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Installing Wordpress on a Self Hosted Website
Installing Wordpress on a Self Hosted Website Publishing & Craft
A Great Tip and Advice for Creating a Blog or Website (Part I)
A Great Tip and Advice for Creating a Blog or Website (Part I) Troy Johnson Article If it is not already obvious from my previous post, I'm a big fan of WordPress. A few months ago, using software f...
Playing Around With My New Blog
Playing Around With My New Blog Troy Johnson Article It really is a misnomer to call WordPress "blogging software" it is much more powerful and feature rich than most what most websites provide and c...
Lisa Irby
Lisa Irby NONE Lisa Irby, an Internet Info-preneur from St. Louis, teaches website creation and online marketing through her website, blog, and YouTube channel. She also manages Napturally Curly, a w...
7 Free Tools Guaranteed to Make Your Website Better!
7 Free Tools Guaranteed to Make Your Website Better! Troy Johnson Article Managing a large website can be a difficult, requiring a wide variety of skills. As the sole developer of AALBC.c...
Caribbean Books You Should Know
Caribbean Books You Should Know Joanne C. Hillhouse Article By Joanne C. Hillhouse "I come from Antigua and Barbuda in the Caribbean. I write stories of and from the Caribbean. My first boo...
Dare Coulter
Dare Coulter NONE Dare Coulter is an acclaimed North Carolina-based artist known for positive portrayals of black individuals and families. Her global vision includes installing sculptures representi...
A Great Tip and Advice for Creating a Blog or Website (Part II)
A Great Tip and Advice for Creating a Blog or Website (Part II) Troy Johnson Article (Continued from Part I) The following Plugins are the ones I've kept so far: WP-FB-AutoConnect (Version 1.5...
Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie
Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie NONE Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie is an author, teacher, and herbalist based in Queens, NY. Her work explores themes of silence, sexism, and racism, and has been published worl...
The Turn Your Passion Into Profit Websites That Sell Manual: A Design Guide & Checklist for Creating an Effortless Income Website
The Turn Your Passion Into Profit Websites That Sell Manual: A Design Guide & Checklist for Creating an Effortless Income Website Walt Goodridge 9781451545739 Nonfiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishi...
Self-Love Workbook for Black Women: Empowering Exercises to Build Self-Compassion and Nurture Your True Self
Self-Love Workbook for Black Women: Empowering Exercises to Build Self-Compassion and Nurture Your True Self Rachel Johnson 9781638076513 Nonfiction Rockridge Press Callisto Publishing As a Black woma...
Google‘s Adverse Impact on the World Wide Web
Google‘s Adverse Impact on the World Wide Web Troy Johnson Article (Note: On Sunday May 20, CBS’s 60 Minutes aired a segment on the power of Google, validating much of what I’ve written below) Goo...
2015 Year End Thank You!
2015 Year End Thank You! Troy Johnson Article Coming in the New Year The biggest news for the new year is our website upgrade. We are redesigning AALBC.com from scratch, and we have the benefit of 1...
Bradley Fowler
Bradley Fowler NONE Bradley Fowler, owner of Construction Emarketing, specializes in online marketing services such as email marketing, website development, and cybersecurity. He also founded THEGREN...
A Year of Self-Care: Daily Practices and Inspiration for Caring for Yourself
A Year of Self-Care: Daily Practices and Inspiration for Caring for Yourself Zoe Shaw 9781648765094 Nonfiction Rockridge Press Callisto Publishing Spend a year prioritizing self-care with these simple...
Blood Magic: The Good Necromancer Book 2
Blood Magic: The Good Necromancer Book 2 Michael La Ronn 9798885510196 Fiction Author Level Up Author Level Up Nothing good ever happens when my phone rings. I’m seriously considering installing a pig...
New Self-Publishing Literary Award to Promote Diverse Books in Libraries
New Self-Publishing Literary Award to Promote Diverse Books in Libraries Troy Johnson Article BCALA; SELF-e partner for new self-publishing literary award to promote diverse books in libraries The B...
Bing Site Search is a Great Alternative, to Google Site Search, for a Website’s Search Engine
Bing Site Search is a Great Alternative, to Google Site Search, for a Website’s Search Engine Troy Johnson Article If you are reading this article, which has nothing to do with the primary focus of ...
Video: Update on The Premier Website for Black Books
Video: Update on The Premier Website for Black Books Troy Johnson Article AALBC.com is a massive, feature rich, website. Many visitors don't appreciate the site's size and scope, so I created this v...
The PassionProfit Websites That Sell Manual: 197 proven ideas, strategies and design tips for creating an income-generating website for your passion-centered business (Volume 3)
The PassionProfit Websites That Sell Manual: 197 proven ideas, strategies and design tips for creating an income-generating website for your passion-centered business (Volume 3) Walt Goodridge 9781501...
Social Media Conversation with Two Successful Webmasters
Social Media Conversation with Two Successful Webmasters Troy Johnson Article Here Ron Kavanaugh, founder of Mosaicbooks.com and I, founder of AALBC.com, speak with Darryl J. Jenkins (my cousin) ...
Two Years Ago - Black New Yorkers: Booklover hopes to profit from his passion
Two Years Ago - Black New Yorkers: Booklover hopes to profit from his passion Troy Johnson Article Black New Yorkers: Booklover hopes to profit from his passionby Tanangachi Mfuni, Amsterdam News Sta...
The Pacman Plan
The Pacman Plan Sam A Kempt 9780974445908 Nonfiction DeViv Publishing DeViv Publishing The Pacman Plan is the story of a struggle for reparations for African Americans. This is the first fiction work ...
Tamika Newhouse
Tamika Newhouse NONE Tamika Newhouse is a self-published author and founder of Delphine Publications. Recognized as Self Published Author of the Year in 2009 and 2011, she also received an award for ...
The Disilgold Way: Countdown 101 From Writer to Self Publisher
The Disilgold Way: Countdown 101 From Writer to Self Publisher Heather Covington 9781414022185 Nonfiction AuthorHouse Author Solutions The Disilgold Way: Countdown 101 From Writer To Self Publisher is...
A More Perfect Party: The Night Shirley Chisholm and Diahann Carroll Reshaped Politics
A More Perfect Party: The Night Shirley Chisholm and Diahann Carroll Reshaped Politics Juanita Tolliver 9781538770221 Nonfiction Legacy Lit Hachette Book Group Winner of the NAACP Image Award for Outs...
The Dow Twins’ Legacy: 50 Years of Disco Reflections
The Dow Twins’ Legacy: 50 Years of Disco Reflections Harold A. Dow 9798218357481 Nonfiction DT Media Group DT Media Group The legendary Dow Twins dominated the world of Black disco and entertainment f...
Delores Thornton
Delores Thornton NONE Indianapolis author Delores Thornton, celebrated for her novels “Ida Mae” and its sequel, is a member of the International Women’s Writing Guild and the African-American Online ...
Lee E. Meadows
Lee E. Meadows NONE Lee E. Meadows, a native Detroiter and Michigan State University graduate, is a multi-faceted professional with experience in academia, corporate training, and media. He has held ...
Melissa V. Harris-Perry
Melissa V. Harris-Perry 0000000035811728 Melissa Harris-Perry is a writer, professor, TV host, and political commentator. She hosted an MSNBC show from 2012-2016, and is now the Maya Angelou Presiden...
Sheila E. Anderson
Sheila E. Anderson NONE Sheila Anderson, raised in a music-loving family in Buffalo, New York, shifted from music to civil rights at 16, becoming the New York State Youth President of the NAACP. Desp...
Tai Allen
Tai Allen NONE Tai Allen, a renowned Brooklyn-based creative director, poet, and musician, has excelled in multiple disciplines. His poetry and music have gained recognition from notable publications...
Dorothy Butler Gilliam
Dorothy Butler Gilliam 0000000032505856 Dorothy Butler Gilliam, the first black woman reporter for the Washington Post, dedicated over six decades to journalism. Throughout her career, she worked to ...
Bill Bellamy
Bill Bellamy 0000000039637261 Bill Bellamy, renowned for hosting and producing TV One's “Who’s Got Jokes?”, is a former MTV VJ and host. He's starred in films and TV shows like Fled, Love Jones, and ...
Chiquita Mullins Lee
Chiquita Mullins Lee NONE Chiquita Mullins Lee is an Arts Learning coordinator at the Ohio Arts Council, managing poetry and arts programs. A former creative writing teacher, she hosted an Emmy-winni...
Amena Brown
Amena Brown NONE Amena Brown is a writer, spoken word poet, and performing artist whose work blends storytelling, poetry, and humor. She is the author of five spoken word albums and two nonfiction b...
Bloom How You Must: A Black Woman’s Guide to Self-Care and Generational Healing
Bloom How You Must: A Black Woman’s Guide to Self-Care and Generational Healing Tara Pringle Jefferson 9780063377875 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins A self-empowering wellness guide that celebrates t...
Write It Right: The Guide To Self-Publishing Your Best Book
Write It Right: The Guide To Self-Publishing Your Best Book Gwen Richardson 9780980025095 Nonfiction Cushcity Communications Cushcity Communications Recent changes in the book industry have afforded n...
Iron Pen
Iron Pen Iron Press Books Iron Press Books https://ironpenbooks.wordpress.com/
Iron Press Books
Iron Press Books Iron Press Books Iron Pen https://ironpenbooks.wordpress.com/
The Sisters Are Alright: Changing the Broken Narrative of Black Women in America
The Sisters Are Alright: Changing the Broken Narrative of Black Women in America Tamara Winfrey Harris 9781626563513 Nonfiction Berrett-Koehler Publishers Berrett-Koehler Publishers The Sisters Are...
Death of the Black Owned, Independent, Bookstore
Death of the Black Owned, Independent, Bookstore Troy Johnson Article Editor's Note: We published an update of our bookstores in March of 2014. One of the very first things I put on AA...
Please Pardon the Appearence of My Blog
Please Pardon the Appearence of My Blog Troy Johnson Article Earlier in the year Google made a change in their Blogger application which forced me to relocate my Blog to Google's servers. This chang...
Anna In-Between
Anna In-Between Elizabeth Nunez 9781933354842 Fiction Akashic Books Akashic Books Read a book review by Me, You and Books Anna In-Between is Elizabeth Nunez’s finest literary achievement to da...
Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich and Audrey Vernick
Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich and Audrey Vernick MULTIPLE Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich and Audrey Vernick are notable authors, photographed by Darlene Beck-Jacobson. Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich (r...
AALBC.com to Offer Self Published and Small Press Books Direct to Consumers at Competitive Discounts
AALBC.com to Offer Self Published and Small Press Books Direct to Consumers at Competitive Discounts Troy Johnson Article The African American Literature Book Club (AALBC.com) to Offer Self Published...
Mind, Body, & Soul: A Self-Care Coloring Book for Black Women
Mind, Body, & Soul: A Self-Care Coloring Book for Black Women Oludara Adeeyo 9781507221624 Nonfiction Adams Media Corporation Adams Media Corporation Mind, Body, & Soul: A Self-Care Coloring Book for ...
Self-Care for Black Men: 100 Ways to Heal and Liberate
Self-Care for Black Men: 100 Ways to Heal and Liberate Jor-El Caraballo 9781507221044 Nonfiction Adams Media Corporation Adams Media Corporation A self-care guidebook full of activities for Black men ...
Michael La Ronn
Michael La Ronn NONE Michael La Ronn is a prolific author in science fiction, fantasy, and self-help genres for writers. Renowned for his Decision Select and Magic Trackers series, he's been publishi...
Deborrah Cooper
Deborrah Cooper NONE Deborrah Cooper, pen name “Ms. HeartBeat”, is an established authority on dating and relationships since 1993. She founded AskHeartBeat!, a pioneer website focused on Black and i...
Karyn Langhorne Folan
Karyn Langhorne Folan NONE Karyn Langhorne Folan, a former law professor and accomplished author, is known for her work in various genres including nonfiction, screenplays, and novels. She developed ...
The Willie Lynch Letter is a Hoax!
The Willie Lynch Letter is a Hoax! Troy Johnson Article As a book seller, my primary goal is to connect readers with books that they will enjoy and learn from. Having a reader thank me for introduci...
Drink Water and Mind Your Business: A Black Woman’s Guide to Unlearning the BS and Healing Your Self-Esteem
Drink Water and Mind Your Business: A Black Woman’s Guide to Unlearning the BS and Healing Your Self-Esteem Donna Oriowo 9781728281513 Nonfiction Sourcebooks Sourcebooks “Practical, funny, empathetic,...
Evolving While Black: The Ultimate Guide to Happiness and Transformation on Your Own Terms
Evolving While Black: The Ultimate Guide to Happiness and Transformation on Your Own Terms Chianti Lomax 9781649631442 Nonfiction Sounds True Sounds True A Black woman’s guide to authentic happiness, ...
Divine Self-Care for Christian Black Women
Divine Self-Care for Christian Black Women Inell Williams 9781959884262 Nonfiction Inel Williams Inel Williams Do you want to be consistent about self-care? Do you want to talk to Christ daily? Do you...
Self-Care for Black Women
Self-Care for Black Women Oludara Adeeyo 9781507217313 Nonfiction Adams Media Corporation Adams Media Corporation Prioritize your wellbeing with these 150 self-care exercises designed specifically to ...
The Creative Power of Self Reliance: Live your best life and forget the deception of the past
The Creative Power of Self Reliance: Live your best life and forget the deception of the past Questlove 9781982976231 Nonfiction Independently Published Independently Published QUESTLOVE—musician, ban...
To Hair and Back: My Journey Toward Self-love One Strand at a Time
To Hair and Back: My Journey Toward Self-love One Strand at a Time Rhonda Eason 9780999118801 Nonfiction Rhonda Eason Rhonda Eason "[The author’s] voice is one in a million, and more than once I found...
Pursuit to a Greater "Self": 12 Points to Developing Good Character and Healthy Relationships
Pursuit to a Greater "Self": 12 Points to Developing Good Character and Healthy Relationships Jamila T. Davis 9780985580773 Nonfiction Voices International Publications Voices International Publicatio...
Paula Betancur
Paula Betancur NONE Colombian-born author, Paula Betancur, raised in New York, celebrates diversity, culture, and self-care. A lover of nature, yoga, DIY projects, and adventure, she's also a proud m...
Pros and Cons of Mainstream and Self-Publishing
Pros and Cons of Mainstream and Self-Publishing C. Liegh McInnis Article There are two basic routes to getting published, mainstream and self-publishing. Mainstream is when one submits one&rsqu...
The Love Habit
The Love Habit Eryka Parker Book Review In The Love Habit: Daily Self-Care Practices for a Happier Life & Healthier Relationships, author and relationship expert Rainie Howard provides a guide to tra...
Troy Johnson on #WritersonWriting with Dr. Brenda M. Greene (#Center4BlackLit)
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...
My Brown Baby: On the Joys and Challenges of Raising African American Children
My Brown Baby: On the Joys and Challenges of Raising African American Children Denene Millner 9781534476509 Nonfiction Denene Millner Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. From noted parenting expert and New Y...
How to Setup a Domain Name and Website Quickly and Inexpensively
How to Setup a Domain Name and Website Quickly and Inexpensively Publishing & Craft
About AALBC.com The Premier Website for Black Books
About AALBC.com The Premier Website for Black Books Publishing & Craft
Authors Let AALBC.com Be Your Official Website
Authors Let AALBC.com Be Your Official Website Publishing & Craft
The Results of a Decade on Social Media
The Results of a Decade on Social Media Troy Johnson Article One of the most profound changes I’ve witnessed on the web, in the past decade, is the rise of social media. Here I share my insight and ...
Add Book Festivals & Fairs to Your Website
Add Book Festivals & Fairs to Your Website Literary Events
Setting a Up a Website for Less Than $28 a Year
Setting a Up a Website for Less Than $28 a Year Publishing & Craft
Create a Website for Free
Create a Website for Free Publishing & Craft
Join the Fight for Independence on the Web
Join the Fight for Independence on the Web Troy Johnson Article This article is intended for writers and other content providers, who are active on social media and have a goal of generating reve...
The 20 Most Well-Read Cities for African-Americans
The 20 Most Well-Read Cities for African-Americans Troy Johnson Article Where in the U.S. can you find the most well-read African Americans? Look no further. We reviewed our website's traffic and...
The 100 Best Web Sites for African Americans
The 100 Best Web Sites for African Americans Troy Johnson Article On April 4, 2003, EarthLink announced a partnership with MOBE (Marketing Opportunities in Business and Entertainment) to present The ...
Don't Bring Home a White Boy
Don't Bring Home a White Boy Troy Johnson Article A couple of days ago I posted a video (below) of Karen Hunter and Karyn Langhorne Folan, who are the publisher and author, respectively, of the b...
Black New Yorkers: Booklover hopes to profit from his passion
Black New Yorkers: Booklover hopes to profit from his passion Troy Johnson Article Black New Yorkers: Booklover hopes to profit from his passionby TANANGACHI MFUNIAmsterdam News StaffSeptember 28 - O...
Chocolate Flava: The Eroticanoir.com Anthology
Chocolate Flava: The Eroticanoir.com Anthology Zane 9780743482387 Fiction Atria Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. As a bestselling author and successful publisher of Strebor Books, Zane’s name is synonymou...
Abdul Alkalimat
Abdul Alkalimat 0000000036006392 Abdul Alkalimat, a PhD holder from the University of Chicago, has notable experience serving on the executive committee of ALSC. More about his work can be found on h...
Kaven Brown
Kaven Brown NONE Kaven Brown, a multifaceted entrepreneur known for his work as an author, photographer, and producer, has been influential in the publishing and music video industry. Brown's work ra...
Quintard Taylor
Quintard Taylor 0000000114391610 AALBC Truly Mourns the Lost of Quintard Taylor Quintard Taylor, a Professor of American History, specializes in African American history with over three decades of exp...
Diana Murray
Diana Murray NONE Diana Murray, award-winning poet and former art director at Theory, transitioned from graphic design to writing. Known for her impressive sock collection, she now resides in a subur...
Shane White
Shane White 0000000453091911 “…my main research interests are in African American history and in the history of New York City.” Shane White, a distinguished Professor of History at ...
Esther Iverem
Esther Iverem NONE Esther Iverem is a multi-disciplinary artist, writer, curator, and social justice advocate. She's a radio host, founder of the Black website SeeingBlack.com, and author of four boo...
Joi-Marie McKenzie
Joi-Marie McKenzie NONE Joi-Marie McKenzie is an ABC News lifestyle writer, author of “The Engagement Game,” and creator of the award-winning website, The Fab Empire. Also a sought-after panelist, Mc...
Danielle Henderson
Danielle Henderson 0000000380386988 Danielle Henderson is a TV writer known for works like Maniac and Dare Me, and a former editor for Rookie. She co-hosts the film podcast I Saw What You Did, and au...
Lynda Johnson
Lynda Johnson NONE Lynda Johnson, co-founder of Go On Girl! Book Club, supported authors from the African diaspora and helped fund scholarships. She also founded Kidstylesource.com, a leading website...
Nancy Churnin
Nancy Churnin NONE Nancy Churnin is a celebrated children's book author, known for inspiring kids to be heroes through her stories. She's a Eureka Silver Award winner and has been recognized with the...
Lerita Coleman Brown
Lerita Coleman Brown NONE Lerita Coleman Brown, Ph.D., is a retired Psychology Professor from Agnes Scott College, spiritual director, author, and speaker. She studied at UC Santa Cruz and Harvard Un...
Erika Council
Erika Council NONE Erika Council is a renowned baker, food writer, and owner of Bomb Biscuits. She contributes to various cookbooks and runs the Southern Soufflé website. Her work has appeared in nu...
Maegan Parker Brooks
Maegan Parker Brooks NONE Maegan Parker Brooks teaches in the Civic Communication and Media Department and the American Ethnic Studies Program at Willamette University in Salem, OR. Brooks also direc...
Create Great eBook Covers
Create Great eBook Covers Troy Johnson Article Creating Great eBook Covers with MyEbookCover.com Create Packages, 3D Book Covers and Compelling Banners Related Links
Video Distribution Service (http://videobookpromo.com)
Video Distribution Service (http://videobookpromo.com) Troy Johnson Article Video Distribution Service videobookpromo.com You've done the hard part; spending time and money creating your book tra...
Michael Baisden
Michael Baisden 0000000034966779 Michael Baisden is a popular radio personality, NY Times best-selling author, and film producer. Known for his explosive radio show themes, he began his career sellin...
Hope C. Clarke
Hope C. Clarke NONE Brooklyn-based Hope C. Clarke is a single mom, JP Morgan Chase employee, and entrepreneur who spends her spare time writing and self-publishing fiction novels. Known for her “movi...
Kisha Green
Kisha Green NONE Kisha Green is a multi-talented literary consultant and promoter dedicated to turning authors' dreams into published realities. Since 2006, she's written novels, hosted award-winning...
Radical Self-Care: Rituals for Inner Resilience
Radical Self-Care: Rituals for Inner Resilience Rebecca Moore 9780711294219 Nonfiction Leaping Hare Press The Quarto Group It can be the simplest of things that bring you joy and give a deeper sense o...
The Body Is Not an Apology, Second Edition: The Power of Radical Self-Love
The Body Is Not an Apology, Second Edition: The Power of Radical Self-Love Sonya Renee Taylor 9781523090990 Nonfiction Berrett-Koehler Publishers Berrett-Koehler Publishers Humans are a varied and div...
Heart Talk: The Journal: 52 Weeks of Self-Love, Self-Care, and Self-Discovery
Heart Talk: The Journal: 52 Weeks of Self-Love, Self-Care, and Self-Discovery Cleo Wade 9781982140793 Poetry Atria Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. Based on Cleo Wade’s bestselling book, Heart Talk, these...
Princess Nevaeh: Lessons on Self Discovery
Princess Nevaeh: Lessons on Self Discovery Paulette Harper 9780989969147 Fiction Thy Word Publishing Thy Word Publishing Six year old Nevaeh wants to be something she already is —a princess. Do you kn...
Good Self, Bad Self: Transforming Your Worst Qualities Into Your Biggest Assets
Good Self, Bad Self: Transforming Your Worst Qualities Into Your Biggest Assets Judy Smith 9781451649994 Nonfiction Free Press Free Press From the real-life crisis expert who inspired ABC’s Scandal.Ev...