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Leaving Atlanta

by Thumper

Leaving Atlanta Thumper Book Review Tayari Jones enters the literary scene with Leaving Atlanta, a novel that takes place in 1979 Atlanta, Georgia during what came to be known as the Atlanta Child ...

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Minion

by Thumper

Minion Thumper Book Review Somebody, somewhere, is either trying to run game on me, or thinks I done fell and bumped my damn head by passing this "book" to me! Minion: A Vampire Huntress ...

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Different and the Same

by AALBC Staff Writer

Different and the Same AALBC Staff Writer Book Review In an age where there is a proliferation of emotional and physical Black trauma, that is videotaped and viewed widely online, we should strive to...

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The Single Moms Club

by Kam Williams

The Single Moms Club Kam Williams The-Single-Moms-Club-poster.jpg Film Review The Single Moms Club In Theaters: Mar 14, 2014 Wide Rated PG-13 for sexuality and mature themes Running time: 11...

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Terminus: Tales of the Black Fantastic from the ATL

by Amanda Robinson

Terminus: Tales of the Black Fantastic from the ATL Amanda Robinson Book Review Atlanta is one of the most popular cities in this country. This metropolis is one of the few epicenters dripping Black ...

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Watch Us Rise

by Vanessa Vanzie

Watch Us Rise Vanessa Vanzie Book Review Oh, to go back in time when life was simpler and filled with of fun, friends and family. Reminiscing on all the highs of your first crush and lows of your fir...

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Fearless Jones

by Thumper

Fearless Jones Thumper Book Review After 5 years, Walter Mosley has returned to the mystery scene with a new pair of crime solvers for his novel Fearless Jones. It’s as if Mosley had never said...

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Lay This Body Down

by Thumper

Lay This Body Down Thumper Book Review I may have gotten my love for reading from my mother, but I got my love of a good story from my father. He was an excellent storyteller. During my years livin...

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Sugar in the Blood: A Family’s Story of Slavery and Empire

by Kam Williams

Sugar in the Blood: A Family’s Story of Slavery and Empire Kam Williams Book Review “In the late 1630s, lured by the promise of the New World, Andrea Stuart’s earliest known maternal an...

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Judge Not!

by Idrissa Uqdah

Judge Not! Idrissa Uqdah Book Review Waiting For Justice To Prevail Audrey Forrest Carter has penned a great sequel to her well-received debut novel, The Wages of Sin.  In Judge Not! readers f...

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Just Wanna Testify

by Idrissa Uqdah

Just Wanna Testify Idrissa Uqdah Book Review Vamping The Vamps… Just Wanna Testify by the mega-talented author, Pearl Cleage was met with mixed reviews when it was first released. Many of...

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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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Sapphire’s Grave

by Thumper

Sapphire’s Grave Thumper Book Review While many of us have long since grown tired of the slave narratives, slave stories, or stories that are rooted in our past, my fascination with these stories ...

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The Cutting Season: A Novel

by Emanuel Carpenter

The Cutting Season: A Novel Emanuel Carpenter Book Review Attica Locke’s (Black Water Rising) latest novel, The Cutting Season, takes place on a sugar cane plantation in Louisiana. Though the s...

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Freedom's Journal: The First African-American Newspaper

by Kam Williams

Freedom's Journal: The First African-American Newspaper Kam Williams Book Review “While the Constitution declares that all men are born free and equal, the wise corporation of the city of...

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Blessings

by Thumper

Blessings Thumper Book Review Blessing is the third novel written by the author of Lil Mama Rules and Caught Up In The Rapture, Sheneska Jackson. Blessings is the story of four women who work in a ...

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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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Squirrels & Puppies: Dark Morality Tales

by Robert Fleming

Squirrels & Puppies: Dark Morality Tales Robert Fleming Book Review In the foreword of Squirrels & Puppies, Mebane’s second book, the author has fun with the reader, saying in a tongue-in...

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

by Robert Fleming

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

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When Frogs Grow Feet: The Un-Aborted Are Alive and Well

by Robert Fleming

When Frogs Grow Feet: The Un-Aborted Are Alive and Well Robert Fleming Book Review While When Frogs Grow Feet’s blurb links its juicy contents to Henry Miller’s classic wanton tale, Tro...

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Before I Forget

by Thumper

Before I Forget Thumper Book Review *giggling* I’m going to love writing this review. A little while ago, I read and finished a wonderful debut novel, Before I Forget by Leonard Pitt...

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Business Unusual

by Idrissa Uqdah

Business Unusual Idrissa Uqdah Book Review Being About the Lord’s Business Every so often, a self-published book beats the odds and grabs the attention of enough readers to draw an offe...

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Deliver Me From Evil

by Idrissa Uqdah

Deliver Me From Evil Idrissa Uqdah Book Review The new drama-filled novel by author Mary Monroe starts off a bit slow but by the time you get to know the main character, Christine Thurman, you ...

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From Dusk To Dawn

by Idrissa Uqdah

From Dusk To Dawn Idrissa Uqdah Book Review The opening chapter of From Dusk To Dawn by first-time novelist Niambi Brown Davis reads like your average romance novel, but this reviewer found ...

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Buried by the Times

by Kam Williams

Buried by the Times Kam Williams Book Review "The New York Times failed in its coverage of the fate of European Jews from 1939 to 1945. The assimilationist tendencies of the Times’ Jewis...

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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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Inside the Hotel Rwanda: The Surprising True Story…and Why It Matters Today

by Kam Williams

Inside the Hotel Rwanda: The Surprising True Story…and Why It Matters Today Kam Williams Book Review “Hotel Rwanda was promoted as a story about the ‘quiet heroism of one man, Pa...

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The Chitlin’ Circuit and the Road to Rock 'n’ Roll

by Robert Fleming

The Chitlin’ Circuit and the Road to Rock 'n’ Roll Robert Fleming Book Review It’s a shame that nothing substantial has been written about that sacred Black entertainment network of the ...

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Love

by Thumper

Love Thumper Book Review Nobel Prize winning author Toni Morrison released a new novel, adding another jewel to her already brilliant literary crown. Love, Morrison’s eighth novel, introduces...

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From the Streets to the Sheets

by Thumper

From the Streets to the Sheets Thumper Book Review My favorite urban erotic literature author Noire brings a short story anthology to the stage with Noire presents From the Streets to...

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Sweetsmoke

by Thumper

Sweetsmoke Thumper Book Review When I heard of the novel Sweetsmoke by David Fuller, I was intrigued. The novel takes place during the Civil War, 1862, at its heart lays a murder mystery wi...

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The Dow Twins' Legacy: 50 Years of Disco Reflections

by Michael A. Gonzales

The Dow Twins' Legacy: 50 Years of Disco Reflections Michael A. Gonzales Book Review Coming of age in the disco era 1970s, even as a kid, I knew about the cool clubs where people dressed fly and boog...

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The Redemption Center is Closed on Sundays

by Shaundale Rénā

The Redemption Center is Closed on Sundays Shaundale Rénā Book Review The Redemption Center Is Closed on Sundays was not at all what I expected. Although an avid reader, I challenged myself to enjoy ...

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The Known World

by Thumper

The Known World Thumper Book Review As is becoming an unbreakable and pleasurable yearly excursion, I attended the 2003 Book Expo America (BEA) in Los Angeles. I love the BEA. The convention is all...

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The Light of Truth: Writings of an Anti-Lynching Crusader

by Kam Williams

The Light of Truth: Writings of an Anti-Lynching Crusader Kam Williams Book Review “Ida B. Wells was born a slave in Holly Springs, Mississippi in 1862. After beginning a teaching career to ...

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Norbit

by Kam Williams

Norbit Kam Williams norbit9.jpg Film Review Na’ve Nerdy Nice Guy Search for True Love in Eddie Murphy Vehicle   Norbit Rated PG-13 for nudity, sexuality, profanity, and crude humor. Run...

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Secrets and Lies

by Idrissa Uqdah

Secrets and Lies Idrissa Uqdah Book Review For Better or For Worse Rhonda McKnight's debut novel, Secrets and Lies is about a married couple who despite their comfortable financial situation a...

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IDOLeyes

by Idrissa Uqdah

IDOLeyes Idrissa Uqdah Book Review A Singer’s Life Changing  American Idol Experience Mandisa Hundley may well go down in history as the most talked about American Idol participant who di...

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Walking Among The Kudzu

by Emanuel Carpenter

Walking Among The Kudzu Emanuel Carpenter Book Review In H. Victoria Hargro Atkerson's latest book, "Walking Among the Kudzu," readers are taken on the journey of the life of Shelby ...

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Married But Still Looking

by Kim Rose

Married But Still Looking Kim Rose Book Review This pensive musing from a rap legend neatly summarize the challenge faced by Genesis Styles, an almost 30-year-old, ex-NBA 12th man aspirant and semi-d...

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Where Did Our Love Go: Love and Relationships in the African-American Community

by Kam Williams

Where Did Our Love Go: Love and Relationships in the African-American Community Kam Williams Book Review “SBF. Single Black Female. Walk through any major city in the U.S. on a Friday or Sa...

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Dakota Grand: A Novel

by Brian Egeston

Dakota Grand: A Novel Brian Egeston Book Review There are codes within creeds and creeds within cliques. Perhaps this is the most subliminal, if not unintentional, message in Kenji Jasper’s lat...

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ASCLEPIUS

by Robert Fleming

ASCLEPIUS Robert Fleming Book Review Someone is killing all of the doctors opposed to the monopoly of the big drug companies. Those committed to the world of alternative medicine become aware of the ...

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Seven Full Days

by Robert Fleming

Seven Full Days Robert Fleming Book Review Ferris Shelton’s debut novel, Seven Full Days, is a cautionary tale of white racism, corporate burnout, and powerful identity issues. He crafts a blac...

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Red at the Bone

by Brenda M. Greene

Red at the Bone Brenda M. Greene Book Review Jacqueline Woodson is the best-selling author of more than two dozen award-winning books, including the 2016 New Times best-selling National Book Award fi...

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The Pursuit of Porsha

by Robert Fleming

The Pursuit of Porsha Robert Fleming Book Review Those people who follow television and podcasts will recognize Porsha Williams, one of the stars of the popular reality show, The Real Housewives of...

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Love in the Age of Dragons

by Robert Fleming

Love in the Age of Dragons Robert Fleming Book Review Fatima R. Henson’s Love In The Age Of Dragons has all of the best ingredients of fantasy, speculative fiction, and science fiction. There i...

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Princes of the Road

by Emanuel Carpenter

Princes of the Road Emanuel Carpenter Book Review In David Covin’s Princes of the Road, the author transports readers to the 1930s of America, where Jim Crow and racism ruled. The central cha...

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What A Woman’s Gotta Do

by Thumper

What A Woman’s Gotta Do Thumper Book Review Now this was a fascinating book. What A Woman’s Gotta Do is a fascinating book that successfully weaved together the spiritual, science, and my...

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Stages

by Idrissa Uqdah

Stages Idrissa Uqdah Book Review Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall STAGES, the debut novel by Malikah Reese Maccabee is a wonderfully written and very engaging story about women of color in crisi...

Film Review

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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Stomp the Yard

by Kam Williams

Stomp the Yard Kam Williams stomp_6.jpg Film Review Black Greek Goes Gaga Over Curvy Coed in Coincidence-Driven Melodrama   Stomp the Yard Rated PG-13 for sexuality, profanity, ethnic slurs and...

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Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas

by Kam Williams

Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas Kam Williams Tyler-Perrys-A-Madea-Christmas.jpg Film Review Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas In Theaters: Dec 13, 2013 Wide Rated PG-13 for profanity, crude...

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Who’s Your Caddy?

by Kam Williams

Who’s Your Caddy? Kam Williams whos_y27.jpg Film Review Ghetto Goes Golfing in Crass Color-Conscious Comedy Who’s Your Caddy? Rated PG-13 for sexuality, nudity, profanity, ethnic ...

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Daddy’s Little Girls

by Kam Williams

Daddy’s Little Girls Kam Williams daddy’15.jpg Film Review Frigid Attorney Melts for Amorous Auto Mechanic in Charming, if Predictable, Romantic Comedy   Daddy’s Little Girls Film Re...

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Don’t Trip, He Ain’t Through with Me Yet

by Kam Williams

Don’t Trip, He Ain’t Through with Me Yet Kam Williams dont_t1.jpg Film Review Comedian Steve Harvey Keeps It Clean in Family-Oriented Concert Flick   Don’t Trip … He Ain’t Th...

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Flight

by Kam Williams

Flight Kam Williams flight-moive-poster.jpg Film Review Hero Pilot Participates in Cover-Up in Special F/X-Driven Legal Thriller Flight (2012) In Theaters: Nov 2, 2012 Wide Drama Directed By: Robert...

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