their Second Collaboration American Gangster Photos: Denzel Wash...
A Conversation with Diane Richards about Her Debut Novel <em>Ella</em>
A Conversation with Diane Richards about Her Debut Novel Ella AALBC Staff Writer Interview What inspired you to write a novel about Ella Fitzgerald? What drew you to her life and music as a subje...
Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson on Writing, Mars, Curiosity, and the Higgs Boson
Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson on Writing, Mars, Curiosity, and the Higgs Boson Sandra Kitt Interview Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson is the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium, at the Americ...
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...
Jennifer Hudson - Interview
Jennifer Hudson - Interview Kam Williams Interview Jennifer Kate Hudson was born in Chicago on September 12, 1981 to Darnell Hudson and Samuel Simpson. At the age of seven, she st...
Vicangelo Bulluck
Vicangelo Bulluck Kam Williams Interview Hollywood Power Broker Invest in NAACP Image Awards Vicangelo Bulluck Vicangelo Bulluck The NAACP Image Awards Interview wit...
Tavis Smiley: The State of the Black Union Interview
Tavis Smiley: The State of the Black Union Interview Kam Williams Interview Born in Gulfport, Mississippi on September 13, 1964, Tavis Smiley was raised by his mother an...
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,...
Amma Asante - The "Belle" Interview (May 2014)
Amma Asante - The "Belle" Interview (May 2014) Kam Williams Interview Writer/director Amma Asante made an unusual entry into filmmaking. As a child, she attended the Barbara Speake stage school ...
Ishmael Reed – July 1-7, 1983, in Emeryville, California
Ishmael Reed – July 1-7, 1983, in Emeryville, California Reginald Martin Interview REGINALD MARTIN: Camus wrote in "Neither Victims nor Executioners" that the only really committed a...
David Mann - The "Meet the Browns" Interview
David Mann - The "Meet the Browns" Interview Kam Williams Interview Meet the Manns Born on August 7, 1966 with a beautiful singing voice, Texas-native David Mann began ...
Djimon Hounsou - The "Push" Interview - plus, Djimon a Daddy?
Djimon Hounsou - The "Push" Interview - plus, Djimon a Daddy? Kam Williams Interview Djimon a Daddy? During an interview with me last year, Djimon Hounsou prematurely broke th...
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 ...
The Vanishing Black Male Interview
The Vanishing Black Male Interview Kam Williams Interview KW: Do you really think black men are vanishing and becoming extinct? Hisani DuBose (HD): With over one million African Amer...
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 ...
Strange Fruit in Jena (6) - Louisiana Case Looks a Lot Like Duke Lacrosse Frame-Up
Strange Fruit in Jena (6) - Louisiana Case Looks a Lot Like Duke Lacrosse Frame-Up Kam Williams Interview Louisiana Case Looks a Lot Like Duke Lacrosse Frame-Up Strange Fruit in Jena by Kam ...
Naturi Naughton - The "Notorious" Interview
Naturi Naughton - The "Notorious" Interview Kam Williams Interview Naturi Cora Maria Naughton was born on May 20, 1984 in East Orange, New Jersey where she started singing in the ...
Troy Johnson
Troy Johnson Kam Williams Interview "Hello, Troy. I visited your site - very interesting. It is a good deal more than a Book Club for bucks - more like a neighborhood bookstore - a labor of lo...
Nell Irvin Painter: The Creating African-American
Nell Irvin Painter: The Creating African-American Kam Williams Interview photo credit: Bill Gaskins Until her recent retirement from teaching, Nell Irvin Painter was the Edwar...
Cathy Hughes - The TV One Interview
Cathy Hughes - The TV One Interview Kam Williams Interview One on One with TV One's Media Mogul Catherine Elizabeth Woods Hughes was born in Omaha, Nebraska where she attended Creighton Un...
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...
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...
Interview with Author of The Billion Dollar College Admissions Scam
Interview with Author of The Billion Dollar College Admissions Scam Troy Johnson Interview Harlow Giles Unger Troy Johnson, AALBC:I agree with the notion that college is not for everyone. However,...
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 ...
Soledad O Brien - The "CNN Presents: Black in America 2" Interview
Soledad O Brien - The "CNN Presents: Black in America 2" Interview Kam Williams Interview Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris - ' WireImage.com Born on September 19, 1966 in Saint ...
Tavis Smiley The “Death of a King” Interview
Tavis Smiley The “Death of a King” Interview Kam Williams Interview Tavis on Repositioning Dr. King as a Revolutionary Photo credit WideVision Photography Tavis Smiley is the host and mana...
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...
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...
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...
Cedric the Entertainer - "The Honeymooners" Interview
Cedric the Entertainer - "The Honeymooners" Interview Kam Williams Interview Cedric the Entertainer Interviewed by Kam Williams Cedric Kyles was born in Jefferson City, Missouri on Apri...