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John A. Williams Acceptance Speech - The King Alfred Plan
John A. Williams Acceptance Speech - The King Alfred Plan Author Interviews
W. Paul Coates Literarian Award Acceptance Speech from the 2024 National Book Awards
W. Paul Coates Literarian Award Acceptance Speech from the 2024 National Book Awards W. Paul Coates Article Watch a Video of Walter Mosleys’s Introduction and Paul Coates Acceptance Speech. ...
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...
The Speech: The Story behind Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream
The Speech: The Story behind Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream Kam Williams Book Review “A great speech is both timely and timeless. First and foremost, it must touch and move its immediate ...
The Short Life and Curious Death of Free Speech in America
The Short Life and Curious Death of Free Speech in America Ellis Cose 9780062999719 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins An urgent examination of free speech in America—addressing “cancel culture,” “accep...
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 Speech: The Story Behind Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’S Dream
The Speech: The Story Behind Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’S Dream Gary Younge 9781608463220 Nonfiction Haymarket Books Haymarket Books MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DELIVERED his powerful I Have a Dream” spe...
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 ...
Death of the Willie Lynch Speech: Exposing the Myth
Death of the Willie Lynch Speech: Exposing the Myth Manu Ampim 9781574780574 Nonfiction Black Classic Press Black Classic Press Finally, proof that the Willie Lynch Speech is a hoax! Supposedly giv...
Alfred L. Brophy
Alfred L. Brophy 000000005569053X Alfred L. Brophy, a law professor at the University of North Carolina, is known for his work on reparations and his contributions to the Tulsa Race Riot Commission. ...
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...
I’ve Been to the Mountaintop
I’ve Been to the Mountaintop Martin Luther King, Jr. 9780063351042 Nonfiction HarperOne HarperCollins A beautiful commemorative edition of Dr. Martin Luther King’s last speech “I’ve Been to the Mounta...
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...
Coretta Scott King
Coretta Scott King 000000012032932X Coretta Scott King (1927-2006) was a prominent American civil rights activist and author, and the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. After her husband's assassinat...
I Have a Dream
I Have a Dream Martin Luther King, Jr. 9780063236790 Nonfiction HarperOne HarperCollins Introducing the Martin Luther King Jr Library With a New Foreword by Amanda Gorman A beautiful collectible...
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 ...
Selected Writings of Alfred H. Mendes
Selected Writings of Alfred H. Mendes Alfred Hubert Mendes 9789766403225 Nonfiction University of the West Indies Press University of the West Indies Press
Yolanda Renee King
Yolanda Renee King NONE Yolanda Renee King, the only grandchild of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, is a young activist from Atlanta, Georgia. Inspired by her grandparents' legacy o...
Dexter Scott King
Dexter Scott King 0000000050308792 Dexter Scott King, a civil rights activist, attorney, author, actor, and film producer, worked to preserve the legacy of his father, Martin Luther King Jr., through...
The Short Life and Curious Death of Free Speech in America
The Short Life and Curious Death of Free Speech in America Ellis Cose 9780062999726 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins Named one of Newsweek’s 25 Must-Read Fall Fiction and Nonfiction Books to Escape th...
Professor Chazelle Advocates Christian Social Activism in Keynote Speech Delivered at Medieval Studies Conference
Professor Chazelle Advocates Christian Social Activism in Keynote Speech Delivered at Medieval Studies Conference Kam Williams Interview Professor Chazelle Advocates Christian Social Activism...
The March on Washington: Jobs, Freedom, and the Forgotten History of Civil Rights
The March on Washington: Jobs, Freedom, and the Forgotten History of Civil Rights William P. Jones 9780393082852 Fiction W. W. Norton & Company W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. A brilliant history that go...
Our God Is Marching on
Our God Is Marching on Martin Luther King, Jr. 9780063350991 Nonfiction HarperOne HarperCollins A beautiful commemorative edition of Dr. Martin Luther King’s speech Our God Is Marching On, part of Dr....
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...
Tracy K. Smith and John Freeman
Tracy K. Smith and John Freeman MULTIPLE Tracy K. Smith is a Pulitzer-winning poet, author of four books, including 'Life on Mars', and editor of 'American Journal'. She served as the US Poet Laureat...
The Radical King (King Legacy)
The Radical King (King Legacy) Martin Luther King, Jr. 9780807034521 Nonfiction Beacon Press Beacon Press A revealing collection that restores Dr. King as being every bit as radical as Malcolm X“The r...
I Have a Dream (Picture Book)
I Have a Dream (Picture Book) Martin Luther King, Jr. 9780375858871 Nonfiction Random House Children’s Books Penguin Random House From Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s daughter, Dr. Bernice A. King: “My ...
Joy Deja King
Joy Deja King NONE Joy Deja King, raised in various states across the US, is a modern author known for her young and edgy street-life novels. A journalism graduate from North Carolina Central Univers...
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...
50 Years Later: Why the Murder of Dr. King Still Hurts
50 Years Later: Why the Murder of Dr. King Still Hurts Earl Ofari Hutchinson 9781881032014 Nonfiction Middle Passage Press Middle Passage Press Fifty years after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther...
The Dancing Mind: Speech Upon Acceptance of the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished C Ontribution to American Letters
The Dancing Mind: Speech Upon Acceptance of the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished C Ontribution to American Letters Toni Morrison 9780375400322 Nonfiction Knopf Publishing Group Penguin...
Reverend Al Sharpton The “Murder in Black and White Interview”
Reverend Al Sharpton The “Murder in Black and White Interview” Kam Williams Interview Alfred Charles Sharpton, Jr. was born in Brooklyn, NY on October 3, 1954 to Ada and Alfred...
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...
Kwame Nkrumah’s Midnight Speech for Independence
Kwame Nkrumah’s Midnight Speech for Independence Useni Eugene Perkins 9780940975866 Nonfiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. On a humid March night in 1957, Kwame Nkrumah made history. While thous...
Freedom of Speech: Mightier Than the Sword
Freedom of Speech: Mightier Than the Sword David K. Shipler 9780307947611 Nonfiction Vintage Penguin Random House A provocative, timely assessment of the state of free speech in America With his be...
Mdw Dtr: Divine Speech: A Historiographical Reflection of African Deep Thought from the Time of the Pharaohs to the Present Paperback
Mdw Dtr: Divine Speech: A Historiographical Reflection of African Deep Thought from the Time of the Pharaohs to the Present Paperback Jacob Carruthers 9780907015949 Nonfiction Karnak House Karnak Hous...
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...
April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Death And How It Changed America
April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Death And How It Changed America Michael Eric Dyson 9780465002122 Nonfiction Basic Civitas Books Perseus Books On April 4, 1968, at 6:01 PM, while he was standi...
Teacher by Teacher: The People Who Change Our Lives
Teacher by Teacher: The People Who Change Our Lives John B. King Jr. 9781538757772 Nonfiction Legacy Lit Hachette Book Group Teacher By Teacher traces the remarkable journey of the tenth U.S. Secretar...
A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation
A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation Barry Wittenstein 9780823443314 Nonfiction Neal Porter Books Holiday House "Barry Wittenstein’s poetic text provides the c...
Behind the Dream: The Making of the Speech That Transformed a Nation
Behind the Dream: The Making of the Speech That Transformed a Nation Clarence B. Jones and Stuart Connelly 9780230337558 Nonfiction St. Martin’s Griffin Macmillan Publishers "I have a dream." When tho...
Tavis Smiley The “Death of a King” Interview
Tavis Smiley The “Death of a King” Interview Kam Williams Interview Tavis on Repositioning Dr. King as a Revolutionary Photo credit WideVision Photography Tavis Smiley is the host and mana...
King: A Filmed Record… Montgomery to Memphis
King: A Filmed Record… Montgomery to Memphis Kam Williams king-movie-poster.jpg Film Review Oscar-Nominated, 1970 Documentary Chronicling Career of Dr. Martin Luther King Returns to Theaters King: ...
Marching to the Mountaintop: How Poverty, Labor Fights and Civil Rights Set the Stage for Martin Luther King Jr’s Final Hours
Marching to the Mountaintop: How Poverty, Labor Fights and Civil Rights Set the Stage for Martin Luther King Jr’s Final Hours Ann Bausum 9781426309397 Nonfiction National Geographic Children’s Books N...
Clarence B. Jones
Clarence B. Jones 0000000036182118 AALBC mourns the passing of Clarence B. Jones Dr. Clarence Benjamin Jones (January 8, 1931 – May 22, 2026) the lawyer who served as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s pe...
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...
Reparations: Pro & Con
Reparations: Pro & Con Alfred L. Brophy 9780195304077 Nonfiction Oxford University Press, USA Oxford University Press “A book about reparations and its contentious qualities that is a must-read for al...
Al Sharpton
Al Sharpton 0000000031507112 Reverend Alfred Charles Sharpton, Jr. is a renowned civil rights leader, born in 1954. Called to ministry early on, he was ordained at 9 and later dedicated his life to a...
Every Man a King: A King Oliver Novel
Every Man a King: A King Oliver Novel Walter Mosley 9780316460217 Fiction Mulholland Books Hachette Book Group In this highly anticipated sequel from Edgar Award-winning “master of craft and narrative...
Growing Up King: An Intimate Memoir
Growing Up King: An Intimate Memoir Dexter Scott King 9780446692373 Nonfiction Warner Books Hachette Book Group Growing Up King: An Intimate Memoir by Dexter Scott King is a deeply personal account fr...
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...
Life of a King
Life of a King Kam Williams Life-of-a-king-movie-poster.jpg Film Review Life of a King In Theaters: Jan 17, 2014 Limited Rated PG-13 for drug use, violent images and mature themes Running t...
A Call to Conscience: The Landmark Speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
A Call to Conscience: The Landmark Speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 9780446523998 Nonfiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group Read and listen to Dr. King’s l...
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 ...
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...
We Dream a World: Carrying the Light from My Grandparents Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King
We Dream a World: Carrying the Light from My Grandparents Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King Yolanda Renee King 9781338753974 Fiction Orchard Books Orchard Books The granddaughter of Marti...
Be a King: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream and You
Be a King: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream and You Carole Boston Weatherford 9781547608973 Nonfiction Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Bloomsbury Publishing With poetic text and dynamic art, award-winning...
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. MULTIPLE Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a Nobel laureate, was a key figure in the nonviolent civil rights movement and one of the most influential figures of the 20th century. A ...
Robin Coste Lewis Acceptance Speech - 2015 National Book Awards
Robin Coste Lewis Acceptance Speech - 2015 National Book Awards Literary Events
Ta-Nehisi Coates' Acceptance Speech - 2015 National Book Awards
Ta-Nehisi Coates' Acceptance Speech - 2015 National Book Awards Literary Events
James McBride: Acceptance Speech 2013 National Book Awards
James McBride: Acceptance Speech 2013 National Book Awards Literary Events
Maya Angelou's Literarian Award Acceptance Speech - 20 Nov 2013
Maya Angelou's Literarian Award Acceptance Speech - 20 Nov 2013 Author Interviews
E.L. Doctorow Medal for Distinquished Contribution to American Letters Acceptance Speech
E.L. Doctorow Medal for Distinquished Contribution to American Letters Acceptance Speech Author Interviews
John B. King Jr.
John B. King Jr. 0000000499301320 John B. King Jr. (born January 5, 1975) served in President Barack Obama’s cabinet as the tenth U.S. Secretary of Education. Over the course of his extensive and in...
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...
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 ...
Letter from Birmingham Jail
Letter from Birmingham Jail Martin Luther King, Jr. 9780063425811 Nonfiction HarperOne HarperCollins A beautiful commemorative edition of Dr. Martin Luther King’s essay Letter from Birmingham Jail, pa...
One Day I Saw a Black King
One Day I Saw a Black King Thumper Book Review Earlier this year, J. D. Mason had me singing her praises for her wonderful novel, And on the Eighth Day She Rested. Now I am at the mike again, ready ...
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 ...
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...
Fannie Lou Hamer: America’s Freedom Fighting Woman
Fannie Lou Hamer: America’s Freedom Fighting Woman Maegan Parker Brooks 9781538115947 Nonfiction Rowman & Littlefield Rowman & Littlefield “[T]his is a testimonial to a courageous woman and her deep c...
The Hiptionary: A Survey Of African American Speech Patterns With A Digest Of Key Words And Phrases
The Hiptionary: A Survey Of African American Speech Patterns With A Digest Of Key Words And Phrases Mahmoud El-Kati 9780967558172 Nonfiction Papyrus Publishing Inc. Papyrus Publishing Inc. Hiptionary?...
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...
Changin’ Your Game Plan: The Blueprint for Success During and After Incarceration
Changin’ Your Game Plan: The Blueprint for Success During and After Incarceration Randy Kearse 9780980097474 Nonfiction Positive Urban Literature Positive Urban Literature Changin’ Your Game Plan: The...
Formula 50: A 6-Week Workout and Nutrition Plan That Will Transform Your Life
Formula 50: A 6-Week Workout and Nutrition Plan That Will Transform Your Life Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson 9781583335024 Nonfiction Avery Penguin Random House Get fit like 50 Cent: The phenomenally fit su...
Martyr Loser King
Martyr Loser King Saul Williams 9781626721999 Fiction 23rd Street Books First Second Books Also on colored vinyl Martyr Loser King was the fifth studio album from musician, actor, poet, and activist...
Kwame Nkrumah
Kwame Nkrumah 0000000110549118 Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's first prime minister and president, led the country to independence from Britain in 1957 and ruled until a 1966 coup. His time in the U.S. greatl...
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...
The Destruction of Black Civilization: Great Issues of a Race from 4500 B.C. to 2000 A.D.
The Destruction of Black Civilization: Great Issues of a Race from 4500 B.C. to 2000 A.D. Chancellor Williams 9780883780305 Nonfiction Third World Press Third World Press The Destruction of Black Ci...
Herbert G. McCann
Herbert G. McCann NONE Herbert G. McCann, an Associated Press sports and business writer, is a former Chicago Defender editor and collaborator of Alfred Duckett, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s speechwr...
Violet and the Frost King: A Modern Adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s The Frost King
Violet and the Frost King: A Modern Adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s The Frost King Virginia Hamilton 9780316532389 Fiction Christy Ottaviano Books Hachette Book Group Fairy Violet sets off on a ques...
Been Wrong So Long It Feels Like Right: A King Oliver Novel
Been Wrong So Long It Feels Like Right: A King Oliver Novel Walter Mosley 9780316573269 Fiction Mulholland Books Hachette Book Group In the latest from “mystery master” Walter Mosley, a family member&...
False Idols: A Reluctant King Novel
False Idols: A Reluctant King Novel K’wan 9781636141770 Fiction Akashic Books Akashic Books In this gripping follow-up to The Reluctant King, the "Monarchy" of New York City’s Five Points is in total ...
The Arc of Truth: The Thinking of Martin Luther King Jr.
The Arc of Truth: The Thinking of Martin Luther King Jr. Lewis V. Baldwin 9781506484761 Nonfiction Fortress Press 1517 Media Martin Luther King Jr. said and wrote as much or more about the meaning, na...
Dream Journal: The Words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Dream Journal: The Words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 9780063236998 Nonfiction HarperOne HarperCollins Introducing the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Library A keepsake daily wr...
The Story of Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Biography Book for New Readers
The Story of Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Biography Book for New Readers Christine Platt 9781638788249 Nonfiction Rockridge Press Callisto Publishing Discover the life of Martin Luther King Jr—a story f...
Be a King: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream and You
Be a King: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream and You Carole Boston Weatherford 9780802723680 Nonfiction Bloomsbury USA Children's Books Bloomsbury Publishing You can be a King. Stamp out hatred. Put ...
King and I 2: A Royal Love Affair (Volume 2)
King and I 2: A Royal Love Affair (Volume 2) Mz. Lady P 9781545531730 Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC Now that Siyah has the honor and pleasure of living life in King’s world it’s up to h...
A Time to Break Silence: The Essential Works of Martin Luther King, Jr., for Students (King Legacy)
A Time to Break Silence: The Essential Works of Martin Luther King, Jr., for Students (King Legacy) Martin Luther King, Jr. 9780807033180 Nonfiction Beacon Press Beacon Press The first collection of D...
Why We Can’t Wait (King Legacy)
Why We Can’t Wait (King Legacy) Martin Luther King, Jr. 9780807001127 Nonfiction Beacon Press Beacon Press Dr. King’s best-selling account of the civil rights movement in Birmingham during the spring ...
This Is the Day: The March on Washington
This Is the Day: The March on Washington Kam Williams Book Review “There have been many marches since, and several before, but no other march to the nation’s capital captured our collec...
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...
Great Speeches By African Americans: Frederick Douglass
Great Speeches By African Americans: Frederick Douglass James Daley 9780486447612 Nonfiction Dover Publications Dover Publications Tracing the struggle for freedom and civil rights across two centurie...