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Kysha N. Brown
Kysha N. Brown Kam Williams Interview KYSHA N. BROWN (Photo Credit: J.R. Thomason) KYSHA N. BROWN is a publisher, poet and performer. She is co-founder and president of Ru...
Niecy Nash - The "G-Force" Interview
Niecy Nash - The "G-Force" Interview Kam Williams Interview Niecy Nash was born Carol Denise Ensley in Palmdale, California on February 23, 1970. She developed an interest in ...
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...
Tanzania: A Journey Within (2014) - Film Review
Tanzania: A Journey Within (2014) - Film Review Kam Williams Interview Tanzania: A Journey Within In Theaters: Apr 25, 2014 Limited Unrated Running time: 103 minutes Distributor: Heretic F...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
9 Questions for April Ryan, White House Correspondent
9 Questions for April Ryan, White House Correspondent Kam Williams Interview April D. Ryan is veteran journalist who has been a White House correspondent for the past 18 years. Besides coverin...
Steve McQueen - The “12 Years a Slave” Interview
Steve McQueen - The “12 Years a Slave” Interview Kam Williams Interview Artist and filmmaker Steven Rodney McQueen III was born in London on October 9, 1969. His critically-acclaimed directoria...
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 ...
Gabby Douglas The “Raising the Bar” Interview
Gabby Douglas The “Raising the Bar” Interview Kam Williams Interview Gymnast Gabrielle Christina Victoria Douglas was born in Virginia Beach on December 31st, 1995. At the 2012 London Summer O...
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...
Sheila Anderson Interview
Sheila Anderson Interview Kam Williams Interview Kam Williams (KW) When did you first develop an interest in jazz? Sheila Anderson (SA) When I was about 6 years old. My late Brother, Chips, had ...
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...
Benedict Cumberbatch “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” Interview with AALBC.com's Kam Williams
Benedict Cumberbatch “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” Interview with AALBC.com's Kam Williams Kam Williams Interview Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch was born in London on July 19, 1...
Ken Bevel - The "Courageous" Interview with AALBC.com
Ken Bevel - The "Courageous" Interview with AALBC.com Kam Williams Interview Marine Captain-Turned-Pastor "Courageous" A native of Jacksonville, Florida, Ken Bevel is a graduate of the Un...
Michael Steele - Interview - Oct 2011
Michael Steele - Interview - Oct 2011 Kam Williams Interview Michael Steele The Interview Michael Stephen Steele was born on Andrews Air Force Base in Prince Georges County, Maryland on Oct...
Newt Gingrich The “Crossfire” Interview with AALBC.com
Newt Gingrich The “Crossfire” Interview with AALBC.com Kam Williams Interview Newt Gingrich The “Crossfire” Interview Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on June 17, 1943, Newt Gingrich spent 201...
Quentin Tarantino - The "Inglourious Basterds" Interview
Quentin Tarantino - The "Inglourious Basterds" Interview Kam Williams Interview Born in Knoxville, Tennessee on March 27, 1963 to an Italian father and a mother of Irish and Cherokee ex...
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...
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...
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...
Cave Canem's 10th Anniversary
Cave Canem's 10th Anniversary Kam Williams Interview Poetry Unleashed - Cave Canem's 10th Anniversary by Rondall Brasher My awakening was Cave Canem's 10th Anniversary celebration he...
Lynne d. Johnson
Lynne d. Johnson Kam Williams Interview ynne d. Johnson writes about music, cyberculture, literature, and the performing and visual arts. You can find her articles, essays, and poetry in variou...
Russell Simmons - The "Success through Stillness" Interview - March 2014
Russell Simmons - The "Success through Stillness" Interview - March 2014 Kam Williams Interview Rap Mogul Reaps Benefits from Meditation Regimen Photo Credit David Shankbone Master entrepren...
The “Disaffected” Interview with Sean Pittman
The “Disaffected” Interview with Sean Pittman Troy Johnson Interview What inspired you to write Disaffected? Throughout my travels working on political campaigns and movements, a persistent ...
Kim Fields The “Question of Faith” Interview
Kim Fields The “Question of Faith” Interview Kam Williams Interview Kim Fields is a veteran actress with an eminent household name, starring in two long – running series, NBC’s Facts of...
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...
Alicia Keys “The Secret Life of Bees” Interview
Alicia Keys “The Secret Life of Bees” Interview Kam Williams Interview Alicia Keys burst on the scene in April of 2001 with the release of the single Fallin’ from Songs i...
Dr. West’s Prognosis for the Country's Prospects
Dr. West’s Prognosis for the Country's Prospects Kam Williams Interview Dr. Cornel West is a prominent and provocative public intellectual dedicated to democracy. Currently the Class of 19...
Jill Scott: The “Why Did I Get Married” Interview
Jill Scott: The “Why Did I Get Married” Interview Kam Williams Interview Jill Scott was born on April 4, 1972, Jill Scott, an only child, was raised in North Philly by her mother and grandmother....
It’s “More Than a Game”
It’s “More Than a Game” Kam Williams Interview The Gospel According to King James Photo Credit: Steven Williams LeBron Raymone James was born on December 30, 1984 in Akron, Ohio to Gloria James...
Karrine Steffans from “Superhead” to Supermom
Karrine Steffans from “Superhead” to Supermom Kam Williams Interview Born on St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands on August 24, 1978, Karrine Steffans was a naive ing’nues who, as a tende...
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 ...
Gabrielle Union The Perfect Holiday Interview
Gabrielle Union The Perfect Holiday Interview Kam Williams Interview Born in Omaha, Nebraska on October 29, 1972, Gabrielle Monique Union was more of an athlete tha...
Colin Channer on Caribbean Literature, the Black Readers, Love, Urban Fiction, and the Art of Writing
Colin Channer on Caribbean Literature, the Black Readers, Love, Urban Fiction, and the Art of Writing Robert Fleming Interview With the stunning 1998 publication of Waiting In Vain, Colin Channer in...
The Confessions of a Video Vixen Interview
The Confessions of a Video Vixen Interview Kam Williams Interview Karrine Steffans The Confessions of a Video Vixen Interview by Kam Williams When I first interviewed her a coupl...
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...
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...
Stedman Graham: The “Athletes Against Drugs”
Stedman Graham: The “Athletes Against Drugs” Kam Williams Interview Stedman Graham was born on March 6, 1951 in Whitesboro, NJ, a community founded in 1901 by a group of prominent African...
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 ...
The Movie Maker’s Network Interview
The Movie Maker’s Network Interview Kam Williams Interview
The “My Mic Sounds Nice”
The “My Mic Sounds Nice” Kam Williams Interview Ava DuVernay has worked in the world of film as a marketer and publicist for more than 14 years, forming DVA Media + Marketing in 1999. Her awar...
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...
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...
Cloves Campbell, Jr. The “NNPA Chairman” Interview
Cloves Campbell, Jr. The “NNPA Chairman” Interview Kam Williams Interview Cloves C. Campbell, Jr., is the Publisher of the Arizona Informant, a family owned and operated newspaper that ...
Alrick Brown - The "Kinyarwanda" Interview - 2011
Alrick Brown - The "Kinyarwanda" Interview - 2011 Kam Williams Interview Alrick Brown The "Kinyarwanda" Interview With an MFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Alrick Brown is a filmmaker ...
Anthony Anderson - The “34th Annual UNCF: An Evening of Stars” Interview (January 2013)
Anthony Anderson - The “34th Annual UNCF: An Evening of Stars” Interview (January 2013) Kam Williams Interview A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste Anthony Anderson - The “34th Annual UNCF: An Even...
Anthony Mackie - The "Crossover and Half Nelson" Interview (2006)
Anthony Mackie - The "Crossover and Half Nelson" Interview (2006) Kam Williams Interview at the 2008 Tribeca All Access awards A graduate of Juilliard, classically-trained Anthony Mackie is...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
Christopher John Farley
Christopher John Farley Kam Williams Interview Photo Credit: Kate Simon Christopher John Farley was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and raised in Brockport, New York. He is a graduate of Harvar...
Columbus Came Late
Columbus Came Late Kam Williams Interview THE GLOBAL AFRICAN COMMUNITY HISTORY NOTES: "COLUMBUS CAME LATE--THE AFRICAN PRESENCE IN EARLY AMERICA" BY RUNOKO RASHDI The fist civilization of a...
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 - The "Happy Feet Two" Interview [November 2011]
Common - The "Happy Feet Two" Interview [November 2011] Kam Williams Interview The Dreamer, The Believer Born Lonnie Rashid Lynn in Chicago on March 13, 1972, Common rose to prominence as one ...
Craig Robinson The "A Game of Character" Interview
Craig Robinson The "A Game of Character" Interview Kam Williams Interview Fraternizing with the First Brother-in-Law Craig Robinson was born in Chicago on April 21, 1962, to Fraser and Mar...
Dana Roc - Interview with founder of Dana Delivers! www.danaroc.com
Dana Roc - Interview with founder of Dana Delivers! www.danaroc.com Kam Williams Interview Every Monday morning for the past several years I've looked forward to receiving via e...
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...
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...
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...
Giving it Away: My "Free" Lance Writing Career
Giving it Away: My "Free" Lance Writing Career Kam Williams Interview Giving it Away: My ’Free’ Lance Writing Career By Leah Mullen A few weeks ago while I was listening to one of my books...
Gugu Mbatha-Raw - The "Belle" Interview (May 2014)
Gugu Mbatha-Raw - The "Belle" Interview (May 2014) Kam Williams Interview Gugu Mbatha-Raw The “Belle” Interview Born in Oxford, England on June 30, 1983, Gugu Mbatha-Raw trained at the ...
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...
Ja Rule Interview with AALBC.com
Ja Rule Interview with AALBC.com Kam Williams Interview Ja Rule The “I’m in Love with a Church Girl” Interview Born in Hollis, Queens on February 29, 1976, Jeffrey “Ja Rule” Atkins began rapping ...
Jeffrey Wright - The "Blackout" Interview
Jeffrey Wright - The "Blackout" Interview Kam Williams Interview Jeffrey Wright was born on December 7, 1965 in Washington, DC where he was raised by his mother, an attorney, with the help of ...
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...
Jimmy Carter - The “White House Diary” Interview
Jimmy Carter - The “White House Diary” Interview Kam Williams Interview Jimmy Carter - The "White House Diary" Interview photo © Sara Saunders Jimmy Carter, the 39th...
Juan Williams - The "Muzzled: The Assault on Honest Debate" Interview [August 2011]
Juan Williams - The "Muzzled: The Assault on Honest Debate" Interview [August 2011] Kam Williams Interview Juan Williams Un-Muzzled Juan Williams was born in Panama on April 10, 1954, but ...
Ken Burns Interviewed (April 2013).
Ken Burns Interviewed (April 2013). Kam Williams Interview Legendary Filmmaker Discusses His Latest Documentary Photo Credit dbking Ken Burns has been making films for more than thirty years...
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...
Kickin' It Old School (2007) - Film Review
Kickin' It Old School (2007) - Film Review Kam Williams Interview Patient Emerges from 20-Year Coma to Breakdance Again in Bad Taste Comedy Kickin’ It Old School Rated PG-13 for profanity, e...
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...
Len Elmore - The “March Madness” Interview
Len Elmore - The “March Madness” Interview Kam Williams Interview Len Elmore - The “March Madness” Interview Photo credit: David Shankbone A man long associated with March Madness, Len E...
Lisa Kudrow - The "Kabluey" Interview
Lisa Kudrow - The "Kabluey" Interview Kam Williams Interview Making ’Friends' with Lisa Lisa Marie Diane Kudrow was born in Encino, California on July 30, 1963 to Nedra, a travel a...
Ludacris - The "Gamer" Interview
Ludacris - The "Gamer" Interview Kam Williams Interview Christopher Brian Bridges was born on September 11, 1977 in Champaign, Illinois where he began rapping at the age of...
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 Too” Interview (2014)
Michael Ealy The “Think Like a Man Too” Interview (2014) Kam Williams Interview For the last few years, Michael Ealy has been red-hot, jumping from TV to film and back to TV, seamlessly. He rec...
Michelle Rhee The “Radical” Interview with AALBC.com
Michelle Rhee The “Radical” Interview with AALBC.com Kam Williams Interview Michelle Rhee The “Radical” Interview Michelle Rhee was born on Christmas Day, 1969 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. A f...
Mike Epps - The Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins Interview
Mike Epps - The Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins Interview Kam Williams Interview Mike Epps was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on November 18, 1970, but raised in Crenshaw along with ...
Morgan Freeman - The "Invictus" Interview
Morgan Freeman - The "Invictus" Interview Kam Williams Interview Morgan on Mandela, Mirrors, Mississippi and More Morgan Freeman was born in Memphis, Tennessee on June 1, 1937 ...
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 ...
Omari Hardwick - The "Kick-Ass" Interview
Omari Hardwick - The "Kick-Ass" Interview Kam Williams Interview Born in savannah, Georgia on January 9, 1974, Omari Hardwick was the second of four children blessing the union of Clifford and...
Professor Chazelle Advocates Christian Social Activism in Keynote Speech Delivered at Medieval Studies Conference
Professor Chazelle Advocates Christian Social Activism in Keynote Speech Delivered at Medieval Studies Conference Kam Williams Interview Professor Chazelle Advocates Christian Social Activism...
Music Impresario Ralph Mercado Passes Away
Music Impresario Ralph Mercado Passes Away Kam Williams Interview September 29, 1941- March 10, 2009 Music impresario Ralph Mercado passed away today, Tuesday, March 10, at 4:...
Rick Santorum The “EchoLight Studios” Interview
Rick Santorum The “EchoLight Studios” Interview Kam Williams Interview Ex-Senator, Rick Santorum, on Role as CEO of Faith-Based Film Studio, EchoLight Studios Born in Winchester, Virginia on May...
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...
Robert Gossett - "The Closer" Interview
Robert Gossett - "The Closer" Interview Kam Williams Interview Born in The Bronx on March 3, 1954, Robert Gossett landed his first professional gig soon after graduating from high schoo...
Russell Simmons - The "Super Rich" Interview
Russell Simmons - The "Super Rich" Interview Kam Williams Interview Hip-Hop Mogul Expounds on the Transition from Materialism to Meditation Editor's Note: Russell Simmons was nominated for ...
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...
Sean "Diddy" Combs The "A Raisin in the Sun" Interview
Sean "Diddy" Combs The "A Raisin in the Sun" Interview Kam Williams Interview Born in New York on November 4, 1969, rap mogul Sean ’Diddy’ Combs is the CEO and founder of Bad Boy Worldwide ...
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...
Sugar Ray Leonard - “The Big Fight” Interview
Sugar Ray Leonard - “The Big Fight” Interview Kam Williams Interview Sugar Ray Leonard - “The Big Fight” Interview One of the most prodigious pugilists of all time, Sugar Ray Leonard was born ...
Sylvester Stallone The “Bullet to the Head” Interview (Jan, 2013)
Sylvester Stallone The “Bullet to the Head” Interview (Jan, 2013) Kam Williams Interview Still Sly After All These Years Sylvester Stallone has been known worldwide as a true screen legend si...
Taraji P. Henson - "The Family That Preys"Intervieww
Taraji P. Henson - "The Family That Preys"Intervieww Kam Williams Interview Taraji Shares All, Even the Surprising Color of Her Panties Taraji Penda Henson was born on Sep...
Terry Crews - The “Blended” Interview (2014)
Terry Crews - The “Blended” Interview (2014) Kam Williams Interview Terry Crews - The “Blended” Interview Since retiring from the NFL, Terry Crews has traded in his helmet and cleats to purs...
Thandie Newton - The Run, Fatboy, Run Interview
Thandie Newton - The Run, Fatboy, Run Interview Kam Williams Interview Sweet as Thandie Born in London on November 6, 1972, Thandiwe Newton spent some of her formative years in Zambia wi...
The X-Men 3 Interview
The X-Men 3 Interview Kam Williams Interview Halle Berry The X-Men 3 Interview with Kam Williams With X-Men 3, Halle Berry is back on the big screen for the first time in two ...