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Gina Prince-Bythewood The “Beyond the Lights” Interview (October 2014)
Gina Prince-Bythewood The “Beyond the Lights” Interview (October 2014) Kam Williams Interview Gina Prince-Bythewood The “Beyond the Lights” Interview (October 2014) Born on June 10, 1969, Gina M...
The “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” Interview
The “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” Interview Kam Williams Interview Two-Time Oscar-Nominee Talks about His Latest Offering Photo by Pascal Le Segretain – © 2012 Getty Images Lee Daniels is best k...
The “My Mic Sounds Nice”
The “My Mic Sounds Nice” Kam Williams Interview Ava DuVernay has worked in the world of film as a marketer and publicist for more than 14 years, forming DVA Media + Marketing in 1999. Her awar...
The “Empire” Interview with Lee Daniels
The “Empire” Interview with Lee Daniels Kam Williams Interview The “Empire” Interview with Lee Daniels After directing and/or producing such successful feature films as The Butler and Monster’...
Tip "T.I." Harris - The “Takers” Interview (2010)
Tip "T.I." Harris - The “Takers” Interview (2010) Kam Williams Interview On the Q.T. with T.I. Tip "T.I." Harris is one of his generation's most captivating speakers and one of the biggest ...
Stephen Carter “Palace Council” Interview
Stephen Carter “Palace Council” Interview Kam Williams Interview Here, he talks about his sequel, New England White, another sophisticated suspense thriller set amidst the African-American elite. ...
Ryan Coogler's "Fruitvale Station" Interview with AALBC.com
Ryan Coogler's "Fruitvale Station" Interview with AALBC.com Kam Williams Interview Born in Oakland, California on May 23, 1986, Ryan Coogler attended college on a football scholarship, playing wi...
Ne-Yo - The "Red Tails" Interview [2012]
Ne-Yo - The "Red Tails" Interview [2012] Kam Williams Interview Yo! Ne-Yo! Shaffer Chimere Smith, aka Ne-Yo, was born in Camden, Arkansas, but raised in Las Vegas, Nevada by his mom, a musi...
Ann Coulter The “Mugged” Interview with AALBC.com
Ann Coulter The “Mugged” Interview with AALBC.com Kam Williams Interview Ann Coulter The “Mugged” Interview Born in New York City on December 9, 1961, arch-conservative Ann Coulter is the auth...
Ja Rule Interview with AALBC.com
Ja Rule Interview with AALBC.com Kam Williams Interview Ja Rule The “I’m in Love with a Church Girl” Interview Born in Hollis, Queens on February 29, 1976, Jeffrey “Ja Rule” Atkins began rapping ...
Morris Chestnut - November 2013 Interview with AALBC.com
Morris Chestnut - November 2013 Interview with AALBC.com Kam Williams Interview Morris Chestnut was born on New Year’s Day 1969 in Cerritos, California where he was a student-athlete in high sc...
Nate Parker - Actor Interview
Nate Parker - Actor Interview Kam Williams Interview Is Nate the Next Denzel? Nate Parker was born in Norfolk, Virginia on November 18, 1979 to a 17 year-old single-mom who never married ...
Rosie Perez - The “Handbook for an Unpredictable Life” Interview
Rosie Perez - The “Handbook for an Unpredictable Life” Interview Kam Williams Interview photo credit: Joella Marano Rosie Maria Perez was born on September 6, 1964 in Bushwick, Brooklyn where ...
Keith Robinson - The "Canterbury's Law" Interview
Keith Robinson - The "Canterbury's Law" Interview Kam Williams Interview Born Kentucky, but raised in Georgia, Keith Robinson is a dynamic and multi-talented actor/singer/songwriter who can...
Two Perspectives on Barack Obama - March 2011
Two Perspectives on Barack Obama - March 2011 Kam Williams Interview Two very different perspectives on President Barack Obama. Oedipus and Ordinariness: A Meditation on Barack Obama ...
Julianne Malveaux: “Are We Better Off” as a Result of Obama’s Presidency?
Julianne Malveaux: “Are We Better Off” as a Result of Obama’s Presidency? Kam Williams Interview Dr. Julianne Malveaux has long been recognized for her progressive and insightful observations. She ...
Quvenzhané Wallis The “Beasts of the Southern Wild” Interview
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 ...
Edwidge Danticat The “Create Dangerously” Interview
Edwidge Danticat The “Create Dangerously” Interview Kam Williams Interview Edwidge Danticat was born in Haiti in 1969 and moved to the United States when she was twelve. She is the...
Misty Copeland: The “Life in Motion” Interview
Misty Copeland: The “Life in Motion” Interview Kam Williams Interview Misty en Pointe Photo Credit: Jade Young Born in Kansas City, Missouri on September 10, 1982, Misty Copeland is a solo...
Spike Lee: The Miracle at St. Anna Interview
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...
Dante Brown - The Won't Back Down Interview
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 ...
Migrated Interviews
Migrated Interviews Kam Williams Interview Migrated Interviews Aisha Tyler - The "Balls of Fury and Death Sentence" Interview Alisa Hyman - Book Reviewer, Educator Alrick Brown - The "Kinyarwand...
The “Talk to Me” Interview
The “Talk to Me” Interview Kam Williams Interview Talk to Me Photo: Kasi Lemmons with Taraji P. Henson. Born in St. Louis on February 24, 1961, Karen "Kasi" Lemmons is the daughter...
Ava DuVernay The “Selma” Interview
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...
Queen Latifah - the "Joyous Noise" Interview [December 2011]
Queen Latifah - the "Joyous Noise" Interview [December 2011] Kam Williams Interview The Queen Latifah - the “Joyful Noise” Interview Born Dana Elaine Owens in Newark, NJ on March 18, 1970, Qu...
Roland Martin “The First” Interview
Roland Martin “The First” Interview Kam Williams Interview Roland Reflects on Obama's Historic Run for the White House Between Barack Obama's declaring his candidacy for the Presidency and...
Tavis Smiley The “Death of a King” Interview
Tavis Smiley The “Death of a King” Interview Kam Williams Interview Tavis on Repositioning Dr. King as a Revolutionary Photo credit WideVision Photography Tavis Smiley is the host and mana...
Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain Interview
Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain Interview Kam Williams Interview Born in Philadelphia on July 6, 1980, Kevin Hart is one of the most versatile comedic actors in both television and film. He’...
Don Cheadle - Brooklyn's Finest Interview
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...
Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. - The “The African Americans” Interview
Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. - The “The African Americans” Interview Kam Williams Interview Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. - The “The African Americans” Interview Born in Keyser, West Virginia on Septe...
Eric Benet - The “Trinity Goodheart” Interview 2011
Eric Benet - The “Trinity Goodheart” Interview 2011 Kam Williams Interview Eric Benét - The "Trinity Goodheart" Interview Born in Milwaukee on October 15, 1970, two-time Grammy-nominee Eri...
Congressman James Clyburn is interviewd about his 2014 memoir “Blessed Experiences”
Congressman James Clyburn is interviewd about his 2014 memoir “Blessed Experiences” Kam Williams Interview Congressman James Clyburn The “Blessed Experiences” Interview James Enos Clyburn made h...
Ken Bevel - The "Courageous" Interview with AALBC.com
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...
Michelle Rhee The “Radical” Interview with AALBC.com
Michelle Rhee The “Radical” Interview with AALBC.com Kam Williams Interview Michelle Rhee The “Radical” Interview Michelle Rhee was born on Christmas Day, 1969 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. A f...
Regina King - The "This Christmas" Interview
Regina King - The "This Christmas" Interview Kam Williams Interview Regina's Command Performance Born in L.A. on January 15, 1971, Regina King started her showbiz career on the stage w...
The Deja Vu Interview
The Deja Vu Interview Kam Williams Interview Denzel Washington The Deja Vu Interview with Kam Williams Here, two-time Oscar-winner Denzel Washington, an icon who needs no introduction...
Zoë Kravitz (Interview May, 2015)
Zoë Kravitz (Interview May, 2015) Kam Williams Interview Born December 1, 1988, Zoë Isabella Kravitz is the daughter of 5-time Grammy-winner Lenny Kravitz and Emmy-nominated actress Lisa Bonet...
Flo Anthony <em>Deadly Stuff Players</em> Interview
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 ...
Jill Scott: The “Why Did I Get Married” Interview
Jill Scott: The “Why Did I Get Married” Interview Kam Williams Interview Jill Scott was born on April 4, 1972, Jill Scott, an only child, was raised in North Philly by her mother and grandmother....
Gabby Sidibe: The “Precious” Interview
Gabby Sidibe: The “Precious” Interview Kam Williams Interview Gabourey "Gabby" Sidibe was born in the Bedford Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn in 1983 to R&B/Gospel singer A...
Tavis Smiley - The “Been in the Storm Too Long” Interview
Tavis Smiley - The “Been in the Storm Too Long” Interview Kam Williams Interview From his celebrated conversations with world figures, to his work to inspire the next generation of leaders, a...
Denzel Washington - "The Inside Man Interview" Interview
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...
Eddie Murphy - The "Dreamgirls" Interview
Eddie Murphy - The "Dreamgirls" Interview Kam Williams Interview Murphy Muses on Dream Role Dreamgirls (2006) - Eddie Murphy Eddie Murphy The Dreamgirls Interview with Kam Williams Born ...
Lauren London - The "This Christmas" Interview
Lauren London - The "This Christmas" Interview Kam Williams Interview Photo: This Christmas (2007) - Lauren London Born in Los Angeles on December 5, 1984, Lauren London developed a taste...
Lenny Kravitz - The “Precious” Interview
Lenny Kravitz - The “Precious” Interview Kam Williams Interview Leonard Albert Kravitz was born in New York City on May 26, 1964 to actress Roxie Roker, and Sy Kravitz, a news producer at NB...
Marlon Wayans “A Haunted House 2” Interview (2014)
Marlon Wayans “A Haunted House 2” Interview (2014) Kam Williams Interview Marlon Wayans “A Haunted House 2” Interview (2014) Born in New York City on July 23, 1972, Marlon Wayans graduated f...
Mike Epps - The "Next Day Air" Interview
Mike Epps - The "Next Day Air" Interview Kam Williams Interview Indiana native Mike Epps is one of the funniest entertainers around. Dividing his time between stand-up and...
Nia Long - The "Are We Done Yet?" Interview
Nia Long - The "Are We Done Yet?" Interview Kam Williams Interview Nia Long Who ever heard of an actress being typecast as pregnant? That's exactly what appears to be happening to Nia ...
Russell Simmons - The "Success through Stillness" Interview - March 2014
Russell Simmons - The "Success through Stillness" Interview - March 2014 Kam Williams Interview Rap Mogul Reaps Benefits from Meditation Regimen Photo Credit David Shankbone Master entrepren...
Sanaa Lathan - The "Family That Preys" Interview
Sanaa Lathan - The "Family That Preys" Interview Kam Williams Interview Born in New York City on September 19, 1971, Sanaa McCoy Lathan is a Tony-nominated actress (for A Raisin in...
Tasha Smith - The “My Black Is Beautiful” Interview
Tasha Smith - The “My Black Is Beautiful” Interview Kam Williams Interview Tasha's Back, and Black and Beautiful as Ever! Tasha Smith and her identical twin, Sidra, were born on February 28, ...
Tishuan Scott “The Retrieval” Interview 2014
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...
Tracy Morgan - The “Cop Out” Interview
Tracy Morgan - The “Cop Out” Interview Kam Williams Interview Tracy Morgan as the New Black Brooklyn-born Tracy Morgan started out in showbiz in his teens, doing standup until he was in...
Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry Kam Williams Interview Tyler on Madea and More Born in New Orleans on September 13, 1969, Tyler Perry’s is a true rags-to-riches story. He overcame a troubled childhood during whic...
Halle Berry - Perfect Stranger Interview
Halle Berry - Perfect Stranger Interview Kam Williams Interview Halle Berry Halle Berry is no stranger to the psychological thriller, having once played a shrink-turned-amnesiac mental pati...
Samuel L. Jackson - Snakes on a Plane Interview
Samuel L. Jackson - Snakes on a Plane Interview Kam Williams Interview Samuel L. Jackson The Snakes on a Plane Interview with Kam Williams Born in Washington, DC on December 21, 1948,...
Children’s Book Author Tonya Bolden
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...
Kam Williams - AALBC.com Reviewer and Interviewer
Kam Williams - AALBC.com Reviewer and Interviewer Kam Williams Interview Voted Best Male Entertainment Journalist of the Decade by the Disilgold Soul Literary Review in 2006, Kam Williams...
Tiffany Davis
Tiffany Davis Kam Williams Interview Tiffany M. Davis is a self-proclaimed wordsmith. Her first novel, Sandtrap, is due to be released in 2002. Tiffany has done book reviews for Aalize.com...
Gugu Mbatha-Raw - The "Belle" Interview (May 2014)
Gugu Mbatha-Raw - The "Belle" Interview (May 2014) Kam Williams Interview Gugu Mbatha-Raw The “Belle” Interview Born in Oxford, England on June 30, 1983, Gugu Mbatha-Raw trained at the ...
Michael Steele - Interview - Oct 2011
Michael Steele - Interview - Oct 2011 Kam Williams Interview Michael Steele The Interview Michael Stephen Steele was born on Andrews Air Force Base in Prince Georges County, Maryland on Oct...
Steve McQueen - The “12 Years a Slave” Interview
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...
Clarence Page - The “Culture Worrier” Interview
Clarence Page - The “Culture Worrier” Interview Kam Williams Interview Clarence Page is a nationally-syndicated columnist and member of the Chicago Tribune editorial board. Besides those duties...
Maya Soetoro-Ng: The “Ladder to the Moon” Interview
Maya Soetoro-Ng: The “Ladder to the Moon” Interview Kam Williams Interview Born in Jakarta, Indonesia on August 15, 1970, Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng is a lecturer at the University of Hawaii’...
Reverend Al Sharpton The “Murder in Black and White Interview”
Reverend Al Sharpton The “Murder in Black and White Interview” Kam Williams Interview Alfred Charles Sharpton, Jr. was born in Brooklyn, NY on October 3, 1954 to Ada and Alfred...
Eddie’s Big Brother on Belatedly Making It on His Own
Eddie’s Big Brother on Belatedly Making It on His Own Kam Williams Interview Charles Quinton Murphy, Jr. was born in Bushwick, Brooklyn on July 12, 1959, but raised in Roosevelt on Long...
Al B. Sure - “The Ultimate Merger” Interview
Al B. Sure - “The Ultimate Merger” Interview Kam Williams Interview Al. B. Sure Enough Loves Himself Some Omarosa Albert Joseph Brown, III was born in Boston, Massachusetts on June 4, 1968 b...
Chiwetel Ejiofor - The “Endgame” Interview
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...
Common The “Just Wright” Interview
Common The “Just Wright” Interview Kam Williams Interview Common was born Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. in Chicago on March 13, 1972 to Lonnie, Sr. a former pro basketball player, and Dr. ...
Cornel West
Cornel West Kam Williams Interview Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on June 2, 1953, Princeton Professor Cornel Ronald West is one of America's most gifted and provocative...
Daniel Craig The “Skyfall” Interview
Daniel Craig The “Skyfall” Interview Kam Williams Interview Born in Chester, England on March 2, 1968, and raised on the Wirral Peninsula outside Liverpool, Daniel Craig has gone from waiting tab...
Idris Elba (Sept 2014) - No Good Deed
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...
Mary J. Blige “The Help” Interview [August 2011]
Mary J. Blige “The Help” Interview [August 2011] Kam Williams Interview Read a statement to the fans of The Help from the Association of Black Women Historians Mary J. Blige "The Help" Interview ...
Mo’Nique - The “Spread the Love Tour” Interview
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 ...
Nicole Ari Parker - Interview
Nicole Ari Parker - Interview Kam Williams Interview Born in Baltimore on October 7, 1970, Nicole Ari Parker was the only child of Donald, a dentist, and Joanne, a health care professional. B...
Niecy Nash - The "G-Force" Interview
Niecy Nash - The "G-Force" Interview Kam Williams Interview Niecy Nash was born Carol Denise Ensley in Palmdale, California on February 23, 1970. She developed an interest in ...
Quentin Tarantino - The "Inglourious Basterds" Interview
Quentin Tarantino - The "Inglourious Basterds" Interview Kam Williams Interview Born in Knoxville, Tennessee on March 27, 1963 to an Italian father and a mother of Irish and Cherokee ex...
Rutina Wesley - The "How She Move" Interview
Rutina Wesley - The "How She Move" Interview Kam Williams Interview Get Ready for Rutina! After studying at the Las Vegas Academy of Performing Arts, Rutina Wesley attended the University...
Snoop Dogg The “Turbo” Interview (July 2013)
Snoop Dogg The “Turbo” Interview (July 2013) Kam Williams Interview Snoop Dogg The “Turbo” Interview Calvin Cordozar Broadus was born on October 20, 1971 in Long Beach, California where he ...
Soledad O'Brien - The "Return to Haiti" Interview
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...
Tre Armstrong - "The How She Move" Interview
Tre Armstrong - "The How She Move" Interview Kam Williams Interview Accomplished Dancer-Turned-Actress Takes Center Stage Tracey Tr’ Armstrong has been dancing as long as she can remember. Dur...
Usher - The "In the Mix" Interview
Usher - The "In the Mix" Interview Kam Williams Interview Usher Raymond IV was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on October 14, 1978 to Jonnetta Patton, a single-mom who encouraged him to join t...
Kickin' It Old School (2007) - Film Review
Kickin' It Old School (2007) - Film Review Kam Williams Interview Patient Emerges from 20-Year Coma to Breakdance Again in Bad Taste Comedy Kickin’ It Old School Rated PG-13 for profanity, e...
Nell Irvin Painter: The Creating African-American
Nell Irvin Painter: The Creating African-American Kam Williams Interview photo credit: Bill Gaskins Until her recent retirement from teaching, Nell Irvin Painter was the Edwar...
Dante James: The “Huey P. Newton Documentary” Interview
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...
Anthony Mackie - The "Crossover and Half Nelson" Interview (2006)
Anthony Mackie - The "Crossover and Half Nelson" Interview (2006) Kam Williams Interview at the 2008 Tribeca All Access awards A graduate of Juilliard, classically-trained Anthony Mackie is...
Common - The "Happy Feet Two" Interview [November 2011]
Common - The "Happy Feet Two" Interview [November 2011] Kam Williams Interview The Dreamer, The Believer Born Lonnie Rashid Lynn in Chicago on March 13, 1972, Common rose to prominence as one ...
Justice Smith - The "American Gladiators" Interview
Justice Smith - The "American Gladiators" Interview Kam Williams Interview Jesse ’Justice’ Smith can be caught kicking butt and taking names on the revitalized, classic reality seri...
Michelle Obama Addresses Convention
Michelle Obama Addresses Convention Kam Williams Interview Michelle Obama Addresses Convention: Heartfelt Speech Turns Undecided's Fears into Tears by Lloyd Willi...
Morgan Freeman - The "Evan Almighty" Interview
Morgan Freeman - The "Evan Almighty" Interview Kam Williams Interview Morgan on Reprising His Role as God Born on June 1, 1937 in Memphis, Tennessee, Morgan Freeman is keeping extr...
Sylvester Stallone The “Bullet to the Head” Interview (Jan, 2013)
Sylvester Stallone The “Bullet to the Head” Interview (Jan, 2013) Kam Williams Interview Still Sly After All These Years Sylvester Stallone has been known worldwide as a true screen legend si...
Texas Battle - The "Dragonball Evolution" Interview
Texas Battle - The "Dragonball Evolution" Interview Kam Williams Interview Born in Houston on August 9, 1980, Texas Battle earned his bachelor's degree in kinesiology at the...
Touré: Who’s Afraid of Post-Blackness? What It Means to Be Black Now
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 ...
50 Cent The “Streets of Blood” Interview
50 Cent The “Streets of Blood” Interview Kam Williams Interview 10 Quick Questions for 50 Curtis James Jackson, III, aka 50 Cent was born on July 6...
VL Towler: A Conversation About Writing and Literary Fiction
VL Towler: A Conversation About Writing and Literary Fiction Jay Lemming Interview
Middle of Nowhere - Film Review
Middle of Nowhere - Film Review Kam Williams Interview Middle of Nowhere, Ava DuVernay’s Second Feature Film Middle of Nowhere (2012) In Theaters: Oct 12, 2012 Limited Rated R for pr...
Thandie Newton - The “For Colored Girls” Interview [2010]
Thandie Newton - The “For Colored Girls” Interview [2010] Kam Williams Interview Born in London on November 6, 1972, Thandie Newton is a consummate actress associated with riveting performances...
Eboni K. Williams “The Fox News Specialists” Interview
Eboni K. Williams “The Fox News Specialists” Interview Kam Williams Interview Eboni Weighs-In on New Show and on Turmoil at Fox Eboni K. Williams, Esquire joined the Fox News Network in Septem...
On The Margin Radio Show
On The Margin Radio Show E. Ethelbert Miller Interview Listen to an Interview of AALBC.com’s Founder and Webmaster, Troy D. Johnson.He was interviewed on January 2, 2020 by E. Ethelbert Mille...
AALBC.com Interview with Jeff Chang
AALBC.com Interview with Jeff Chang Kam Williams Interview Kam Williams: Hi Jeff. Thanks for the time and congratulations on the NAACP Image Award nomination for Who We Be. You used to ...