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Zetta Brown: Scotland’s Zane Hits Big in Publishing World

by Robert Fleming

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...

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Tre Armstrong - "The How She Move" Interview

by Kam Williams

Tre Armstrong - "The How She Move" Interview Kam Williams Interview Accomplished Dancer-Turned-Actress Takes Center Stage Tracey Tr’ Armstrong has been dancing as long as she can remember. Dur...

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Colin Channer on Caribbean Literature, the Black Readers, Love, Urban Fiction, and the Art of Writing

by Robert Fleming

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...

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Children’s Book Author Tonya Bolden

by Troy Johnson

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...

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Troy Johnson on #WritersonWriting with Dr. Brenda M. Greene (#Center4BlackLit)

by Brenda M. Greene

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...

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Sandra L. Richards: Richards Rocks!

by Kam Williams

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...

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Cave Canem's 10th Anniversary

by Kam Williams

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...

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An Open Statement to the Fans of The Help by Association of Black Women Historians (ABWH)

by Kam Williams

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 ...

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Critically Acclaimed Children’s Book Author

by Troy Johnson

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...

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Laurel J. Richie - The WNBA Interview

by Kam Williams

Laurel J. Richie - The WNBA Interview Kam Williams Interview WNBA President on Her Life, the League and the Olympics Laurel J. Richie has more than three decades of experience in consumer mar...

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Lou Gossett, Jr. - "The Grace Card" Interview

by Kam Williams

Lou Gossett, Jr. - "The Grace Card" Interview Kam Williams Interview Louis Cameron Gossett, Jr. was born in Coney Island, Brooklyn on May 27, 1936 to Helen Rebecca Wray, a nurse, and Lou, Sr. ...

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Amma Asante - The "Belle" Interview (May 2014)

by Kam Williams

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 ...

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D.L. Hughley on Everything from Nappy-Headed Hos to His HBO Special

by Kam Williams

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...

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Joumana Kidd - The “Let’s Talk about Pep” Interview

by Kam Williams

Joumana Kidd - The “Let’s Talk about Pep” Interview Kam Williams Interview Jason's Ex Expounds on Life and Love Post-Divorce   Born in Beirut, Lebanon on September 28, 1972, Joumana Kid...

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Assessing the State of the Black Digital Press

by Kam Williams

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...

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Abiola Abrams Interview with <em>BackList</em>

by Felicia Pride

Abiola Abrams Interview with BackList Felicia Pride Interview In her interview with BackList, she drops knowledge on classical literature, screenwriting, and why she&rsquo;s definitely an O.G. ...

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Book Lover’s Haven Feature Interview with Troy D. Johnson

by Denise Turney

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&...

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Ishmael Reed – July 1-7, 1983, in Emeryville, California

by Reginald Martin

Ishmael Reed – July 1-7, 1983, in Emeryville, California Reginald Martin Interview REGINALD MARTIN: Camus wrote in &quot;Neither Victims nor Executioners&quot; that the only really committed a...

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An Interview with John A. Williams

by Dennis 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...

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Idrissa Uqdah

by Kam Williams

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...

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Lynne d. Johnson

by Kam Williams

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...

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Troy Johnson

by Kam Williams

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...

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Walter Benefield

by Kam Williams

Walter Benefield Kam Williams Interview   An avid reader, husband, father, U.S. Marine and writer, Walter says, "reading African American Literature is contagious." Reading great stories a...

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Alice Walker The “PBS American Masters” Interview

by Kam Williams

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...

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Touré: Who’s Afraid of Post-Blackness? What It Means to Be Black Now

by Kam Williams

Touré: Who’s Afraid of Post-Blackness? What It Means to Be Black Now Kam Williams Interview Tour&eacute; - The &ldquo;Who&rsquo;s Afraid of Post-Blackness?&rdquo; Interview Born in Boston on ...

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Spike Lee: The Miracle at St. Anna Interview

by Kam Williams

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...

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The Movie Maker’s Network Interview

by Kam Williams

The Movie Maker’s Network Interview Kam Williams Interview

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Cloves Campbell, Jr. The “NNPA Chairman” Interview

by Kam Williams

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 ...

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Kim Taylor

by Mel Hopkins

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...

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Dr. Ben Carson - The Gifted Hands Interview

by Kam Williams

Dr. Ben Carson - The Gifted Hands Interview Kam Williams Interview Benjamin Solomon Carson, Sr. had a childhood dream of becoming a physician. Growing up in a single parent home with ...

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Chiwetel Ejiofor - The “Endgame” Interview

by Kam Williams

Chiwetel Ejiofor - The “Endgame” Interview Kam Williams Interview Chewing the Fat with Golden Globe-Nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor Chiwetel Ejiofor was born in London on July 10, 1977 to Nig...

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Common - Smokin' Aces Interview

by Kam Williams

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 ...

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Craig Robinson The "A Game of Character" Interview

by Kam Williams

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...

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Danny Glover - The "Honeydripper" Interview

by Kam Williams

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...

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Dante Brown - The Won't Back Down Interview

by Kam Williams

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 ...

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Denzel Washington - "The Inside Man Interview" Interview

by Kam Williams

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...

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Don Cheadle - Brooklyn's Finest Interview

by Kam Williams

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...

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Frank Fountain - President of the DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund - Interview

by Kam Williams

Frank Fountain - President of the DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund - Interview Kam Williams Interview W. Frank Fountain is the President of the DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund, ...

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Gloria Reuben - The "Raising the Bar" Interview

by Kam Williams

Gloria Reuben - The "Raising the Bar" Interview Kam Williams Interview Born in Toronto on June 9, 1964, Gloria Reuben is the second youngest of a half-dozen children born to ...

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Halle Berry

by Kam Williams

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...

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Idris Elba (Sept 2014) - No Good Deed

by Kam Williams

Idris Elba (Sept 2014) - No Good Deed Kam Williams Interview The New York Times Magazine Q&amp;A with Idris Elba   No Good Deed PG-13, Mystery &amp; Suspense Directed By: Sam Miller...

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Keith David - The "Delta Farce" Interview

by Kam Williams

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...

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Keke Palmer: The “Crazy Sexy Cool: The TLC Story” Interview

by Kam Williams

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...

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Ken Bevel - The "Courageous" Interview with AALBC.com

by Kam Williams

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...

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Laila Ali - Interview

by Kam Williams

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...

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Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs - The "Sublime" Interview

by Kam Williams

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...

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Marcus Mosiah Garvey

by Kam Williams

Marcus Mosiah Garvey Kam Williams Interview   THE GLOBAL AFRICAN COMMUNITY HISTORY NOTES "UP! YOU MIGHTY RACE: A TRIBUTE TO MARCUS MOSIAH GARVEY (1887-1940)" BY RUNOKO RASHDI DEDICATED TO D...

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Master P - The "Uncle P" Interview

by Kam Williams

Master P - The "Uncle P" Interview Kam Williams Interview Hip-Hop Entrepreneur Reflects on God, Family, Money and Maturity   Born on April 29, 1967, Percy Robert Miller, aka Master P, w...

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Morgan Freeman - The "Invictus" Interview

by Kam Williams

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 ...

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Notes from a Hip Hop Head

by Kam Williams

Notes from a Hip Hop Head Kam Williams Interview   April 19, 2007 An Open Letter to Oprah Winfrey: Notes from a Hip Hop Head by Saul Williams Dear Ms. Winfrey, It is with the g...

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Omari Hardwick - The "Kick-Ass" Interview

by Kam Williams

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...

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Music Impresario Ralph Mercado Passes Away

by Kam Williams

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:...

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Rick Santorum The “EchoLight Studios” Interview

by Kam Williams

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...

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Soledad O'Brien - The "Return to Haiti" Interview

by Kam Williams

Soledad O'Brien - The "Return to Haiti" Interview Kam Williams Interview Soledad's Follow-Up Report about the Haitian Relief Effort Soledad O'Brien Since Haiti's no longer front-page n...

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Tip "T.I." Harris - The "ATL" Interview (2006)

by Kam Williams

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...

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Gil L. Robertson IV: Award-Winning Author Assesses the State of Black Relationships

by Kam Williams

Gil L. Robertson IV: Award-Winning Author Assesses the State of Black Relationships Kam Williams Interview Award-Winning Author Assesses the State of Black Relationships Gil L. Robertson IV i...

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Bob Johnson - The Who’s Your Caddy Interview

by Kam Williams

Bob Johnson - The Who’s Your Caddy Interview Kam Williams Interview First Black Billionaire Gives His Two Cents on Everything from Making Movies to Making Money Robert L. Johnson was b...

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