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Bestselling Books, Book Reviews, & More - May 2019 Newsletter

by Troy Johnson

Bestselling Books, Book Reviews, & More - May 2019 Newsletter Troy Johnson Article New Daughters of Africa by Margaret Busby is the magnificent follow-up to the original, celebrated anthology, u...

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Portable Document Format (PDF) Files

by Troy Johnson

Portable Document Format (PDF) Files Troy Johnson Article Portable Document Format (pdf) file is a self-contained cross-platform document. In plain language, it is a file that will look the same ...

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A Great Tip and Advice for Creating a Blog or Website (Part I)

by Troy Johnson

A Great Tip and Advice for Creating a Blog or Website (Part I) Troy Johnson Article If it is not already obvious from my previous post, I'm a big fan of WordPress.  A few months ago, using software f...

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Playing Around With My New Blog

by Troy Johnson

Playing Around With My New Blog Troy Johnson Article It really is a misnomer to call WordPress "blogging software" it is much more powerful and feature rich than most what most websites provide and c...

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Please Pardon the Appearence of My Blog

by Troy Johnson

Please Pardon the Appearence of My Blog Troy Johnson Article Earlier in the year Google made a change in their Blogger application which forced me to relocate my Blog to Google's servers.  This chang...

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Nat Turner’s Mental and Military Motivations

by Ezrah Aharone

Nat Turner’s Mental and Military Motivations Ezrah Aharone Article Nate Parker’s movie The Birth of a Nation has revived the question: What caused Nat Turner’s 1831 uprising? Turner, firs...

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A Fire in Harlem - Tribute to Sekou Sundiata at Up South International Book Festival

by DuEwa M. Frazier

A Fire in Harlem - Tribute to Sekou Sundiata at Up South International Book Festival DuEwa M. Frazier Article Up South International Book Festival September 19th ’ September 23rd 2007 www...

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AALBC.com's The “For Colored Girls” Interview with Thandie Newton

by Troy Johnson

AALBC.com's The “For Colored Girls” Interview with Thandie Newton Troy Johnson Article Read the Interview with Thandie Newtown and also check out AALBC.com's interview with Janet Jackson, and a r...

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Introducing Bestselling Author Nina Foxx

by Troy Johnson

Introducing Bestselling Author Nina Foxx Troy Johnson Article Editor’s Note: (Foxx received a nomination for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work)! Nina Foxx is an award-winn...

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Notes: The Impact of Amazon, Google, and Facebook on the “Black Book Ecosystem”

by Troy Johnson

Notes: The Impact of Amazon, Google, and Facebook on the “Black Book Ecosystem” Troy Johnson Article Presented at the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority’s House in Sacramento CA, June 3rd 2017 Amazo...

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5 Things Writers Must Do To Survive Online

by Troy Johnson

5 Things Writers Must Do To Survive Online Troy Johnson Article Today, despite all the technology and social media at our disposal, it is becoming increasingly difficult for the average writer to ear...

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The Days of Being Gouged by Cable TV Companies Are Over...

by Troy Johnson

The Days of Being Gouged by Cable TV Companies Are Over... Troy Johnson Article ...well almost. Two services, reported by the Wall Street Journal this morning, look very promising FilmOn.com and ...

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Musings on AALBC.com

by Troy Johnson

Musings on AALBC.com Troy Johnson Article Blogs...and I'm averaging about one post a month. One thing I've learned is that blogs take time -- it you are short on time don't bother.It is not that I'm ...

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The Power of Blogs Part 5 & Updates on AALBC.com

by Troy Johnson

The Power of Blogs Part 5 & Updates on AALBC.com Troy Johnson Article After all that talk about the power of Blogs, it is hard to believe that it has been a full month since my last update. Even...

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The Power of Blogs Part 4

by Troy Johnson

The Power of Blogs Part 4 Troy Johnson Article Well it has been three weeks since the last post to my Blog. Hey it has been a busy three weeks with Christmas, New Years and everything else that goes ...

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The Power of Blogs Part 2

by Troy Johnson

The Power of Blogs Part 2 Troy Johnson Article Interestingly enough the process was not as difficult as I thought it might be, however it is far from intuitive -- particularly if you are not technica...

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On-line Writers Workshop

by Troy Johnson

On-line Writers Workshop Troy Johnson Article WANTED: Black Writers with balls and ovaries of teflon and steel who can put up with heat waves, flashbacks, old lovers and word processors who c...

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21st Century Slavery - My Reaction

by Troy Johnson

21st Century Slavery - My Reaction Troy Johnson Article Generally when I get spam, whether it come from friends, family or a stranger, I usually just delete it. I get a lot of email. Most of it is ...

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Chester Himes

by Michael Marsh

Chester Himes Michael Marsh Article Long before becoming a famous novelist, Chester Himes was a budding criminal. But his life changed after he was arrested in Chicago. His approach to his fir...

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Jennifer Lopez on Playing Puchi and Producing Her First Picture

by Kam Williams

Jennifer Lopez on Playing Puchi and Producing Her First Picture Kam Williams Article Born in the South Bronx on July 24, 1969, Jennifer Lynn Lopez “J-Lo” has come a long way f...

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Black Americans in Publishing

by Troy Johnson

Black Americans in Publishing Troy Johnson Article This orgaization is no longer active. Information provided here is for archival purposes. Black Americans in Publishing, Inc P.O. Box 6275 FDR S...

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My Sacred Texts

by Troy Johnson

My Sacred Texts Troy Johnson Article My Sacred Texts by Leah Mullen  I was skimming the shelves at the LIBRARY when I saw a book that almost made me drop the one I was holding. The spi...

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Russell Simmons Hosts Book Party for CNN’s Soledad O’Brien

by Troy Johnson

Russell Simmons Hosts Book Party for CNN’s Soledad O’Brien Troy Johnson Article [caption id="attachment_199" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="photograph Steve Fenn/CNN"][/caption] Over the...

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She is Global, an Artist, a Movement—Malaika Adero is “Global I Aam”

by Patrick A. Howell

She is Global, an Artist, a Movement—Malaika Adero is “Global I Aam” Patrick A. Howell Article

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100 Bestselling Authors, New Books, and More: October 2016 eNewsletter

by Troy Johnson

100 Bestselling Authors, New Books, and More: October 2016 eNewsletter Troy Johnson Article Our Top 100, All-time, Bestselling Authors We are excited to present our regularly updated list of our top...

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What Happened to the Best African American Literary Magazines?

by Troy Johnson

What Happened to the Best African American Literary Magazines? Troy Johnson Article I'm a collector.   My family calls it hoarding.  While I'm a big proponent of electronic books, I still love to sur...

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Their Eyes Were Reading Smut

by Nick Chiles

Their Eyes Were Reading Smut Nick Chiles Article Last month I happened to go into the Borders Books store at the Stonecrest mall in Lithonia, Ga., about a half-hour from my house here. To my surprise...

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Why Fertile Ground is an Important Work

by Kalamu ya Salaam

Why Fertile Ground is an Important Work Kalamu ya Salaam Article These Are The Lyrics, Our People Are The Music   WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE SPIRIT OF BLACKNESS, the spirit of doing for self...

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The Magic of Just Being

by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich

The Magic of Just Being Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich Article I love and celebrate Black Girl Magic and Black Excellence. I mean! Just look at us. We truly are extraordinary. But sometimes &hellip...

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On Reading the Sad News: Ama Ata Aidoo

by Rashidah Ismaili

On Reading the Sad News: Ama Ata Aidoo Rashidah Ismaili Article Ama Ata Aidoo (March 23, 1942 – May 31, 2023) Just after reading the New York Times Art section where I see the continued resi...

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FYAH.com

by Troy Johnson

FYAH.com Troy Johnson Article If you are asking for submissions for an upcoming anthology or conferences, please forward info to: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS@fyah.com. FYAH demands a little more than ...

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Celebrating the Best in Black Literature (May 31, 2016 Newsletter)

by Troy Johnson

Celebrating the Best in Black Literature (May 31, 2016 Newsletter) Troy Johnson Article Subscribe to AALBC.com’s eNewsletter Books to be Published in June Summer will heat up with some great new ...

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Video Interview with Farai Chideya

by Troy Johnson

Video Interview with Farai Chideya Troy Johnson Article I just upload a video interview with Farai Chideya. It was shot at the AALBC.com Gallery in Harlem. Ron Kavanaugh of MosaicBooks.com did the i...

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Remembering Glenn Thompson

by W. Paul Coates

Remembering Glenn Thompson W. Paul Coates Article Born in Harlem and raised in Brooklyn, Glenn Thompson [September 24, 1940 – September 7, 2001] left the U. S. as a young man and traveled...

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What is the “Book Metadata Universe” and Why Does it Matter?

by Troy Johnson

What is the “Book Metadata Universe” and Why Does it Matter? Troy Johnson Article The term “Book Metadata Universe” typically refers to the vast and interconnected ecosystem of metadata r...

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