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Tribute to George Clinton - October 25 2011 - Apollo Theater
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George Clinton
George Clinton 000000011473322X Musician George Clinton, born 1941, started his career in a barbershop, forming The Parliaments. He later reconfigured the group into Funkadelic and Parliament, known ...
Bill Clinton and Black America
Bill Clinton and Black America Walter Benefield Book Review Bill Clinton came to the presidency of the United States inheriting a less than admirable race relations history from his predecessors. Wha...
Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain’t That Funkin’ Kinda Hard On You?: A Memoir
Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain’t That Funkin’ Kinda Hard On You?: A Memoir George Clinton with Ben Greenman 9781476751085 Nonfiction Atria Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. In this seminal music memoir, F...
George Clinton with Ben Greenman
George Clinton with Ben Greenman MULTIPLE George Clinton and Ben Greenman are renowned authors, noted for their unique works. Clinton is a music legend, while Greenman is a celebrated novelist and jo...
Apollo Publishers
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Changeling
Changeling Victor Lavalle 9780812985870 Fiction One World Penguin Random House “Mesmerizing … a dark fairy tale of New York, full of magic and loss, myth and mystery, love and madness.” — Marlon James...
The Changeling: A Novel
The Changeling: A Novel Victor Lavalle 9780812995947 Fiction Spiegel & Grau Penguin Random House “If the literary gods mixed together Haruki Murakami and Ralph Ellison, the result would be Victor LaVa...
Barack Obama at Harlem's Apollo Theater, November 29th 2007
Barack Obama at Harlem's Apollo Theater, November 29th 2007 Troy Johnson Article Barack Obama http://aalbc.com/authors/barack_obama.htm Barack Obama hosted a fund raiser at Harlem's "World ...
George C. Fraser
George C. Fraser 0000000035434555 George Fraser, CEO of FraserNet, Inc., overcame adversity to lead a global networking movement for people of African descent. Born into a large family and orphaned a...
She is Global, an Artist, a Movement—Malaika Adero is “Global I Aam”
She is Global, an Artist, a Movement—Malaika Adero is “Global I Aam” Patrick A. Howell Article
Get On Up - A New James Brown Movie Coming!
Get On Up - A New James Brown Movie Coming! Troy Johnson Article I just learned about this up coming film from my online buddy, CD Burns, an hour ago. After watching the trailer, I figured I’d shar...
Bill Clinton and Black America
Bill Clinton and Black America Dewayne Wickham 9780345450326 Nonfiction One World/Ballantine Penguin Random House While white Americans were evenly divided about Bill Clinton’s impeachment ninety perc...
Catherine Clinton
Catherine Clinton 0000000110842429 Catherine Clinton, educated at Harvard, Sussex, and Princeton, is a renowned author known for her works on U.S. history including 'Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freed...
Clinton as Vice President Would be a Disaster for Obama
Clinton as Vice President Would be a Disaster for Obama Gwen Richardson Article As Senator Barack Obama wrapped up the Democratic nomination on Tuesday, Senator Hillary Clinton and h...
Timothy George
Timothy George 0000000083235956 Detroit-born author Timothy George, renowned for his deep fascination with African-American history, adeptly combines education with entertainment in his novels. His e...
Nelson George
Nelson George 0000000115805862 Nelson George, born in 1957, is a renowned columnist, critic, journalist, filmmaker, and author of 21 books, including bestseller 'The Michael Jackson Story'. A pioneer...
George S. Schuyler
George S. Schuyler 0000000114970428 George Samuel Schuyler was a prolific journalist and cultural critic, known for his controversial shift from liberal views to conservative ones throughout the 20th...
George Jackson
George Jackson 0000000140482524 George Jackson, born September 23, 1941, was a key figure in the Black Power movement and a member of the Black Panther Party. He gained prominence through his activis...
George Alexander
George Alexander 0000000074080876 George Alexander is the award-nominated founder of Galex Media Group, specializing in film and video production. Formerly an editor-at-large at Black Enterprise maga...
Grant Harper Reid
Grant Harper Reid NONE Dr. Grant Harper Reid, author of award-winning biography, “Rhythm For Sale,” explores the life of his grandfather, influential theatre producer Leonard Harper. An arts graduate...
Tai Allen
Tai Allen NONE Tai Allen, a renowned Brooklyn-based creative director, poet, and musician, has excelled in multiple disciplines. His poetry and music have gained recognition from notable publications...
Roar of the Lambs
Roar of the Lambs Jamison Shea 9781250381736 Fiction Henry Holt & Company Macmillan Publishers If you knew the world was ending, who would you save? And would they let you? Sixteen-year-old Winnie ...
Janis F. Kearney
Janis F. Kearney 0000000046272264 Janis F. Kearney is a celebrated author, journalist, and publisher. Known for her role as a personal diarist to President Clinton, Kearney has made significant contr...
Clinton, Springer & Barry
Clinton, Springer & Barry Kam Williams Interview Jerry Springer saves Bill Clinton & gets consultation from Marion Barry. by Cinque Brown Did u know that Jerry Springer saved Bill Clin...
Catherine Mann
Catherine Mann 0000000121252993 Catherine Mann is a USA Today bestselling author and RITA Award winner who has written over 60 contemporary romance books. A former theater school director with degree...
Robert O’Hara
Robert O’Hara 0000000055345883 Playwright and director Robert O'Hara is known for his award-winning works, including the Helen Hayes Award-winning play 'Antebellum'. He revamped 'The Wiz' for its rev...
Boundaries
Boundaries Elizabeth Nunez 9781617750335 Fiction Akashic Books Akashic Books [If] Boundaries, Elizabeth Nunez’s latest novel… seems familiar, that’s because it reflects the current state of affa...
I, Too, Sing America: Three Centuries of African American Poetry
I, Too, Sing America: Three Centuries of African American Poetry Catherine Clinton 9780544582569 Nonfiction Clarion Books HarperCollins Powerful and diverse, this unique collection of African American...
Of Time and Spirit: A Tribute to My Father
Of Time and Spirit: A Tribute to My Father Maurice W. Dorsey 9781664130197 Nonfiction Xlibris Author Solutions Of Time and Spirit: A Tribute to James Roswell Dorsey Sr. "Of Time and Spirit" is ...
The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington
The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington Brad Meltzer 9781250130334 Nonfiction Flatiron Books Macmillan Publishers Taking place during the most critical period of our nation’s b...
The Lost Treasures of R&B (A D Hunter Mystery)
The Lost Treasures of R&B (A D Hunter Mystery) Nelson George 9781617753169 Fiction Akashic Books Akashic Books Nominated for the Brooklyn Public Library’s Brooklyn Eagles Literary Prize for Fiction"Th...
The Black Bard Of North Carolina: George Moses Horton And His Poetry
The Black Bard Of North Carolina: George Moses Horton And His Poetry George Moses Horton 9780807846483 Poetry University of North Carolina Press University of North Carolina Press For his humanistic r...
George Moses Horton
George Moses Horton 000000006316904X George Moses Horton (1798–1884) was the first African American poet to be published in the Southern US, while still enslaved. His notable works include “The Hop...
George C. Fraser and Emma Fraser-Pendleton
George C. Fraser and Emma Fraser-Pendleton MULTIPLE George C. Fraser, CEO of FraserNet, is a leading authority on economic development and networking for African Americans. His sister, Dr. Emma Frase...
George E. Johnson with Hillary Beard
George E. Johnson with Hillary Beard MULTIPLE George Ellis Johnson Sr. (born June 12, 1927) is the founder of the Johnson Products Company, the maker of Ultra Sheen and Afro Sheen, the first Black-o...
Blacktrospective 2011 - Annual Assessment of the Best in Black Cinema
Blacktrospective 2011 - Annual Assessment of the Best in Black Cinema Kam Williams https://aalbc.com/reviews/thehelpposter.jpg Film Review Blacktrospective 2011 - Annual Assessment of the Best in Bl...
George E. Curry
George E. Curry 0000000109873981 George E. Curry (1947-2016) was a renowned journalist and editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service. He also served as editor of E...
Ben Greenman
Ben Greenman 0000000043364577 Ben Greenman, a New Yorker contributor and New York Times bestselling author, writes both fiction and non-fiction. Notably, he collaborated with Questlove on a hip-hop m...
She Persisted: Ella Fitzgerald
She Persisted: Ella Fitzgerald Andrea Davis Pinkney 9780593620885 Nonfiction Penguin Young Readers Group Penguin Random House Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clin...
October Bestsellers, Award Winning Books, New Bookstores and More
October Bestsellers, Award Winning Books, New Bookstores and More Troy Johnson Article Bestselling Books September/October 2017 The fiction category was dominated by Sadeqa Johnson’s novel Second ...
October Baby
October Baby Kam Williams october_baby_2012_movie_poster.jpg Film Review Abortion Survivor Searches for Birth Mom in Modern Morality Play October Baby [2012] In Theaters: Mar 23, 2012 Limited ...
Suheir Hammad
Suheir Hammad 0000000084052510 Suheir Hammad, born October 25, 1973, is a Palestinian-American poet, author, performer, and activist renowned for her work in the spoken-word scene. She's had success ...
African American Theater (Nineteenth-Century American Musical Theater)
African American Theater (Nineteenth-Century American Musical Theater) Eileen Southern 9780815313670 Nonfiction Garland Science Taylor & Francis Group First Published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint ...
Nyambi Nyambi The "Mike & Molly" Interview with AALBC.com's Kam Williams
Nyambi Nyambi The "Mike & Molly" Interview with AALBC.com's Kam Williams Kam Williams Interview Nyambi Nyambi The “Mike & Molly” Interview Versatile Shakespearean thespian and television co...
Nyambi Nyambi The "Mike & Molly" Interview with AALBC.com's Kam Williams
Nyambi Nyambi The "Mike & Molly" Interview with AALBC.com's Kam Williams Kam Williams Interview Nyambi Nyambi The “Mike & Molly” Interview Versatile Shakespearean thespian and television comedy...
The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver (paperback)
The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver (paperback) Gene Barretta 9780062430182 Nonfiction HarperCollins HarperCollins The inspirational story of George Washington Carver and his childhood secre...
His Name Is George Floyd: One Man’s Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice
His Name Is George Floyd: One Man’s Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa 9780593490617 Nonfiction Viking Penguin Random House “Since we know George Floyd’s dea...
The Darkest Hearts
The Darkest Hearts Nelson George 9781617758096 Fiction Akashic Books Akashic Books "We’re big fans of music mysteries here at CrimeReads, so I’m psyched for the new Nelson George…A complex mystery tha...
The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver
The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver Gene Barretta 9780062430151 Nonfiction Katherine Tegen Books HarperCollins The inspirational story of George Washington Carver and his childhood secret ga...
The Dagger
The Dagger Timothy George 9780985236427 Fiction MVP Publishing Group LLC MVP Publishing Group LLC Timothy George’s The Dagger emerges as a thrilling continuation of his successful novel Awaken, catapu...
Front Row Seat: A Photographic Portrait Of The Presidency Of George W. Bush (Focus On American History Series)
Front Row Seat: A Photographic Portrait Of The Presidency Of George W. Bush (Focus On American History Series) Eric Draper 9780292745476 Nonfiction University of Texas Press University of Texas Press ...
George Ford
George Ford 0000000100607572 George Ford, a prolific children's book illustrator, has contributed to over 30 books. He is a Coretta Scott King Award recipient for his work on 'Ray Charles' and 'The S...
Michael Cunningham and George Alexander
Michael Cunningham and George Alexander MULTIPLE "Authors Michael Cunningham and George Alexander have made significant contributions to the literary world. Their unique storytelling and impactful ...
George G. M. James
George G. M. James NONE Dr. George G. M. James, born November 9, 1893 in Guyana, was a significant historian and author who asserted that Greek philosophy originated from North Africa. He argued that...
George Padmore
George Padmore 0000000110573433 George A. Padmore, born Malcolm Nurse, was a renowned Pan-Africanist, journalist, and author from Trinidad. He was a key figure in the 5th Pan African Congress and an ...
George E. Johnson
George E. Johnson NONE George Ellis Johnson Sr. (born June 12, 1927) is the founder of the Johnson Products Company, the maker of Ultra Sheen and Afro Sheen, the first Black-owned company to trade o...
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): A Memoir
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): A Memoir Sly Stone and Ben Greenman 9780374606978 Nonfiction AUWA Books Macmillan Publishers One of the few indisputable geniuses of pop music, Sly Stone is a ...
Street Journeys
Street Journeys Kam Williams street-jouneys-movie-poster.jpg Film Review Street Journeys (2011) Director: Tracy Christian Kenya, 2011, Duration 58 min., English & Swahili In the he...
The Artist
The Artist Kam Williams theartist_movieposter.jpg Film Review Fading Star Falls for Emerging Ingenue in B&W Homage to Silent Era The Artist Rated PG-13 for a crude gesture and a disturb...
Hold the Flag High: The True Story of the First Black Medal of Honor Winner
Hold the Flag High: The True Story of the First Black Medal of Honor Winner Catherine Clinton 9780060504304 Nonfiction Katherine Tegen Books HarperCollins The true story of the first Black Medal of Fr...
Owner of a Broken Heart
Owner of a Broken Heart Cheris Hodges 9781496723840 Fiction Dafina Kensington Publishing Corp. For the three very different Richardson sisters, continuing their family’s renowned bed-and-breakfast leg...
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics Donna L. Brazile, Yolanda Caraway, Leah Daughtry, Minyon Moore, and Veronica Chambers 9781250137739 Nonfiction Picador Macmillan Publishers The four most...
This Promise of Change: One Girl’s Story in the Fight for School Equality
This Promise of Change: One Girl’s Story in the Fight for School Equality Jo Ann Allen Boyce and Debbie Levy 9781681198521 Nonfiction Bloomsbury Publishing Bloomsbury Publishing Recipient of a Robert ...
Deception
Deception Donna Hill 9780373534524 Fiction Harlequin Kimani Harlequin Enterprises Limited Is love worth the risk…An unhappy marriage taught Terri Powers never to trust again. Instead, she put all her ...
Clinton A. Hutton, Michael A. Barnett, Jahlani A. H. Niaahand, and D. A. Dunkley
Clinton A. Hutton, Michael A. Barnett, Jahlani A. H. Niaahand, and D. A. Dunkley MULTIPLE
James Haskins, Eleanora E. Tate, Clinton Cox, and Brenda Wilkinson
James Haskins, Eleanora E. Tate, Clinton Cox, and Brenda Wilkinson MULTIPLE
Dominic Carter
Dominic Carter NONE Veteran newsman Dominic Carter has been described as the best political reporter working in New York television today. A fixture at NY1 since the news channel launched in...
Keith Boykin
Keith Boykin 0000000034973717 Keith Boykin is a multi-talented author, political science professor at Columbia University, CNN commentator, and actor with a history of LGBT advocacy. A Harvard and Da...
Surya Bonaly: A Tribute
Surya Bonaly: A Tribute Carol Denise Mitchell 9798248917082 Nonfiction Independently Published Independently Published Surya Bonaly’s story has been told before—but never like this. This tribute of...
The Book of Hov: A Tribute to Jay-Z
The Book of Hov: A Tribute to Jay-Z Jay-Z 9781649804259 Nonfiction Assouline Publishing Assouline Publishing The Classic Edition of The Book of HOV, weighing nearly 5 punds, is presented in JAY-Z blue...
Black Writers Redefine the Struggle: A Tribute to James Baldwin
Black Writers Redefine the Struggle: A Tribute to James Baldwin James Baldwin 9780870236778 Nonfiction University of Massachusetts Press University of Massachusetts Press This book is a transcription ...
A Fire in Harlem - Tribute to Sekou Sundiata at Up South International Book Festival
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...
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...
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...
P.B. Solder Episode 0.01 “Terrorist ACT of 2011”
P.B. Solder Episode 0.01 “Terrorist ACT of 2011” Naseed Gifted B010RB6UDC Fiction PBS Media Phocused Black Star Media Episode 0.01 "Terrorist ACT of 2011" Tactical/Surveillance Forces des...
Ninth Ward
Ninth Ward Jewell Parker Rhodes 9780316043083 Fiction Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Hachette Book Group Twelve-year-old Lanesha lives in a tight-knit community in New Orleans’ Ninth Ward. She ...
The Chitlin’ Circuit: And The Road To Rock &rsquoN&rsquo Roll
The Chitlin’ Circuit: And The Road To Rock &rsquoN&rsquo Roll Preston Lauterbach 9780393076523 Nonfiction W. W. Norton & Company W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Chosen by The Wall Street Journal as one o...
Ninth Ward (hardcover)
Ninth Ward (hardcover) Jewell Parker Rhodes 9780316043076 Fiction Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Hachette Book Group Twelve-year-old Lanesha lives in a tight-knit community in New Orleans’ Nint...
Rejoice and Shout (2011) - Production Notes
Rejoice and Shout (2011) - Production Notes Kam Williams Interview About Rejoice and ShoutThe Information below provided coutesy of Magnolia Pictures [2011] The Music, The Footage and The Message...
Best Selling DVD's for 2011
Best Selling DVD's for 2011 Kam Williams https://aalbc.com/reviews/aalbcdvd6.jpg Film Review 10 Best Selling DVDs on AALBC.com for 2011 This is the first DVD bestseller's list that I've compiled and ...
Best Selling DVD's for 2011
Best Selling DVD's for 2011 Kam Williams https://aalbc.com/reviews/aalbcdvd1.jpg Film Review 10 Best Selling DVDs on AALBC.com for 2011 This is the Start of Part 2 (Go to Part 1) #6 • The Black Po...
The Brainstormerz Money Talks
The Brainstormerz Money Talks Kwame Alexander with Cassidy Dyce 9780316541084 Fiction Little, Brown Ink Hachette Book Group For readers of Raina Telgemeier and Jerry Craft comes a fresh, funny kids’ g...
Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson
Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson Katherine Johnson 9781534440838 Nonfiction Atheneum Books for Young Readers Simon & Schuster, Inc. A Kirkus Reviews Bes...
The Colored Waiting Room: Empowering the Original and the New Civil Rights Movement
The Colored Waiting Room: Empowering the Original and the New Civil Rights Movement Kevin Shird 9781948062015 Nonfiction Apollo Publishers Apollo Publishers Extraordinary conversations between a confi...
Ayana Gray
Ayana Gray NONE Ayana Gray, a speculative author known for her love of monsters and myths, hails from Atlanta and now resides in Florida. She is a passionate reader, Formula One fan, and caretaker of...
James Otis Smith
James Otis Smith NONE James Otis Smith is a versatile artist from Brooklyn, known for illustrating 'Showtime at the Apollo'. His work ranges across comics, motion graphics, and video. James Otis Smit...
Steve Harvey
Steve Harvey 000000012031905X Broderick Steven Harvey, born in 1956, is a renowned comedian who started his career in the mid-1980s. He gained fame in 1994 as the host of “It's Showtime at the Apollo...
D-Knowledge
D-Knowledge NONE Writer/Performer Dr. Derrick Gilbert, PhD, a/k/a poet D-Knowledge, lost his battle with liver disease on Sunday morning, November 1, 2015. He was 45. Straddling the worlds of enter...
jessica Care moore
jessica Care moore 0000000043767122 jessica Care moore is an internationally renowned poet/ publisher/ activist/ rock star/ playwright and actor. She is a five-time Showtime at the Apollo winn...
Malik Canty
Malik Canty NONE Malik Canty, also known as the Word Bird, is a spiritual poet, teacher, and writer known for giving voice to the voiceless. He has performed at renowned venues including The Apollo T...
Vicki L. Hubbard
Vicki L. Hubbard NONE Vicki L. Hubbard, a Montgomery Alabama native, is a published author inspired by motherhood and life's struggles and successes. Having graduated from Apollo College as a Compute...
Katherine Johnson
Katherine Johnson NONE Katherine Johnson was a renowned NASA mathematician instrumental in the Apollo and Space Shuttle programs. Her work earned her numerous awards, including the Presidential Medal...
Mo'Nique - The "Precious" Interview
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...
Benson George Cooke
Benson George Cooke NONE Benson George Cooke, Ed.D., is a Distinguished Professor of Counseling and Psychology and Director of the Graduate Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program in the Division ...