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The Future Has a Past

by Thumper

The Future Has a Past Thumper Book Review The Future Has A Past is the latest short story collection by author J. California Cooper. In case you don’t know, I adore J. California Cooper! I&rs...

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City Son: Andrew W. Cooper’s Impact on Modern-Day Brooklyn

by Robert Fleming

City Son: Andrew W. Cooper’s Impact on Modern-Day Brooklyn Robert Fleming Book Review So many African-American newspapers and publications have vanished from view, but their impact remains on the...

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The Black Church: Where Women Pray and Men Prey

by Kam Williams

The Black Church: Where Women Pray and Men Prey Kam Williams Book Review “If you are a single black woman regularly attending church and tithing, or you are a woman with children that accomp...

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6 Days in January

by Thumper

6 Days in January Thumper Book Review I am breaking with tradition on my review of 6 Days in January by William Frederick Cooper, because I loathe this book so much, I can't hold my disgust wi...

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6 Days in January

by Thumper

6 Days in January Thumper Book Review I am breaking with tradition on my review of 6 Days in January by William Frederick Cooper, because I loathe this book so much, I can't hold my disgust w...

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Out of the Furnace

by Kam Williams

Out of the Furnace Kam Williams out-of-the-furnace.jpg Film Review Ex-Con Searches for Missing Sibling in Gruesome Revenge Thriller  Out of the Furnace In Theaters: Dec 6, 2013 Wide Rated R ...

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For the Sake of Soul

by Robert Fleming

For the Sake of Soul Robert Fleming Book Review Sometimes short fiction can be a daunting task for the writer, especially when he decides to confront the challenges of plot, characterization, dialogu...

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Spiritual Shackles

by Tiffany M. Davis

Spiritual Shackles Tiffany M. Davis Book Review Who burned the churches? This is a question that kicks off the historically mystic journey that is Spiritual Shackles.  Set primarily in Pasadena...

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The Wood

by Kam Williams

The Wood Kam Williams images/thewoo35.jpg Film Review THE WOOD Paramount Director - Rick Famuyiwa Starring - Omar Epps, Richard T. Jones, Taye Diggs Comedy 112 min Rated R So-called "urban&...

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Jesus Boy

by Thumper

Jesus Boy Thumper Book Review I have a question for you:  have you ever heard of anything; a food dish, a recipe, a car or a book, that by the description alone, you knew, KNEW it was going ...

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Sucka Free Love

by Kam Williams

Sucka Free Love Kam Williams Book Review ’The goal of this book is to demonstrate with real life examples the many ways we shoot ourselves in the foot in our quest for love’ We al...

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A Night In Babylon

by Robert Fleming

A Night In Babylon Robert Fleming Book Review This “Woke” novel, A Night In Babylon, seems ripped from the current headlines. It opens with pow-pow-pow action worthy of any TV cop show, w...

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The Words

by Kam Williams

The Words Kam Williams the-words-moive-poster.jpg Film Review Plagiarism Exacts Emotional Toll in Tale of Overwhelming Regret The Words (2012) In Theaters: Sep 7, 2012 Wide Rated PG-13 for smoking,...

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I Think I Love My Wife

by Kam Williams

I Think I Love My Wife Kam Williams i_thin2.jpg Film Review   Man’s Marriage Vows Tested by Temptress in Remake of French Morality Play I Think I Love My Wife Theatrical Release Mar 16, 2...

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Seaside Stories

by Robert Fleming

Seaside Stories Robert Fleming Book Review There should be more African-American fiction like this, recapturing a time when our communities were more-or-less intact and families were solid. S. R...

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White Coat Fever

by Thumper

White Coat Fever Thumper Book Review Roland S. Jefferson, author of the classic The School on 103rd Street, is back on the scene with his latest novel, White Coat Fever. The title of the novel is...

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The Darkling

by Robert Fleming

The Darkling Robert Fleming Book Review This debut novel, by Keoni Anderson, has all of the earmarks of one of the pulps from the golden age of science fiction, with Henry, the fresh-scrubbed ...

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Passing Strange

by Thumper

Passing Strange Thumper Book Review "We were the only minority family in all of Cypress, California. When my parents moved in, before I was born, they used to have these oranges come through t...

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Well Considered By Richard Morris

by Robert Fleming

Well Considered By Richard Morris Robert Fleming Book Review Some critics have often said white authors cannot capture the soul and passion of African American characters, but that is not the case ...

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Sweet Release

by Kam Williams

Sweet Release Kam Williams Book Review ’The racial struggle, for many of us, is over. Our struggles are now centered around schools for our children, career opportunities, and develop...

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Conversations With Octavia Butler

by Robert Fleming

Conversations With Octavia Butler Robert Fleming Book Review As the sole major black female author of science fiction throughout her career, Octavia Butler reshaped the fictional world of fantasy ...

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From Ike to Mao and Beyond: My Journey from Mainstream America to Revolutionary Communist

by Herb Boyd

From Ike to Mao and Beyond: My Journey from Mainstream America to Revolutionary Communist Herb Boyd Book Review Like many red-blooded American boys, Bob Avakian’s early years were consumed wi...

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Fourplay: The Dance of Sensuality

by Thumper

Fourplay: The Dance of Sensuality Thumper Book Review Fourplay…the Dance of Sensuality, the latest novel by Brenda L. Thomas, is the continuing story of Sasha Boranni from Thomas’s firs...

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Leaving

by Thumper

Leaving Thumper Book Review Leaving, the debut novel by Richard Dry, is an epic tale that spans three generations of a black family, from the 1950s to circa 2000. Leaving is an epic not only in siz...

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Who’s Afraid of a Large Black Man?

by Kam Williams

Who’s Afraid of a Large Black Man? Kam Williams Book Review "We were the only minority family in all of Cypress, California. When my parents moved in, before I was born, they used to have th...

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Unchon-ni: South Korea, I Remember 1962-63

by Robert Fleming

Unchon-ni: South Korea, I Remember 1962-63 Robert Fleming Book Review Codis Hampton III’s stirring account of his time in the military in South Korea was the first book produced by this veteran...

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Penitentiary Tales: A Love Story

by Robert Fleming

Penitentiary Tales: A Love Story Robert Fleming Book Review When I was growing up, I heard about boys and girls, men and women from my Hood going to The Big House. One of the girls I dated had an inm...

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Dr. No

by Robert Fleming

Dr. No Robert Fleming Book Review “…a hilarious, fantastic satire of our times and culture.” —Robert Fleming Bestselling author Percival Everett is a literary alchemist wi...

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In The House Of The Interpreter: A Memoir

by Robert Fleming

In The House Of The Interpreter: A Memoir Robert Fleming Book Review This stunning second memoir by noted Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, In The House Of The Interpreter, cover...

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What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets

by Kam Williams

What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets Kam Williams Book Review “We live at a time when almost everything can be bought and sold… Over the past three decades, markets—...

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The Last King

by Thumper

The Last King Thumper Book Review Now is a time of rejoicing.  Nichelle Tramble has finally released her much anticipated second novel, The Last King: A Maceo Redfield novel.  I have been...

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Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original

by Robert Fleming

Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original Robert Fleming Book Review Highly detailed, stunning, and comprehensive, Robin Kelley’s excellent biography of innovative jazz pian...

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Rising Up From the Blood: A Legacy Reclaimed—A Bridge Forward: The Autobiography of Sarah Wash

by Kam Williams

Rising Up From the Blood: A Legacy Reclaimed—A Bridge Forward: The Autobiography of Sarah Wash Kam Williams Book Review “I am proud and honored to be the great-granddaughter of Booker T. Wash...

Film Review

The Black Candle

by Kam Williams

The Black Candle Kam Williams the_bl1.jpg Film Review DVD Explains Roots of Kwanzaa Celebration The Black Candle: A Kwanzaa Celebration Click to order via Amazon Unrated ...

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Cash Crop

by Kam Williams

Cash Crop Kam Williams images/cashcropmovie.jpg Film Review Decriminalization Documentary Extols Virtues of Legalizing Marijuana Cash Crop Unrated Running time: 84 Minutes Distributor: Sier...

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Forgiveness

by Kam Williams

Forgiveness Kam Williams forgiv25.jpg Film Review More Truth than Reconciliation in Post-Apartheid Revenge Flick   Forgiveness Unrated In English and Afrikaans with subtitles Running time: 112 ...

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Fruitvale Station

by Kam Williams

Fruitvale Station Kam Williams fruitville-station.jpg Film Review Bittersweet Biopic Recounts Final Hours in Oscar Grant’s Life The video is a news report which includes video of Oscar Grant I...

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Won't Back Down

by Kam Williams

Won't Back Down Kam Williams https://aalbc.com/reviews/wont-back-down.jpg Film Review Jaded Teacher and Single-Mom Join Forces in Uplifting Tale of Female Empowerment Won’t Back Down (2012) In ...

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