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Lee Daniels’ The Butler (2013)

by Kam Williams

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...

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The “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” Interview

by Kam Williams

The “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” Interview Kam Williams https://aalbc.com/reviews/the-butler.jpg Film Review Two-Time Oscar-Nominee Talks about His Latest Offering Photo by Pascal Le Segretain – © 2...

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Blacktrospective 2013 by Kam Williams

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...

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Black Power Inc.

by Rondall Brasher

Black Power Inc. Rondall Brasher Book Review I would like to initiate my review of Cora Daniels’ Black Power Inc. by eluding to a quote attributed to Malcolm X, too Black’too strong. T...

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Blacktrospective 2009 - Kam’s Annual Assessment of the Best (and Worst) in Black Cinema

by Kam Williams

Blacktrospective 2009 - Kam’s Annual Assessment of the Best (and Worst) in Black Cinema Kam Williams https://aalbc.com/reviews/precious_movieposter.jpg Film Review Kam's Annual Assessment of the Best ...

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Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler

by Robert Fleming

Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler Robert Fleming Book Review { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Review", "headline": "Review of Positive Obsession: The...

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Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler

by Robert Fleming

Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler Robert Fleming Book Review { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Review", "headline": "Review of Positive Obsession: The...

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Stagolee Shot Billy

by Thumper

Stagolee Shot Billy Thumper Book Review It was because of my mother’s and aunt Janice’s love of 60’s soul music that I first encountered and fell in love with Wilson Pickett singin...

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I Am Debra Lee: A Memoir

by Robert Fleming

I Am Debra Lee: A Memoir Robert Fleming Book Review Blessed with a candor, boldness, and business savvy rarely seen in books of this type, former CEO of Black Entertainment Television network Debra L...

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Parable of the Sower

by Tony Lindsay

Parable of the Sower Tony Lindsay Book Review Parable of the Sower, Octavia Butler’s sci-fi novel gives the reader an intimate look into the mind of a young philosopher. Lauren Oya Olamina is a...

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The Savion Sequence

by Connie Bradley

The Savion Sequence Connie Bradley Book Review This review is of the 2011 version of The Savion Sequence My interest was recently piqued by a trailer which appeared on the AALBC.com discussion b...

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Hip-Hop: A Cultural Odyssey

by Troy Johnson

Hip-Hop: A Cultural Odyssey Troy Johnson Book Review Hip-Hop Culture’s first OFFICIAL luxury, large format coffee table book will inspire, entertain and educate all generations of readers wit...

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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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Ghetto Nation

by Kam Williams

Ghetto Nation Kam Williams Book Review ’Ghetto no longer refers to where you live, it is how you live. It is a mind-set’ a mind-set that thinks the M words — monogamy and marr...

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A Gardin Wedding

by Richard Murray

A Gardin Wedding Richard Murray Book Review “When we really fell for each other, the rules we were playing by changed.” These wise words from Martha, a character in A Gardin Wedding by Ro...

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Do the Right Thing

by Kam Williams

Do the Right Thing Kam Williams do_the8.jpg Film Review 20th Anniversary Edition of Spike Lee Classic Now Available on DVD Do the Right Thing Click to order via ...

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Bamboozled

by Michael Dequina

Bamboozled Michael Dequina images/bamboozled.jpg Film Review Bamboozled Release Date: October 6th, 2000 (LA/NY); October 20th, 2000 (wide/moderate) MPAA Rating: R (for strong la...

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Precious

by Kam Williams

Precious Kam Williams precio2.jpg Film Review Lee Daniels’ Long-Anticipated Sundance-Winner Lives up to the Buzz Precious Click to order DVD via Amazon Rated R fo...

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Nina

by Kam Williams

Nina Kam Williams http://aalbc.com/reviews/images/nina-2016-movie-poster.jpg Film Review Saldana Successfully Channels Simone in Controversial Biopic Nina In Theaters: April Mar 22, 2016 Limite...

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Blacktop Wasteland

by W. Paul Coates

Blacktop Wasteland W. Paul Coates Book Review Black Top Wastland a Conversation With S A Cosby and Paul CoatesAug 30, 2020 06:00 p.m. Eastern Time Register S. A. Cosby has written a winning book ...

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Blacktop Wasteland

by W. Paul Coates

Blacktop Wasteland W. Paul Coates Book Review Black Top Wastland a Conversation With S A Cosby and Paul CoatesAug 30, 2020 06:00 p.m. Eastern Time Register S. A. Cosby has written a winning book ...

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Killer of Sheep

by Kam Williams

Killer of Sheep Kam Williams killer27.jpg Film Review Killer of Sheep Click to order via Amazon Unrated Black & White Running time:     81 minutes Studio: New Yorker Video/Miles...

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Pray the Devil Back to Hell

by Kam Williams

Pray the Devil Back to Hell Kam Williams images/pray_t16.jpg Film Review PBS Series Documentary from Liberia Features 2011 Nobel Peace Prize-Winner Pray the Devil Back to Hell premieres ...

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Supremacy

by Kam Williams

Supremacy Kam Williams supremacy.jpg Film Review Supremacy In Theaters: Jan 30, 2015 LimitedOn DVD: Apr 21, 2015Rating: UnratedGenre: DramaDirected By: Deon TaylorRuntime: 1 hr. 46 min. Distributor:...

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Good Hair

by Kam Williams

Good Hair Kam Williams images/img1C.jpg Film Review Chris Rock’s Lighthearted Look at Sisters’ ‘Dos Arrives on DVD Good Hair Click to order from Amazon Rated PG-1...

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Hairspray

by Kam Williams

Hairspray Kam Williams hairsp27.jpg Film Review Hairspray Click to order via Amazon Rated PG for teen smoking, mild epithets andsuggestive content. Running time: 107 minutes Studio: New Li...

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Bestselling DVDs for 2013

by Kam Williams

Bestselling DVDs for 2013 Kam Williams https://aalbc.com/reviews/zanes-sex-chronicles.jpg Film Review Best-selling DVDs for 2013 #1 • Zane's Sex Chronicles Season 1 Click to Buy Via Amaz...

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I Called Him Morgan

by Kam Williams

I Called Him Morgan Kam Williams https://aalbc.com/authors/images/i-called-him-morgan.jpg Film Review Reverential Retrospective Revisits Abbreviated Life of Legendary Jazz Great Excellent (4 star...

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Red Hook Summer

by Kam Williams

Red Hook Summer Kam Williams red-hook-summer.jpg Film Review Latest Spike Lee Joint Deserves to Get the Hook Red Hook Summer (2012) In Theaters: Aug 10, 2012 Limited R, 2 hr. 1 min. Drama Directed ...

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She’s Gotta Have It

by Kam Williams

She’s Gotta Have It Kam Williams shes_g9.jpg Film Review Spike Lee’s First Feature Film Finally Arrives on DVD   She’s Gotta Have It (1986) Click to order via Amazon Directors: ...

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The Best Man

by Michael Dequina

The Best Man Michael Dequina thebestman.jpg Film Review Read the 2025 novel based adapted from the film. THE BEST MAN Buy or Rent from Amazon In Theaters: Oct 22, 1999 Wide On DVD: Feb...

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The Entrepreneur Guide 2010 Edition

by Kam Williams

The Entrepreneur Guide 2010 Edition Kam Williams Book Review "Are you someone seeking to start your own business and frustrated with the lack of straightforward answers to your countless question...

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ATL

by Kam Williams

ATL Kam Williams atl.ht46.jpg Film Review T.I. Makes Impressive Screen Debut in Coming-of-Age Flick Set in His Hometown of Atlanta ATL Film Review by Kam Williams Excellent (3.5 stars) Rated PG-13 f...

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Why Black People Can’t Lose Weight

by Kam Williams

Why Black People Can’t Lose Weight Kam Williams Book Review ’Weight loss. Why is it such a vicious circle? Why does it seem unattainable for us as a community, despite the hundreds of diet...

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Learning about the Africans That Came to the Americas!

by Kam Williams

Learning about the Africans That Came to the Americas! Kam Williams Book Review "When I looked at my small son and wondered what types of information would be important for him to learn that I...

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The Orig. Kings of Comedy

by Michael Dequina

The Orig. Kings of Comedy Michael Dequina images/the_or7.jpg Film Review   2000 Paramount Pictures Staring: Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer, and ...

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When the Levees Broke

by Kam Williams

When the Levees Broke Kam Williams when_t13.jpg Film Review When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Parts   A Film Review by  Kam Williams Fair (1 star) Unrated Running time: 240 minut...

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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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Da Sweet Blood of Jesus

by Kam Williams

Da Sweet Blood of Jesus Kam Williams the-sweet-blood-of-jesus.jpg Film Review Da Sweet Blood of Jesus [2015] In Theaters: Feb 13, 2015 LimitedRating: UnratedGenre: Drama Runtime: 2 hr. 3 min.Stu...

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Hey, Boo: HarperLee & To Kill a MockingBird

by Kam Williams

Hey, Boo: HarperLee & To Kill a MockingBird Kam Williams images/i_heyboo.jpg Film Review   Intriguing Documentary Revisits "To Kill a Mockingbird" Hey, Boo Unrated Distribu...

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House of Payne, Volume 4

by Kam Williams

House of Payne, Volume 4 Kam Williams house_26.jpg Film Review House of Payne, Volume 4 Click to order via AmazonUnrated Running time: 440 minutes Studio: Lionsgat...

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The Bondwoman’s Narrative

by Paige Turner

The Bondwoman’s Narrative Paige Turner Book Review In the 1850s a female slave owned by John Wheeler, a North Carolina plantation owner and minor government official, escaped and fled to freedom. Sh...

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F.B. Eyes: How J. Edgar Hoover’s Ghostreaders Framed African American Literature

by Kam Williams

F.B. Eyes: How J. Edgar Hoover’s Ghostreaders Framed African American Literature Kam Williams Book Review “Drawing on nearly 14,000 pages of newly released FBI files, F.B. Eyes exposes the Bu...

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The New Brownies’ Book

by Clarence V. Reynolds

The New Brownies’ Book Clarence V. Reynolds Book Review In the November 1910 premier issue of The Crisis, the official journal of the NAACP, historian, scholar, civil rights activist, sociologist, an...

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A Memory of Fictions (or) Just Tiddy-Boom

by Robert Fleming

A Memory of Fictions (or) Just Tiddy-Boom Robert Fleming Book Review So many books written by gay, Black men do not explore the inner emotional terrain of their character. That is why this vast, dram...

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White House Diary

by Kam Williams

White House Diary Kam Williams Book Review "During my four years in the White House, I kept a personal diary by dictating my thoughts and observations several times each day… When dictatin...

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Meeting David Wilson

by Kam Williams

Meeting David Wilson Kam Williams meetin7.jpg Film Review MSNBC Special to Feature Reunion of Blacks and Whites Linked to Ancestors from Same Slave Plantation Meeting David Wilson Unrated...

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Skin

by Kam Williams

Skin Kam Williams skin.h6.jpg Film Review Apartheid Poses Problem for White Couple with Black Baby   Skin Click to order via Amazon Rated PG-13 for violence, ...

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To Live & Die in Amerikkka

by Kam Williams

To Live & Die in Amerikkka Kam Williams images/to_live_and_die_in_amerikkka.jpg Film Review Shocking Documentary Bemoans Skyrocketing Homicide Rate in Baton Rouge   To Live & Die in Ame...

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Vanishing Pearls: The Oysterman of Pointe a la Hache

by Kam Williams

Vanishing Pearls: The Oysterman of Pointe a la Hache Kam Williams array.jpg Film Review Vanishing Pearls: The Oysterman of Pointe a la Hache In Theaters: April 18, 2014 (limited) on Netflix Writte...

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Better Mus' Come: In Theaters: March 15, 2013

by Kam Williams

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...

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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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Brown Girl in the Ring

by Sheree Renée Thomas

Brown Girl in the Ring Sheree Renée Thomas Book Review Science fiction fans who love the vision  and storytelling prowess of Octavia E. Butler are in for a  treat with this up-all-nighter f...

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New Harmony: A Mother’s Story of Love and Loss

by Robert Fleming

New Harmony: A Mother’s Story of Love and Loss Robert Fleming Book Review A complete reading of this debut novel by Leon E. Pettiway, a professor emeritus at Indiana University and an ordained Buddhi...

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The Love Ethic

by Robert Fleming

The Love Ethic Robert Fleming Book Review Inspired by their work with African American couples at their Chicago organization, the acclaimed Twinlineal Institute, Kamau and Akilah Butler, bo...

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Olympus Has Fallen

by Kam Williams

Olympus Has Fallen Kam Williams olympus-has-fallen-angela-bassett-Morgan-Freeman.jpg Film Review   Olympus Has Fallen (2013) Click to order DVD from Amazon In Theaters: Mar 22, 2013 Wide ...

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Code Name: The Cleaner

by Kam Williams

Code Name: The Cleaner Kam Williams code_n62.jpg Film Review DVD Features Cedric the Entertainer in Comic Crime Caper   Code Name: The Cleaner Click to order via Amazon ...

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Marvel’s Black Panther

by Brenda M. Greene

Marvel’s Black Panther Brenda M. Greene Book Review The 2016 San Diego Comic-Con was a memorable moment for independent researcher and writer Todd Steven Burroughs. Burroughs begins Marvel’s Bl...

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The Fire of Freedom: Abraham Galloway and the Slaves’ Civil War

by Kam Williams

The Fire of Freedom: Abraham Galloway and the Slaves’ Civil War Kam Williams Book Review “This is the story of Abraham H. Galloway (1837-70), a fiery young slave rebel, radical abolitionist,...

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What in the Hell Happened? An Intimate Look at Love and Relationship with Raw Honesty

by Kam Williams

What in the Hell Happened? An Intimate Look at Love and Relationship with Raw Honesty Kam Williams Book Review “There is an illusion of marriage created by Hollywood… that only exists in...

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We Gotta Have It

by Kam Williams

We Gotta Have It Kam Williams Book Review ’We Gotta Have It represents twenty years of seeing a new generation of Black movies. Before this journey began in 1986, with Spike Lee’s She...

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Silent Conspiracy

by Thumper

Silent Conspiracy Thumper Book Review Damn, that was good! I have to stand up and applaud! I’ve just finished what I consider one of the best mysteries that I’ve read all year. With the ...

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Flesh: The Disappearance of Portia Barrington

by Robert Fleming

Flesh: The Disappearance of Portia Barrington Robert Fleming Book Review As the author of over a dozen novels including the bestselling Little Girl Lost series, Keith Lee Johnson has created his ...

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They Tell Me of a Home

by Thumper

They Tell Me of a Home Thumper Book Review I was in the mood for a Southern gothic novel. For those of you who may not know, a Southern gothic novel is one that takes place in the S...

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Black Coffee

by Emanuel Carpenter

Black Coffee Emanuel Carpenter Book Review In “Black Coffee,” the sequel to R.L. Byrd’s “Looking for Sweet Love,” men take center stage. In this testosterone-driven n...

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How To Think Big

by Kam Williams

How To Think Big Kam Williams Book Review "I am not a genius. I am not a prodigy or sensation or phenomenon. I am just like you. At the age of 19, I founded my first company. After graduat...

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Delightfulee

by Robert Fleming

Delightfulee Robert Fleming Book Review One of Jazz’s trumpet kings, Dizzy Gillespie, a founder of bop, considered Lee Morgan one of the major post-bop trumpet stylists, along with Fr...

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Bittersweet

by Thumper

Bittersweet Thumper Book Review Bittersweet, the debut novel by Freddie Lee Johnson, lll, proves the old adage that you can’t always judge a book by its cover. As I picked up Bittersweet from t...

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Cinder

by Thumper

Cinder Thumper Book Review Cinder, the latest novel by Albert French, is a sequel to French’s 1993 debut novel, Billy. Although it had been a long time since I read Billy, the novel...

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Ida Mae

by Thumper

Ida Mae Thumper Book Review There are times when I love this job. The times that I hate to lay a book down for any reason. The times when the counting of pages mean that the story is coming to an end...

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Ain’t But a Few of Us: Black Music Writers Tell Their Story

by Robert Fleming

Ain’t But a Few of Us: Black Music Writers Tell Their Story Robert Fleming Book Review Jazz is dead! If you believe that mess, you must not listen to radio or read any of the mainstream media. Howeve...

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Minding the Wealth Gap

by Shaundale Rénā

Minding the Wealth Gap Shaundale Rénā Book Review “The racial wealth gap for Black Americans remains significant, with a direct impact on social and economic growth in the United States” ...

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The Gardins of Edin

by Richard Murray

The Gardins of Edin Richard Murray Book Review “What if I’m not too old to have a happy childhood now?” is a poignant line from the character Ruth in The Gardins of Edin by Rosey Le...

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Hokum: An Anthology of African-American Humor

by Kam Williams

Hokum: An Anthology of African-American Humor Kam Williams Book Review ‘Hokum is my chance to recognize and thank the black upper-, middle-, low-, and no-class clown for being more than comic...

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Handbook for an Unpredictable Life How I Survived Sister Renata and My Crazy Mother

by Kam Williams

Handbook for an Unpredictable Life How I Survived Sister Renata and My Crazy Mother Kam Williams Book Review “I hated the fact that my mother was crazy. I wanted her to be normal. Even when...

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Life of Pi

by Kam Williams

Life of Pi Kam Williams life-of-pi-movie-poster.jpg Film Review Pastel Seascape Serves as Exquisite Backdrop for Spiritual Tale of Survival Life of Pi (2012) In Theaters: Nov 21, 2012 Wide Rat...

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Love & Basketball

by Michael Dequina

Love & Basketball Michael Dequina http://aalbc.com/reviews/images/love.jpg Film Review   Reviewed by Michael Dequina Love & Basketball (2000) Starring: Sanaa Lathan, Omar Epps Director: G...

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Red Tails

by Kam Williams

Red Tails Kam Williams redtails.jpg Film Review WWII Saga Recounts Heroic Exploits of Tuskegee Airmen   Red Tails [2012] In Theaters: Jan 20, 2012 Wide Written By: Aaron McGrude...

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Rush Hour 3

by Kam Williams

Rush Hour 3 Kam Williams rush_h2.jpg Film Review Chan and Tucker Teamed-Up Again to Chase Chinese Crooks around Paris   Rush Hour 3 Click to order via Amazon Rated PG-13 for profa...

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Soul Men

by Kam Williams

Soul Men Kam Williams soul_m4.jpg Film Review Sam Jackson and Bernie Mac Co-Star in Rollicking Road Comedy Soul Men Click to order via Amazon Rated R for nudit...

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The Amazing Spider-Man

by Kam Williams

The Amazing Spider-Man Kam Williams images/spiderman-movie-poster.jpg Film Review Andrew Garfield Stars in Reboot of Marvel Comics Franchise The Amazing Spider-Man In Theaters: Jul 3, 2012 Wide ...

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The Best Man Holiday

by Kam Williams

The Best Man Holiday Kam Williams the-best-man-holiday.jpg Film Review Seasonal Sequel Finds Reunited BFFs Romancing and Reminiscing The Best Man Holiday In Theaters: Nov 15, 2013 Wide Rated ...

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Endgame

by Kam Williams

Endgame Kam Williams endgam10.jpg Film Review South African Docudrama Chronicles Demise of Apartheid Endgame Rated PG-13 for violence, profanity and disturbing images. In En...

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The Girl Is in Trouble

by Kam Williams

The Girl Is in Trouble Kam Williams the-girl-is-in-trouble.jpg Film Review The Girl Is in Trouble In Theaters: Apr 3, 2015 LimitedOn DVD: May 11, 2015Runtime: 1 hr. 34 min.Rating: UnratedGenre: Myst...

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Inside Man

by Kam Williams

Inside Man Kam Williams http://aalbc.com/reviews/inside7.jpg Film Review Bank Robbery-Turned-Hostage Drama Courtesy of Spike Lee   Inside Man R for profanity and violence Running time: 129 minu...

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