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Dave Chappelle’s Block Party
Dave Chappelle’s Block Party Kam Williams block_2.jpg Film Review Conscious-Raising Concert Flick Combines Comedy and Hip-Hop Dave Chappelle’s Block Party Excellent (4 stars) Unrated ...
Meet Dave (2008)
Meet Dave (2008) Kam Williams meet_d27.jpg Film Review Eddie Murphy Misfires as Brother from Another Planet Meet Dave Rated PG for action, suggestive...
Wonderful Ethiopians of the Ancient Cushite Empire
Wonderful Ethiopians of the Ancient Cushite Empire Kam Williams Book Review ’Arguably, Drusilla Dunjee Houston was one of the most important African-American women writers of the 20th Centu...
American Indians
American Indians Kam Williams Book Review ’Accurate books about Indians have been written, yet misinformation abounds and inundates our children at an early age. Racist tel...
Not Easily Broken
Not Easily Broken Idrissa Uqdah Book Review Can This Marriage Be Saved? Dave and Clarice have been married forever; yet the things that they do not know about one another could fill up a small house...
The Weird World of Blowfly
The Weird World of Blowfly Kam Williams blowfly.jpg Film Review Godfather of Rap Belatedly Gets His Due in Jaw-Dropping Bio-Pic The Weird World of Blowfly [2011] Click to order...
The Social Network
The Social Network Kam Williams images/69349_gal.jpg Film Review Damning Bio-Pic Recounts Rise of Ruthless Facebook Founder The Social Network Click to Buy via Amazon.com Rate...
Glorious
Glorious Thumper Book Review Glorious by Bernice L. McFadden Buy This Book AmazonBarnesandNobleIndieBoundPowells 1 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!Publication Date: Ma
Meet the Browns
Meet the Browns Kam Williams rick_f2.jpg Film Review Struggling Single-Mom Seeks Salvation in Tyler Perry’s Latest Morality Play Meet the Browns ...
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Kam Williams the_cu20.jpg Film Review Brad Pitt Stars in Adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald Classic The Curious Ca...
Good Hair
Good Hair Kam Williams images/img1C.jpg Film Review Chris Rock’s Lighthearted Look at Sisters’ ‘Dos Arrives on DVD Good Hair Click to order from Amazon Rated PG-1...
Sparkle (2012)
Sparkle (2012) Kam Williams sparkle-movie-poster.jpg Film Review Singing Siblings Seek Fame in Remake of Musical Morality Play Sparkle [2012] In Theaters: Aug 17, 2012 Wide Rated PG-13 for v...
Black Water Rising
Black Water Rising Thumper Book Review Attica Locke’s debut novel, Black Water Rising, got a lot of press last year, a lot of good press. I’ve been slowly getting back into the gro...
Brother to Brother
Brother to Brother Kam Williams brothe73.jpg Film Review Brother to Brother buy DVD Via Amazon Directed & Written by Rodney Evans Distributor: Ventura Distribution Unrated Running time: 90 minu...
Crossing the Line
Crossing the Line Kam Williams crossi3.jpg Film Review Thought-Provoking Documentary Features Ethnically-Mixed Stand-Up Comics Crossing the L...
First Sunday
First Sunday Kam Williams first_10.jpg Film Review Crooks Conspire to Rob Church in Demeaning Minstrel Show First Sunday Rated PG-13 for profanity, sexual humor and drug ...
Hollywood Chinese
Hollywood Chinese Kam Williams hollyw27.jpg Film Review Asian Stereotypes in Cinema Explored by Enlightening Expose Hollywood Chinese ...
Fifteen Steps to Corporate Feudalism: How the Rich Convinced America’s Middle Class to Eli
Fifteen Steps to Corporate Feudalism: How the Rich Convinced America’s Middle Class to Eli Kam Williams Book Review “Today, there is little doubt that the U.S. middle class is shrinking&hellip...
Mission: Impossible III
Mission: Impossible III Kam Williams mi3.ht34.jpg Film Review Mission: Impossible III Rated PG-13 for action violence, disturbing image, and some sensuality. Running time: 126 minutes Studio: ...
Monster’s Ball
Monster’s Ball Yemi Toure images/monstersballdvd.jpg Film Review lMonsters (2001) Click to Order via Amazon MPAA: Rated R for strong sexual content, language and violence. Runtime: 111&n...
Perfect Stranger
Perfect Stranger Kam Williams perfec8.jpg Film Review Reporter Goes Undercover to Crack Murder Case in Convoluted Crime Yawner Perfect Stranger Release Date:13 April 2007 (USA) Rated R for pr...
Star Trek (2009 #11)
Star Trek (2009 #11) Kam Williams star_t5.jpg Film Review Flagging Sci-Fi Franchise Resuscitated by Eye-Popping Prequel Star Trek ...
Toe to Toe
Toe to Toe Kam Williams images/img4B.jpg Film Review Coeds Lock Horns and Lacrosse Sticks in Cross-Cultural Drama Toe to Toe (2010) Unrated Running time: 104 Minutes Distr...
Transformers
Transformers Kam Williams anthon16.jpg Film Review Morphing Robots Square-Off in CGI-Driven Adventure Transformers Rated PG-13 for profanity, brief sexual humor, a...
What Black Men Think
What Black Men Think Kam Williams what_b40.jpg Film Review Thought-Provoking Documentary Examines "What Black Men Think" What Black Men Think Click to order via Amazon...
Are We Done Yet?
Are We Done Yet? Kam Williams are_we3.jpg Film Review Slapstick Sequel Actually an Improvement on the Original Formula Are We Done Yet? Rated PG for sexual innuendo and mild epithets. Ru...
Bobby
Bobby Kam Williams lauren24.jpg Film Review RFK Assassination Revisited as ’Crash’ Style Roundelay Bobby (2006) Directed and written by Emilio Estevez Rated R for profanity,...
This Christmas
This Christmas Kam Williams this_c11.jpg Film Review Skeletons Aplenty in Dysfunctional Family Dramedy This Christmas Rated PG-13 for sexual content and v...
I Am Legend
I Am Legend Kam Williams iamleg15.jpg Film Review Will Smith as Last Man on Earth in Adaptation of Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Adventure I Am Legend (2007) Clic...
I Can Do Bad All by Myself
I Can Do Bad All by Myself Kam Williams img1A.jpg Film Review DVD Features Adaptation of Tyler Perry’s Music-Driven Morality Play I Can Do Bad All by Myself Click to order via Amazon Rat...
What’s My Name
What’s My Name Kam Williams Book Review ’The most violent anti-busing demonstrations in America were not in Birmingham or Biloxi, but Boston. Every city has its stories of both racism and res...
Malcolm X: The Lost Tapes
Malcolm X: The Lost Tapes Kam Williams https://aalbc.com/reviews/images/Malcolm_X_The_Lost_Tapes.jpg Film Review Intriguing Documentary Features Found Footage of Late Civil Rights Icon Excellent ()...
What Happened
What Happened Kam Williams Book Review How did we screw up so badly? The problem wasn't lack of information. The potential seriousness of the storm had b...
The Northern Stories of Charles Chesnutt
The Northern Stories of Charles Chesnutt Paige Turner Book Review Today’s image-obsessed pop stars pride themselves on continually unveiling new identities. But truth be told, they are l...
Rejoice & Shout
Rejoice & Shout Kam Williams http://content8.flixster.com/movie/11/15/72/11157290_det.jpg Film Review 200-Year History of Gospel Music Celebrated in Sanctified Documentary Rejoice and Sho...
Sicko
Sicko Kam Williams sicko.3.jpg Film Review Michael Moore Takes Aim at America’s Healthcare System in Eye-Opening Expose’ Sicko Rated PG-13 for brief s...
Still Trippin ’
Still Trippin ’ Kam Williams still_7.jpg Film Review Steve Harvey Adds Blue Humor Back to His Standup Act Still Trippin’ Click to order via Amazon Unrated Running ...
United 93
United 93 Kam Williams united57.jpg Film Review Ill-Fated 9-11 Flight Revisited as Hyper-Realistic Profile in Courage United 93 Rated R for profanity, and for intense sequences of terror and viol...
Black Dynamite
Black Dynamite Kam Williams images/img19.jpg Film Review Campy Spoof of Blaxploitation Era Comes to Blu-Ray Black Dynamite Click to order from Amazon Rated R for profanity, ma...
Evan Almighty
Evan Almighty Kam Williams evan_a1.jpg Film Review God Asks Modern-Day Noah to Build Ark in Faith-Based Family Comedy Evan Almighty Rated PG for crude humor and scenes of ...
Fire in Babylon
Fire in Babylon Kam Williams images/westindianteam.jpg Film Review Cricket Documentary Recounts Rise and Dominance of West Indian Team Fire in Babylon Click to order DVD via Amazon ...
The Great Debators
The Great Debators Kam Williams kimber13.jpg Film Review The Great Debaters Rated PG-13 for profanity, ethnic slurs, mature themes, brief sexuality, violence and distur...
Blacktrospective 2007
Blacktrospective 2007 Kam Williams https://aalbc.com/reviews/why_di4.jpg Film Review Blacktrospective 2007 Annual Look Back at the Best (and Worst) in Black Cinema by K...
Iron Man 2
Iron Man 2 Kam Williams images/ironman2.jpg Film Review Downey Delights with Charm and Derring-Do in Swashbucking Sequel Iron Man 2 Rated PG-13 for profanity and intense sci-fi violence. I...
Linsanity
Linsanity Kam Williams linsanity.jpg Film Review Linsanity In Theaters: Oct 4, 2013 Limited Rated: PG Running time: 1 hr. 28 min. In English and Mandarin with subtitles Distributor: Ketchup ...
Thunder Soul
Thunder Soul Kam Williams images/thundersoul.jpg Film Review Reverential Bio-Pic Pays Tribute to Legendary H.S. Bandleader Thunder Soul Rated PG for smoking and mild epithets Running time: ...
Is Bill Cosby Right?: Or Has the Black Middle Class Lost Its Mind?
Is Bill Cosby Right?: Or Has the Black Middle Class Lost Its Mind? Kam Williams Book Review “A book you can’t put down, but for all the wrong reasons.” “On May 17, 2004, ...
The Secret
The Secret Kam Williams Book Review ’What is the Secret? The Secret is the law of attraction! Everything that’s coming into your life you are attracting into your life. And it&...
U.S. v. Bush
U.S. v. Bush Kam Williams Book Review ’After analyzing the evidence in light of the applicable law, I’ve determined that we already have more than enough information to allow a re...
Beautiful Ugly (Urban Christian)
Beautiful Ugly (Urban Christian) Idrissa Uqdah Book Review Not Just Another Girlfriends’ Tale Lipsey’s fourth and most recent Christian novel, Beautiful Ugly is chock full of emo...
Held
Held Idrissa Uqdah Book Review Jehovah Rapha, The Lord Who Heals Author Leslie Haskin has written a follow-up to her best seller, Between Heaven and Ground Zero, an account of her experiences...
Jump at the Sun
Jump at the Sun Idrissa Uqdah Book Review It’s Always The Mama Baggage Kim McLarin is known for writing novels about touchy issues within the Black community. Her stories step on toes an...
Broken Utterances
Broken Utterances Kam Williams Book Review ’This book endeavors to piece together the broken utterances of 20 women into a seamless painting of understanding which is representative of ...
Going Natural: How to Fall in Love with Nappy Hair
Going Natural: How to Fall in Love with Nappy Hair Kam Williams Book Review "Five years ago… I knew nothing about my natural hair. It was that mess that grew out of my head… which...
Off and Running
Off and Running Kam Williams images/offandrunning.jpg Film Review Adoptees Identity Issues Examined by Blended-Family Documentary Off and Running Click to order via Amazon Actors...
Paul Mooney: It’s The End of the World
Paul Mooney: It’s The End of the World Kam Williams images/paul_mooney.jpg Film Review Paul Mooney Concert Flick Shot at Strip Club Paul Mooney: It’s The End of the World Very Good (3 star...
Preacher’s Kid
Preacher’s Kid Kam Williams images/img2F.jpg Film Review Prodigal Daughter Learns Valuable Life Lessons in Moralizing Melodrama Preacher's Kid Rated PG-13 for mature themes, sexuality, vio...
The Pursuit of Happyness
The Pursuit of Happyness Kam Williams pursui29.jpg Film Review Down on His Luck Vet Goes from Broke and Homeless to Successful Stockbroker in Inspirational Bio-Pic The Pursuit of Happynes...
Smokin’ Aces
Smokin’ Aces Kam Williams smokin13.jpg Film Review Hit Men Aplenty in Overplotted Mafia Comedy Smokin’ Aces (2007) Rated R for sexuality, female frontal nudity, pervasive p...
W. (2008)
W. (2008) Kam Williams w.htm13.jpg Film Review Oliver Stone Chronicles Bush’s Checkered Career with Damning Bio-Pic W. Rated PG-13 for profanity, sexual references, smoking, alc...
Bastards of the Party
Bastards of the Party Kam Williams bastar2.jpg Film Review Documentary Highlights the Grim Side of Ghetto Gangsta Lifestyle Bastards of the Party Film Review by Kam William...
Black Snake Moan
Black Snake Moan Kam Williams black_3.jpg Film Review Bible-Thumping Bluesman Tames Wanton Woman in Tawdry Tale of Sin and Redemption Black Snake Moan Rated R for profanity, nudity, gr...
Black. White
Black. White Kam Williams brian_48.jpg Film Review Black and White Families Swap Skin Color to See How the Other Half Lives The Sparks: Before The...
Blood Done Sign My Name
Blood Done Sign My Name Kam Williams images/img1D.jpg Film Review Riveting Historical Drama Revisits Infamous Civil Rights Case Blood Done Sign My Name Rated PG-13 for profanity, mature th...
Diary of a Tired Black Man
Diary of a Tired Black Man Kam Williams diary_11.jpg Film Review Brow-Beaten Brother Gets Even in Thought-Provoking Melodrama Diary of a Tired Black Man Unrated Running time: 108 m...
Invictus
Invictus Kam Williams images/invictusdvd.jpg Film Review DVD Features Morgan Freeman in Oscar-Nominated Performance as Nelson Mandela Invictus Click to buy via Amazon.com Actors...
Best Selling DVD's for 2011
Best Selling DVD's for 2011 Kam Williams https://aalbc.com/reviews/aalbcdvd6.jpg Film Review 10 Best Selling DVDs on AALBC.com for 2011 This is the first DVD bestseller's list that I've compiled and ...
Russell Atkins: On the Life & Work of an American Master
Russell Atkins: On the Life & Work of an American Master Robert Fleming Book Review This is an astounding tribute to one of the most innovative American artists, Russell Atkins, by a small, indepe...
Black Coffee
Black Coffee Emanuel Carpenter Book Review In “Black Coffee,” the sequel to R.L. Byrd’s “Looking for Sweet Love,” men take center stage. In this testosterone-driven n...
Second Chance: The Martha Marie Preston Story
Second Chance: The Martha Marie Preston Story Kam Williams Book Review "I had finally run out of options… There I was. Locked in a tiny jail cell, staring into space and wondering how my lif...
When It All Falls Down
When It All Falls Down Ahmad Wright Book Review Remember when Colin Kaepernick knelt during the national anthem in 2016? When HBO’s Insecure, created and produced by Issa Rae in 2016, was must-...
Ali
Ali Marvin X alimovie.jpg Film Review ""A notable and articulate advocacy of black conscientious objection came from the Nation of Islam. In 1942 Elijah Muhammad was arrested in Chicago an...
The Protest Psychosis: How Schizophrenia Became a Black Disease
The Protest Psychosis: How Schizophrenia Became a Black Disease Kam Williams Book Review "This book tells the story of how race gets written into the definition of mental illness… The book a...
Mind Right
Mind Right Kam Williams Book Review "If you are looking for a quick fix to your current financial issues, then this isn’t the right book for you… this book was written to dispel...
Wounded
Wounded Carol Taylor Book Review As the headliner at a strip club, Samantha Miller is using her beautiful face and sexy body to get ahead, and hopefully make enough money to leave stripping behind ...
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Kam Williams Book Review "Henrietta died in 1951 from a vicious case of cervical cancer… But before she died, a surgeon took samples of her tumor and put...
The Disilgold Way
The Disilgold Way Kam Williams Book Review "After starting a business proposal that took over 10 years, as long as it took to finally self publish my first book, I knew that I needed to ...
Breaking the Code of Silence
Breaking the Code of Silence Kam Williams Book Review ’I felt even more secure with this man than I had ever felt in an previous relationship. Even though h...
Post Black: How a New Generation Is Redefining African-American Identity
Post Black: How a New Generation Is Redefining African-American Identity Kam Williams Book Review "In this book, I will not detail every pathological condition that ever existed in African-American...
Passing Strange
Passing Strange Thumper Book Review "We were the only minority family in all of Cypress, California. When my parents moved in, before I was born, they used to have these oranges come through t...
Why Do Black People Love Fried Chicken?
Why Do Black People Love Fried Chicken? Kam Williams Book Review "The primary purpose of this book is to provide information about black folks… Please read with the understanding that neit...
Beauty And The Beast
Beauty And The Beast Idrissa Uqdah Book Review Deatri King-Bey has stepped out of the box and given her readers a Black fairy tale in Beauty And The Beast that I really enjoyed. Set in modern...
Is NO Not Clear Enough For You?
Is NO Not Clear Enough For You? Idrissa Uqdah Book Review Ageless Fiction What I expected to be a Young Adult novel turns out to be a good read for women of all ages. Is NO Not Clear...
Judge Not!
Judge Not! Idrissa Uqdah Book Review Waiting For Justice To Prevail Audrey Forrest Carter has penned a great sequel to her well-received debut novel, The Wages of Sin. In Judge Not! readers f...
Born to Win
Born to Win Kam Williams Book Review "No Negro player, man or woman, had ever set foot on one of these courts. In many ways, it was an even tougher personal Jim Crow-busting assignment than was...
Brainwashed: Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority
Brainwashed: Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority Kam Williams Book Review "These pages examine the roots of why, more than 140 years after the Emancipation Proclamation, so many of us still ...
Campus CEO
Campus CEO Kam Williams Book Review ’What has been the secret to my success? A big part of it was becoming a student entrepreneur’ You don't have to wait until after graduation to...
Descending from the Clouds
Descending from the Clouds Kam Williams Book Review "When we finally got the order to go on D-Day, we moved to our planes, loaded our bundles in the belly racks, and saddled up. I was loaded ...
Don’t Make a Black Woman…
Don’t Make a Black Woman… Kam Williams Book Review Madea’s Uninhibited Commentaries on Love and Life: #1 spot on the New York Times best sellers list (May 2006). "Whoever came...
The Entrepreneur Guide 2010 Edition
The Entrepreneur Guide 2010 Edition Kam Williams Book Review "Are you someone seeking to start your own business and frustrated with the lack of straightforward answers to your countless question...
Getting It Wrong
Getting It Wrong Kam Williams Book Review "The latest twist in the history of stereotyping is that the black middle and upper classes are now the loudest voices. Bill Cosby and other...
God’s Politics
God’s Politics Kam Williams Book Review "The 2004 election was one where, no matter who won, almost half the population was going to feel absolutely crushed. We are now deeply divided. So h...
Historical Dict. of African-American TV
Historical Dict. of African-American TV Kam Williams Book Review ’Most African-Americans who recall early television will say the first nationwide black-cast TV series they saw was Amos &...
Kwanzaa: From Holiday to Everyday
Kwanzaa: From Holiday to Everyday Kam Williams Book Review ’One of the reasons Kwanzaa has been widely embraced is that it speaks directly to the need many feel for a self-determi...
Letters to a Young Brother
Letters to a Young Brother Kam Williams Book Review "Young men today have been bombarded with images of wealth and success that tell them that buying the hottest car or the most bling...
Liberalism Is a Mental Disorder
Liberalism Is a Mental Disorder Kam Williams Book Review "The single biggest threat facing America is the rise of Islamofascism in this country. While the throat-cutters in dirty nightshirts ...
The Little Black Book
The Little Black Book Kam Williams Book Review "The object of this Survival Manual is to save lives - the lives of Black African Males who are on the Endangered list in this American society...
Making Friends With Black People
Making Friends With Black People Kam Williams Book Review ’NIGGER. White readers, I should warn you right now that if reading this particular epithet makes you uncomfortable, you're goin...
Mixed: My Life in Black and White
Mixed: My Life in Black and White Kam Williams Book Review ’Soon, two black security guards were buzzed through the doors toward me. My mouth stayed on full blast. ’Oh, sure, y’...
Rough Crossings
Rough Crossings Kam Williams Book Review ’Seeing the Revolutionary War through the eyes of enslaved blacks turns its meaning upside down. ’ The vaunted war for liberty was a...