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John A. Williams
John A. Williams 0000000081606231 “…arguably the finest African-American novelist of his generation.” John Alfred Williams (1925-2015), a renowned author and professor, had a distin...
John A. Williams and Dennis A. Williams
John A. Williams and Dennis A. Williams MULTIPLE John A. Williams and Dennis A. Williams are acclaimed authors, known for their remarkable contribution to literature. Their insightful works have garn...
John A. Williams and Lori Williams
John A. Williams and Lori Williams MULTIPLE John A. Williams is a celebrated author, happily married to his wife Lori Isaac (neé) for 50 years. John A. Williams with his wife of 50 years Lori Isaac...
Safari West: Poems
Safari West: Poems John A. Williams 9780969934929 Poetry Hochelaga Press Hochelaga Press With the publication of Safari West, John A. Williams turns to poetry, his first love, while never straying fro...
The King God Didn’t Save: Reflections on the Life and Death of Martin Luther King, Jr.
The King God Didn’t Save: Reflections on the Life and Death of Martin Luther King, Jr. John A. Williams 9781135818326 Nonfiction Putnam Penguin Random House Biographers have begun to descend in force ...
The Man Who Cried I Am
The Man Who Cried I Am John A. Williams Excerpt FOREWORD by Graham Hodges The publication of John A. Williams’ fourth novel, The Man Who Cried I Am, in October, 1967, caused cr...
Flashbacks: A Twenty-Year Diary of Article Writing (Autographed)
Flashbacks: A Twenty-Year Diary of Article Writing (Autographed) John A. Williams 9780385084413 Nonfiction Anchor Books Penguin Random House Autographed Copy! A brilliant and thought-provoking collec...
Captain Blackman
Captain Blackman John A. Williams 9781566890960 Fiction Coffee House Press Coffee House Press Features an introduction by Alexs Pate John A. Williams, journalist and educator, did exceptional work ...
This is My Country Too
This is My Country Too John A. Williams thisismycount Fiction New American Library Penguin Random House In the early 1960s, novelist and journalist John A. Williams was commissioned by Holiday magazin...
The Man Who Cried I Am (2023)
The Man Who Cried I Am (2023) John A. Williams 9781598537611 Fiction Library of America Library of America Rediscover the sensational 1967 literary thriller that captures the bitter struggles of postw...
Clifford’s Blues
Clifford’s Blues John A. Williams 9781566890809 Fiction Coffee House Press Coffee House Press “John A. Williams proves again that he is the greatest American novelist of the twentieth century”—Ishmael...
!Click Song
!Click Song John A. Williams 9780938410430 Fiction Thunder’s Mouth Press Thunder’s Mouth Press Autographed Copy In my native village … the is a sing we always sing … it’s called ‘The Click Song’ by...
The Man Who Cried I Am
The Man Who Cried I Am John A. Williams 9780938410249 Fiction Thunder’s Mouth Press Thunder’s Mouth Press Originally published in 1967 Generally recognized as one of the most important novels o...
Mothersill and the Foxes
Mothersill and the Foxes John A. Williams 9780385094542 Fiction Doubleday Penguin Random House From the prolific author of Captain Blackman and The Man Who Cried I Am (to name but two) comes one of th...
Night Song
Night Song John A. Williams nightsong Fiction Farrar, Straus and Cudahy Macmillan Publishers Originally Published in 1961 Inspired by the life of Charlie “Bird” Parker, this poignant, provocative, ...
The Angry Ones
The Angry Ones John A. Williams Excerpt You remember a lot of things about a trip across America. You remember the sandstone rocks reared above red and brown plains, the twisted, fiercely shaped arro...
Jacob’s Ladder
Jacob’s Ladder John A. Williams 9780938410416 Fiction Thunder’s Mouth Press Thunder’s Mouth Press It’s the pre-Vietnam era, and America is intervening in the affairs of Pandemi, a small West African n...
Sons Of Darkness, Sons Of Light: A Novel of Some Probability
Sons Of Darkness, Sons Of Light: A Novel of Some Probability John A. Williams 9781555533960 Fiction Northeastern Northeastern Originally published in 1969, this parable of racial intrigue centers on t...
For Better or for Worse
For Better or for Worse John A. Williams 9780805943719 Fiction Dorrance Publishing Dorrance Publishing
One for New York
One for New York John A. Williams 9780862416485 Fiction Interlink Books Interlink Pub Group Inc An autobiographical account of Steve Hill, a young black man who goes to New York to seek his living. Fr...
The Angry Ones
The Angry Ones John A. Williams 9780393314649 Fiction W. W. Norton & Company W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. The Angry Ones is a powerful story of the hidden and (unacknowledged) racism that faces an edu...
Sissie
Sissie John A. Williams 9780938410669 Fiction Thunder’s Mouth Press Thunder’s Mouth Press Two siblings, who have been both helped and hindered by their mother’s forceful character, pay her a deathbed ...
The Junior Bachelor Society
The Junior Bachelor Society John A. Williams 9780385094559 Fiction Doubleday Penguin Random House In 1981, the Sophisticated Gents mini-series is adapted from The Junior Bachelor Society and airs on N...
Minorities in the City
Minorities in the City John A. Williams minoritiesint Nonfiction Harper & Row HarperCollins
Africa: Her History, Lands and People, Told with Pictures
Africa: Her History, Lands and People, Told with Pictures John A. Williams 9780815402589 Nonfiction Rowman & Littlefield Rowman & Littlefield
John A. Williams Acceptance Speech - The King Alfred Plan
John A. Williams Acceptance Speech - The King Alfred Plan Author Interviews Learn More about John A. Williams' Work Here: https://aalbc.com/authors/author.php?author_name=John+A.+Williams The 1st Ph...
Conversations with John A. Williams
Conversations with John A. Williams Jeffrey Allen Tucker and John A. Williams 9781496818171 Nonfiction University Press of Mississippi University Press of Mississippi One of the most prolific African ...
Jeffrey Allen Tucker and John A. Williams
Jeffrey Allen Tucker and John A. Williams MULTIPLE Jeffrey Allen Tucker and John A. Williams are renowned authors contributing significantly to their respective fields. Tucker's work is marked by his...
Dear Chester, Dear John
Dear Chester, Dear John John A. Williams and Lori Williams 9780814333556 Nonfiction Wayne State University Press Wayne State University Press Chester Himes and John A. Williams met in 1961, as Himes w...
If I Stop, I’ll Die: The Comedy and Tragedy of Richard Pryor
If I Stop, I’ll Die: The Comedy and Tragedy of Richard Pryor John A. Williams and Dennis A. Williams 9781560259183 Fiction Da Capo Press Perseus Books Group Though it is hard to imagine what America w...
If I Stop I’ll Die: The Comedy and Tragedy of Richard Pryor
If I Stop I’ll Die: The Comedy and Tragedy of Richard Pryor John A. Williams and Dennis A. Williams 9781560250623 Fiction Da Capo Press Perseus Books Group Though it would be hard to imagine an Americ...
An Interview with John 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...
The Second Crucifixion of Nat Turner
The Second Crucifixion of Nat Turner John Henrik Clarke 9780933121959 Nonfiction Black Classic Press Black Classic Press The Second Crucifixion of Nat Turner was originally published in 1968. Edited b...
AALBC is Done with Amazon!
AALBC is Done with Amazon! Troy Johnson Article For almost 22, years AALBC has exposed readers of all backgrounds to books written by, or about, people of African descent. AALBC has published th...
Roland S. Jefferson
Roland S. Jefferson NONE Roland S. Jefferson, originally from Washington, D.C., is a celebrated author known for his rich, multi-layered characters and contemporary themes. After receiving his medica...
Clarence Cooper, Jr.
Clarence Cooper, Jr. MULTIPLE “…One of the most under-rated writers in America…” —John A. Williams Clarence L. Cooper Jr., born in 1934, was an author whose works, like...
Oreo
Oreo Thumper Book Review I’m thinking, pondering, you might say, that possibly the sign of a good book isn’t the fact that it is in print. Maybe, the sign of a good book should be wheth...
Epistrophy
Epistrophy Dennis A. Williams 9781461049883 Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC A deadlocked presidential election that triggers a constitutional crisis. A grass-roots movement to limit gover...
Lookin’ For Luv
Lookin’ For Luv Thumper Book Review I gotta be honest with y’all, I wasn’t expecting too much from this book when I picked it up. I wanted to read it because the author Carl Weber somet...
Our Future is Cyberspace
Our Future is Cyberspace Troy Johnson Article “Outsiders” have often dictated the trends of African American Culture, sometimes doing the job themselves, sometimes using what authors John A. Williams...
Defining Ourselves: Black Writers in the 90s
Defining Ourselves: Black Writers in the 90s Brenda M. Greene and Elizabeth Nunez 9780820442617 Nonfiction Peter Lang Publishing Peter Lang Publishing, Inc. Defining Ourselves offers perspectives on b...
Paule Marshall
Paule Marshall 0000000110812465 Watch a Powerful Tribute to Paule Marshall and John A. Williams Paule Marshall, born Valenza Pauline Burke, was a renowned author and educator. She was selected by Lang...
Beasts of No Nation
Beasts of No Nation Robert Fleming Book Review As John A. Williams, that black titan of letters, often says ’there can never be enough political novels written by our community,’ the num...
Unstoppable John: How John Lewis Got His Library Card—And Helped Change History
Unstoppable John: How John Lewis Got His Library Card—And Helped Change History Pat Zietlow Miller 9780593524909 Nonfiction Viking Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House A poignant picture book ...
John Conyers III
John Conyers III NONE John Conyers III, as the son of former Congressman John Conyers, Jr., and former City Council President Monica Conyers, John brings a unique perspective to community service and...
Wendy Williams
Wendy Williams 0000000114422456 Wendy Williams, a New Jersey native and Northeastern University graduate, is a renowned radio personality and author. She has worked at notable stations like WQHT-FM a...
George Washington Williams: A Biography
George Washington Williams: A Biography John Hope Franklin 9780822321644 Nonfiction Duke University Press Books Duke University Press Books In George Washington Williams, John Hope Franklin reconstruc...
Wendy Williams - "The Wendy Williams Show" Interview
Wendy Williams - "The Wendy Williams Show" Interview Kam Williams Interview How You Doin'? Born in Asbury Park, New Jersey on July 18, 1964, Wendy Joan Williams burst onto the TV landscape ...
Little John Crow
Little John Crow Ziggy Marley and Orly Marley 9781617759802 Fiction Akashic Books Akashic Books After being abandoned by his animal friends, Little John Crow must come to terms with what it means to b...
Chancellor Williams
Chancellor Williams NONE Dr. Chancellor James Williams (1898-1992) was a pivotal scholar in the study of Nile Valley Civilization. Born to former slaves, he became an acclaimed author, university pro...
Me and Momma and Big John
Me and Momma and Big John Mara Rockliff 9780763643591 Fiction Candlewick Press Candlewick Press Momma is a stonecutter at the cathedral called Big John — and little John and his sisters can’t wait to ...
The John Carlos Story: The Sports Moment That Changed the World
The John Carlos Story: The Sports Moment That Changed the World Dave Zirin and John Wesley Carlos 9781608461271 Nonfiction Haymarket Books Haymarket Books Nominated for an NAACP Image Award, Outstandi...
Dr. John Henrik Clarke - A Great and Mighty Walk - Watch This Film!
Dr. John Henrik Clarke - A Great and Mighty Walk - Watch This Film! Troy Johnson Article "...the first light of human consciousness and the world's first civilizations were in Africa."-Dr. John Henr...
Gook: John McCain’s Racism and Why It Matters
Gook: John McCain’s Racism and Why It Matters Irwin A Tang 9780967943343 Nonfiction Paul Revere Books Paul Revere Books I hate the gooks, said John McCain, I will hate them as long as I live. Senator ...
Black and White Airmen: Their True History
Black and White Airmen: Their True History John Fleischman 9780618562978 Nonfiction HMH Books for Young Readers Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Here is the true history of a friendship that almost wasn’t.Jo...
John Lewis
John Lewis 0000000114586629 Born to sharecroppers, John Robert Lewis became a key figure in the US Civil Rights Movement. As chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and a speaker at...
Keisha N Blain, Chad Williams, and Kidada E. Williams
Keisha N Blain, Chad Williams, and Kidada E. Williams MULTIPLE Keisha N Blain, Chad Williams, and Kidada E. Williams are renowned authors known for their impactful scholarly contributions in the doma...
John Lewis
John Lewis Denise Lewis Patrick 9781665907880 Nonfiction Simon Spotlight Simon & Schuster, Inc. Get to know John Lewis, social justice activist and politician, in this fascinating nonfiction Level 3 R...
Batman by John Ridley the Deluxe Edition
Batman by John Ridley the Deluxe Edition John Ridley 9781779511263 Fiction DC Comics DC Comics LIGHT THE BAT-SIGNAL! Legendary screenwriter John Ridley takes over Gotham in a new way! Writing the worl...
The Story of Civil Rights Hero John Lewis the Story of Civil Rights Hero John Lewis
The Story of Civil Rights Hero John Lewis the Story of Civil Rights Hero John Lewis Kathleen Benson 9781620148549 Nonfiction Lee & Low Books Lee & Low Books This new entry in the innovative “Story” li...
John Woman
John Woman Walter Mosley 9780802128416 Fiction Atlantic Monthly Press Grove Atlantic, Inc. A convention-defying novel by bestselling writer Walter Mosley, John Woman recounts the transformation of an ...
Before John Was A Jazz Giant: A Song Of John Coltrane
Before John Was A Jazz Giant: A Song Of John Coltrane Carole Boston Weatherford 9780805079944 Nonfiction Henry Holt & Company Macmillan Publishers Young John Coltrane was all ears. And there was a lot...
John Keene
John Keene 0000000032165978 Winner 2022 National Book Award for Poetry John Keene, acclaimed author known for Annotations, has been published in various anthologies and journals, earning several award...
John McWhorter
John McWhorter 0000000117982707 John H. McWhorter is a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a renowned author and linguistics scholar. Known for his commentary on cultural and racial issues, ...
John S. Mbiti
John S. Mbiti 0000000110268607 “The Father of Contemporary African Theology... Canon John Samuel Mbiti, a Kenyan-born Anglican priest, is a renowned theologian, educator, and author. Formerly a...
Eric Williams: The Myth and the Man
Eric Williams: The Myth and the Man Selwyn Ryan 9789766402075 Nonfiction University of the West Indies Press University of the West Indies Press Eric Williams: The Myth and the Man seeks to illuminate...
K. Reshay, Brandon Williams, and Derrick Williams
K. Reshay, Brandon Williams, and Derrick Williams MULTIPLE K. Reshay, Brandon Williams, and Derrick Williams are authors known for their compelling storytelling. Their work spans various genres, capt...
Eric Williams
Eric Williams 0000000108564781 Dr. Eric Eustace Williams was an accomplished scholar and influential political leader in Trinidad and Tobago. Born in 1911, he excelled academically, earning a Doctor ...
Eugene Williams, Sr.
Eugene Williams, Sr. MULTIPLE Dr. Eugene Williams, Sr. is a renowned educator, researcher, author, and administrator, known for his impactful test improvement program in Washington, D.C. Public Schoo...
Saul Williams
Saul Williams 0000000055187280 Saul Williams, hailed as the “Bob Marley of American poets” is a celebrated poet, actor, and spoken-word artist. Known for his vibrant and fearless writing, Williams ha...
Terrie Williams
Terrie Williams 0000000117447093 The Terrie Williams Agency, The Premiere Black-Owned PR Firm, is Closing Terrie M. Williams is a social worker by training. She is a public relations professional by ...
Vanessa L. Williams
Vanessa L. Williams 000000011462842X Vanessa Lynn Williams, born March 18, 1963, is a multi-talented actor, singer, fashion designer and author. She made history as the first African-American Miss Am...
The Last ’Darky’: Bert Williams, Black-on-Black Minstrelsy, and the African Diaspora (a John Hope Franklin Center Book)
The Last ’Darky’: Bert Williams, Black-on-Black Minstrelsy, and the African Diaspora (a John Hope Franklin Center Book) Louis Chude-Sokei 9780822336433 Fiction Duke University Press Books Duke Univers...
Once upon a time in Harlem
Once upon a time in Harlem Moses Miller 9780979703102 Fiction F.E.D.S. Magazine F.E.D.S. Magazine Once upon a time in Harlem there was a man named, John Williams that single-handedly conspired and plo...
Memoirs of Robert and Mabel Williams: African American Freedom, Armed Resistance, and International Solidarity
Memoirs of Robert and Mabel Williams: African American Freedom, Armed Resistance, and International Solidarity Robert F. Williams and Mabel R. Williams 9781469680132 Nonfiction University of North Car...
Spirit Seeker: John Coltrane’s Musical Journey
Spirit Seeker: John Coltrane’s Musical Journey Kam Williams Book Review “Music and religion were the twin forces that shaped John Coltrane’s early years. Both of his grandfathers were Me...
The Bodies Keep Coming: Dispatches from a Black Trauma Surgeon on Racism, Violence, and How We Heal
The Bodies Keep Coming: Dispatches from a Black Trauma Surgeon on Racism, Violence, and How We Heal Brian H. Williams 9781506483122 Nonfiction Broadleaf Books 1517 Media A tour de force that diagnoses...
Eric Williams and Selwyn Reginald Cudjoe
Eric Williams and Selwyn Reginald Cudjoe MULTIPLE Eric E. Williams and Selwyn Reginald Cudjoe are renowned authors. Williams' life and work have been extensively studied by Selwyn Ryan in his book “E...
Eugene Williams, Jr.
Eugene Williams, Jr. MULTIPLE Eugene Williams, Jr. is a versatile professional with experience as an educator, writer, motivational speaker, and actor. He's a former child actor, known for his role i...
Mary Williams
Mary Williams NONE Mary Williams, adopted daughter of Jane Fonda, worked with humanitarian organizations and founded the Lost Boys Foundation. She lived in various locations, including Africa and acr...
Patricia Williams
Patricia Williams NONE Patricia Williams, aka Ms. Pat, turned her life around after a troubled childhood and a stint as a drug dealer in Atlanta. Now a successful comedian, she lives in Indianapolis ...
Sunshine Smith-Williams
Sunshine Smith-Williams NONE Sunshine Smith-Williams, a Queens native, overcame a poverty-stricken upbringing through education, climbing the corporate ladder. After job loss in 2010, she bravely fou...
Dennis A. Williams
Dennis A. Williams NONE Dennis A. Williams is a Syracuse-born author and educator. Raised in a multicultural neighborhood, his experiences shaped his writing, including his 1973 novella “Them That’s ...
April Maria Williams
April Maria Williams NONE April Maria Williams is a Juris Doctor from Florida A&M University College of Law and a Master of Tax Law from the University of Houston. A prominent advocate for social jus...
Robert F. Williams and Mabel R. Williams
Robert F. Williams and Mabel R. Williams MULTIPLE Born in Jim Crow-era Monroe, North Carolina, Robert F. Williams and Mabel R. Williams were the state’s most legendary African American freedom fight...
My Father’s House: An Ode to America’s Longest-Serving Black Congressman
My Father’s House: An Ode to America’s Longest-Serving Black Congressman John Conyers III 9780063336810 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins In this moving work, part clear-eyed assessment, part memoir, t...
Johnny Was His Name: The Boy Who Grew Up To Become John H. Johnson
Johnny Was His Name: The Boy Who Grew Up To Become John H. Johnson Friends of John H. Johnson Museum 9798385011254 Nonfiction WestBow Press WestBow Press Johnny Was His Name offers a captivating journ...
Who Was John Lewis?
Who Was John Lewis? Crystal Hubbard 9780593658512 Nonfiction Penguin Workshop Penguin Random House Learn about the incredible legacy of civil rights legend and Georgia congressman John Lewis in this i...
Because of You, John Lewis
Because of You, John Lewis Andrea Davis Pinkney 9781338759082 Nonfiction Scholastic Press Scholastic Inc. An inspiring story of a friendship between Congressman John Lewis and 10-year-old activist Tyb...
Preaching to the Chickens
Preaching to the Chickens Jabari Asim 9780399168567 Nonfiction Nancy Paulsen Books Penguin Random House Critically acclaimed author Jabari Asim and Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator E. B. Lewis gi...
March Book One
March Book One John Lewis and Andrew Aydin 9781603093002 Nonfiction Top Shelf Productions Top Shelf Productions Congressman John Lewis is an American icon, one of the key figures of the civil rights m...
Mirror to America: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin
Mirror to America: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin John Hope Franklin 9780374530471 Fiction Farrar, Straus and Giroux Macmillan Publishers John Hope Franklin lived through America’s most defin...
Don’t Start Me to Talking… The Selected Plays of John O’Neal
Don’t Start Me to Talking… The Selected Plays of John O’Neal John O’Neal 9781559364195 Fiction Theatre Communications Group Theatre Communications Group A collection of eight plays by the acclaimed pe...
John Lewis and Andrew Aydin
John Lewis and Andrew Aydin MULTIPLE Nate Powell, John Lewis, and Andrew Aydin are an acclaimed trio of authors, known for their significant contributions to literature. (l to r) Nate Powell, John Le...
John H. Bracey Jr., Sonia Sanchez, and James Smethurst
John H. Bracey Jr., Sonia Sanchez, and James Smethurst MULTIPLE Explore the Black Arts Movement with authors John Bracey Jr., James Smethurst, and Sonia Sanchez. Their collective knowledge provides d...
John Oliver Killens and Jerry W. Ward
John Oliver Killens and Jerry W. Ward MULTIPLE John O. Killens and Jerry W. Ward are renowned authors recognized for their significant contributions to literature. Their work has greatly influenced t...
John Edgar Wideman and Tracie Church Guzzio
John Edgar Wideman and Tracie Church Guzzio MULTIPLE John Edgar Wideman and Tracie Church Guzzio are renowned authors. Wideman, a Rhodes Scholar, is known for his works on race, sports, and society. ...
Cody Ziglar, John Ridley, Anthony Piper, and Paco Medina
Cody Ziglar, John Ridley, Anthony Piper, and Paco Medina MULTIPLE "Cody Ziglar, John Ridley, Anthony Piper, and Paco Medina are renowned authors and creatives, each contributing significantly to thei...
John H. Bracey Jr., August Meier, and Elliott Rudwick
John H. Bracey Jr., August Meier, and Elliott Rudwick MULTIPLE John Bracey Jr., August Meier, and Elliott Rudwick are renowned authors known for their significant contributions in literature. Their ...
John Koehler and Joe Coccaro
John Koehler and Joe Coccaro MULTIPLE John Koehler and Joe Coccaro are accomplished authors with a rich background in writing and publishing. Their works span various genres, demonstrating their dive...