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Water Street

by Thumper

Water Street Thumper Book Review Recently, I had the pleasure of reading the short story collection, Water Street, written by Crystal E Wilkinson. I loved it. The short stories are slices of the l...

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Q: The Autobio of Quincy Jones

by Paige Turner

Q: The Autobio of Quincy Jones Paige Turner Book Review The new book, Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones reads almost like a fable or a fairy tale. The young Quincy Jones, with his twinkly eyes, wa...

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Fearless Jones

by Thumper

Fearless Jones Thumper Book Review After 5 years, Walter Mosley has returned to the mystery scene with a new pair of crime solvers for his novel Fearless Jones. It’s as if Mosley had never said...

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An Extraordinary Life: Josephine E. Jones

by Brenda M. Greene

An Extraordinary Life: Josephine E. Jones Brenda M. Greene Book Review Wendy Jones has written a tribute to her late mother Josephine E. Jones. Her mother was part of the Great Migration, depicted so...

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The Culinary Art Portfolio of Josephine E. Jones

by Carol Taylor

The Culinary Art Portfolio of Josephine E. Jones Carol Taylor Book Review The Culinary Art Portfolio is neither a cookbook nor a how-to-book. It’s a portfolio, with ready- to-frame prints of th...

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My Lovely Golden Rose: A Lifetime Of Poetic Reflections and Precious Memories

by Carol Taylor

My Lovely Golden Rose: A Lifetime Of Poetic Reflections and Precious Memories Carol Taylor Book Review My Lovely Golden Rose is a poetry and poetic prose collection of Carrolyn Pichet’s pers...

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Preacher’s Kid

by Kam Williams

Preacher’s Kid Kam Williams images/img2F.jpg Film Review Prodigal Daughter Learns Valuable Life Lessons in Moralizing Melodrama Preacher's Kid Rated PG-13 for mature themes, sexuality, vio...

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Butter: Novellas, Stories, and Fragments

by Robert Fleming

Butter: Novellas, Stories, and Fragments Robert Fleming Book Review Recently, I received a letter from lit legend Gayl Jones, saying that she wasn’t writing anymore. Discovered by iconic editor...

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Story/Time: The Life of an Idea

by Kam Williams

Story/Time: The Life of an Idea Kam Williams Book Review “In this ceaselessly questioning book, acclaimed African-American dancer, choreographer and director Bill T. Jones reflects on his art...

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How We Fight for Our Lives

by Brianna-Christine Alicea

How We Fight for Our Lives Brianna-Christine Alicea Book Review As a recipient of the Pushcart Prize, and fellowships from Cave Canem and Queer/Art/Mentorship, Saeed Jones is a poet and the author of...

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Palmares

by Robert Fleming

Palmares Robert Fleming Book Review No less than the esteemed late novelist Toni Morrison, the chief editorial gatekeeper of Random House, was stunned by the narrative power of Gayl Jones’ firs...

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The Birdcatcher

by Robert Fleming

The Birdcatcher Robert Fleming Book Review What the iconic African-American writer James Baldwin once told the young writers about the traditional stature of the prominent writers who put pen to pape...

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The Bridge

by Thumper

The Bridge Thumper Book Review The Bridge, the second novel by Solomon Jones, should blow open the doors that his debut novel, Pipe Dreams did not. I am getting excited simply remembering the book ...

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Beulah Hill

by Thumper

Beulah Hill Thumper Book Review I am sounding the alert that I just read a novel that has a strong black male character in it. Let’s imagine that I’m waving a big neon sign with...

Film Review

Eve’s Bayou

by Sherelle R. Williams

Eve’s Bayou Sherelle R. Williams images/eve’s.39.jpg Film Review   EVE’S BAYOU (1997) MPAA: Rated R for sexuality and language. Runtime: USA 109 minutes ...

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The Darkling

by Robert Fleming

The Darkling Robert Fleming Book Review This debut novel, by Keoni Anderson, has all of the earmarks of one of the pulps from the golden age of science fiction, with Henry, the fresh-scrubbed ...

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Consumed…

by Jacqueline Jones LaMon

Consumed… Jacqueline Jones LaMon Book Review AALBC.com review by Jacqueline Jones LaMon I firmly believe that there are no coincidences in this life, that we are presented with that which is f...

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Leaving Atlanta

by Thumper

Leaving Atlanta Thumper Book Review Tayari Jones enters the literary scene with Leaving Atlanta, a novel that takes place in 1979 Atlanta, Georgia during what came to be known as the Atlanta Child ...

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It’s All Love

by Robert Fleming

It’s All Love Robert Fleming Book Review If there is a commodity that is seriously misunderstood in our community, it is the emotion of love which binds us to each other. Marita Golden, a p...

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Howard Street

by Tony Lindsay

Howard Street Tony Lindsay Book Review Writers are introduced to the craft of writing through a variety avenues: reading, experience, teaching, and mimicking. Writers often copy the skill sets of tho...

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Soul Poems for My Sistas

by Felicia Pride

Soul Poems for My Sistas Felicia Pride Book Review Poetry is one literary form that far too many attempt with the misguided notion that it is easy to write. Between the length or the ability...

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Long Train…

by Jacqueline Jones LaMon

Long Train… Jacqueline Jones LaMon Book Review One of the magical qualities of reading is that we are transported from who we are and all that we know to be true into other realms. We are intr...

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Femme du Monde

by Tara Betts

Femme du Monde Tara Betts Book Review Spears Jones’ second collection Femme du Monde does not simply unfold the artful experiences of a woman who has traveled and soaked up the internatio...

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Ingleside: Based on a True Story

by Robert Fleming

Ingleside: Based on a True Story Robert Fleming Book Review As a former veteran newspaper reporter on the crime beat, I can smell a homicide when it’s authentic and this book is bursting at the...

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Confessions of a Call Girl

by Kam Williams

Confessions of a Call Girl Kam Williams confes55.jpg Film Review Tamala Jones Plays Conflicted Title Character in Kinky Blaxploitation Flick   Confessions of a Call Girl Click to ...

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The Birth of a Nation

by Kam Williams

The Birth of a Nation Kam Williams https://aalbc.com/reviews/images/birth-of-a-nation-movie-poster.jpg Film Review Reverential Biopic Revisits Life of Infamous Slave Revolt Leader Excellent (4 star...

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Freedom's Journal: The First African-American Newspaper

by Kam Williams

Freedom's Journal: The First African-American Newspaper Kam Williams Book Review “While the Constitution declares that all men are born free and equal, the wise corporation of the city of...

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October Baby

by Kam Williams

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 ...

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Shaft

by Kam Williams

Shaft Kam Williams images/shaft.1.jpg Film Review   Shaft Release in: 2000  Director: John Singleton  Genre: Action, Crime  Toni Collette - Diane Palmieri  Dan ...

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I Am Not Your Negro

by Kam Williams

I Am Not Your Negro Kam Williams https://aalbc.com/authors/images/im-not-your-negro.jpg Film Review Oscar-Nominated Documentary Inspired by James Baldwin’s Unfinished Manuscript Excellent (...

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American Violet

by Kam Williams

American Violet Kam Williams americ2.jpg Film Review Dramatization Revisits Infamous Case of Racial Profiling and Malicious Prosecution in Texas   American Violet Rat...

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Anonymous

by Kam Williams

Anonymous Kam Williams images/anonymous.jpg Film Review Intriguing Whodunit Suggests Shakespeare Was a Fraud Anonymous Rated PG-13 for violence and sexuality. Running time: 130 minutes Di...

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GhettoPhysics

by Kam Williams

GhettoPhysics Kam Williams images/ghettophysics.jpg Film Review Radical Fringe Flick Breaks World Down to Pimp and Hos GhettoPhysics: Will the Real Pimps and Hos Please Stand Up! Rated R for...

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Blacktrospective 2006

by Kam Williams

Blacktrospective 2006 Kam Williams https://aalbc.com/reviews/akeela46sm.jpg Film Review Blacktrospective 2006 ’ Annual Look Back at the Best (and Worst) in Black Cinema by Kam Williams   How d...

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Love Don’t Live Here Anymore

by Paige Turner

Love Don’t Live Here Anymore Paige Turner Book Review Randy, the main character in Denene Millner and Nick Chiles "Love Don’t Live Here Anymore" reflects on his marriage: "What ...

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Eight Minutes of Heaven

by Robert Fleming

Eight Minutes of Heaven Robert Fleming Book Review Travis English, author of Knights of Paris, returns with his second work of fiction, Eight Minutes of Heaven, a story about Derek Treadwell, w...

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The Legacy of Islamic Anti-Semitism

by Kam Williams

The Legacy of Islamic Anti-Semitism Kam Williams Book Review ’Is Islamic anti-Semitism only a modern phenomenon? During the last fifteen years, certain Western scholars have t...

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The Northern Stories of Charles Chesnutt

by Paige Turner

The Northern Stories of Charles Chesnutt Paige Turner Book Review Today’s image-obsessed pop stars pride themselves on continually unveiling new identities.  But truth be told, they are l...

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Conversation with the Mann

by Thumper

Conversation with the Mann Thumper Book Review Not since Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man has a first person narrative novel struck me with such a poignant sense of completeness and satisfaction a...

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Behind the Dark Veil

by Robert Fleming

Behind the Dark Veil Robert Fleming Book Review In an effective novel of horror and fantasy, New Jersey native Carolyn Holland’s Behind The Dark Veil, has all of the literary stylings of the tr...

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The New Age of Empire: How Racism and Colonialism Still Rule the World

by Robert Fleming

The New Age of Empire: How Racism and Colonialism Still Rule the World Robert Fleming Book Review It’s always beneficial to understand how learned minds, from abroad, view our current world wit...

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Victory Is Assured

by Robert Fleming

Victory Is Assured Robert Fleming Book Review Larger than life, controversial scribe Stanley Crouch loved to throw shade, raise hell, and put himself laughingly in the crosshairs. In the golden age o...

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Looking for Happy

by Judy Allen Dodson

Looking for Happy Judy Allen Dodson Book Review “Some days, Happy is Hard to Find” as we set out on a quest in this heartfelt and hopeful picture book, Looking For Happy, which follows a ...

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Legend of the Orange Scepter

by Robert Fleming

Legend of the Orange Scepter Robert Fleming Book Review It’s very difficult to write a Young Adult fiction. Also, the difficulty only increases when you add elements of science fiction and fant...

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The Ecstatic

by Thumper

The Ecstatic Thumper Book Review In a landmark volume on cultural stereotypes, Yuval Taylor (Faking It) and Jake Austen, the editor of Roctober Magazine, detail the history of the significance of...

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Darkest America: Black Minstrelsy from Slavery to Hip-Hop

by Robert Fleming

Darkest America: Black Minstrelsy from Slavery to Hip-Hop Robert Fleming Book Review In a landmark volume on cultural stereotypes, Yuval Taylor (Faking It) and Jake Austen, the editor of Roctober M...

Film Review

Linsanity

by Kam Williams

Linsanity Kam Williams linsanity.jpg Film Review Linsanity In Theaters: Oct 4, 2013 Limited Rated: PG Running time: 1 hr. 28 min. In English and Mandarin with subtitles Distributor: Ketchup ...

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Norbit

by Kam Williams

Norbit Kam Williams norbit9.jpg Film Review Na’ve Nerdy Nice Guy Search for True Love in Eddie Murphy Vehicle   Norbit Rated PG-13 for nudity, sexuality, profanity, and crude humor. Run...

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The Social Network

by Kam Williams

The Social Network Kam Williams images/69349_gal.jpg Film Review Damning Bio-Pic Recounts Rise of Ruthless Facebook Founder   The Social Network Click to Buy via Amazon.com Rate...

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The Five-Year Engagement

by Kam Williams

The Five-Year Engagement Kam Williams 5yearengagement.jpg Film Review Wedding Delays Strain Relationship in Raunchy Romantic Comedy   The Five-Year Engagement [2012] In Theaters: Apr 27, 201...

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White Coat Fever

by Thumper

White Coat Fever Thumper Book Review Roland S. Jefferson, author of the classic The School on 103rd Street, is back on the scene with his latest novel, White Coat Fever. The title of the novel is...

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When Frogs Grow Feet: The Un-Aborted Are Alive and Well

by Robert Fleming

When Frogs Grow Feet: The Un-Aborted Are Alive and Well Robert Fleming Book Review While When Frogs Grow Feet’s blurb links its juicy contents to Henry Miller’s classic wanton tale, Tro...

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Through The Storm

by Linda Watkins

Through The Storm Linda Watkins Book Review Coming of age is no easy feat. I think everyone still cringes at mistakes made as teenagers, which came from not listening to words of wisdom from mom and...

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Walking Among The Kudzu

by Emanuel Carpenter

Walking Among The Kudzu Emanuel Carpenter Book Review In H. Victoria Hargro Atkerson's latest book, "Walking Among the Kudzu," readers are taken on the journey of the life of Shelby ...

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The Lazarus Parable: A Revelation for the 21st Century

by Connie Bradley

The Lazarus Parable: A Revelation for the 21st Century Connie Bradley Book Review The Lazarus Parable by John C. Bonner is an apocalyptic tale which chronicles what the future holds for the planet ...

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A Distant Shore

by Linda Watkins

A Distant Shore Linda Watkins Book Review Caryl Phillips may have out done himself with his newest novel, A Distant Shore. It is in my opinion one of the most accomplished works I have read this ye...

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Mama Dearest

by Thumper

Mama Dearest Thumper Book Review As many of you know, Mama Dearest is the last book written by E. Lynn Harris. I was a fan of Harris’s during the Invisible Life days and a few books ...

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The Root of All Evil

by Lawrence Brown

The Root of All Evil Lawrence Brown Book Review Just as many African-American readers have started to complain about the lack of depth in of Black Literature, complaining about the all-too-familiar p...

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Ain’t But a Few of Us: Black Music Writers Tell Their Story

by Robert Fleming

Ain’t But a Few of Us: Black Music Writers Tell Their Story Robert Fleming Book Review Jazz is dead! If you believe that mess, you must not listen to radio or read any of the mainstream media. Howeve...

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Every Man a King

by Robert Fleming

Every Man a King Robert Fleming Book Review For those who love the creators of the hard-boiled private dicks from the 1930s such as Dashiell Hammett, James Cain, and Raymond Chandler, Walter Mosley&r...

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Princes of the Road

by Emanuel Carpenter

Princes of the Road Emanuel Carpenter Book Review In David Covin’s Princes of the Road, the author transports readers to the 1930s of America, where Jim Crow and racism ruled. The central cha...

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The Known World

by Thumper

The Known World Thumper Book Review As is becoming an unbreakable and pleasurable yearly excursion, I attended the 2003 Book Expo America (BEA) in Los Angeles. I love the BEA. The convention is all...

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The Black Dancing Body

by Rondall Brasher

The Black Dancing Body Rondall Brasher Book Review This book actually came to my attention last month on the home page of African American Literature Book Club. Troy had it in the revolving new titl...

Film Review

King: A Filmed Record… Montgomery to Memphis

by Kam Williams

King: A Filmed Record… Montgomery to Memphis Kam Williams king-movie-poster.jpg Film Review Oscar-Nominated, 1970 Documentary Chronicling Career of Dr. Martin Luther King Returns to Theaters King: ...

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Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

by Kam Williams

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins Kam Williams nicole20.jpg Film Review Egotistical Talk-Show Host Humbled at Crass Family Reunion   The Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins Click to or...

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Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)

by Kam Williams

Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010) Kam Williams images/why%20did%20I%20get%20married%202.jpg Film Review   Why Did I Get Married Too (2010)  Click to Order via Amazon Rated PG-13 for m...

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The Wood

by Kam Williams

The Wood Kam Williams images/thewoo35.jpg Film Review THE WOOD Paramount Director - Rick Famuyiwa Starring - Omar Epps, Richard T. Jones, Taye Diggs Comedy 112 min Rated R So-called "urban&...

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Butterfly Rising

by Troy Johnson

Butterfly Rising Troy Johnson images/tanya_wright.jpg Film Review A Letter from Tanya Wright Tanya Wright author/writer/director, BUTTERFLY RISING My name is Tanya Wright. I am an actress...

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