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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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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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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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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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Hip-Hop City - Where Every Beat Tells a Story by Kim Goodlook Seabrook

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Hip-Hop City - Where Every Beat Tells a Story by Kim Goodlook Seabrook Author Interviews Created by Bronx-born poet and educator Kim GoodLook Seabrook, this colorful and nostalgic journey captures the...

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China Robinson, Author & Mother of Chanel Iman

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China Robinson, Author & Mother of Chanel Iman Author Interviews China Robinson https://aalbc.com/authors/author.php?author_name=China+Robinson is the author of two books and the mother of super model...

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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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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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WURD F.M. at the 2020 African American Children’s Book Festival

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WURD F.M. at the 2020 African American Children’s Book Festival Literary Events Speaker: Aaron X. Smith, Ph.D.: https://aalbc.com/authors/Aaron+X.+Smith WURD-FM/AM is the only African-American owned a...

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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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2020 African American Children’s Book Fair

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2020 African American Children’s Book Fair Literary Events The African American Children’s Book Fair is one of the oldest and largest single-day events for children's books in the country. The 2021 F...

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“Hey Google, name some African American websites.”

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“Hey Google, name some African American websites.” Publishing & Craft When you ask Google Home’s Smart Assistant to “Name some African American websites,” Google pulls the information from AALBC: ht...

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E.L. Doctorow Medal for Distinquished Contribution to American Letters Acceptance Speech

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E.L. Doctorow Medal for Distinquished Contribution to American Letters Acceptance Speech Author Interviews Visit https://aalbc.com/content.php?title=Coverage+of+the+64th+National+Book+Awards+2013 for ...

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Gabrielle Douglas Higlights from 2012 AT&T American Cup

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Gabrielle Douglas Higlights from 2012 AT&T American Cup Author Interviews Read an Interview with Gabrielle Douglas: https://aalbc.com/interviews/interview.php?id=2256 where she talks about latest book...

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Top 10 Books African American Should Have in the Home

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Top 10 Books African American Should Have in the Home Book Spotlights Top 10 Books African American Should Have in the Home (and Read)

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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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Participating Authors 2021 African American Children's Book Fair

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Participating Authors 2021 African American Children's Book Fair Literary Events Buy the Children's books showcased: https://aalbc.com/books/aacbf/

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Author, Evan J. Roberts at the 2019 Austin African-American Book Festial

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Author, Evan J. Roberts at the 2019 Austin African-American Book Festial Book Spotlights More about Evan J. Roberts: https://aalbc.com/authors/author.php?author_name=Evan+J.+Roberts

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Discover the African American Literature Book Club AALBC.com

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Discover the African American Literature Book Club AALBC.com Book Spotlights AALBC.com is a massive site with tons of information and resources. This video gives you a brief overview our our website:...

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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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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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Bruce Welch author of "They Made Me an Addict: An American Tale"

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Bruce Welch author of "They Made Me an Addict: An American Tale" Author Interviews By Bruce's Book: https://aalbc.it/brucesbook

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Scenes from the 2009 AA Pavilion at BEA & Black Pack Party

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Scenes from the 2009 AA Pavilion at BEA & Black Pack Party Literary Events For information visit https://aalbc.com/reviews/book_expo_america_recap.htm Scenes from the 6th annual African American Pavi...

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The 1st National Black Book Festival Houston Texas

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The 1st National Black Book Festival Houston Texas Literary Events The National Black Book Festival (NBBF) is an annual event, sponsored jointly by Cushcity.com, the world's largest African-American r...

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Cultural Historian Kwando M. Kinshasa

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Cultural Historian Kwando M. Kinshasa Author Interviews Kwando Mbiassi Kinshasa, PhD is a distinguished historian and Professor Emeritus of African American Studies at John Jay College of Criminal Jus...

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St. Pete Reads! Literacy Festival

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St. Pete Reads! Literacy Festival Literary Events Terri Lipsey Scott, Executive Director of The Woodson African American Museum of Florida introduces the annual St. Pete Reads! Literacy Festival, whic...

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Mirroring Lincoln: The Cursed Existence of Paschal Beverly Randolph Trailer

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Mirroring Lincoln: The Cursed Existence of Paschal Beverly Randolph Trailer Author Interviews On the 200th anniversary of his birth (October 8, 2025), the African American Literature Book Club present...

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ZsamΘ Morgan Founder of Babycake’s Book Stack Bookmobile, St. Paul, MN

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ZsamΘ Morgan Founder of Babycake’s Book Stack Bookmobile, St. Paul, MN Book Spotlights Recorded during the American Booksellers Assoication’s Children’s Insititute June 12, 2025, Portland, Oregon. Lea...

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Verlean Singletary and Courtney Woods Owners of Da Book Joint Bookstore Chicago, IL

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Verlean Singletary and Courtney Woods Owners of Da Book Joint Bookstore Chicago, IL Book Spotlights Recorded during the American Booksellers Assoication's Children's Insititute, June 12, 2025, Portlan...

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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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The Importance of Reporting Sales to BookScan

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The Importance of Reporting Sales to BookScan Book Spotlights Yahdon Israel, senior editor at Simon Schuster, explains the importance of booksellers reporting book sales to BookScan through the Americ...

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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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Discover Great Black Graphic Novels

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Discover Great Black Graphic Novels Book Spotlights Graphic novels featuring Black characters are very popular but not always easy to find here is a growing list: https://aalbc.com/books/categorymosai...

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Virginia Black at the 2024 ReadOut: A Festival of LGBTQ Literature

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Virginia Black at the 2024 ReadOut: A Festival of LGBTQ Literature Literary Events Learn more about the writer Virginia Black and ReadOut festival at the African American Literature Book Club, aalbc.c...

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This is What Banned Black Books Look Like

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This is What Banned Black Books Look Like Book Spotlights African American books have been disproportionately targeted for banning for a variety of reasons, which means these books need to be read! ht...

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Sheryl L. Grace, Publisher SURA Literary Life Magazine

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Sheryl L. Grace, Publisher SURA Literary Life Magazine Author Interviews Grace is the publisher of SURA Literary Life Magazine. She is also a contemporary fiction author and award-winning radio host o...

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Dr. Julianne Malveaux Explains How the Tulsa Race Massacre Started

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Dr. Julianne Malveaux Explains How the Tulsa Race Massacre Started Author Interviews Recorded and edited by Troy Johnson of the African American Literature Book Club during the Tulisoma South Dallas B...

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Tulisoma South Dallas Book Fair, August 19, 2023

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Tulisoma South Dallas Book Fair, August 19, 2023 Literary Events “Tulisoma,” which translates to “we read” in Swahili, is a festival rooted in the South Dallas/Fair Park community that champions liter...

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Patrick M. Oliver, Consultant Dedicated to Promoting Reading and Writing as Tools of Empowerment

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Patrick M. Oliver, Consultant Dedicated to Promoting Reading and Writing as Tools of Empowerment Poetry & Spoken Word Recorded and edited by Troy Johnson of the African American Literature Book Club d...

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Celeste Saves the City, a Book that Teaches Children about Civil Engineering

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Celeste Saves the City, a Book that Teaches Children about Civil Engineering Book Spotlights Written by civil engineer, Courtney Kelly, Celeste Saves the City and beautifully illustrated by Erin Niels...

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Brentom Jackson at the 2023 Tulisoma South Dallas Book Fair

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Brentom Jackson at the 2023 Tulisoma South Dallas Book Fair Literary Events Children's book author Brentom Jackson talks about first book for kids, Elijah’s Easter Suit. Recorded and edited by Troy Jo...

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Greg Thomas at the 2023 Tulisoma South Dallas Book Fair

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Greg Thomas at the 2023 Tulisoma South Dallas Book Fair Literary Events Greg Thomas at the 2023 Tulisoma South Dallas Book Fair The University of Arkansas 1st Black starting quarterback, Greg Thomas, ...

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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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Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap Playlist Intro

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Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap Playlist Intro Author Interviews Learn more about the Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap by National Museum of African American History & Culture at AALB...

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Black Authors Matter TV featuring AALBC’s Troy Johnson

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Black Authors Matter TV featuring AALBC’s Troy Johnson Author Interviews Black Authors Matter TV features authors and industry experts that are making a difference in African-American literature. One-...

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Poet, Publisher, Christopher Michael Recites Poem

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Poet, Publisher, Christopher Michael Recites Poem Poetry & Spoken Word Poet, Christopher Michael, Publisher at 310 Brown Street recites poem during the Austin African-American Book Festival: https://a...

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A’Lelia Bundles: The Hollywoodification of Madam C. J. Walker's Story

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A’Lelia Bundles: The Hollywoodification of Madam C. J. Walker's Story Author Interviews A’Lelia Bundles, the great-great-granddaughter of Madam C. J. Walker, describes how the upcoming film on Walker’...

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Toi Derricotte and Cornelius Eady Accept Literarian Award for Outstanding Service

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Toi Derricotte and Cornelius Eady Accept Literarian Award for Outstanding Service Author Interviews Toi Derricotte and Cornelius Eady Accept the 2016 Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the Am...

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Farai Chideya 2009 Interview

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Farai Chideya 2009 Interview Author Interviews Farai Chideya (https://aalbc.it/fchideya) is interviewed here by Ron Kavanaugh of Mosaic Literary Magazine. The Interview took place March 12th 2009 at t...

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Maya Angelou's Literarian Award Acceptance Speech - 20 Nov 2013

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Maya Angelou's Literarian Award Acceptance Speech - 20 Nov 2013 Author Interviews AALBC.com mourns the passing (May 28, 2014) of world renowned poet, author, and civil rights activist Maya Angelou: h...

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Who was Frank Yerby?

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Who was Frank Yerby? Author Interviews Learn more about Frank Yerby Here: https://aalbc.com/authors/author.php?author_name=Frank+Yerby DVD INFO: On May 13th 2006, literary agents, academics and Yerby...

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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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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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FREEDOM RIDERS: Q&A with Director Stanley Nelson

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FREEDOM RIDERS: Q&A with Director Stanley Nelson Author Interviews Parents of C.A.F.E. of the Nightingale-Bamford School Hosted a special screening of American Experience: FREEDOM RIDERS, "A riveting ...

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Annette Gordon-Reed, 2010 MacArthur Fellow and legal scholar on Thomas Jefferson

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Annette Gordon-Reed, 2010 MacArthur Fellow and legal scholar on Thomas Jefferson Author Interviews Learn More about Annette Gordon-Reed: https://aalbc.it/annettegr This is an excerpt from historian A...

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Troy CLE talks to AALBC.com at Book Expo 2009

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Troy CLE talks to AALBC.com at Book Expo 2009 Book Spotlights For more information visit https://aalbc.com/authors/troy_cle.htm Troy CLE, is an American fiction writer from East Orange, New Jersey. ...

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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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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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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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Sheilah Vance, author of Chasing the 400

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Sheilah Vance, author of Chasing the 400 Author Interviews For more information visit https://aalbc.com/reviews/chasing_the_400.htm Filmed at the 1st National Black Book Festival by AALBC.com; Sheila...

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Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson - Harlem Godfather

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Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson - Harlem Godfather Author Interviews For more information visit https://aalbc.com/reviews/harlem_godfather.htm Philadelphia, PA - Mayme Hatcher Johnson, a native of North Ca...

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