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The Strawberry Letter: Real Talk

by Kam Williams

The Strawberry Letter: Real Talk Kam Williams Book Review "I’ve been Shirley’s partner in radio for over ten years now… I am amazed by how she manages to balance her personal and...

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The Last Love Letter

by Robert Fleming

The Last Love Letter Robert Fleming Book Review Amanda Easton, the author of The Last Love Letter, has a history of letter writing going back to her college days when she sometimes said the...

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A Letter To My Father

by Linda Watkins

A Letter To My Father Linda Watkins Book Review I had high expectations of debut autobiography, A Letter to My Father, by John W. Griffin, mainly because of my love for autobiographies and also due ...

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The Courage to Hope: How I Stood Up to the Politics of Fear

by Kam Williams

The Courage to Hope: How I Stood Up to the Politics of Fear Kam Williams Book Review “In the summer of 2010, Shirley Sherrod was catapulted into a media storm that blew apart her life…...

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We the Party

by Kam Williams

We the Party Kam Williams wetheparty.jpg Film Review The African-American answer to American Pie!   We the Party [2012] In Theaters: Apr 6, 2012 Limited Comedy Directed By: Mario V...

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This Side of Glory

by Thumper

This Side of Glory Thumper Book Review This Side Of Glory: The Autobiography of David Hilliard and the Story of the Black Panther Party by David Hilliard and Lewis Cole On my continuing quest in read...

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Men We Cherish

by Thumper

Men We Cherish Thumper Book Review African-American Women Praise The Men In Their Lives, Edited by Brooke Stephens is an anthology. A book filled with laughter, heartache, inspiration, comfort, heart...

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Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters

by Kam Williams

Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters Kam Williams Book Review In this tender, beautiful letter to his daughters, President Barack Obama has written a moving tribute to thirteen groundbreaki...

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Black Like You

by Kam Williams

Black Like You Kam Williams Book Review ’Listening to Knipp, a white man, impersonating Shirley Q. Liquor, a Black woman, was one thing. Actually seeing a white man in blackface dra...

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Bastards of the Party

by Kam Williams

Bastards of the Party Kam Williams bastar2.jpg Film Review Documentary Highlights the Grim Side of Ghetto Gangsta Lifestyle Bastards of the Party Film Review by Kam William...

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Dave Chappelle’s Block Party

by Kam Williams

Dave Chappelle’s Block Party Kam Williams block_2.jpg Film Review Conscious-Raising Concert Flick Combines Comedy and Hip-Hop Dave Chappelle’s Block Party   Excellent (4 stars) Unrated ...

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The Imperfect Marriage: Help for Those Who Think It’s Over

by Kam Williams

The Imperfect Marriage: Help for Those Who Think It’s Over Kam Williams Book Review “Marriage is a battlefield. Trust us, we know. Our marriage has suffered through—and survived—a...

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Party Crashing

by Kam Williams

Party Crashing Kam Williams Book Review ’Unlike their parents and grandparents, young black Americans no longer view their political identity as black and white, so to speak. Today,...

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Relationships

by Tiffany M. Davis

Relationships Tiffany M. Davis Book Review Leonard Jenkins II’s first book, Relationships (Volume I): Lessons Before Dying, is a tale of love (finding it, losing it, keeping it) set against an ...

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For Every One

by Vanessa Vanzie

For Every One Vanessa Vanzie Book Review The title of the book, For Everyone, by Jason Reynolds states exactly who the book is for; that means it is written for you and for me. The timely message was...

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Dear Star Baby

by Judy Allen Dodson

Dear Star Baby Judy Allen Dodson Book Review Dear Star Baby by Malcolm Newsome is a heartwarming, sensitive, and beautifully written picture book that addresses the delicate subject of grief and loss...

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Race Matters

by Kirby Roy III

Race Matters Kirby Roy III Book Review Reading and evaluating the overriding themes in Cornel West’s Race Matters, which was published in 1993, given the context of events that have occurred si...

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Things I Should Have Told My Daughter: Lies

by Kam Williams

Things I Should Have Told My Daughter: Lies Kam Williams Book Review “In addition to being one of the most popular living playwrights in America, Pearl Cleage is a best-selling author with an...

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Madea’s Big Happy Family

by Kam Williams

Madea’s Big Happy Family Kam Williams images/73551_gal.jpg Film Review Tyler Perry Back in Drag for More Tomfoolery as Madea Madea’s Big Happy Family [2011] Rated PG-13 for profanity, m...

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Wrong on Race

by Kam Williams

Wrong on Race Kam Williams Book Review ’It must be acknowledged that in the progress of nations Negroes have shown less capacity for government than any other race of people. No independen...

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The Loneliness of the Black Republican: Pragmatic Politics and the Pursuit of Power

by Kam Williams

The Loneliness of the Black Republican: Pragmatic Politics and the Pursuit of Power Kam Williams Book Review “This study introduces readers to key figures across a spectrum of black Republican...

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The Black Agenda

by Robert Fleming

The Black Agenda Robert Fleming Book Review Who was Glen Ford? If you ask that question of some of the best critical thinkers in the Black community, they would say Ford was one of the most capabl...

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Blue in Green

by Robert Fleming

Blue in Green Robert Fleming Book Review On August 25, 1959, jazz trumpeter Miles Davis escorts a white girl to a cab, lights a cigarette outside Birdland, and a city policeman harasses the black man...

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The Dow Twins' Legacy: 50 Years of Disco Reflections

by Michael A. Gonzales

The Dow Twins' Legacy: 50 Years of Disco Reflections Michael A. Gonzales Book Review Coming of age in the disco era 1970s, even as a kid, I knew about the cool clubs where people dressed fly and boog...

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Fear of a Black Republican

by Kam Williams

Fear of a Black Republican Kam Williams fearofablackrepublican.jpg Film Review   Fear of a Black Republican Unrated Running time: 111 Minutes Studio: Shamrock Stine Productions DV...

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Better Mus' Come: In Theaters: March 15, 2013

by Kam Williams

Better Mus' Come: In Theaters: March 15, 2013 Kam Williams https://aalbc.com/reviews/better-mus-come.jpg Film Review Better Mus’ Come In Theaters: Mar 15, 2013 Limited Written and Directed by Stor...

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The Man from Essence: Creating a Magazine for Black Women

by Kam Williams

The Man from Essence: Creating a Magazine for Black Women Kam Williams Book Review “I know what they say about me—that I am too quiet and low-key, unassuming, even clueless. Not the one...

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Malcolm X: A Graphic Biography

by Troy Johnson

Malcolm X: A Graphic Biography Troy Johnson Book Review The age of multitasking needs better narrative history. It must be absolutely factual, immediately accessible, smart, and brilliantly fun....

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A Perilous Path: Talking Race, Inequality, and the Law

by Kam Williams

A Perilous Path: Talking Race, Inequality, and the Law Kam Williams Book Review We are definitely in challenging times. A lot of things so many of us fought for are being deliberately and actively ro...

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Half of a Yellow Sun

by Kam Williams

Half of a Yellow Sun Kam Williams Half-of-a-Yellow-Sun.jpg Film Review Colonial Nigeria Provides Backdrop for Sweeping Romance Saga Half of a Yellow Sun In Theaters: May 16, 2014 Limited Rated...

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The Gem Connection

by Robert Fleming

The Gem Connection Robert Fleming Book Review This is the usual jewel heist, complicated by a ruthless murder. These are the facts: Wealthy jeweler Clinton Windell, a man who is used to getting his o...

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Shoe Fetish 2: Grown Into High Heels

by Carol Taylor

Shoe Fetish 2: Grown Into High Heels Carol Taylor Book Review Shoe Fetish 2: Grown Into High Heels is part social commentary, murder mystery, female empowerment novel; and is as much a search for sel...

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Corruption Officer: From Jail Guard to Perpetrator inside Rikers Island

by Kam Williams

Corruption Officer: From Jail Guard to Perpetrator inside Rikers Island Kam Williams Book Review “This shocking memoir from a former corrections officer… shares an eye-opening, gritty,...

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Round & Round Together

by Kam Williams

Round & Round Together Kam Williams Book Review “About four months before the March on Washington, Dr. Martin Luther King was arrested during demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama. While in j...

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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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Growing Up In The Nation’s Capital: We Made It, But It Took An Entire Village

by Carol Taylor

Growing Up In The Nation’s Capital: We Made It, But It Took An Entire Village Carol Taylor Book Review “I am a native Washingtonian, but I did not ‘live’ where most people want t...

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Obama Talks Back: Global Lessons A Dialogue with America’s Young Leaders

by Kam Williams

Obama Talks Back: Global Lessons A Dialogue with America’s Young Leaders Kam Williams Book Review “This collection of letters [offer] a rare glimpse into the dialogue between our nation&rsquo...

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In My Father’s House

by Thumper

In My Father’s House Thumper Book Review In My Father’s House is the first installment to a new series the late E. Lynn Harris was working on at the time of his death. I don’t know if t...

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Blues From Down Deep

by Thumper

Blues From Down Deep Thumper Book Review Reviewed by Thumper Blues From Down Deep is the second novel I have read by Gwynne Forster, the first being Once In A Lifetime which I enjoyed. I was not pl...

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Summer Snow

by Thumper

Summer Snow Thumper Book Review Summer Snow: Reflections from a Black Daughter of the South, is a collection of essays by Trudier Harris, based on her memories, observations and opinions that came ...

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Between the World and Me

by Kam Williams

Between the World and Me Kam Williams Book Review “In a profound work that pivots from the biggest questions about american history and ideals to the most intimate concerns of a father for h...

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Bamboozled by Jesus

by Carol Taylor

Bamboozled by Jesus Carol Taylor Book Review Part self-help, part comedic memoir, part inspirational and motivational how-to, Yvonne Orji’s Bamboozled by Jesus is heartfelt and relatable advice...

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Hand-Me-Down Dreams

by Robert Fleming

Hand-Me-Down Dreams Robert Fleming Book Review Phillip Wilhite’s novel, Hand-Me-Down Dreams, happens in a period in the glory days of big-league sports during 1980, when the media and baseball ...

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Burial Ground

by Eryka Parker

Burial Ground Eryka Parker Book Review I recently spent time diving into the pages of Burial Ground, a collection of poetry by Glenda R. Taylor. The ethereal cover and enticing description sucked me ...

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Black Women, Ivory Tower

by Ahmad Wright

Black Women, Ivory Tower Ahmad Wright Book Review The best colleges and universities in the nation promise a sense of belonging, public validation, and personal relationships that can last a lifetime...

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This Leaves Me Okay

by Ahmad Wright

This Leaves Me Okay Ahmad Wright Book Review It is not every day that your grandmother writes you a letter. Even rarer for a grandmother with an eighth-grade education to write periodically in her ow...

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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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Telling It Like It Is: The Remarkable Life Experiences of My Aunt Edna

by Carol Taylor

Telling It Like It Is: The Remarkable Life Experiences of My Aunt Edna Carol Taylor Book Review Telling It Like It Is, is equal parts historical biography, personal recollections, family memories, an...

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Who We Be: The Colorization of America

by Kam Williams

Who We Be: The Colorization of America Kam Williams Book Review “Race. A four-letter word. The greatest social divide in American life, a half-century ago and today. During that time, the ...

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The Boys of Baraka

by Kam Williams

The Boys of Baraka Kam Williams the_bo3.jpg Film Review Kenya as Alternative to Mean Streets of Baltimore   The Boys of Baraka Directed by Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady Genre: Documentary Runtime: 8...

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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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The Meaning of Michelle

by Kam Williams

The Meaning of Michelle Kam Williams Book Review “Michelle Obama is unlike any other First Lady in American History. From her first moment on the public stage, she has challenged traditional Am...

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19 Years Old & 19 Men Later: A Memoir

by Kam Williams

19 Years Old & 19 Men Later: A Memoir Kam Williams Book Review “I wrote this book as a guide for young women so that they won’t make the same mistakes I’ve made… I really...

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The Covenant with Black America

by Kam Williams

The Covenant with Black America Kam Williams Book Review Book Review by Kam Williams "Why a Covenant with Black America? In short, because’ without organization, black folk will ...

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What Went Wrong in Ohio

by Kam Williams

What Went Wrong in Ohio Kam Williams Book Review With the November elections just over the horizon, this might be as good a time as ever to take note of what happened in Ohio in 2004 in order to b...

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Ain’t Nothing Like Freedom

by Kam Williams

Ain’t Nothing Like Freedom Kam Williams Book Review “Elected six times to the House from the state of Georgia, Cynthia McKinney cut a trail through Congressional deceit like a hot ember throug...

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Blacklash: How Obama and the Left Are Driving Americans to the Government Plantation

by Kam Williams

Blacklash: How Obama and the Left Are Driving Americans to the Government Plantation Kam Williams Book Review “There is this strange notion that because I am black I should agree with all blac...

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Before Brown

by Kam Williams

Before Brown Kam Williams Book Review "Before Brown details the ferment in civil rights that took place across the South before the momentous Brown vs. Board of Education decision in 1954. T...

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Front Row Seat: A Photographic Portrait of the Presidency of George W. Bush

by Kam Williams

Front Row Seat: A Photographic Portrait of the Presidency of George W. Bush Kam Williams Book Review “I was privileged to work with Eric Draper during my entire Presidency. I got to know him ...

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From Ike to Mao and Beyond: My Journey from Mainstream America to Revolutionary Communist

by Herb Boyd

From Ike to Mao and Beyond: My Journey from Mainstream America to Revolutionary Communist Herb Boyd Book Review Like many red-blooded American boys, Bob Avakian’s early years were consumed wi...

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Harlem Redux

by Thumper

Harlem Redux Thumper Book Review Persia Walker busts on the literary scene burnin’ rubber and smokin’ with her debut novel, Harlem Redux, a multi-faceted fictional tapestry. Harlem Redux...

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Last Man Standing

by Thumper

Last Man Standing Thumper Book Review The year, 2002, I decided to take Black History Month literally by reading books that expanded my scope of being black in America. I decided to read Last Man Sta...

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Naughty or Nice

by Thumper

Naughty or Nice Thumper Book Review It’s Christmas time for the McBroom sisters and all three got man trouble. Frankie, the oldest sister, can’t seem to find Mr. Right in her everyday l...

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Player Haters

by Thumper

Player Haters Thumper Book Review No one writes drama like Carl Weber. I don’t know how he does it. He keeps throwing out books that I swallow whole with no salt or pepper while having a croo...

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Jungle Nights & Soda Fountain Rags

by Kalamu ya Salaam

Jungle Nights & Soda Fountain Rags Kalamu ya Salaam Book Review Brian Gilmore is a cut above. His 30-part poem on Duke Ellington is deep and deft. Each section can stand alone, but taken as a whole ...

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Ordinary Girls: A Memoir

by Brenda M. Greene

Ordinary Girls: A Memoir Brenda M. Greene Book Review Jaquira Diaz, in her memoir Ordinary Girls, crafts a story that illustrates the intersection of race, ethnicity, sexuality, and poverty on the li...

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Panorama: The Missing Chapter: From the Memoir Views from the Cockpit

by Robert Fleming

Panorama: The Missing Chapter: From the Memoir Views from the Cockpit Robert Fleming Book Review With Panorama – The Missing Chapter From The Memoir Views From The Cockpit: The Journey Of A Son...

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Youth Change Agent

by Shaundale Rénā

Youth Change Agent Shaundale Rénā Book Review In a time when phrases like “inner child” and “mental wellness” have become common in discussions of personal growth, Keith Stric...

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The Audacity of Hope

by Kam Williams

The Audacity of Hope Kam Williams Book Review ’There’s a school of thought that sees the Founding Fathers only as hypocrites and the Constitution only as a betrayal of the grand ideal...

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The Blackbird Papers

by Thumper

The Blackbird Papers Thumper Book Review It never fails that every year there is one book in which the book’s good publicity reaches me before the book does. This year one of the books is Ian ...

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Scottsboro

by Thumper

Scottsboro Thumper Book Review The history book train that I hopped on a few months ago is still rolling strong with no station stop in sight. The ride continues with the novel Scottsboro ...

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Who Does She Think She Is

by Thumper

Who Does She Think She Is Thumper Book Review Demons and condemned souls must be having snowball fights in Hell because I not only read another Benilde Little book; I actually liked it. I know, I kn...

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A Person of Interest

by Thumper

A Person of Interest Thumper Book Review I have begun looking forward to reading novels written by Ernest Hills. I became a fan of his work after reading two of his previous novels; ...

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Melancholia

by Kam Williams

Melancholia Kam Williams melancholia.jpg Film Review Siblings React Differently to Impending Extinction-Level Event in Apocalyptic Adventure Melancholia [2011] Rated R for sexuality, profanity a...

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Night Catches Us

by Kam Williams

Night Catches Us Kam Williams images/img2B4.jpg Film Review Period Piece about Prodigal Black Panther’s Released on DVD Night Catches Us Click to Buy via Amazon.com Rated R for vi...

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Sucka 4 Luv

by Kam Williams

Sucka 4 Luv Kam Williams sucka-4-luv.jpg Film Review Sucka 4 Luv (2014) Click to Buy or Rent This Film Unrated Running time: 84 minutes Distributor: Pierre Films Romance Film Review...

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Think Like a Man Too

by Kam Williams

Think Like a Man Too Kam Williams think-like-a-man-too.jpg Film Review Think Like a Man Too In Theaters: Jun 20, 2014 Wide Rated PG-13 for profanity, drug use, crude humor, sexual references and ...

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W. (2008)

by Kam Williams

W. (2008) Kam Williams w.htm13.jpg Film Review Oliver Stone Chronicles Bush’s Checkered Career with Damning Bio-Pic W. Rated PG-13 for profanity, sexual references, smoking, alc...

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Endgame

by Kam Williams

Endgame Kam Williams endgam10.jpg Film Review South African Docudrama Chronicles Demise of Apartheid Endgame Rated PG-13 for violence, profanity and disturbing images. In En...

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I Can Do Bad All by Myself

by Kam Williams

I Can Do Bad All by Myself Kam Williams img1A.jpg Film Review DVD Features Adaptation of Tyler Perry’s Music-Driven Morality Play I Can Do Bad All by Myself Click to order via Amazon Rat...

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