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Gabrielle Douglas Higlights from 2012 AT&T American Cup
Gabrielle Douglas Higlights from 2012 AT&T American Cup Author Interviews
Gabrielle Douglas and Michelle Burford
Gabrielle Douglas and Michelle Burford MULTIPLE Gabrielle Douglas, an Olympic gold medalist, and Michelle Burford, a bestselling author, are a dynamic duo in the world of literature, creating inspira...
Gabrielle Douglas
Gabrielle Douglas NONE Gabrielle Douglas, born 1995, is a celebrated gymnast known for her historic achievements at the 2012 London Olympics. She's the first African-American and woman of color to wi...
Raising The Bar
Raising The Bar Gabrielle Douglas 9780310740704 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins After competing in the 2012 London Olympics and winning two gold medals, Gabrielle Douglas’s life changed forever … but...
Gabrielle Union - The "Good Deeds" Interview (February 2012)
Gabrielle Union - The "Good Deeds" Interview (February 2012) Kam Williams Interview Gabrielle Union - The "Good Deeds" Interview One of today’s hottest stars, Gabrielle Union continues...
Raising the Bar
Raising the Bar Kam Williams Book Review “Gabrielle Douglas is the first African-American and first woman of color from any nation to win an Olympic gold medal in the individual gymnastics ...
Gabrielle Union
Gabrielle Union 0000000119926290 Gabrielle Monique Union, born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1972, transitioned from high school athlete to acclaimed actress. She initially starred in teen films but gained r...
Grace, Gold, And Glory My Leap Of Faith
Grace, Gold, And Glory My Leap Of Faith Gabrielle Douglas and Michelle Burford 9780310740612 Nonfiction Zonderkidz HarperCollins Christian Publishing In the 2012 London Olympics, US gymnast Gabrielle ...
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...
Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade
Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade MULTIPLE Gabrielle Union and Dwayne Wade are a renowned celebrity couple. Union is a successful actress and author while Wade is a decorated retired professional baske...
Douglas E. McIntosh
Douglas E. McIntosh NONE Douglas E. McIntosh, a New York-born writer, holds degrees in Finance and History from Pace University. With a background in banking and financial analysis, including a stint...
Earl Douglas, Jr.
Earl Douglas, Jr. MULTIPLE Earl Douglas, Jr. is a key figure in the music industry, renowned for his role with the Black Rock Coalition (BRC). As an executive director, he supports and promotes diver...
Georgia Douglas Johnson
Georgia Douglas Johnson 0000000139704329 Georgia Douglas Johnson, born September 10, 1880, was an influential African-American poet, pioneering female playwright, and key participant in the Harlem Re...
C. J. Chase, Carrie Fancett Pagels, Erica Vetsch, Gabrielle Meyer, Kathleen L. Maher, Lorna Seilstad, Rita Gerlach, and Vanessa Riley
C. J. Chase, Carrie Fancett Pagels, Erica Vetsch, Gabrielle Meyer, Kathleen L. Maher, Lorna Seilstad, Rita Gerlach, and Vanessa Riley MULTIPLE "C.J. Chase, Carrie Fancett Pagels, Erica Vetsch, Gabrie...
Gabrielle David
Gabrielle David NONE Gabrielle David is a versatile artist, musician, writer, and publisher at 2Leaf Press. She co-edited “What Does It Mean to be White in America?” and “Hey Yo! Yo Soy!” and authore...
Grace
Grace Kam Williams Book Review “Gymnastics is not my passion anymore. I want to get famous off of running track, or I want to try dancing, or become a singer. I can get a job at Chi...
Cooling Board: A Long Playing Poem
Cooling Board: A Long Playing Poem Mitchell L.H. Douglas 9781597091404 Poetry Red Hen Press Red Hen Press In the tradition of the Langton Hughes classic Montage of a Dream Deferred, Mitchell L. H. Dou...
Barbara C. Harris with Kelly Brown Douglas
Barbara C. Harris with Kelly Brown Douglas MULTIPLE Barbara C. Harris and Kelly Brown Douglas are renowned authors known for their significant contributions in literature. They are celebrated for the...
Ice–T, Spike, and Douglas Century
Ice–T, Spike, and Douglas Century MULTIPLE Ice-T, Spike, and Douglas Century are renowned individuals known for their contributions in music, film, and literature respectively, each leaving a signifi...
Ice–T and Douglas Century
Ice–T and Douglas Century MULTIPLE Ice-T and Douglas Century are prolific figures in the entertainment industry. Ice-T, a Grammy-winning rapper and actor, is best known for his role on “Law & Order: ...
Douglas S. Reed
Douglas S. Reed NONE Douglas S. Reed wins the 2020 BookLife Fiction Prize Douglas S. Reed, a Brooklyn-based screenwriter/novelist, has vast experience in the motion picture industry, including working...
Kelly Brown Douglas
Kelly Brown Douglas 0000000042477422 The Very Reverend Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas was named Dean of the Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary and Professor of Theology at Union in Sep...
Douglas Kearney
Douglas Kearney 0000000038213846 Douglas Kearney, a renowned poet and professor, is known for his works addressing race and history. His first book, “Fear, Some,” was published in 2006, followed by o...
2012 Black Pack Party Photographs
2012 Black Pack Party Photographs Troy Johnson Article (HARLEM - June 12, 2012) - Londel's Restaurant served as the venue for the 6th Black Pack Party held June 6th, 2012. The Black Pack Party, held...
Mess and Mess and
Mess and Mess and Douglas Kearney 9781934819517 Poetry Noemi Press Noemi Press Poetry. African & African American Studies. Douglas Kearney writes, "If my writing makes a mess of things, it’s not to fl...
The Year I Flew Away
The Year I Flew Away Marie Arnold 9780358272755 Fiction Versify Houghton Mifflin Harcourt In this magical middle-grade novel, ten-year-old Gabrielle finds out that America isn’t the perfect place she ...
Buck Studies
Buck Studies Douglas Kearney 9780986437373 Poetry Fence Books Fence Books "[Douglas Kearney] is at the other end of the century, using a multicultural voice inflected with the concerns of what it mean...
Leo Frobenius and Douglas C. Fox
Leo Frobenius and Douglas C. Fox MULTIPLE Leo Frobenius and Douglas C. Fox are renowned authors known for their significant contributions in literature. Their work is highly appreciated for its depth...
Simone Douglas
Simone Douglas NONE Simone Douglas is a seasoned author with exceptional expertise in digital marketing. She has authored multiple best-selling books and offers valuable insights into the world of so...
Langston Hughes, Georgia Douglas Johnson, and Countee Cullen
Langston Hughes, Georgia Douglas Johnson, and Countee Cullen MULTIPLE Langston Hughes, Georgia Douglas Johnson, and Countee Cullen
Andreia Chavis-Douglas
Andreia Chavis-Douglas NONE Andreia Chavis-Douglas, a native of Washington, DC, is an artist, professor, and former graphic artist at the Washington Post. She holds degrees in Fine Arts and Education...
Douglas Century
Douglas Century 0000000120268336 Douglas Century is a bestselling author and investigative journalist known for works such as Under and Alone, Hunting El Chapo, and Takedown. He was a 2003 Edgar Awar...
A Drop of Color
A Drop of Color Elizabeth Ese 9781546158172 Fiction Scholastic Press Scholastic Inc. Seventeen-year-old Gabrielle has always lived between worlds: at school, she is expected to be the “Token Black Gir...
Shady Baby Feels: A First Book of Emotions
Shady Baby Feels: A First Book of Emotions Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade 9780063054042 Fiction HarperCollins HarperCollins Learn about feelings and emotions with Shady Baby in this board book create...
Envy: A Seven Deadly Sins Novel
Envy: A Seven Deadly Sins Novel Victoria Christopher Murray 9781501183218 Fiction Touchstone Simon & Schuster, Inc. A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.Gabrielle Wilson ha...
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...
June Eric-Udorie, Soofiya Andry, Gabrielle Bellot, Caitlin Cruz, Nicole Dennis-Benn, Brit Bennett, Evette Dionne
June Eric-Udorie, Soofiya Andry, Gabrielle Bellot, Caitlin Cruz, Nicole Dennis-Benn, Brit Bennett, Evette Dionne MULTIPLE June Eric-Udorie is a renowned activist, co-founder of “Youth for Change,” an...
Trailblazers, Black Women Who Helped Make America Great, 3: American Firsts/American Icons, Volume 3
Trailblazers, Black Women Who Helped Make America Great, 3: American Firsts/American Icons, Volume 3 Gabrielle David 9781734618150 Nonfiction 2Leaf Press 2Leaf Press The third volume in the Trailblaze...
Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II
Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II Douglas A. Blackmon 9780385722704 Fiction Anchor Penguin Random House In this groundbreaking historica...
Trailblazers, Black Women Who Helped Make America Great: American Firsts/American Icons, Vol. 4
Trailblazers, Black Women Who Helped Make America Great: American Firsts/American Icons, Vol. 4 Gabrielle David 9781737446507 Nonfiction 2Leaf Press 2Leaf Press The fourth volume in the Trailblazers s...
The Black Christ: 25th Anniversary Edition
The Black Christ: 25th Anniversary Edition Kelly Brown Douglas 9781626983168 Nonfiction Orbis Books Orbis Books In this classic work, first published in 1994, Kelly Brown Douglas offers a compelling p...
Black Rock Volume 1
Black Rock Volume 1 Earl Douglas, Jr. 9781457995873 Nonfiction Blurb Blurb Photographer Earl Douglas has been a part of the Black Rock scene since 1988. A longtime supporter and current Executive Dire...
What’s Faith Got to Do with It?: Black Bodies/Christian Souls
What’s Faith Got to Do with It?: Black Bodies/Christian Souls Kelly Brown Douglas 9781570756092 Nonfiction Orbis Books Orbis Books This book was inspired by a challenge from one of Douglas’s students:...
Sexuality and the Black Church: A Womanist Perspective
Sexuality and the Black Church: A Womanist Perspective Kelly Brown Douglas 9781570752421 Nonfiction Orbis Books Orbis Books Part One determines why sexuality has become a "taboo" issue for t...
The Selected Works of Georgia Douglas Johnson
The Selected Works of Georgia Douglas Johnson Georgia Douglas Johnson 9780783800387 Poetry G. K. Hall & Company Gale lxxxii/448 pp. 8vo, cloth. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper.
Trailblazers, Black Women Who Helped Make America Great, 2: American Firsts/American Icons, Volume 2
Trailblazers, Black Women Who Helped Make America Great, 2: American Firsts/American Icons, Volume 2 Gabrielle David 9781940939995 Nonfiction 2Leaf Press 2Leaf Press Trailblazers by Gabrielle David is...
Blacktrospective 2012 - Annual Assessment of the Best in Black Film
Blacktrospective 2012 - Annual Assessment of the Best in Black Film Troy Johnson Article Each year we publish our annual list of the best in Black cinema. This list is unique in that it assesses...
Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds
Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds Kam Williams good_deeds_movie%20Poster.jpg Film Review CEO Torn between Employee and Fiancée in Tyler Perry Morality Play Good Deeds [2012] In Theaters: Fe...
A Cup of Love: Relationship Goals for Kids
A Cup of Love: Relationship Goals for Kids Michael Todd 9780593192641 Fiction Waterbrook Children’s Penguin Random House In his first children’s book, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Relat...
Sweet Potato Comfort Pie Recipe
Sweet Potato Comfort Pie Recipe Rose McGee Article Makes 2 9-inch pies Ingredients 4 medium-to-large sweet potatoes, boiled with skin on until tender, then cooled and peeled 2 cups...
You Got Anything Stronger?: Stories
You Got Anything Stronger?: Stories Gabrielle Union 9780062979933 Nonfiction Dey Street Books HarperCollins “Gabrielle Union has written another wonderful book that pulls no punches. The searing hones...
Shady Baby
Shady Baby Gabrielle Union 9780063054035 Fiction HarperCollins HarperCollins *AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* *A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER* Shady Baby keeps it real in this picture book...
Welcome to the Party
Welcome to the Party Gabrielle Union 9780062978615 Fiction HarperCollins HarperCollins Inspired by the eagerly awaited birth of her daughter, Kaavia James Union Wade, New York Times bestselling author...
Can We All Be Feminists?
Can We All Be Feminists? June Eric-Udorie, Soofiya Andry, Gabrielle Bellot, Caitlin Cruz, Nicole Dennis-Benn, Brit Bennett, Evette Dionne 9780143132370 Nonfiction Penguin Books Penguin Random House Ca...
We’re Going to Need More Wine: Stories That Are Funny, Complicated, and True
We’re Going to Need More Wine: Stories That Are Funny, Complicated, and True Gabrielle Union 9780062693983 Nonfiction Dey Street Books HarperCollins In the spirit of Amy Poehler’s Yes Please, Lena Dun...
Free From Guilt: The Jamieson (Vol 7)
Free From Guilt: The Jamieson (Vol 7) Pat Simmons 9781548335205 Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC God’s desire is that everyone should be saved…including Cameron Jamieson. A tenth generatio...
The Break-Up Diaries (Break-Up Diaries (Paperback))
The Break-Up Diaries (Break-Up Diaries (Paperback)) Ni-Ni Simone and Kelli London 9780758263162 Fiction KTeen Kensington Publishing Corp. The only thing more intense than teen love is a break-up with ...
Gabrielle Goldsby
Gabrielle Goldsby NONE Apologies, I can't proceed until you provide the author bio you'd like me to summarize.
Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, a Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor
Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, a Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor Mark Harmon and Leon Carroll Jr. 9781400337019 Nonfiction Harper Select HarperCollins “A fast-p...
The Heart of a Woman, and Other Poems
The Heart of a Woman, and Other Poems Georgia Douglas Johnson 9781298493583 Poetry Andesite Press Andesite Press The Heart of a Woman and Other Poems (1918) The Heart of a Woman and Other Poems (19...
eNewsletter Highlights – January 31st 2013 – Issue #198
eNewsletter Highlights – January 31st 2013 – Issue #198 Troy Johnson Article Read Our Complete eNewsletter AALBC.com's Bestselling Books Lists We've just published three new bestselling books l...
AALBC.com eNewsletter – December 31st 2012 – Issue #197
AALBC.com eNewsletter – December 31st 2012 – Issue #197 Troy Johnson Article AALBC.com eNewsletter – December 31st 2012 – Issue #197 I hope you enjoy AALBC.com's last eNewsletter for 2012. Please ta...
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...
Noo Saro-Wiwa
Noo Saro-Wiwa 0000000367064597 Noo Saro-Wiwa, educated at Roedean School, King’s College London, and Columbia University, is best known for her acclaimed book, “Looking for Transwonderland: Travels i...
96 Minutes
96 Minutes Kam Williams img21.jpg Film Review Gangstas Carjack College Coeds in Character-Driven Crime Caper 96 Minutes [2012] Order via Amazon.com In Theaters: Apr 27, 2012 Limited On DVD: May 2...
Cloud Atlas
Cloud Atlas Kam Williams cloud-atlas-movie-poster.jpg Film Review Halle & Hanks Co-Star in Adaptation of Sci-Fi Best-Seller Cloud Atlas (2012) In Theaters: Oct 26, 2012 Wide Rated R for viole...
The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games Kam Williams hungergames_movieposter.jpg Film Review Teens Forced to Compete in Fight to the Death in Futuristic Sci-Fi The Hunger Games [2012] In Theaters: Mar 23, 2012 Wide PG...
Ikland
Ikland Kam Williams ikland-girls.jpg Film Review Redemptive Documentary Rectifies Image of Much-Maligned African Tribe Ikland (2012) In Theaters: Jun 15, 2012 Limited Unrated In Englis...
Marley
Marley Kam Williams marely2012_movie_poster.jpg Film Review Revealing Biopic Chronicles Personal Life and Musical Career of Revered Reggae Icon Marley [2012] Order via Amazon.com In Theaters: A...
Mirror Mirror
Mirror Mirror Kam Williams mirror_mirror.jpg Film Review Snow White Saves Prince in Refreshing Overhaul of Beloved Classic Mirror Mirror [2012] In Theaters: Mar 30, 2012 Wide Science Fiction &am...
October Baby
October Baby Kam Williams october_baby_2012_movie_poster.jpg Film Review Abortion Survivor Searches for Birth Mom in Modern Morality Play October Baby [2012] In Theaters: Mar 23, 2012 Limited ...
A Thousand Words
A Thousand Words Kam Williams a_thousand_words_movie_poster.jpg Film Review Eddie Murphy Gives Audience the Silent Treatment in Ill-Conceived Sitcom A Thousand Words [2012] In Theaters: Mar...
Wrath of the Titans
Wrath of the Titans Kam Williams wrathoftitans_movieposter.jpg Film Review 3D Sequel’s Spectacular Showdown of the Gods Improves upon the Original Episode Wrath of the Titans [2012] I...
Zero Dark Thirty
Zero Dark Thirty Kam Williams zero-dark-thirty-movie-poster.jpg Film Review Riveting Docudrama Recounts International Manhunt for Bin Laden Zero Dark Thirty (2012) In Theaters: Dec 19, 20...
Three Poets of the Harlem Renaissance (Audiobook)
Three Poets of the Harlem Renaissance (Audiobook) Langston Hughes, Georgia Douglas Johnson, and Countee Cullen 9798200940172 Poetry Blackstone Audiobooks Blackstone Publishing The intellectual and cul...
Resurrection Hope: A Future Where Black Lives Matter
Resurrection Hope: A Future Where Black Lives Matter Kelly Brown Douglas 9781626984455 Nonfiction Orbis Books Orbis Books How do we really know that God cares when Black people are still getting kille...
Split Decision: Life Stories
Split Decision: Life Stories Ice–T, Spike, and Douglas Century 9781982148775 Nonfiction Gallery Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. Award-winning actor, rapper, and producer Ice-T unveils a compelling memoir...
The Last Boss of Brighton: Boris Biba Nayfeld and the Rise of the Russian Mob in America
The Last Boss of Brighton: Boris Biba Nayfeld and the Rise of the Russian Mob in America Douglas Century 9780063014954 Nonfiction William Morrow & Company HarperCollins Bestselling author Douglas Cent...
Sho
Sho Douglas Kearney 9781950268153 Poetry Wave Books Wave Books Eschewing series and performative typography, Douglas Kearney’s Sho aims to hit crooked licks with straight-seeming sticks. Navigating th...
Child of Gilead
Child of Gilead Douglas S. Reed 9780947481872 Fiction The Hurricane Group The Hurricane Group Winner of the 2020 BookLife Fiction Prize “Take the road less traveled, my son. Always. No exceptions.”...
Mycroft and Sherlock
Mycroft and Sherlock Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 9781785659256 Fiction Titan Books Titan Publishing Group The new novel by NBA All-Star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, starring brothers Mycroft and Sherlock Holmes.It is...
Hallelujah, Anyhow!: A Memoir
Hallelujah, Anyhow!: A Memoir Barbara C. Harris with Kelly Brown Douglas 9781640650893 Nonfiction Church Publishing Church Publishing Incorporated (CPI) A role model tells her story—and that of the na...
Patter
Patter Douglas Kearney 9781597095808 Poetry Red Hen Press Red Hen Press For a couple struggling with infertility, conception is a war against their bodies. Blood and death attend. But when the war is ...
Black Bodies and the Black Church: A Blues Slant
Black Bodies and the Black Church: A Blues Slant Kelly Brown Douglas 9780230116818 Nonfiction Palgrave Macmillan Macmillan Publishers Blues is absolutely vital to black theological reflection and to t...
The Black Automaton
The Black Automaton Douglas Kearney 9781934200285 Poetry Fence Books Fence Books "Douglas Kearney’s innovative new collection makes me tremble like a ’mouth and mind full of fish hooks.’ … These poems...
The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast
The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast Douglas Brinkley 9780061124235 Nonfiction William Morrow HarperCollins In the span of five violent hours on August 29, ...
Madam Fate
Madam Fate Marcia Douglas 9781569471340 Fiction Soho Press Soho Press Women of Jamaica with magical bonds to the worlds of Nature and spirits and to each other. Using a series of voices, Marcia Doug...
Electricity Comes to Cocoa Bottom (Poetry Book Society Recommendation)
Electricity Comes to Cocoa Bottom (Poetry Book Society Recommendation) Marcia Douglas 9781900715287 Poetry Peepal Tree Press Peepal Tree Press Marcia Douglas, who was born in England and grew up in J...
Garden’s Corner: A Novel
Garden’s Corner: A Novel Douglas S. Reed 9780965727242 Fiction Kataza Books Kataza Books Book by Reed, Douglas S.
Elijah Anderson and Douglas Massey
Elijah Anderson and Douglas Massey MULTIPLE Sure, I would be glad to help. But it seems you've forgotten to provide the author's bio that you want me to summarize. Could you please provide it?
Douglas Manuel
Douglas Manuel 0000000495837910 You need to provide the author bio you want summarized.
Douglas A. Blackmon
Douglas A. Blackmon 0000000040628274 Doug Blackmon, a Mississippi native, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and chair of the Miller Center Forum at the University of Virginia. He's a correspondent f...