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Children’s Book Author Tonya Bolden
Children’s Book Author Tonya Bolden Troy Johnson Interview AALBC Founder Troy Johnson with Tonya Bolden at the 2020 African American Children’s Book Fair Tonya Bolden has written numerous be...
Critically Acclaimed Children’s Book Author
Critically Acclaimed Children’s Book Author Troy Johnson Interview Many children’s authors and illustrators come from the world of education but you also worked in the field of journalism f...
Bob Marley is Still Catching Fire
Bob Marley is Still Catching Fire Kam Williams Interview BOB MARLEY IS STILL CATCHING FIRE by Christopher John Farley author of "Before the Legend: The Rise of Bob Marley." Bob...
It’s “More Than a Game”
It’s “More Than a Game” Kam Williams Interview The Gospel According to King James Photo Credit: Steven Williams LeBron Raymone James was born on December 30, 1984 in Akron, Ohio to Gloria James...
Ken Burns Interviewed (April 2013).
Ken Burns Interviewed (April 2013). Kam Williams Interview Legendary Filmmaker Discusses His Latest Documentary Photo Credit dbking Ken Burns has been making films for more than thirty years...
To Ensure a Bright Future, Your Teen Needs to be Reading
To Ensure a Bright Future, Your Teen Needs to be Reading Kam Williams Interview “To Ensure a Bright Future, Your Teen Needs to be Reading” Rhiannon Paille, Offers Tips for Getting Ad...
Debating the Black Agenda, a panel discussion - Video Clip
Debating the Black Agenda, a panel discussion - Video Clip Kam Williams Interview MSNBC PRESS RELEASE On Saturday, April 17th, msnbc will carry portions of the National Action Network's...
Soledad O'Brien - The "Haiti Relief Effort" Interview
Soledad O'Brien - The "Haiti Relief Effort" Interview Kam Williams Interview Soledad's Eyewitness Report on the Haitian Relief Effort In the wake of the Haitian earthquake, CNN's Soledad...
Christopher John Farley
Christopher John Farley Kam Williams Interview Photo Credit: Kate Simon Christopher John Farley was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and raised in Brockport, New York. He is a graduate of Harvar...
The Movie Maker’s Network Interview
The Movie Maker’s Network Interview Kam Williams Interview
Clinton, Springer & Barry
Clinton, Springer & Barry Kam Williams Interview Jerry Springer saves Bill Clinton & gets consultation from Marion Barry. by Cinque Brown Did u know that Jerry Springer saved Bill Clin...
The “Black Nativity” Interview
The “Black Nativity” Interview Kam Williams Interview Kam Williams: Hi Kasi, thanks for the interview. Kasi Lemmons: No problem. KW: What a powerful film! I don’t remember ever s...
Bob Johnson - The Who’s Your Caddy Interview
Bob Johnson - The Who’s Your Caddy Interview Kam Williams Interview First Black Billionaire Gives His Two Cents on Everything from Making Movies to Making Money Robert L. Johnson was b...
Troy Johnson
Troy Johnson Kam Williams Interview "Hello, Troy. I visited your site - very interesting. It is a good deal more than a Book Club for bucks - more like a neighborhood bookstore - a labor of lo...
Vernon Davis: The NFL Playoffs Interview [2012]
Vernon Davis: The NFL Playoffs Interview [2012] Kam Williams Interview Vernon Davis: The NFL Playoffs Interview San Francisco 49ers tight end Vernon Davis is a game-changer who embodies the e...
Interview with Author of The Billion Dollar College Admissions Scam
Interview with Author of The Billion Dollar College Admissions Scam Troy Johnson Interview Harlow Giles Unger Troy Johnson, AALBC:I agree with the notion that college is not for everyone. However,...
Kola Boof: Words with the Author of the Best Black Book of 2006
Kola Boof: Words with the Author of the Best Black Book of 2006 Kam Williams Interview Egyptian/Sudanese-American writer Kola Boof is the author of seven books published in eight countrie...
Sandra L. Richards: Richards Rocks!
Sandra L. Richards: Richards Rocks! Kam Williams Interview The American-born daughter of Jamaican immigrant parents, Sandra L. Richards is the author of “Rice & Rocks.” She hopes that h...
An Open Statement to the Fans of The Help by Association of Black Women Historians (ABWH)
An Open Statement to the Fans of The Help by Association of Black Women Historians (ABWH) Kam Williams Interview An Open Statement to the Fans of The Help http://www.abwh.org On behalf of ...
Eddie Murphy - The "Dreamgirls" Interview
Eddie Murphy - The "Dreamgirls" Interview Kam Williams Interview Murphy Muses on Dream Role Dreamgirls (2006) - Eddie Murphy Eddie Murphy The Dreamgirls Interview with Kam Williams Born ...
The “My Mic Sounds Nice”
The “My Mic Sounds Nice” Kam Williams Interview Ava DuVernay has worked in the world of film as a marketer and publicist for more than 14 years, forming DVA Media + Marketing in 1999. Her awar...
Freedomland Interview
Freedomland Interview Kam Williams Interview Green Eggs and Sam Samuel L. Jackson Publicity Still from the film Freedomland (2006) One of the hardest working actors in Hollywood, Samuel...
Dr. Ben Carson - The Gifted Hands Interview
Dr. Ben Carson - The Gifted Hands Interview Kam Williams Interview Benjamin Solomon Carson, Sr. had a childhood dream of becoming a physician. Growing up in a single parent home with ...
Notes from a Hip Hop Head
Notes from a Hip Hop Head Kam Williams Interview April 19, 2007 An Open Letter to Oprah Winfrey: Notes from a Hip Hop Head by Saul Williams Dear Ms. Winfrey, It is with the g...
Omari Hardwick - The "Kick-Ass" Interview
Omari Hardwick - The "Kick-Ass" Interview Kam Williams Interview Born in savannah, Georgia on January 9, 1974, Omari Hardwick was the second of four children blessing the union of Clifford and...
Rick Santorum The “EchoLight Studios” Interview
Rick Santorum The “EchoLight Studios” Interview Kam Williams Interview Ex-Senator, Rick Santorum, on Role as CEO of Faith-Based Film Studio, EchoLight Studios Born in Winchester, Virginia on May...
Soledad O’Brien - The “Who Is Black in America?” (Black in America 5) Interview
Soledad O’Brien - The “Who Is Black in America?” (Black in America 5) Interview Kam Williams Interview Soledad O’Brien The “Who Is Black in America?” Interview Soledad O’Brien is the anchor fo...
Wayne Pharr - Obituary - September 6, 2014
Wayne Pharr - Obituary - September 6, 2014 Kam Williams Interview Wayne Pharr, former Black Panther who fought the Los Angeles Police in a historic gun battle in 1969, passed away on September 6, 2...
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...
Keshia Knight Pulliam - The "Madea Goes to Jail" Interview
Keshia Knight Pulliam - The "Madea Goes to Jail" Interview Kam Williams Interview Cosby Kid Chats about Successful Comeback Born in Newark, New Jersey on April 9, 1979, Kesh...
Tasha Smith - The “My Black Is Beautiful” Interview
Tasha Smith - The “My Black Is Beautiful” Interview Kam Williams Interview Tasha's Back, and Black and Beautiful as Ever! Tasha Smith and her identical twin, Sidra, were born on February 28, ...
Morgan Freeman - The "Invictus" Interview
Morgan Freeman - The "Invictus" Interview Kam Williams Interview Morgan on Mandela, Mirrors, Mississippi and More Morgan Freeman was born in Memphis, Tennessee on June 1, 1937 ...
Music Impresario Ralph Mercado Passes Away
Music Impresario Ralph Mercado Passes Away Kam Williams Interview September 29, 1941- March 10, 2009 Music impresario Ralph Mercado passed away today, Tuesday, March 10, at 4:...
Cornel West
Cornel West Kam Williams Interview Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on June 2, 1953, Princeton Professor Cornel Ronald West is one of America's most gifted and provocative...
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) - Film Review
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) - Film Review Kam Williams Interview Coen Bros Musical Chronicles a Couple of Weeks in the Life of Fledgling Folksinger Inside Llewyn Davis In Theaters: Dec 6, 201...
The Vanishing Black Male Interview
The Vanishing Black Male Interview Kam Williams Interview KW: Do you really think black men are vanishing and becoming extinct? Hisani DuBose (HD): With over one million African Amer...
Amma Asante - The "Belle" Interview (May 2014)
Amma Asante - The "Belle" Interview (May 2014) Kam Williams Interview Writer/director Amma Asante made an unusual entry into filmmaking. As a child, she attended the Barbara Speake stage school ...
D.L. Hughley on Everything from Nappy-Headed Hos to His HBO Special
D.L. Hughley on Everything from Nappy-Headed Hos to His HBO Special Kam Williams Interview A Dialogue with D.L. on Everything from Nappy-Headed Hos to His HBO Special Born on March 6, 1963, Da...
Joumana Kidd - The “Let’s Talk about Pep” Interview
Joumana Kidd - The “Let’s Talk about Pep” Interview Kam Williams Interview Jason's Ex Expounds on Life and Love Post-Divorce Born in Beirut, Lebanon on September 28, 1972, Joumana Kid...
Touré: Who’s Afraid of Post-Blackness? What It Means to Be Black Now
Touré: Who’s Afraid of Post-Blackness? What It Means to Be Black Now Kam Williams Interview Touré - The “Who’s Afraid of Post-Blackness?” Interview Born in Boston on ...
Gil L. Robertson IV: Award-Winning Author Assesses the State of Black Relationships
Gil L. Robertson IV: Award-Winning Author Assesses the State of Black Relationships Kam Williams Interview Award-Winning Author Assesses the State of Black Relationships Gil L. Robertson IV i...
Jayne Cubbage
Jayne Cubbage Kam Williams Interview A well-experienced journalist, Jayne Cubbage has a broad ranging career in electronic and print media. She has covered sports, business, entertainment an...
Daryle Jenkins - Interview, Klanbuster Discusses State of Hate Groups in the Age of Obama
Daryle Jenkins - Interview, Klanbuster Discusses State of Hate Groups in the Age of Obama Kam Williams Interview Klanbuster Discusses State of Hate Groups in the Age of Obama ...
Alice Walker The “PBS American Masters” Interview
Alice Walker The “PBS American Masters” Interview Kam Williams Interview Alice Walker has been defined as one of the key international writers of the 20th Century. She made history as the fi...
A Conversation with Diane Richards about Her Debut Novel <em>Ella</em>
A Conversation with Diane Richards about Her Debut Novel Ella AALBC Staff Writer Interview What inspired you to write a novel about Ella Fitzgerald? What drew you to her life and music as a subje...
Justice Smith - The "American Gladiators" Interview
Justice Smith - The "American Gladiators" Interview Kam Williams Interview Jesse ’Justice’ Smith can be caught kicking butt and taking names on the revitalized, classic reality seri...
Denzel Whitaker & Jurnee Smollett - "The Great Debaters" Interview [2007]
Denzel Whitaker & Jurnee Smollett - "The Great Debaters" Interview [2007] Kam Williams Interview The Great Young Stars in The Great Debaters In The Great Debaters, Jurnee Smoll...
Jurnee Smollett & Denzel Whitaker - "The Great Debaters" Interview
Jurnee Smollett & Denzel Whitaker - "The Great Debaters" Interview Kam Williams Interview The Great Young Stars in The Great Debaters In The Great Debaters, Jurnee Smollett and Den...
Clarence Page - The “Culture Worrier” Interview
Clarence Page - The “Culture Worrier” Interview Kam Williams Interview Clarence Page is a nationally-syndicated columnist and member of the Chicago Tribune editorial board. Besides those duties...
Danny Glover - The "Honeydripper" Interview
Danny Glover - The "Honeydripper" Interview Kam Williams Interview Danny on Acting, Directing, and His Commitment to the Downtrodden and Disenfranchised Danny Glover as TYRONE PURVIS in...
Chiwetel Ejiofor - The “Endgame” Interview
Chiwetel Ejiofor - The “Endgame” Interview Kam Williams Interview Chewing the Fat with Golden Globe-Nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor Chiwetel Ejiofor was born in London on July 10, 1977 to Nig...
Prophet Shelby Explains Why Black Messiah Obama Won’t Win
Prophet Shelby Explains Why Black Messiah Obama Won’t Win Kam Williams Interview Photo Credit: Hoover Institution Shelby Steele is a controversial public intellectual w...
Black Panther Founder, Bobby Seale
Black Panther Founder, Bobby Seale Kam Williams Interview Seizing the Time with the Black Panther Founder Robert George Seale was born on October 22, 1936 in Dallas, Texas where, from ...
Soledad O Brien - The "CNN Presents: Black in America 2" Interview
Soledad O Brien - The "CNN Presents: Black in America 2" Interview Kam Williams Interview Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris - ' WireImage.com Born on September 19, 1966 in Saint ...
Will.i.Am - The "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" Interview
Will.i.Am - The "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" Interview Kam Williams Interview Will Expounds on Everything from X:Men to ’Yes We Can’ William James Adams, aka Will.i.Am, was...
Tavis Smiley: The State of the Black Union Interview
Tavis Smiley: The State of the Black Union Interview Kam Williams Interview Born in Gulfport, Mississippi on September 13, 1964, Tavis Smiley was raised by his mother an...
Assessing the State of the Black Digital Press
Assessing the State of the Black Digital Press Kam Williams Interview Troy Johnson is the President of AALBC.com, LLC, whose main property is the website AALBC.com, for which Troy is the foun...
Yolanda Adams: The “How Sweet the Sound” Interview
Yolanda Adams: The “How Sweet the Sound” Interview Kam Williams Interview Ever since her late-Eighties debut, “Just as I Am,” Yolanda Adams has triumphantly carried the torch for c...
John Singleton “The Illegal” Tender Interview
John Singleton “The Illegal” Tender Interview Kam Williams Interview Producer John Singleton on the set of Universal Pictures' Illegal Tender - 2007 Boy from the hood ...
Anika Noni Rose - Half of a Yellow Sun - Interview
Anika Noni Rose - Half of a Yellow Sun - Interview Kam Williams Interview Anika Noni Rose The “Half of a Yellow Sun” Interview Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose currently stars alongside Denz...
Ann Coulter The “Mugged” Interview with AALBC.com
Ann Coulter The “Mugged” Interview with AALBC.com Kam Williams Interview Ann Coulter The “Mugged” Interview Born in New York City on December 9, 1961, arch-conservative Ann Coulter is the auth...
Brandon T. Jackson - The "Tropic Thunder" Interview
Brandon T. Jackson - The "Tropic Thunder" Interview Kam Williams Interview Brandon on Breakout Role in Tropic Thunder Brandon T. Jackson was born in Detroit on March 7, 1984 t...
Dana Roc - Interview with founder of Dana Delivers! www.danaroc.com
Dana Roc - Interview with founder of Dana Delivers! www.danaroc.com Kam Williams Interview Every Monday morning for the past several years I've looked forward to receiving via e...
Deval Patrick - The “A Reason to Believe” Interview
Deval Patrick - The “A Reason to Believe” Interview Kam Williams Interview Reflections on Going from the Ghetto to Governor's Office Deval Laurdine Patrick was born on July 31, 1956 in Chicag...
Eddie Griffin
Eddie Griffin Kam Williams Interview Easygoing Eddie Expounds on Everything Eddie Griffin Born in Kansas City, Missouri on July 15, 1968, Eddie Griffin's stand-up career began when he ...
Jennifer Hudson - Interview
Jennifer Hudson - Interview Kam Williams Interview Jennifer Kate Hudson was born in Chicago on September 12, 1981 to Darnell Hudson and Samuel Simpson. At the age of seven, she st...
Mariah Carey - The "Precious" Interview
Mariah Carey - The "Precious" Interview Kam Williams Interview Mariah Makes It Happen Forget the JFK assassination, I can actually remember where I was the first time ...
Michelle Obama Addresses Convention
Michelle Obama Addresses Convention Kam Williams Interview Michelle Obama Addresses Convention: Heartfelt Speech Turns Undecided's Fears into Tears by Lloyd Willi...
Mike Epps - The Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins Interview
Mike Epps - The Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins Interview Kam Williams Interview Mike Epps was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on November 18, 1970, but raised in Crenshaw along with ...
Mo’Nique - The “Spread the Love Tour” Interview
Mo’Nique - The “Spread the Love Tour” Interview Kam Williams Interview Academy Award-Winner in the House! Mo'Nique collected a basketful of Supporting Actress accolades over the course of ...
Morris Chestnut - November 2013 Interview with AALBC.com
Morris Chestnut - November 2013 Interview with AALBC.com Kam Williams Interview Morris Chestnut was born on New Year’s Day 1969 in Cerritos, California where he was a student-athlete in high sc...
Nia Long - The "Are We Done Yet?" Interview
Nia Long - The "Are We Done Yet?" Interview Kam Williams Interview Nia Long Who ever heard of an actress being typecast as pregnant? That's exactly what appears to be happening to Nia ...
Raising McCain: Republicans Rally the Base with Racist Appeal to Rednecks
Raising McCain: Republicans Rally the Base with Racist Appeal to Rednecks Kam Williams Interview Raising McCain: Republicans Rally the Base with Racist Appeal to Rednecks by Lloyd ...
Shirley Sherrod: The “Martin Luther King Awards Dinner” Interview with Kam Williams
Shirley Sherrod: The “Martin Luther King Awards Dinner” Interview with Kam Williams Kam Williams Interview Shirley Sherrod is best known as the African-American government official fired in ...
Terrence Howard - The “Dead Man Down” Interview (March 2013)
Terrence Howard - The “Dead Man Down” Interview (March 2013) Kam Williams Interview Terrence Howard - The “Dead Man Down” Interview In 2006, Terrence Howard received an Academy Award nomin...
Terrence Howard - Profile
Terrence Howard - Profile Kam Williams Interview Terrence Howard in Lionsgate Films' Pride - 2007 Terrence Dashon Howard Date of Birth: March 11, 1969 Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois Ever ...
Terrence Howard - Pride Interview
Terrence Howard - Pride Interview Kam Williams Interview The Pride Interview with Kam Williams Terrence Howard (right) Ever since Terrence Howard landed an Oscar nomination for Hustle...
Tim Meadows - Interview
Tim Meadows - Interview Kam Williams Interview SNL Alum Back on TV on TBS Series Tim Meadows was born in Highland Park, Michigan on February 5, 1961, the son of Mardell, a nu...
Nell Irvin Painter: The Creating African-American
Nell Irvin Painter: The Creating African-American Kam Williams Interview photo credit: Bill Gaskins Until her recent retirement from teaching, Nell Irvin Painter was the Edwar...
Kim Fields The “Question of Faith” Interview
Kim Fields The “Question of Faith” Interview Kam Williams Interview Kim Fields is a veteran actress with an eminent household name, starring in two long – running series, NBC’s Facts of...
Ziggy Marley The “Marley” Interview
Ziggy Marley The “Marley” Interview Kam Williams Interview Kam Williams: Hi Ziggy, thanks for the interview. Ziggy Marley: Thank you, Kam. KW: Do you remember Ras Karbi, who played with your da...
Gabrielle Union The Perfect Holiday Interview
Gabrielle Union The Perfect Holiday Interview Kam Williams Interview Born in Omaha, Nebraska on October 29, 1972, Gabrielle Monique Union was more of an athlete tha...
Beyoncé: The Pink Panther Interview
Beyoncé: The Pink Panther Interview Kam Williams Interview Publicity Still from The Pink Panther Beyonce Knowles (as Xania) & Steve Martin as (Inspector Jacques Clouseau) Beyonce’ Gise...
Ava DuVernay The “Selma” Interview
Ava DuVernay The “Selma” Interview Kam Williams Interview Ava DuVernay is a writer, producer, director and distributor of independent film. Winner of the Best Director Award at the 2012 Sundanc...
Columbus Came Late
Columbus Came Late Kam Williams Interview THE GLOBAL AFRICAN COMMUNITY HISTORY NOTES: "COLUMBUS CAME LATE--THE AFRICAN PRESENCE IN EARLY AMERICA" BY RUNOKO RASHDI The fist civilization of a...
Ice Cube The “22 Jump Street” Interview (June 2014)
Ice Cube The “22 Jump Street” Interview (June 2014) Kam Williams Interview Ice Cube The “22 Jump Street” Interview As much as technology, business and society have changed since the Eighties, ...
Laurel J. Richie - The WNBA Interview
Laurel J. Richie - The WNBA Interview Kam Williams Interview WNBA President on Her Life, the League and the Olympics Laurel J. Richie has more than three decades of experience in consumer mar...
Marlon Wayans “A Haunted House” Interview (2013)
Marlon Wayans “A Haunted House” Interview (2013) Kam Williams Interview Marlon Wayans “A Haunted House” Interview Multi-talented Marlon Wayans graduated from the prestigious High School of Per...
R. Kelly Video Impersonating Michael Jackson
R. Kelly Video Impersonating Michael Jackson Kam Williams Interview Soulacoaster: The Diary of Me Click to Buy via Amazon.com by R. Kelly,David Ritz Hardcover: 392 pages Pu...
Snoop Dogg The “Turbo” Interview (July 2013)
Snoop Dogg The “Turbo” Interview (July 2013) Kam Williams Interview Snoop Dogg The “Turbo” Interview Calvin Cordozar Broadus was born on October 20, 1971 in Long Beach, California where he ...
Steve Harvey The “Think Like a Man” Interview [April 2012]
Steve Harvey The “Think Like a Man” Interview [April 2012] Kam Williams Interview Steve Harvey The “Think Like a Man” Interview Born in Welch, West Virginia on January 17, 1956, Steve Harvey ...
Toks Olagundoye The "The Neighbors" Interview
Toks Olagundoye The "The Neighbors" Interview Kam Williams Interview Toks Olagundoye “The Neighbors” Interview Photo Credit Jeff Gottlieb Born in Lagos, Toks Olagundoye was raised not only in...
Two Perspectives on Barack Obama - March 2011
Two Perspectives on Barack Obama - March 2011 Kam Williams Interview Two very different perspectives on President Barack Obama. Oedipus and Ordinariness: A Meditation on Barack Obama ...
VL Towler: A Conversation About Writing and Literary Fiction
VL Towler: A Conversation About Writing and Literary Fiction Jay Lemming Interview
Spike Lee: The Miracle at St. Anna Interview
Spike Lee: The Miracle at St. Anna Interview Kam Williams Interview Miracle of St. Spike Spike Lee is back with his first full-length feature since Inside Man (2006), the NYC cr...
Cloves Campbell, Jr. The “NNPA Chairman” Interview
Cloves Campbell, Jr. The “NNPA Chairman” Interview Kam Williams Interview Cloves C. Campbell, Jr., is the Publisher of the Arizona Informant, a family owned and operated newspaper that ...
Gloria Reuben - The "Raising the Bar" Interview
Gloria Reuben - The "Raising the Bar" Interview Kam Williams Interview Born in Toronto on June 9, 1964, Gloria Reuben is the second youngest of a half-dozen children born to ...
Halle Berry
Halle Berry Kam Williams Interview Halle Berry Born August 14, 1968, in Cleveland, Ohio the youngest daughter born to Jerome and Judith Berry, an interracial couple. Halle, and her older s...
Keith David - The "Delta Farce" Interview
Keith David - The "Delta Farce" Interview Kam Williams Interview Keith David Williams was born in Harlem on June 4, 1956. His thirst for the stage was whetted at an early age when he played t...
Marcus Mosiah Garvey
Marcus Mosiah Garvey Kam Williams Interview THE GLOBAL AFRICAN COMMUNITY HISTORY NOTES "UP! YOU MIGHTY RACE: A TRIBUTE TO MARCUS MOSIAH GARVEY (1887-1940)" BY RUNOKO RASHDI DEDICATED TO D...