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Black Book Websites Need Love Too

by Troy Johnson

Black Book Websites Need Love Too Troy Johnson Article Over the last decade there has been a great deal of lamenting over the closing of Black owned, independent brick and mortar book stores.  Recent...

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April Bestselling Books, Win Barracoon, Top Erotica, Google is too Powerful, and More

by Troy Johnson

April Bestselling Books, Win Barracoon, Top Erotica, Google is too Powerful, and More Troy Johnson Article Bestselling Books March/April 2018 Fiction: The Yearning by Mohale Mashigo was the best...

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Marcus Books of San Francisco Evicted—Should We Care?

by Troy Johnson

Marcus Books of San Francisco Evicted—Should We Care? Troy Johnson Article Back in the the summer of 2013, I joined the fight to help save Marcus Books.  My motivation was not solely limited to savin...

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Meroen Press

by Troy Johnson

Meroen Press Troy Johnson Article Meroen Press http://www.meroen.com/ The Meroen Press is a small publishing company owned and operated by William and Tameka Hobbs. Meroen Press i...

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Writersandpoets.com

by Troy Johnson

Writersandpoets.com Troy Johnson Article Writersandpoets.com   Born to Lust Click to order via Amazon or Barnes and Noble by Johnny Archer ISBN: 0975341308 Format: Paperback...

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Meroen Press

by AALBC Writers Guide

Meroen Press Loading Meroen Press http://www.meroen.com/ The Meroen Press is a small publishing company owned and operated by William and Tameka Hobbs. Meroen Press is dedicated to providing a vessel ...

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Writersandpoets.com

by AALBC Writers Guide

Writersandpoets.com Loading Writersandpoets.com   Born to Lust Click to order via Amazon or Barnes and Noble by Johnny Archer ISBN: 0975341308 Format: Paperback, 216pp Pub. Date: August 2004 Publ...

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Financial Advice During the Covid-19 Pandemic

by Lynnette Khalfani-Cox

Financial Advice During the Covid-19 Pandemic Lynnette Khalfani-Cox Article The COVID-19 outbreak is disproportionately impacting African-Americans, from a public health standpoint and from an econom...

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AALBC is Done with Amazon!

by Troy Johnson

AALBC is Done with Amazon! Troy Johnson Article For almost 22, years AALBC has exposed readers of all backgrounds to books written by, or about, people of African descent. AALBC has published th...

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Notes on “Quotes” from An American Marriage

by Tayari Jones

Notes on “Quotes” from An American Marriage Tayari Jones Article “But home isn’t where you land; home is where you launch. You can’t pick your home any more than you can choose your...

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AALBC.com Celebrates 20 Years!

by Troy Johnson

AALBC.com Celebrates 20 Years! Troy Johnson Article   Website Upgrade Nearing Completion I’m just a few months away from completing AALBC’s most recent upgrade. It has been a two year ...

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New Books February 2017, Book Reviews, Events, and More

by Troy Johnson

New Books February 2017, Book Reviews, Events, and More Troy Johnson Article New Books Coming Out February 2017 Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson A timely and powerful story about a teen gir...

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2015 Year End Thank You!

by Troy Johnson

2015 Year End Thank You! Troy Johnson Article Coming in the New Year The biggest news for the new year is our website upgrade. We are redesigning AALBC.com from scratch, and we have the benefit of 1...

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Are Reading Rates Declining in the African American Community?

by Troy Johnson

Are Reading Rates Declining in the African American Community? Troy Johnson Article Frequent AALBC.com visitors may already know I consider search results biased toward large corporate sites t...

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The ESSENCE Brand—Where Black Women Come First—NOT!

by Troy Johnson

The ESSENCE Brand—Where Black Women Come First—NOT! Troy Johnson Article A few weeks ago, I visited Essence Magazine’s website to learn which Black owned bookstore they were going to use as the books...

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Get On Up - A New James Brown Movie Coming!

by Troy Johnson

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...

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Join the Fight for Independence on the Web

by Troy Johnson

Join the Fight for Independence on the Web Troy Johnson Article This article is intended for writers and other content providers, who are active on social media and have a goal of generating reve...

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What is Wrong with Goodreads and Wikipedia?

by Troy Johnson

What is Wrong with Goodreads and Wikipedia? Troy Johnson Article ...and why are they promoting Zane’s tax liability rather than her literary accomplishments? “The Web is critical not merely to the d...

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Share Info from Indie Black Owned Websites

by Troy Johnson

Share Info from Indie Black Owned Websites Troy Johnson Article Add Huria Search Resources to Your Website or Blog Huria Search was created in reaction to the current trend in search results that f...

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What Happened to the Best African American Literary Magazines?

by Troy Johnson

What Happened to the Best African American Literary Magazines? Troy Johnson Article I'm a collector.   My family calls it hoarding.  While I'm a big proponent of electronic books, I still love to sur...

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Reflections on Black Book Reviews

by Troy Johnson

Reflections on Black Book Reviews Troy Johnson Article For more than a decade I, through AALBC.com, have published hundred's of reviews of books written by or about Black people. Over the years thi...

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Tavis Smiley is no good for Black folks!

by Troy Johnson

Tavis Smiley is no good for Black folks! Troy Johnson Article Actually, I believe the exact opposite, strongly. I used the provocative title to draw attention to this blog post.  My hope is that y...

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Harlemnite Prays for Shootings... So Say the New York Times

by Troy Johnson

Harlemnite Prays for Shootings... So Say the New York Times Troy Johnson Article Someone forwarded me a NY Times Article. The Times usually pisses me off when they write about Black folks 'cause they...

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Obama Rises, Old Guard Civil Rights Leaders Scowl

by William Jelani Cobb

Obama Rises, Old Guard Civil Rights Leaders Scowl William Jelani Cobb Article President Elect, Barack Obama, D-Ill. Speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memori...

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Racist Hate Mail

by Troy Johnson

Racist Hate Mail Troy Johnson Article I was listening to the radio (1010 AM, WINS, New York) this week and heard a report of some Jewish people in Roslyn, LI who received some Jewish hate mail.Appare...

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The Power of Blogs Part 4

by Troy Johnson

The Power of Blogs Part 4 Troy Johnson Article Well it has been three weeks since the last post to my Blog. Hey it has been a busy three weeks with Christmas, New Years and everything else that goes ...

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The Power of Blogs Part 2

by Troy Johnson

The Power of Blogs Part 2 Troy Johnson Article Interestingly enough the process was not as difficult as I thought it might be, however it is far from intuitive -- particularly if you are not technica...

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Book Reviewing, African-American Style

by Wanda Coleman

Book Reviewing, African-American Style Wanda Coleman Article This article appeared in the September 16, 2002 edition of The Nation On April 14 [2002], my review of Maya Angelou’s A Song Flu...

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Can I Get An Amen?

by Ruth C. Taylor

Can I Get An Amen? Ruth C. Taylor Article This article was originally published on now defunct, but historically significant, The Black World Today website and is shared here for archival purposes....

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The Blair Bamboozle: A Fiction Writer’s Encounter With Jayson Blair

by Brian Egeston

The Blair Bamboozle: A Fiction Writer’s Encounter With Jayson Blair Brian Egeston Article   Burning Down My Masters’ House: My Life at th...

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Why I Wrote One Blood

by Denene Millner

Why I Wrote One Blood Denene Millner Article I discovered my adoption certificate at age twelve, while snooping in my parents’ private papers. They’d kept it a secret because doing so mad...

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Sample Manuscript Critique #2 - AALBC.com Manscript Critique Service

by Troy Johnson

Sample Manuscript Critique #2 - AALBC.com Manscript Critique Service Troy Johnson Article Sample Critique #2 Here is what an in depth examination of your manuscript or book will look like using A...

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African Amer. Images

by AALBC Writers Guide

African Amer. Images Loading   http://www.africanamericanimages.com/ African American Images 1909 W 95th Street Chicago IL. 60643 1-800-552-1991 fax 773-445-9844 President, Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu AF...

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Publishers Indemnity Insurance: What is it, and how do you get it?

by AALBC Writers Guide

Publishers Indemnity Insurance: What is it, and how do you get it? Loading   "One of the key components necessary for self-published authors to get their book into Black Expressions" Pu...

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Sample Manuscript Critique #2 - AALBC.com Manscript Critique Service

by AALBC Writers Guide

Sample Manuscript Critique #2 - AALBC.com Manscript Critique Service Loading Sample Critique #2 Here is what an in depth examination of your manuscript or book will look like using AALBC.com's Man...

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