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Granddaddy’s Dirt

by Thumper

Granddaddy’s Dirt Thumper Book Review I started Granddaddy’s Dirt, the latest novel by Brian Egeston, with an awareness of the promise he displayed in Whippins, Switches and Peach Cobbler in ...

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I Wish I Had A Red Dress

by Thumper

I Wish I Had A Red Dress Thumper Book Review I’m going to be upfront. The review will be short and sour. I Wish I Had A Red Dress, Pearl Cleage’s new novel, we return to Idlewood, Michiga...

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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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Red Light Special

by Thumper

Red Light Special Thumper Book Review Yeah, yeah, surprised that I am reviewing, no less read, Red Light Special by Risqu’. Well, I am too. don't let the surprise be about the sub...

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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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Well Considered By Richard Morris

by Robert Fleming

Well Considered By Richard Morris Robert Fleming Book Review Some critics have often said white authors cannot capture the soul and passion of African American characters, but that is not the case ...

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Chaka! Through the Fire

by Linda Watkins

Chaka! Through the Fire Linda Watkins Book Review The memoirs of high profile people command attention. The chance to get the dirt, learn the weaknesses and shortcomings of the famous and celebrated...

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Animated Objects

by Patricia Mckinney

Animated Objects Patricia Mckinney Book Review I was very impressed with Animated Objects by Linda Addison.   It was written by a person who truly loves and enjoys the horror and fantasy  ...

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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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Never Wear Red Lipstick: 8 Lies That Stop Black Women from Succeeding in Life and Business

by Shaundale Rénā

Never Wear Red Lipstick: 8 Lies That Stop Black Women from Succeeding in Life and Business Shaundale Rénā Book Review I was surprised by Never Wear Red Lipstick: 8 Lies That Stop Black Women from Suc...

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Mixed Me!

by Kam Williams

Mixed Me! Kam Williams Book Review Mom and Dad say I’m a blend of dark and light:“We mixed you perfectly, and got you just right.” Mike has awesome hair. He has LOTS of energy!...

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Slaves with Swag: The Negroes Your History Teacher Forgot to Mention

by Kam Williams

Slaves with Swag: The Negroes Your History Teacher Forgot to Mention Kam Williams Book Review “Every February, your history teachers taught you about nine African-Americans: Martin Luther Kin...

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A Woman’s Revenge

by Idrissa Uqdah

A Woman’s Revenge Idrissa Uqdah Book Review Three Women Scorned Just looking at the cover of this book, I wasn't sure if it was really Christian fiction. This anthology of three stories wr...

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An Uncaged Eagle -- True Freedom

by Kam Williams

An Uncaged Eagle -- True Freedom Kam Williams Book Review "This autobiography tells the story of my life while highlighting some of the tremendous people who helped me overcome adversities I fa...

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The Billion Dollar BET

by Rondall Brasher

The Billion Dollar BET Rondall Brasher Book Review Brett Pulley goes all in with The Million Dollar BET, Robert Johnson and the Inside Story of Black Entertainment Television. He has woven a tale of...

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Drive Me Crazy

by Thumper

Drive Me Crazy Thumper Book Review When I began writing this review one of my favorite Nancy Wilson recordings, How Glad I Am, was playing in the background. The record perfectly captures my feelin...

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Surviving and Thriving: 365 Facts in Black Economic History

by Kam Williams

Surviving and Thriving: 365 Facts in Black Economic History Kam Williams Book Review “In her poem, ‘And Still I Rise,’ Dr. Maya Angelou wrote, ‘You can write me down in h...

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Triple Take

by Thumper

Triple Take Thumper Book Review Triple Take, the debut novel by Y. Blak Moore, reminds me of an old timey Hollywood western. Despite the fact that Triple Take takes place in the 21st century mean s...

Film Review

The Salon

by Kam Williams

The Salon Kam Williams the_sa56.jpg Film Review DVD Features Sassy Sisters Trash-Talking Galore at ”The Salon“ The Salon Click to order via Amazon Rated PG-13 for profanity, sexu...

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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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J. Edgar

by Kam Williams

J. Edgar Kam Williams jedgarmovieposter.jpg Film Review Biopic Uncovers Skeletons in Closet of Legendary FBI Director J. Edgar [2011] Rated R for brief profanity. Running time: 137 minutes Distr...

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Black Man under the Deep Blue Sea

by Emanuel Carpenter

Black Man under the Deep Blue Sea Emanuel Carpenter Book Review What if Jacques Cousteau was a black American? Would he have had the opportunities to explore the waters, write books about his experi...

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Why Did I Get Married? (2007)

by Kam Williams

Why Did I Get Married? (2007) Kam Williams images/why_di4.jpg Film Review Tyler Perry Ensemble Drama Explores an Assortment of Marital Issues Why Did I Get Married? (2007) Click...

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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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Path of the Half Moon

by Robert Fleming

Path of the Half Moon Robert Fleming Book Review There has to be a great deal of skill to pull off a literary mashup like this. Imagine a superb paranormal Western novel complete with settlers, cowbo...

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Take Me to the River

by Kam Williams

Take Me to the River Kam Williams take-me-to-the-river-300.jpg Film Review Take Me to the River (2014) In Theaters: Sep 12, 2014 Limited Rated: PG Running Time: 95 Minutes Musical & Performi...

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The Other Side of Losing

by Kam Williams

The Other Side of Losing Kam Williams Book Review ’The Curse of the Goat’ Real Cubs fans don't talk about it much, no more than once or twice a season. Usually it’s ...

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Anita O’Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer

by Kam Williams

Anita O’Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer Kam Williams anita_20.jpg Film Review   DVD Revisits Career of Recently-Deceased Jazz Great - Blue eyed soul at its very best!   ...

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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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Bibsy

by Carol Taylor

Bibsy Carol Taylor Book Review “Langston County is tucked into the southern tip of New York State, wedged between the Hudson River and the New Jersey state line. And it was home to Jake Tuck...

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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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What’s Really Holding You Back?

by Kam Williams

What’s Really Holding You Back? Kam Williams Book Review "I strive to help individuals explore their unique path in life- the path that makes the most of their natural gifts and talents, fulf...

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Insignificant Others: Erotic Novellas

by Anita Doreen Diggs

Insignificant Others: Erotic Novellas Anita Doreen Diggs Book Review Award winning authors, Pynk and Carol Taylor have written two original tales for Insignificant Others. Fans will love both sto...

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American Indians

by Kam Williams

American Indians Kam Williams Book Review ’Accurate books about Indians have been written, yet misinformation abounds and inundates our children at an early age. Racist tel...

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America The Black Point of View

by Kam Williams

America The Black Point of View Kam Williams Book Review “I come from a place that is so invisible that you can hardly see me. Yet, I am despised, hated and feared more than anyone or anythin...

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God’s Politics

by Kam Williams

God’s Politics Kam Williams Book Review "The 2004 election was one where, no matter who won, almost half the population was going to feel absolutely crushed. We are now deeply divided. So h...

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How Could My Husband Be Gay?

by Kam Williams

How Could My Husband Be Gay? Kam Williams Book Review Have you ever ignored any red flags regarding your mate? "How Could My Husband Be Gay?" may cause you to never make that mistake agai...

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Abide With Me

by Paige Turner

Abide With Me Paige Turner Book Review Warning: The following comments reveal a conflicted and divided point of view, a la the characters who populate the novels of E. Lynn Harris. Readers are ad...

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Mary Wells: The Tumultuous Life of Motown’s First Superstar

by Robert Fleming

Mary Wells: The Tumultuous Life of Motown’s First Superstar Robert Fleming Book Review One of the most captivating personalities on the Motown roster during its glory days, singer Mary Wells was a f...

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Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention

by Robert Fleming

Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention Robert Fleming Book Review Dr. Manning Marable, a professor of history at Columbia University and author of fifteen books, knew how important and controversial ...

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From Ike to Mao and Beyond: My Journey from Mainstream America to Revolutionary Communist

by Herb Boyd

From Ike to Mao and Beyond: My Journey from Mainstream America to Revolutionary Communist Herb Boyd Book Review Like many red-blooded American boys, Bob Avakian’s early years were consumed wi...

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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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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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A Night In Babylon

by Robert Fleming

A Night In Babylon Robert Fleming Book Review This “Woke” novel, A Night In Babylon, seems ripped from the current headlines. It opens with pow-pow-pow action worthy of any TV cop show, w...

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The Juju Girl

by Robert Fleming

The Juju Girl Robert Fleming Book Review Awarded by the 2022 Black Caucus of the American Library Association Self Published ebook in fiction by an African American author, Nikki Marsh’s The Ju...

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Bitch Is the New Black: A Memoir

by Kam Williams

Bitch Is the New Black: A Memoir Kam Williams Book Review "I’m such a badass. I am literally the baddest bitch on the planet. If there was a bitch contest between me and every other he...

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Tuskegee Love Letters

by Kam Williams

Tuskegee Love Letters Kam Williams Book Review “My father was a pilot with the all-Negro Tuskegee Airmen; my mother a steno-typist… Separated by war and duty, they shared the events of...

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Jimi: Sounds Like a Rainbow: A Story of the Young Jimi Hendrix

by Kam Williams

Jimi: Sounds Like a Rainbow: A Story of the Young Jimi Hendrix Kam Williams Book Review "To really know about a person, you have to do things that they did, and see the things that they saw. So I li...

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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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Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

by Kam Williams

Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) Kam Williams startrek-2013-blueray.jpg Film Review Read the comments now. Read our review after you see the film (there some spoilers). Kirk Matches Wits with Rogue Co...

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Annie

by Kam Williams

Annie Kam Williams annie-movie-poster.jpg Film Review Annie (2014) In Theaters: Dec 19, 2014 Wide Rated PG for mild epithets and rude humor Running time: 118 minutes Distributor: Columbia Pictu...

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Django Unchained (2012)

by Kam Williams

Django Unchained (2012) Kam Williams https://aalbc.com/reviews/django-movie-poster2.jpg Film Review Ex-Slave Exacts Vengeance in Tarantino Variation on Spaghetti Western Django Unchained (201...

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Born into Brothels

by Kam Williams

Born into Brothels Kam Williams born_i24.jpg Film Review Academy Award-Winning Documentary Showing at Human Rights Watch Festival   Born into Brothels Click to order vi...

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Circus

by Kam Williams

Circus Kam Williams circus10.jpg Film Review Russian Retrospective Features 1936 Film Indicting American Racism   Circus (Tsirk) Unrated In Russian and English with subtitles. ...

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A Good Day to Be Black & Sexy

by Kam Williams

A Good Day to Be Black & Sexy Kam Williams a_good15.jpg Film Review Sexplicit Action Aplenty in Raw, Raunchy Romantic Romp   A Good Day to Be Black & Sexy Click to order...

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It’s Pimpin’ Pimpin’

by Kam Williams

It’s Pimpin’ Pimpin’ Kam Williams its_pi6.jpg Film Review It’s Pimpin’ Pimpin’ Click to order via AmazonUnrated Running time: 77 minutes Studio: S...

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