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To Ensure a Bright Future, Your Teen Needs to be Reading

by Kam Williams

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...

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Bridget Davis - The “Pocono Film Festival” Interview

by Kam Williams

Bridget Davis - The “Pocono Film Festival” Interview Kam Williams Interview Bridget Davis - “Pocono Mountain Film Festival” Interview Bridget O. Davis grew up in Harlem, in the Drew Hamilton ...

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Children’s Book Author Tonya Bolden

by Troy Johnson

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...

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Colin Channer on Caribbean Literature, the Black Readers, Love, Urban Fiction, and the Art of Writing

by Robert Fleming

Colin Channer on Caribbean Literature, the Black Readers, Love, Urban Fiction, and the Art of Writing Robert Fleming Interview With the stunning 1998 publication of Waiting In Vain, Colin Channer in...

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Dante James: The “Huey P. Newton Documentary” Interview

by Kam Williams

Dante James: The “Huey P. Newton Documentary” Interview Kam Williams Interview Emmy-Winning Director Invites Investors in Black Panther Biopic Dante James is an Emmy Award-winning independen...

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Ava DuVernay The “Selma” Interview

by Kam Williams

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...

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Craig Robinson Interview (the actor, not 1st Lady Michelle Obama's brother)

by Kam Williams

Craig Robinson Interview (the actor, not 1st Lady Michelle Obama's brother) Kam Williams Interview Craig Robinson The “Peeples” Interview with AALBC.com Born in Chicago on October 25, 1971, Cr...

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Deesha Philyaw: Writing Black Women Toward Freedom

by Leyda Aileen

Deesha Philyaw: Writing Black Women Toward Freedom Leyda Aileen https://aalbc.com/author-photos/Deesha-Philyaw.webp Interview When I caught up with Deesha Philyaw, she was enjoying something increasin...

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On-line Chat Featuring author Mat Johnson

by Thumper

On-line Chat Featuring author Mat Johnson Thumper Interview   The Coffee Will Make You Black On-line Reading Group’s Chat Transcript The Coffee Will Make You Black Reading Group&...

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Amma Asante - The "Belle" Interview (May 2014)

by Kam Williams

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 ...

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Critically Acclaimed Children’s Book Author

by Troy Johnson

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...

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A Novelist’s Staying Power: Interview with Gloria Mallette

by DuEwa M. Frazier

A Novelist’s Staying Power: Interview with Gloria Mallette DuEwa M. Frazier Interview I first met Gloria Mallette in 2000 at an author event at Zawadi Gifts in Brooklyn.  Gloria ...

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Online Chat with Author John Gibson

by Thumper

Online Chat with Author John Gibson Thumper Interview Coffee Will Make You Black Reading Group — August 1999 Selection September 1st 1999 Dummy by John Gibson Buy This Book...

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Walter Benefield

by Kam Williams

Walter Benefield Kam Williams Interview An avid reader, husband, father, U.S. Marine and writer, Walter says, "reading African American Literature is contagious." Reading great stories a...

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Flo Anthony <em>Deadly Stuff Players</em> Interview

by Kam Williams

Flo Anthony Deadly Stuff Players Interview Kam Williams Interview Florence “Flo” Anthony is a syndicated celebrity radio host, columnist. The first African-American woman to work in ...

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Brandon T. Jackson - The "Tropic Thunder" Interview

by Kam Williams

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...

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Forest Whitaker “The Butler” Interview (August 2013) with Kam Williams

by Kam Williams

Forest Whitaker “The Butler” Interview (August 2013) with Kam Williams Kam Williams Interview This Forest’s on Fire in Lee Daniel's Film The Butler Forest Whitaker is a distinguished artist and ...

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Mo'Nique - The "Precious" Interview

by Kam Williams

Mo'Nique - The "Precious" Interview Kam Williams Interview Editor's Note: Mo'Nique Subsequently won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress! Just Give Mo'Nique the Oscar! Mo...

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Mo’Nique - The “Spread the Love Tour” Interview

by Kam Williams

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 ...

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Nate Parker Interview on his role in, Beyond the Lights

by Kam Williams

Nate Parker Interview on his role in, Beyond the Lights Kam Williams Interview Parker recently launched a campaign aimed at addressing the crisis affecting black males across America. Actor an...

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Steve McQueen - The “12 Years a Slave” Interview

by Kam Williams

Steve McQueen - The “12 Years a Slave” Interview Kam Williams Interview Artist and filmmaker Steven Rodney McQueen III was born in London on October 9, 1969. His critically-acclaimed directoria...

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Tishuan Scott “The Retrieval” Interview 2014

by Kam Williams

Tishuan Scott “The Retrieval” Interview 2014 Kam Williams Interview Tishuan Scott “The Retrieval” Interview Tishuan Scott was born on October 27, 1979 in Shreveport, Louisiana. He attended Mo...

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Quvenzhané Wallis The “Beasts of the Southern Wild” Interview

by Kam Williams

Quvenzhané Wallis The “Beasts of the Southern Wild” Interview Kam Williams Interview Quvenzhané “Nazie” Wallis was born on August 28, 2003, in Houma, Louisiana where ...

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Abiola Abrams Interview with <em>BackList</em>

by Felicia Pride

Abiola Abrams Interview with BackList Felicia Pride Interview In her interview with BackList, she drops knowledge on classical literature, screenwriting, and why she’s definitely an O.G. ...

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Carl Weber Gives “Best Selling” Author a New Meaning

by Leah Mullen

Carl Weber Gives “Best Selling” Author a New Meaning Leah Mullen Interview A year ago this summer Hollywood witnessed the emergence of the "Original Kings of Comedy. "In the publishing wor...

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Anika Malone: A New Voice in Women’s Fiction

by Leah Mullen

Anika Malone: A New Voice in Women’s Fiction Leah Mullen Interview Reprinted Courtesy of Writersandpoets.com, LLC Late last year I talked to two authors Carl Weber and Toni Lee who both ...

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An Interview with John A. Williams

by Dennis A. Williams

An Interview with John A. Williams Dennis A. Williams Interview John A. Williams (right) and Dennis A. Williams Originally published in FORKROADS, A Journal of Ethnic-American Literature, Wint...

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Bright Eyes, Brown Skin - Why This Book is Important

by Kam Williams

Bright Eyes, Brown Skin - Why This Book is Important Kam Williams Interview Bright Eyes, Brown Skin Click to order via Amazon Written by Cheryl Willis Hudson & Bernette Ford &a...

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Professor Chazelle Advocates Christian Social Activism in Keynote Speech Delivered at Medieval Studies Conference

by Kam Williams

Professor Chazelle Advocates Christian Social Activism in Keynote Speech Delivered at Medieval Studies Conference Kam Williams Interview Professor Chazelle Advocates Christian Social Activism...

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Sandra L. Richards: Richards Rocks!

by Kam Williams

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...

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D.L. Hughley on Everything from Nappy-Headed Hos to His HBO Special

by Kam Williams

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...

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Joumana Kidd - The “Let’s Talk about Pep” Interview

by Kam Williams

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...

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Alice Walker The “PBS American Masters” Interview

by Kam Williams

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...

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Touré: Who’s Afraid of Post-Blackness? What It Means to Be Black Now

by Kam Williams

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 ...

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Spike Lee: The Miracle at St. Anna Interview

by Kam Williams

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...

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The Movie Maker’s Network Interview

by Kam Williams

The Movie Maker’s Network Interview Kam Williams Interview

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Cloves Campbell, Jr. The “NNPA Chairman” Interview

by Kam Williams

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 ...

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Kim Taylor

by Mel Hopkins

Kim Taylor Mel Hopkins Interview African American History Matters A master quilter looks back to the past and weaves ancestral history into textile art designs. The ancient West African t...

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Dr. Ben Carson - The Gifted Hands Interview

by Kam Williams

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 ...

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Chiwetel Ejiofor - The “Endgame” Interview

by Kam Williams

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...

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Common - Smokin' Aces Interview

by Kam Williams

Common - Smokin' Aces Interview Kam Williams Interview Common Making Sense Born in Chicago on March 13, 1972, Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. is said to be one of seven children fathered by ...

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Craig Robinson The "A Game of Character" Interview

by Kam Williams

Craig Robinson The "A Game of Character" Interview Kam Williams Interview Fraternizing with the First Brother-in-Law Craig Robinson was born in Chicago on April 21, 1962, to Fraser and Mar...

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Danny Glover - The "Honeydripper" Interview

by Kam Williams

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...

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Dante Brown - The Won't Back Down Interview

by Kam Williams

Dante Brown - The Won't Back Down Interview Kam Williams Interview Dante Brown The “Won’t Back Down” Interview Born in Chicago on October 6, 1999, Dante Brown’s big break came at the tender ...

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Denzel Washington - "The Inside Man Interview" Interview

by Kam Williams

Denzel Washington - "The Inside Man Interview" Interview Kam Williams Interview Inside Denzel Denzel Washington The Inside Man Interview Photo from Inside Man (2006): Clive Owen, Denzel W...

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Don Cheadle - Brooklyn's Finest Interview

by Kam Williams

Don Cheadle - Brooklyn's Finest Interview Kam Williams Interview Donald Cheadle might be the best actor around yet to win an Oscar. His only Academy Award nomination came in 2005 for his po...

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Frank Fountain - President of the DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund - Interview

by Kam Williams

Frank Fountain - President of the DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund - Interview Kam Williams Interview W. Frank Fountain is the President of the DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund, ...

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Gloria Reuben - The "Raising the Bar" Interview

by Kam Williams

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 ...

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Halle Berry

by Kam Williams

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...

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Idris Elba (Sept 2014) - No Good Deed

by Kam Williams

Idris Elba (Sept 2014) - No Good Deed Kam Williams Interview The New York Times Magazine Q&A with Idris Elba No Good Deed PG-13, Mystery & Suspense Directed By: Sam Miller...

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Keith David - The "Delta Farce" Interview

by Kam Williams

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...

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Keke Palmer: The “Crazy Sexy Cool: The TLC Story” Interview

by Kam Williams

Keke Palmer: The “Crazy Sexy Cool: The TLC Story” Interview Kam Williams Interview Keke Palmer: The “Crazy Sexy Cool: The TLC Story” Interview Born in Harvey, Illinois on August 26, 1993, Lauren...

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Ken Bevel - The "Courageous" Interview with AALBC.com

by Kam Williams

Ken Bevel - The "Courageous" Interview with AALBC.com Kam Williams Interview Marine Captain-Turned-Pastor "Courageous" A native of Jacksonville, Florida, Ken Bevel is a graduate of the Un...

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Laila Ali - Interview

by Kam Williams

Laila Ali - Interview Kam Williams Interview Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee, Rumba Young Woman Rumba! Laila Ali was born in Miami Beach on December 30th, 1977 to Muhamma...

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Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs - The "Sublime" Interview

by Kam Williams

Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs - The "Sublime" Interview Kam Williams Interview Whatever Happened to Freddie ’Boom-Boom’ Washington? Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs Born in New York City on September 4...

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Marcus Mosiah Garvey

by Kam Williams

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...

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Master P - The "Uncle P" Interview

by Kam Williams

Master P - The "Uncle P" Interview Kam Williams Interview Hip-Hop Entrepreneur Reflects on God, Family, Money and Maturity Born on April 29, 1967, Percy Robert Miller, aka Master P, w...

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Morgan Freeman - The "Invictus" Interview

by Kam Williams

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 ...

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Notes from a Hip Hop Head

by Kam Williams

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...

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Omari Hardwick - The "Kick-Ass" Interview

by Kam Williams

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...

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Music Impresario Ralph Mercado Passes Away

by Kam Williams

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:...

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Rick Santorum The “EchoLight Studios” Interview

by Kam Williams

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...

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Soledad O'Brien - The "Return to Haiti" Interview

by Kam Williams

Soledad O'Brien - The "Return to Haiti" Interview Kam Williams Interview Soledad's Follow-Up Report about the Haitian Relief Effort Soledad O'Brien Since Haiti's no longer front-page n...

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Tip "T.I." Harris - The "ATL" Interview (2006)

by Kam Williams

Tip "T.I." Harris - The "ATL" Interview (2006) Kam Williams Interview TIp 'T.I.' Harris Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr. was born in Atlanta on September 25, 1980. The precocious poet began rhym...

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Gil L. Robertson IV: Award-Winning Author Assesses the State of Black Relationships

by Kam Williams

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...

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Bob Johnson - The Who’s Your Caddy Interview

by Kam Williams

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...

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