Black Literature

There's A Book ,Raising Black Boys By Kawanza Kunjufu.It ,Talks About Guiding Young Black Males Into Manhood,Tips,To Parents Raising Black Boys..That For Black,Parents Raising Their Children. So Many Irresponsible,Black Parents...

Ghostwriters are the individuals that are unknown because of the anonymous work they do. So, in order to get more projects as a ghostwriter, it is necessary to reveal yourself as a ghostwriter. Marketing a ghostwriters are also necessary because of the huge competition it has generated in recent years. The western fiction writers and nonfiction writers have joined the ghostwriting community which has transformed it to be competitive for a huge factor of writes working in this domain. In order to market yourself well, you should join different online websites that provide ghostwriters to the customers. This will add credibility and trust towards you as a ghostwriter. Do yo…

Dr. Martin. Luther. King Book. Where. Do. We. Go. From. Here. ,His ,Plan ,Thoughts. On. The. Future. Of. America. Jobs,Raising. Wages,Education . Poverty. ,Global. Poverty..The. Black. Church. ,The. Preachers. Are. A. Disgrace. Preachers. Murdering. Their. ,Wives,Raping. Children. Many. In. Prison. For. These. Crimes..,Preachers. Stealing. Millions. Of. Dollars. Buying. Cars And,Mansions. Not. Caring. About. Poverty. In. Black. Communities..-The. Democrats. Have. The White. House. Senate. House. Of. -Representatives. ,See. If. Anything. Changes. Pastor. Warnock. ,Elected. Senator. Is. A. Idiot. Like. All. Preachers. Not. Talking. About,Church. Corruption. ,Demonic. Pr…

Slave. Girl. Becomes. A. Vampire. Gilda. Stories. By. Jewelle Gomez..

topics Thirty-fifth cento poetry series entry Princess Candace New Year IF YOU MADE IT THIS FAR: Dredd staring Karl Urban , Danse Macabre from Camille Saint-Saëns, Comics for Autistic kids, How to have an american baby URL https://rmnewsletter.over-blog.com/2023/09/01/21/2024-rmnewsletter.html

topics ->The fifty-fifth of the Cento series. A cento is a poem made by an author from the lines of another author's work. In the series I place my cento and a link to the other authors poem. ->Apricot Earth ->Happy Summer Invitation ->Woman In a Fruit Dress ->Daily deviation glory June 2024 Dates IF YOU MADE IT THIS FAR : What makes canon? ; Stoney Jackson on streets of fire ; The first Black female superhero in USA comics ; Jazzday ; Hunger in NYC ; Zatoichi vs A Predator ; Collaborative World Build KWL roundtable URL https://rmnewsletter.over-blog.com/2023/10/06/09/2024-rmnewsletter.html

Carl Weber talks about how he came up with the characters for his novels. Fans of Weber will enjoy this video as his talk is delivered with the same drama and humor they've come to expect from his books.

Watch Nikky Finney, 2011 National Book Awards acceptance speech. http://aalbc.it/nikkyspeech "Black people were the only people in the United States ever explicitly, forbidden, to become literate." One industry icon said it best, "I was moved and speechless by Finny's acceptance speech... the woman spoke the truth with such grace and elegance....She done herself, and all of us Damn proud!

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When he had initially thought of calling his daughter to make sure his granddaughter was being watched after carefully, he dismissed the idea. He didn’t wish to offend his daughter. Of course, she was taking precautions to make sure that the ‘body snatchers’ didn’t get her little girl. He called a friend instead. “I know this may sound silly , but what is it about black women and this obsession with their bodies?” Davis paused. “Whatever happened to the old saying about beauty coming from within?” He sighed. “As a psychologist, I figured you might know. And while you’re at it, why do black women, as much shit as they talk, have such low self-esteem?” “Slavery.” “Sla…

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James Baldwin (age ~47) and Nikki Giovanni (age ~28) in conversation This conversation was taped in London in 1971 on a TV program called Soul! I remember when programming like this were more common and popular here it the US. Today there is much less focus on intelligent people. It is interesting to consider that i'm almost 10 years older than Baldwin is in the video below. It is even more interesting to consider that Nikki is now 76 years old. The photo on the right is one that I took with Giovanni in 2017. I really liked the way the interview filmed; the closeups, the tight shots of a hand or knee — it was really well done. …

I must start this post with a bit of background about myself. I am 33 years old and live in Southern California. At the age of 18 I joined the United States Marine Corps and served for ten years. After getting out of the military, I enrolled in community college. Only to drop out due to a diagnosis of PTSD and my inability to cope with life as it was. Months of homelessness, confusion, and hopelessness, I eventually received much needed help by choosing to go into a PTSD in-patient treatment program. It hasn’t been a year since I left the center, however, since then I now have housing, and I am enrolled in community college as an English Major. So, I am currentl…

Hello, all. I'm new here, so I'll attempt to be brief: I would like to suggest my book for review consideration. Alphabet of Black Cultures by Jeffrey Daniels, ISBN-13: 978-0976050827, published July 2020. Description: From A to Z, Alphabet of Black Cultures is a friendly introduction to the diverse and evolving cultures of a world connected by African heritage. Learners of all ages are invited to explore the music, inventions, games, foods, customs, and more. It's a 32 page, full color, hardcover book intended for juvenile nonfiction readers aged 6 to 12. The book has garnered some local interest prior to release here in the souths…

Hello, I am requesting a review of a newly released novel: Title: Just My Luck ISBN:978-0-9985576-5-6 Authors: Lelia Coles & Rosilyn Seay Publication Date: June 10, 2021 Brief Synopsis: Antoinette and Tina, mother and daughter, are ultimately the victims of choices—those they make and those made by others that impact them. Antoinette’s promising future was derailed as the result of unconscionable betrayal by those she trusted. Because of what she went through, she promised to do everything she could to prevent her daughter, Tina, from becoming the victim she had been. But, just before Tina’s fourteenth birthday, Antoinette disapp…

I realize with the second version of the color purple, how many black books have been reimagined in screen at least twice. I think fences by august wilson has been adapted at least twice. Color purple now twice, but it begs the question, how many? It may be revealing to find out how many black created works of literature have been made into films at least twice. What do said books have in common, or not? what about their reception? I am a fan of the book " I am legend" by richard matheson and a fan of both "last man on earth" with vincent price + "I am legend" by will smith. The following comparison is interesting to view. I admit I learned about the omega man, a mo…

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CENTO Series episode 94

Hello All, For all of you who are smart enough not to play any of those games on Facebook, good for you, don't get started. I made the mistake of beginning Zoo World. The game reminds me of the old Sim City game. I loved that game. Anyway, I started playing Zoo World and I'm hooked on it, like a crackhead to a pipe. Yesterday, I picked up my mail and got my copy of Ralph Ellison's new book Three Days Before the Shooting. I pulled that heavy ass book out of the envelope and felt my heart break into three different pieces. The book is over 1000 pages long! Oh yeah, it's a thick one. I picked up the book, then dropped it back down on my mother's dining roo…

Vampire Sapien – Rebuild The Race - by D T Pollard is released by Book Express Publishing. This 84 page epic poem is the saga of Jonathan Mumbai, a Vampire Sapien and his efforts to rebuild his race after a 300-year hibernation. Vampire Sapien - Press Release I have a new author page on Facebook, let me know if you like it. http://www.facebook.com/pages/D-T-Pollard/182834018424765#!/pages/D-T-Pollard/182834018424765?sk=wall

What's been going on with Kola Boof? I just did the most amazing interview with nthWORD magazine....it has to be my most revealing ever. It's the first time I got to talk in depth about publisher Johnny Temple and many other topics...such as Naomi Campbell's desire to play me in a film. I still get so many emails from Thumper's Corner visitors asking me a bevy of questions...I think you'll really appreciate the blunt honesty in this interview and where I'm at now with my career. "Literary Bad Girl Kola Boof" (Sessions) http://shorts.nthword.com/2012/04/literary-bad-girl-kola-boof-sessions.html nthWORD magazine

What is Steamfunk? Watch this video from the Steamfunk Panel at the Mahogany Masquerade and discover the history...the philosophy...the films; the literature; and the Movement!

Stephen L. Carter has a new series of books starting this October, published under the pseudonym A.L. Shields.

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As a society we have chosen wealth over virtue. The idea dedicate far less resources to more virtuous activities like education than we do selling cigarettes. It is why Trump is close to becoming president. Sadly we are exporting this belief system around the world. Perhaps this is way some cultures are so anti-american.

Please provide some constructive feedback on this video. Let me know what was good and what could be done better. Y'all know I have thick skin so don't worry about being perceived as hypercritical. I'm working with a book club called called The Tea, and am hoping to use videos like this to promote the best of Black literature, and I want to make them better. No matter what you think please subscribe to The Tea's and AALBC.com's Youtube Channels to keep this videos like this coming. The books highlighted in the video include: Unseen: Unpublished Black History from the New York Times Photo Archives by Dana Canedy, Darcy…

I am requesting a review for my memoir Too Brown To Keep: A Search For Love, Forgiveness, and Healing- ISBN # 978-0-578-44002-6 - author- Judy Fambrough-Billingsley, published on October 1, 2019, available on Amazon.com. For some reason I couldn't insert the image of my book cover??? Please email me directly, I'd be happy to send you a copy through that avenue. Thank you. Contact: Website: https://judyfambroughbillingsley.com Facebook: JFBAuthor

Between. The. World. And. Me. Author. Ta-Nehisi Coates. Tells. His. Son. About. Racism ,In. This,Country...

While talking about the problems with rap music today, it made me think about a documentary I watched earlier this week, I Called Him Morgan, on Netflix. The sound track alone was worth the price of the ticket. Art Blakley's Band -- Damn they were good!

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Hello, I hope you are well. I’d love for AALBC to consider reviewing my recently released picture book, Peaches. Please find requested details below. Thanks for considering! Gabriele Davis PEACHES by Gabriele Davis, illustrated by Kim Holt Publication Date: May 7, 2024 Abrams Books for Young Readers ISBN 978-1419757372 Hardcover Picture Book, 40 pages Synopsis Side by side with Daddy and Grandma, a young girl is determined to take part in her family’s tradition of baking the perfect peach cobbler just like Mama used to. From picking peaches, to stirring and mixing, to kneading the…

The quality isn’t great, but this is better than not recording the moment at all, because twenty years ago, given the media's coverage, you would have had no idea Black folks had such a large presence at BEA. C-SPAN published hours of coverage: https://www.c-span.org/program/book-tv/bookexpo-america/145533 and you barely see Black people. I always cringe when I see myself on video, that is probably why it took me 20 years to post the video 🙂

This book came across my desk today. Good Fortune by Noni Carter What stuck me about this title is that Noni, the author, is only 18 years old. At first I questioned whether someone so young would have the experience or knowledge to write a compelling story on such a subject (see description below). [i know someone is saying, "Well Troy, the fact that it was published by Simon & Schuster, should be evidence to the quality].At any rate, the promotional copy described how the story is based on Noni's great-great-great-great grandmother. So I figured the family history provided at some background for a moving story -- probably worth checking out... Brutally…

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AALBC.com's February 2011 eNewsletter was published February 25th. Please check it out http://mim.io/2c95e (all ways looking for critical feedback)

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I would like to link all of the Power List best-selling books, to an independent, publisher of book reviews that has reviewed any of the Power List Best-selling books. I can only link to one site for each book, but it is a good way to help with SEO and build traffic to your website if you are a publisher of book reviews. The Fall 2013 Powerlist list will be published on Monday (Oct 28). So visit http://powerlist.info on that day to see what we need. You will be able to easily determine which books need reviewing because it will be missing a link to a book review. In example shown, I need a review of Men We Reaped and I already have one from Su…

Some good news in the Black book world! By the way, ALL of the books Patrik mentions are excellent!

Despite all of the money, time and energy only 2% of my traffic comes from Facebook. Not much more than Wikipedia, which I have invested a negligible amount of energy. Chris, this will be the type of information I will share in the article I'm writing. I created this image for the course I teach at Baruch College. I have also looked at Facebook data from a fews years ago when I had 1/10 the number of fans than I do now and I was get more traffic back then than I do now. As you can see not other social media platform, including Twitter, Pinterest, and LinkedIn cam in the top 10 and generated much less than a 1% of my overall traffic combined. I'…

As a writer, and artist of other forms, I see the arts in general, especially the segment of the African American diaspora, as entering a whole new awakening. Since 2003, when I self published my first title, Love Don't Live Here I've seen the publishing world go through many fazes. Many new, and unexperienced AA writers, took not just the self publishing world by storm, but the whole punlishing industry. Over the years the whole industry has had to change, how they do things, and aclnowledge that, self publishing isn't a fad. It's here to stay. One of the things, I'm delighted to see, are the new era, of multi talented artists. These artists, write books, have…

New Film Review: MAYA ANGELOU: AND STILL I RISE An Intimate Look at the Life of Iconic Poet, Writer, and Activist:

This along the same of as the articles like "The Case for Reparations" by Ta-Nehisi Coates and "The Decline of Black Business And what it means for American democracy" by Brian S. Feldman. Of course art of the reason is structural, but the largest impact is mental. “... [we are taught to be] docile and compliant with being taught to be a mule and a burden bearer whose only goal in life is to seek approval and acceptance and to qualify to work for white people.”

I guess technically it is alleged because Tavis has vehemently denied all allegations. These photos was taken during the launch of Tavis Smiley's publishing company Smiley Books. As the numbers of sexual predators continue to rise and the careers and reputations of seemingly reputable people are deservedly destroyed, it really makes you wonder do all people with an ounce of power abuse it to the determinant of others? It has been my experience that many successful people will stop at nothing for more money and the power it brings; enslaving people for hundreds of years--cool; commit genocide--where do do I sign up; take people's homes-…

KASI LEMMONS TO WRITE AND DIRECT FILM ADAPTATION OF MAAZA MENGISTE’S THE SHADOW KING FOR ATLAS ENTERTAINMENT The Bestselling Novel was Released Last Year to Rave Reviews Los Angeles, CA (April 16, 2020) – Fresh off the Academy Award nominated film “Harriet,” Kasi Lemmons has come on board to write and direct the adaptation of Maaza Mengiste’s critically acclaimed, bestselling, historical fiction novel The Shadow King for Atlas Entertainment, the company announced today. A gripping novel set during Mussolini’s 1935 invasion of Ethiopia, The Shadow King takes us back to the first real conflict of World War II, casting light on the Ethiopian wom…

I'm experimenting with Instagram again (everyone touts it as the best way to engage with people). I found an easy way to post from my lap top (installing Instagram on my cell phone is a nonstarter).

To help combat Wealth Inequality we are proud to announce Danielle the Girl From New York’s Annual Coloring Contest is starting to accept entries JULY 31, 2021 First Prize $100 Second Prize $50 Third Prize $25 Winners will be announced October 1, 2021 Purchase the book 📖 6 Magic Cans of Happiness at http://Daniellegfny.com Take a picture of the book and contestants. Take a picture of the contestant and entry Take a picture of the entry Submit all three pictures to Daniellegfny@gmail.com Please pass it on. #books #contest