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An Extraordinary Life: Josephine E. Jones

by Brenda M. Greene

An Extraordinary Life: Josephine E. Jones Brenda M. Greene Book Review Wendy Jones has written a tribute to her late mother Josephine E. Jones. Her mother was part of the Great Migration, depicted so...

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Radical: Fighting to Put Students First

by Kam Williams

Radical: Fighting to Put Students First Kam Williams Book Review “Why am I a radical? Because in order to live up to our promise as a nation, we cannot rest until we provide a quality educat...

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i see through eyes

by Kalamu ya Salaam

i see through eyes Kalamu ya Salaam Book Review Eric Payne is not ready to publish a book a poetry’but, on the other hand, the 21st century is a new time. If a person believes they are a poet a...

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The Last King of Scotland

by Kam Williams

The Last King of Scotland Kam Williams the_la56.jpg Film Review Forest Whitaker Delivers Oscar-Quality Performance in Implausible Portrait of Ugandan Dictator The Last King of Scotland - Film...

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The Lace Wig Bible: How to Style

by Kam Williams

The Lace Wig Bible: How to Style Kam Williams Book Review “You cannot be a top hair stylist today without working with some types of wigs or hair extensions… I have been blessed to hav...

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Why Every Black Woman Should Marry a Jewish Man

by Kam Williams

Why Every Black Woman Should Marry a Jewish Man Kam Williams Book Review “How many times have we heard successful African-American women complain they can’t find a good man? Everyone h...

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Gift Of Faith

by Art Nixon

Gift Of Faith Art Nixon Book Review The idea of faith, is a common reference for most of us and yet it is an idea that many of us have not had the experience to really know its meaning intimately...

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Living Black History

by Kam Williams

Living Black History Kam Williams Book Review ’Since race itself is a fraudulent concept, devoid of scientific reality, racism can only be justified through the suppression of black counter-n...

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Mimi’s Village and How Basic Health Care Transformed It

by Kam Williams

Mimi’s Village and How Basic Health Care Transformed It Kam Williams Book Review “Mimi’s fictional village is like thousands of real villages in the developing world, where health care...

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Stripped Bare

by Kam Williams

Stripped Bare Kam Williams Book Review  ’Play close attention, ladies: there are many great black men out there. Do not buy into the lies that all the good men are already married...

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Black and Ugly

by Thumper

Black and Ugly Thumper Book Review Shocked?! You should be. I know I am. Before any of you say anything, I admit that I am somewhat surprised to be reading T. Styles latest novel, Black and U...

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Mojo: Conjure Stories

by Thumper

Mojo: Conjure Stories Thumper Book Review Mojo: Conjure Stories, edited by author Nalo Hopkinson is an excellent anthology of short stories that include the occult, folktales and voodoo.  The ...

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And On The Eighth Day She Rested

by Thumper

And On The Eighth Day She Rested Thumper Book Review Lately, I have been in one of my lazy reading moods. I wanted a book that would go easy on my ol’ noggin. As you all know, my normal readi...

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A Game of Character: A Family Journey from Chicago's Southside to the Ivy League and Beyond

by Kam Williams

A Game of Character: A Family Journey from Chicago's Southside to the Ivy League and Beyond Kam Williams Book Review "A fundamental teaching my parents always emphasized [was] that life happens to...

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Lion’s Blood

by Thumper

Lion’s Blood Thumper Book Review Sequel to Lion’s Blood is Equally Magnificent “Have you ever heard the expression ‘Zulu Heart?’” “No," he said, and t...

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Zodiac Saga 2 The Balance of Power by Kaitlyn McKnight

by Robert Fleming

Zodiac Saga 2 The Balance of Power by Kaitlyn McKnight Robert Fleming Book Review There are quality novels in the Young Adult novel market. It’s not easy or simple to do these hybrid collection...

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You Made Me Love You

by Robert Fleming

You Made Me Love You Robert Fleming Book Review Like Ishmael Reed, Clarence Major, and other legendary African-American male writers of their generation, John Edgar Wideman, at eighty, is nearing the...

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Just As I Am By Cicely Tyson

by Robert Fleming

Just As I Am By Cicely Tyson Robert Fleming Book Review When I was a teen sweeping sawdust at the butchery, where I worked after school hours, my uncle hipped me to jazz and Bird, Monk, Prez, and La...

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Dr. No

by Robert Fleming

Dr. No Robert Fleming Book Review “…a hilarious, fantastic satire of our times and culture.” —Robert Fleming Bestselling author Percival Everett is a literary alchemist wi...

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Saxophone Colossus

by Robert Fleming

Saxophone Colossus Robert Fleming Book Review In the history and world of jazz, there is a singular group of adventurers, innovators, pioneers, and mavericks. Aidan Levy's mammoth biography of ja...

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Renegade

by Kam Williams

Renegade Kam Williams Book Review ’This is the making of a president, witnessed from a front-row seat, as it unfolded from its first day to its last. With the help of more tha...

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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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Havoc After Dark: Tales of Terror

by Thumper

Havoc After Dark: Tales of Terror Thumper Book Review The short story collection Havoc After Dark: Tales of Terror, the fiction debut of Robert Fleming, is nothing short of brilliant. Last year Flem...

Film Review

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 Perfect Holiday

by Kam Williams

The Perfect Holiday Kam Williams the_pe24.jpg Film Review Santa Woos Overburdened Mom in Syrupy Sweet Christmas Comedy The Perfect Holiday Rated PG for mild epithets and suggestive humor. Runni...

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Soul Food Junkies

by Kam Williams

Soul Food Junkies Kam Williams Soul-Food-Junkies-poster.jpg Film Review Soul Food Junkies - Premiering January 2013 on Independent Lens   Soul Food Junkies 64 minutes In this PBS ...

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Thunder Soul

by Kam Williams

Thunder Soul Kam Williams images/thundersoul.jpg Film Review Reverential Bio-Pic Pays Tribute to Legendary H.S. Bandleader Thunder Soul Rated PG for smoking and mild epithets Running time: ...

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College Road Trip

by Kam Williams

College Road Trip Kam Williams raven-27.jpg Film Review Raven-Symone’ and Martin Lawrence Co-Star in Coming-of-Age Comedy College Road Trip Rated G Running time: 83 minutes Studio:...

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Giuliani Time

by Kam Williams

Giuliani Time Kam Williams giulia9.jpg Film Review Documentary Portrays Presidential Hopeful as Racist Mayor Giuliani Time Click to order via Amazon DVD Release Date: November 21, 2006 Run Time: ...

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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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Iron Lady

by Kam Williams

Iron Lady Kam Williams theironlady_movieposter.jpg Film Review Streep Delivers Oscar-Quality Performance Impersonating Brit PM The Iron Lady Rated PG-13 for violent images and brief nudity. R...

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The Presidency in Black and White: My Up-Close View of Three Presidents and Race in America

by Kam Williams

The Presidency in Black and White: My Up-Close View of Three Presidents and Race in America Kam Williams Book Review “[This book] gives readers a compelling behind-the-scenes look at race re...

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Andrew Billingsley Scholar and Institution Builder: Essays and Tributes

by Robert Fleming

Andrew Billingsley Scholar and Institution Builder: Essays and Tributes Robert Fleming Book Review What makes a scholar great? The easy answer is the prolonged effort of an individual to provide a la...

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Justice for Marcus Garvey

by Robert Fleming

Justice for Marcus Garvey Robert Fleming Book Review Justice for Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind is a recently published collection of essays that highlights the achievements and aspirati...

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Black Water Rising

by Thumper

Black Water Rising Thumper Book Review Attica Locke’s debut novel, Black Water Rising, got a lot of press last year, a lot of good press. I’ve been slowly getting back into the gro...

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Eye on the Struggle: Ethel Payne

by Kam Williams

Eye on the Struggle: Ethel Payne Kam Williams Book Review “This groundbreaking biography… illuminates the life and accomplishments of pioneering journalist Ethel Lois Payne, while also...

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Behind those Books (press release)

by Troy Johnson

Behind those Books (press release) Troy Johnson images/behindthosebooks.jpg Film Review Behind Those Books: A Thought Provoking Documentary Tackling Societal Ills Through Literature Behind Th...

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Boss of Black Brooklyn, The Life and Times of Bertram Baker

by Brenda M. Greene

Boss of Black Brooklyn, The Life and Times of Bertram Baker Brenda M. Greene Book Review Bertram Baker was a man of his times… Like Du Bois, Bertram believed in agitating to achieve political...

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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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Louise Thompson Patterson, A Life of Struggle and Justice by Keith Gilyard

by Brenda M. Greene

Louise Thompson Patterson, A Life of Struggle and Justice by Keith Gilyard Brenda M. Greene Book Review To study her story is to witness the courage, sacrifice, vision and discipline of someone who s...

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Lighting the Fires of Freedom by Janet Dewart Bell

by Brenda M. Greene

Lighting the Fires of Freedom by Janet Dewart Bell Brenda M. Greene Book Review In Lighting the Fires of Freedom: African American Women in the Civil Rights Movement (The New Press, 2018), Dr. Janet ...

Film Review

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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Russell Atkins: On the Life & Work of an American Master

by Robert Fleming

Russell Atkins: On the Life & Work of an American Master Robert Fleming Book Review This is an astounding tribute to one of the most innovative American artists, Russell Atkins, by a small, indepe...

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Michael Jackson

by Kam Williams

Michael Jackson Kam Williams Book Review ’I have admired and adored Michael Jackson from the first time I heard his name and listened to his music. I have never been more fasc...

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Race

by Kam Williams

Race Kam Williams Book Review “There is a lot to learn from this book. If you are feeling cynical and discouraged that you can’t fight the powerful, read it! If you want to learn the ...

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Black Pulp

by Robert Fleming

Black Pulp Robert Fleming Book Review In his succinct introduction, award-winning novelist Walter Mosley, creator of the noted private eye Easy Rawlins, explains the appeal of fiction printed i...

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The Black Sleuth

by Thumper

The Black Sleuth Thumper Book Review Suggested Title: Tale of Early Black Detective Prescribes Strong Medicine Or Forgotten Black Writer Doses Up Strong Medicine Northeastern University Press, in its...

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Blessed Experiences: Genuinely Southern

by Kam Williams

Blessed Experiences: Genuinely Southern Kam Williams Book Review “From his humble beginnings in Sumter, South Carolina to his prominence on the Washington, D.C. political scene as the third...

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Billionaires & Ballot Bandits: How to Steal an Election in 9 Easy Steps

by Kam Williams

Billionaires & Ballot Bandits: How to Steal an Election in 9 Easy Steps Kam Williams Book Review “When I was a boy traveling in Latin America, I saw colonial societies that were essentially m...

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Front Row Seat: A Photographic Portrait of the Presidency of George W. Bush

by Kam Williams

Front Row Seat: A Photographic Portrait of the Presidency of George W. Bush Kam Williams Book Review “I was privileged to work with Eric Draper during my entire Presidency. I got to know him ...

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Making Bold Moves: Creating Multimillion Dollar Success in 500 Days or Less

by Kam Williams

Making Bold Moves: Creating Multimillion Dollar Success in 500 Days or Less Kam Williams Book Review “In building NobleStrategy, [Bill Parrish] not only built a force in the construction mana...

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Mission Accomplished

by Kam Williams

Mission Accomplished Kam Williams Book Review "Mission Accomplished is about point of view. The cartoons invert the U.S. media reality’ by focusing on disputes and debates in human te...

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Nicki Minaj: The Woman Who Stole the World An Unauthorized Biography

by Kam Williams

Nicki Minaj: The Woman Who Stole the World An Unauthorized Biography Kam Williams Book Review “This is the story of Onika Tanya Maraj, born on December 8, 1982 in St. James, a suburb of Trini...

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The Northern Stories of Charles Chesnutt

by Paige Turner

The Northern Stories of Charles Chesnutt Paige Turner Book Review Today’s image-obsessed pop stars pride themselves on continually unveiling new identities.  But truth be told, they are l...

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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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Why I Sued the Bible Publishers

by Robert Fleming

Why I Sued the Bible Publishers Robert Fleming Book Review If there was ever a book title that yelled its intentions, this is it. The book’s author, Bradley Fowler, one of the faithful of Presb...

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Vice President Kamala Harris: Her Path To The White House

by Robert Fleming

Vice President Kamala Harris: Her Path To The White House Robert Fleming Book Review America has a love-hate relationship with pioneers, the people who break impossible barriers to forge a successful...

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Under the Skin

by Robert Fleming

Under the Skin Robert Fleming Book Review Following the needless deaths of my grandfather and my father, I was very interested in reading Linda Villarosa’s Under The Skin: The Hidden Toll Of Ra...

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Butter: Novellas, Stories, and Fragments

by Robert Fleming

Butter: Novellas, Stories, and Fragments Robert Fleming Book Review Recently, I received a letter from lit legend Gayl Jones, saying that she wasn’t writing anymore. Discovered by iconic editor...

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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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Remembering Roots: How an American Classic Transformed the World

by Robert Fleming

Remembering Roots: How an American Classic Transformed the World Robert Fleming Book Review Unfortunately, there were efforts to demean the late Alex Haley’s Roots: The Saga of an American Family whe...

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I Want You to Shut the F#ck Up: How the Audacity of Dopes Is Ruining America

by Kam Williams

I Want You to Shut the F#ck Up: How the Audacity of Dopes Is Ruining America Kam Williams Book Review “The American Dream is in dire need of a wake-up call… If only Uncle Sam could see...

Film Review

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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Ali

by Marvin X

Ali Marvin X alimovie.jpg Film Review ""A notable and articulate advocacy of black conscientious objection came from the Nation of Islam. In 1942 Elijah Muhammad was arrested in Chicago an...

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