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Grudge Match starring Kevin Hart In Theaters December 25th 2013
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Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain
Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain Kam Williams kevin-hart-let-me-explain.jpg Film Review Hottest Stand-Up Comic Wows Sold-Out Garden in Concert Tour Finale Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain In Theaters: Jul 3, 20...
I Can’t Make This Up: Life Lessons
I Can’t Make This Up: Life Lessons Kevin Hart 9781501155567 Nonfiction Atria / 37 Ink Simon & Schuster, Inc. Superstar comedian and Hollywood box office star Kevin Hart turns his immense talent to the...
Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain Interview
Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain Interview Kam Williams Interview Born in Philadelphia on July 6, 1980, Kevin Hart is one of the most versatile comedic actors in both television and film. He’...
Kevin Hart
Kevin Hart 0000000081598956 Kevin Hart, born July 6, 1979, is a record-breaking comedian and actor from Philadelphia. Known for his unique style, he tours like a rockstar, performing in over 100 stad...
Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain
Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain Kam Williams kevin_hart_movieposter2011.jpg Film Review Concert Flick Features Highlights of Funnyman’s 90-City Tour Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain [2011] ...
Chasing Hearts
Chasing Hearts Yahrah St. John 9781648392467 Fiction Oliver-Heber Books Oliver-Heber Books Renowned petroleum geologist Bree Hart’s blood, sweat, and tears have put her sexist father Duke Hart’s Dalla...
Marcus Makes a Movie
Marcus Makes a Movie Kevin Hart 9780593179147 Fiction Crown Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House Stand-up comedian and Hollywood box-office hit Kevin Hart keeps the laughs coming in an illustr...
Kevin Y. Brown
Kevin Y. Brown NONE Kevin Y. Brown, a former MTV host and fashion industry marketer, is a motivational speaker and CEO of empowerment company, Legacy Thinking Labs. Overcoming adversity as a former f...
Kevin M. Weeks
Kevin M. Weeks NONE Kevin M. Weeks is an acclaimed self-published Urban Fiction author known for his debut, The Street Life Series. Honored as the Best New Urban Author of 2007, his fresh approach te...
High Price: A Neuroscientist’s Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything You Know About Drugs and Society
High Price: A Neuroscientist’s Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything You Know About Drugs and Society Carl Hart 9780062015884 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins A pioneering neuroscientis...
Reginald F. Lewis Before Tlc Beatrice: The Young Man Before The Billion-Dollar Empire
Reginald F. Lewis Before Tlc Beatrice: The Young Man Before The Billion-Dollar Empire Lin Hart 9780985347925 Nonfiction LHA Publishing Company LHA Publishing Company As the man behind the unprecedente...
Alyssa Cole, Lena Hart, Kate McMurray, and Stacey Agdern
Alyssa Cole, Lena Hart, Kate McMurray, and Stacey Agdern MULTIPLE Alyssa Cole, Lena Hart, Kate McMurray, and Stacey Agdern are acclaimed authors known for their compelling narratives. They have capti...
Kianna Alexander, Alyssa Cole, Lena Hart, and Piper Huguley
Kianna Alexander, Alyssa Cole, Lena Hart, and Piper Huguley MULTIPLE Kianna Alexander, Alyssa Cole, Lena Hart, and Piper Huguley are renowned authors known for their compelling narratives and dynamic...
Daughters of a Nation: A Black Suffragette Historical Romance Anthology
Daughters of a Nation: A Black Suffragette Historical Romance Anthology Kianna Alexander, Alyssa Cole, Lena Hart, and Piper Huguley 9781941885345 Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC The fight...
Blacktrospective 2013 by Kam Williams
Blacktrospective 2013 by Kam Williams Kam Williams http://aalbc.com/reviews/20-feet-from-stardom.jpg Film Review Blacktrospective 2013 - Annual Assessment of the Best in Black Cinema Each year we pub...
A Poem for Evangeline, And Other Songs
A Poem for Evangeline, And Other Songs Kevin Powell 9798218824440 Poetry Get Fresh Books Publishing Get Fresh Books Publishing “Kevin Powell is one of this country’s most poignant literary voices. Pow...
The Kevin Powell Reader: Essential Writings and Conversations
The Kevin Powell Reader: Essential Writings and Conversations Kevin Powell 9781636141015 Nonfiction Akashic Books Akashic Books A hopeful and insightful collection by one of the great voices of our ti...
Kevin Powell
Kevin Powell NONE Kevin Powell is widely considered one of America’s most important voices in these early years of the 21st century. Legendary feminist Gloria Steinem asserts that "as a cha...
Kevin Johnson
Kevin Johnson NONE Kevin Johnson is a Temple University graduate, author of Cape, and a lover of storytelling influenced by movies, comic books, and music. Adopted by educators, he's a Philadelphia n...
Kevin Fredericks and Melissa Fredericks
Kevin Fredericks and Melissa Fredericks MULTIPLE Kevin & Melissa Fredericks are influential figures in entertainment and self-improvement. Kevin, a renowned comedian and founder of KevOnStage Studios...
Boris Kodjoe discusses his new movie, Addicted (2014)
Boris Kodjoe discusses his new movie, Addicted (2014) Kam Williams Interview Boris Kodjoe The “Addicted” Interview From his big screen and television roles to his theater and entrepreneurial s...
Harlem Book Fair 2013: Video, Photos & Awards
Harlem Book Fair 2013: Video, Photos & Awards Troy Johnson Article All Photos © 2013 AALBC.com, LLC - Feel free to use them but please provide a photo credit to Troy Johnson, AALBC.com and a link...
Marriage Be Hard: 12 Conversations to Keep You Laughing, Loving, and Learning with Your Partner
Marriage Be Hard: 12 Conversations to Keep You Laughing, Loving, and Learning with Your Partner Kevin Fredericks and Melissa Fredericks 9780593240427 Nonfiction Convergent Books Penguin Random House N...
The Education of Kevin Powell: A Boy’s Journey into Manhood
The Education of Kevin Powell: A Boy’s Journey into Manhood Kevin Powell 9781439163689 Nonfiction Atria Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. In the spirit of Piri Thomas’s Down These Mean Streets and Maya Ang...
Kevin Shird
Kevin Shird NONE Kevin Shird, co-founder of the Do Right Foundation, is a former convict turned youth advocate, author, and speaker. He shares his personal redemption story to educate youth on the da...
Kevin Young
Kevin Young 0000000109530225 Kevin Young, born in 1970, is a renowned poet and teacher influenced by Hughes, Berryman, Dickinson, and Basquiat. A Harvard graduate, Young authored multiple poetry book...
Kevin Mitchell
Kevin Mitchell 0000000352296686 Kevin M. Mitchell is a versatile writer, musician, and producer. A University of Missouri—Kansas City Conservatory of Music graduate, he has published over a dozen b...
The Ground on Which I Stand: 25th Anniversary Edition
The Ground on Which I Stand: 25th Anniversary Edition August Wilson 9781559369954 Fiction Theatre Communications Group Theatre Communications Group “What we do now becomes history by which our grandch...
25th Anniversary Edition - An Easy Burden: The Civil Rights Movement and the Transformation of America
25th Anniversary Edition - An Easy Burden: The Civil Rights Movement and the Transformation of America Andrew Young 9781737800408 Nonfiction JSJ Enterprises & Publishing JSJ Enterprises & Publishing 2...
Acts of Faith: 25th Anniversary Edition
Acts of Faith: 25th Anniversary Edition Iyanla Vanzant 9781982106843 Nonfiction Touchstone Simon & Schuster, Inc. “The most powerful spiritual healer, fixer, teacher on the planet.” —Oprah Winfrey ...
Koch (2013)
Koch (2013) Kam Williams Interview Bittersweet Biopic Paints Evenhanded Post Mortem on Life and Times of Late NYC Mayor Koch (2013) In Theaters: Feb 1, 2013 Limited Unrated, 1 hr. 40 min. D...
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) Kam Williams startrek-2013-blueray.jpg Film Review Read the comments now. Read our review after you see the film (there some spoilers). Kirk Matches Wits with Rogue Co...
Kim Fields
Kim Fields 000000002538577X Kim Fields is a renowned actress known for starring in NBC's Facts of Life and Fox's Living Single, with a 40-year career spanning TV, film, and stage. Notable performance...
Ways to Build Dreams
Ways to Build Dreams Renée Watson 9781547610181 Fiction Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Bloomsbury Publishing Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Award winner Renée Watson continues her bestselling ...
Happy New Year From AALBC.com’s Troy Johnson
Happy New Year From AALBC.com’s Troy Johnson Troy Johnson Article 2013, what a year! With so many great new books and films last year, there was a lot to celebrate. We also extended our reach through...
Kevin Coval
Kevin Coval 0000000053723529 Kevin Coval, author of ALA “Book of the Year†finalist Slingshots: A Hip-Hop Poetica, is the Artistic Director of Louder Than a Bomb: The Chicago Teen Poetry Festival...
Ernie Paniccioli and Kevin Powell
Ernie Paniccioli and Kevin Powell MULTIPLE Ernie Paniccioli and Kevin Powell are distinguished authors known for their cultural insights. Paniccioli's work focuses on hip-hop photography, while Powel...
Idris Goodwin and Kevin Coval
Idris Goodwin and Kevin Coval MULTIPLE Idris Goodwin and Kevin Coval are prolific authors, celebrated for their distinct voices and impactful works in contemporary literature and performance. Idris G...
Javon Johnson and Kevin Coval
Javon Johnson and Kevin Coval MULTIPLE "Javon Johnson and Kevin Coval are renowned authors, recognized for their significant contributions to literature and spoken word poetry. Their works offer prof...
Kevin Coval, Quraysh Ali Lansana, and Nate Marshall
Kevin Coval, Quraysh Ali Lansana, and Nate Marshall MULTIPLE Kevin Coval, Quraysh Ali Lansana, and Nate Marshall are renowned authors known for their significant contributions in literature and poetr...
Better Mus' Come: In Theaters: March 15, 2013
Better Mus' Come: In Theaters: March 15, 2013 Kam Williams https://aalbc.com/reviews/better-mus-come.jpg Film Review Better Mus’ Come In Theaters: Mar 15, 2013 Limited Written and Directed by Stor...
Game, Set, Match Champion Arthur Ashe
Game, Set, Match Champion Arthur Ashe Crystal Hubbard 9781620143162 Nonfiction Lee & Low Books Lee & Low Books A picture book biography of tennis player Arthur Ashe, who began his career playing tenni...
One Night Stand: From the Blank Page to Live Stags, All Within 24 Hours! (2013) - Film Review
One Night Stand: From the Blank Page to Live Stags, All Within 24 Hours! (2013) - Film Review Kam Williams Interview Theater Documentary Chronicles Captivating Musicals Staged in 24 Hours One N...
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...
John Singleton “The Illegal” Tender Interview
John Singleton “The Illegal” Tender Interview Kam Williams Interview Producer John Singleton on the set of Universal Pictures' Illegal Tender - 2007 Boy from the hood ...
Hart Breaker: A Blink, Texas story
Hart Breaker: A Blink, Texas story J.D. Mason B016VIVLQ6 Fiction St. Martin’s Griffin Macmillan Publishers The only thing hotter than Texas is the romance in J. D. Mason’s brand-new e-series!Farrah Ha...
For Love & Liberty: Untold love stories of the American Revolution
For Love & Liberty: Untold love stories of the American Revolution Alyssa Cole, Lena Hart, Kate McMurray, and Stacey Agdern 9781941885017 Fiction Maroon Ash Publishing Maroon Ash Publishing FOR LOVE &...
High Price: A Neuroscientist’s Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything You Kn
High Price: A Neuroscientist’s Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything You Kn Kam Williams Book Review “As a youth, Carl Hart didn’t realize the value of school; he studied ...
Grocery Shopping with My Mother
Grocery Shopping with My Mother Kevin Powell 9781593767433 Poetry Soft Skull Press Soft Skull Press “Kevin Powell returns with a poetic time capsule written with love in honor of his mother’s evolutio...
So Much Blue
So Much Blue Percival Everett 9781555977825 Fiction Graywolf Press Graywolf Press A new high point for a master novelist, an emotionally charged reckoning with art, marriage, and the past Kevin Pac...
Lessons Of Redemption
Lessons Of Redemption Kevin Shird 9780989501293 Nonfiction Perfect Publishing Perfect Publishing Lessons of Redemption tells the story of his life from his time on the tough streets of Baltimore City,...
10 Ways Anyone Can Graduate From College Debt-Free: A Guide To Post-College Freedom
10 Ways Anyone Can Graduate From College Debt-Free: A Guide To Post-College Freedom Kevin Y. Brown 9780984767113 Nonfiction Legacy Thinking Labs Legacy Thinking Labs Founder of MyDebtFreeCollege.com, ...
Open Letters To America: Essays By Kevin Powell
Open Letters To America: Essays By Kevin Powell Kevin Powell 9781593762148 Nonfiction Soft Skull Press Soft Skull Press After eight years of George Bush’s America, we are at a critical juncture in our...
Naleighna Kai, Vee Denise Kai, and Kevin Kai
Naleighna Kai, Vee Denise Kai, and Kevin Kai MULTIPLE "Naleighna Kai, Vee Denise Kai, and Kevin Kai are authors known for their compelling narratives. Their diverse works span various genres, showcas...
Kevin L. Matthews II
Kevin L. Matthews II NONE Kevin L. Matthews II is an acclaimed author, speaker, and financial advisor. Known for his expertise in personal finance, he helps people understand and manage their financi...
Kevin Lewis
Kevin Lewis 0000000030894966 Kevin Lewis loves recognizing that bouncy, busy brown sugar baby spirit, especially when he sees it in the fans of his popular picture book favorites Chugga Chugga Choo-...
Kevin Wayne Johnson
Kevin Wayne Johnson NONE “God uses ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary things.” Kevin Wayne Johnson has taken up the task of developing individual and organizational operating exc...
Tracy K. Smith and Kevin Young
Tracy K. Smith and Kevin Young MULTIPLE Tracy K. Smith is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author of four poetry books, including 'Life on Mars', and the upcoming 'Such Color: New and Selected Poems'. She ha...
Kevin McGruder
Kevin McGruder 0000000071766805 Kevin McGruder is an Assistant Professor of History at Antioch College with interests in African American institutions, urban history, and gay and lesbian history. He ...
Kevin Wimer, Samantha Alexandra, and others
Kevin Wimer, Samantha Alexandra, and others MULTIPLE This meta description features a collection of renowned authors including Kevin Wimer, Samantha Alexandra, L.M. Barrett, T.J. Weeks, and many more...
Kevin P. Chavous
Kevin P. Chavous 0000000037996068 Kevin P. Chavous is a respected attorney, author, and education reform leader from Indianapolis. He has significantly contributed to public schooling and charter sch...
Kevin Adonis Browne
Kevin Adonis Browne 0000000426385754 Kevin Adonis Browne is a multi-talented photographer, poet, scholar, and archivist, specialized in contemporary rhetoric and Caribbean culture. He's the author of...
Kevin Noble Maillard
Kevin Noble Maillard 0000000367193970 Kevin Maillard is a debut author, New York Times contributor, and tenured law professor at Syracuse University. Known for his book “Fry Bread: A Native American ...
Not My Will
Not My Will Khara Campbell Excerpt Prologue “Virtue, your man dogged you and you gonna let him get away with that mess? If I was you, I would be busting some holes in his tires and smashing ou...
Kevin and His Dad
Kevin and His Dad Kam Williams Book Review ’What could be better for a young boy than to spend a whole day with his father! With mom away on a Saturday, that’s exa...
The Kevin M. Weeks Story: Never Say Die; Be Optimistic
The Kevin M. Weeks Story: Never Say Die; Be Optimistic Kevin M. Weeks Article The Kevin M. Weeks Story: Never Say Die; Be Optimistic ’Never Say Die; Be Optimis...
Laila Ali
Laila Ali NONE Laila Amaria Ali (born December 30, 1977) is an undefeated five-time boxing world champion with a 24–0 record and a 2022 International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee. As the daughter of...
Untamed Hearts
Untamed Hearts Yahrah St. John 9781648392313 Fiction Oliver-Heber Books Oliver-Heber Books An untamed heart… Rylee Hart has always been unconventional, choosing veterinarian medicine over the traditio...
Lee Daniels’ The Butler (2013)
Lee Daniels’ The Butler (2013) Kam Williams the-butler.jpg Film Review Forest Whitaker Delivers Oscar-Quality Performance in Emotionally-Searing Civil Rights Saga Lee Daniels’ The Butler...
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Kam Williams mandela-2013-alternate-movie-poster.jpg Film Review Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom In Theaters: Nov 29, 2013 Limited PG-13 for sexuality, intense violence...
Bullet to the Head (2013) - Film Review
Bullet to the Head (2013) - Film Review Kam Williams Interview Unlikely-Buddies Flick Features Cop and Hit Man on Revenge-Fueled Rampage Bullet to the Head (2013) In Theaters: Feb 1, 2013 Wide ...
Ways to Make Sunshine
Ways to Make Sunshine Renée Watson 9781547600564 Fiction Bloomsbury Publishing Bloomsbury Publishing From Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Award winner Ren�e Watson comes the first book i...
Mike Africa Jr.
Mike Africa Jr. NONE Mike Africa Jr. is a renowned speaker and writer featured in top publications and media outlets. He starred in HBO's 40 Years a Prisoner and was part of the Audible docu-series, ...
Creation (25th Anniversary Edition)
Creation (25th Anniversary Edition) James Weldon Johnson 9780823455874 Fiction Holiday House Holiday House The Creation is a beloved picture book adaptation of James Weldon Johnson’s famous poem from ...
All the Songs We Sing: Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Carolina African American Writers’ Collective
All the Songs We Sing: Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Carolina African American Writers’ Collective Lenard D. Moore 9781949467338 Poetry Carolina Wren Press Carolina Wren Press "An expansive ...
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...
The Creation (25th Anniversary Edition)
The Creation (25th Anniversary Edition) James Ransome 9780823440252 Fiction Holiday House Holiday House An award-winning retelling of the Biblical creation story from a star of the Harlem Renaissance ...
Spoonbread and Strawberry Wine: 25th Edition
Spoonbread and Strawberry Wine: 25th Edition Norma Jean and Carole Darden 9781540748973 Nonfiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC Spanning over a century of African-American life and culture, th...
Scorpions (Anniversary)
Scorpions (Anniversary) Walter Dean Myers 9780064406239 Fiction Amistad HarperCollins Now with extra material to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Scorpions!Everyone is getting on Jamal’ss case. The k...
Daufuskie Island: 25th Anniversary Edition
Daufuskie Island: 25th Anniversary Edition Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe 9781570038822 Nonfiction University of South Carolina Press University of South Carolina Press First published in 1982, Daufuskie Isl...
March 26th 2013 – eNewsletter Highlights
March 26th 2013 – eNewsletter Highlights Troy Johnson Article Read Our Complete eNewsletter AALBC.com mourns the passing of Nigerian novelist and poet Chinua Achebe (November 16, 1930 — March ...
Danielle Boodoo-Fortuné
Danielle Boodoo-Fortuné NONE Danielle Boodoo-Fortuné is a renowned Trinidadian poet and artist, with works featured in multiple publications. She won the 2009 Caribbean Writer's Paiewonksy Prize and...
When We Free The World
When We Free The World Kevin Powell 9781735199726 Nonfiction Bowker Bowker In When We Free the World, acclaimed writer and activist Kevin Powell presents a stunning and brutally honest survey of Ameri...
Dark Thirst
Dark Thirst Omar Tyree, Donna Hill, Monica Jackson, Linda Addison, and Kevin S. Brockenbrough 9780743496667 Fiction Gallery Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. A haunting anthology of vampire fiction—one tha...
5 Books for the Holidays! - Spotlight - December 17, 2017
5 Books for the Holidays! - Spotlight - December 17, 2017 Troy Johnson Article “The Spotlight” a New Video Feature on AALBC.com. Your browser does not support HTML5 video. The Books highlight...
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...
The Warmest December
The Warmest December Bernice L. McFadden 9780525945642 Fiction Dutton Books Penguin Random House "Vivid" hailed the New York Times Book Review of Sugar, Bernice L. McFadden’s bestselling debut novel. ...
Emanuel Celler: Immigration and Civil Rights Champion
Emanuel Celler: Immigration and Civil Rights Champion Wayne Dawkins 9781496805355 Nonfiction University Press of Mississippi University Press of Mississippi Congressman Emanuel Celler (1888-1981) was ...
Successful Failure: Lessons Learned Flat on My Face
Successful Failure: Lessons Learned Flat on My Face Kevin Fredericks 9780593735671 Nonfiction Convergent Books Penguin Random House Being successful is no laughing matter…unless the road there is litt...
Cape
Cape Kevin Johnson 9781250840509 Fiction Roaring Brook Press Macmillan Publishers A young child learns that even superheroes hurt too in this heartrending story about loss and love, written by debut a...
Just Imagine…What If There Were No Black People in the World?: Jaxon and Kevin’s Black History Trip Downtown
Just Imagine…What If There Were No Black People in the World?: Jaxon and Kevin’s Black History Trip Downtown Tamara Shiloh 9780998969688 Fiction Just Imagine Books & Services Just Imagine Books & Serv...
My Mother. Barack Obama. Donald Trump. And the Last Stand of the Angry White Man.: An Autobiography of America
My Mother. Barack Obama. Donald Trump. And the Last Stand of the Angry White Man.: An Autobiography of America Kevin Powell 9781982105259 Nonfiction Atria Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. Written in the s...
A People’s History of Chicago
A People’s History of Chicago Kevin Coval 9781608466719 Poetry Haymarket Books Haymarket Books Known variously as “the Windy City,” “the City of Big Shoulders,” or “Chi-Raq,” Chicago is one of the mos...
Building a Learning Culture in America
Building a Learning Culture in America Kevin P. Chavous 9781412864428 Nonfiction Routledge Routledge Building a Learning Culture in America takes an incisive, no-holds-barred look at how America embra...
Lukewarm Saint
Lukewarm Saint K. L. Belvin 9780990537724 Fiction Bravin Publishing LLC Bravin Publishing LLC Lukewarm Saints takes you into the life of Kevin Watkins, a handsome Brooklyn Educator who happens to be a...
The Entrepreneur Mind: 100 Essential Beliefs, Characteristics, and Habits of Elite Entrepreneurs
The Entrepreneur Mind: 100 Essential Beliefs, Characteristics, and Habits of Elite Entrepreneurs Kevin D. Johnson 9780988479708 Nonfiction Johnson Media Inc Johnson Media Inc To achieve unimaginable b...