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Here is a summary of the book and a link to Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Weeping-Time-Largest-Auction-American/dp/1316643484/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1497538883&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Weeping+TIme In 1859, at the largest recorded slave auction in American history, over 400 men, women, and children were sold by the Butler Plantation estates. This book is one of the first to analyze the operation of this auction and trace the lives of slaves before, during, and after their sale. Immersing herself in the personal papers of the Butlers, accounts from journalists that witnessed the auction, genealogical records, and oral histories, Anne C. Bailey weaves toge…

So it's almost over. Did you read a poetry book this month? Go to a reading? Watch a poetry film or DVD? Check out a poet's website?

SAW ON A BLACK WEBSITE , SOMEONE SAID MAYBE DR. BEN CARSON WOULD BE A BETTER PRESIDENT FOR BLACK PEOPLE THAN PRESIDENT OBAMA/THE NEO NAZI REPUBLICANS WILL NOT ELECT DR. CARSON FOR THAT HIGH POSITION//.REPUBLICANS ARE RACIST AND DR. CARSON KNOWS IT, /HE IS A INTELLIGENT DOCTOR,AUTHOR////WHAT WOULD HE DO,AS PRESIDENT////WRITE MORE BOOKS,WHY ARE THERE NOT MORE BLACK INDEPENDENT POLITICIANS////

Last night I took the plunge and released the premiere issue of Clarence the Cabbie Confidential. Mommy Be So Mean She Takes My Money is available to the general public. It’s a spin off from the series Danielle the Girl From News York. You can still get a free copy at http://Daniellegfny.com/freemommy or buy a copy for $2.99 https://www.paypal.com/instantcommerce/checkout/ML999L4TEKUAJ

BLACK PEOPLE WHO ARE WEAK,SO ADDICTED OR IS IT POVERTY,/RAP SONGS HAVE GLAMOURIZED DRUGS..FOR YEARS../WHITE PEOPLE CAN BUY AND SELL DRUGS WITHOUT,BODIES, PILED UP,IN BLACK COMMUNITIES SELLING DRUGS IS A VIOLENT ENTREPUNEUR BUISNESS..THE BUYERS ARE AS GUILTY AS THE GUN VIOLENT SELLERS//DRUG WARS BODIES ON THE GROUND INNOCENT AND GUILTY///////WAS THERE EVER A WAR ON DRUGS......ARYAN BROTHERHOOD IS A WHITE SUPREMACY PRISON GANG/NEO NAZI BEHIND BARS/THE ARYAN NATION PRISON GANG ARE INVOLVED IN INMATE PROSTITUTION, MURDER FOR HIRE AND DRUG TRAFFICKING//WHERE ARE THEY GETTING DRUGS …

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Publisher’s Name: Lajuanda Lilease G. Book Title: Trampling of the Weeds ISBN-13: 978-1532747823 Publishing Date: March 2016 Book Synopsis: Set in present day Harlem. A family must come to grips with its dysfunction. Zemirah has the support of friends, but is conflicted on if and how she should continue keeping them in her life, while moving forward into adulthood. Clifford, a strong young man battling Agoraphobia is ready to be seen as a man and be independent, but how, if he does not know how to get out of his own way? Ne’Shama the oldest sibling is trapped wanting to do more for her family, but when she has already been stretched …

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Tune in this Saturday, April 14, 7:30 pm (EDT) or Sunday April 15 at 10 pm (EDT) to Book-TV. Black Classic Press founder W. Paul Coates discusses the history of the Press - one of the oldest independent Black publishing companies in the US. To find your local air times check C-SPAN. …

NEWS from the LIBRARY of CONGRESS August 5, 2015 Press contact: Gayle Osterberg, (202) 707-0020; gosterberg@loc.gov Public contact: Center for the Book (202) 707-5221; cfbook@loc.gov Spanish version of the press release: www.loc.gov/today/pr/2015/15-138.html New International Pavilion at the Library of Congress 2015 National Book Festival Features Celebrated Writers From Throughout Latin America Best-selling Latin American fiction writers from numerous countries, including Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Peru and Argentina, will be featured in the new International Pavilion at the Library of Congress National Book Festival on Saturday, Sept. 5, at the Walter E. Washington Conve…

Author: Steven C. Thedford Book: Title: Kwansabas & Other Poetmes ISBN: 978-0975973059 Publication Date: January 17, 2021 Request: I am interested in a book review. The Kwansaba is an African American verse form of praise created in 1995 by Eugene B. Redmond, East St. Louis Poet Laureate and professor of English at Southern Illinois-East St. Louis. The poems honor Kwanzaa, a celebration of family and African American culture, and praise writers such as Richard Wright and Sonia Sanchez. The poetic style of the Kwansaba utilizes the number seven, the numeric foundation of Kwanzaa. Thus, a Kwansaba is a heptastich, a poem of sev…

Earlier this year we killed a project we worked on for over two years called the Power List. It was an attempt to fill in the void left when Essence Magazine abandoned their bestsellers list almost a decade ago. Unfortunately, the Power List was never embraced enough to make it worth the effort to continue producing. After I started the AALBC.com website upgrade, allocating resources to maintaining the Power List, was impossible to justify. Especially when you consider that I'm expanding AALBC.com's Bestsellers list The really interesting thing is that people still cite the Essence's list even though the list has been defunct for years. I received a galley …

If you are into history I think you find this book fascinating. It tells the story of one HBCU's struggle to survive. Somehow Amazon is selling the book for $17.61 (it lists for $30) which is a steal for this impressive volume* I just discovered that Nnamdi Azikiwe (Nigeria's first president), attended went to Storer college An American Phoenix: A History of Storer College from Slavery to Desegregation 1865-1955 In the first book-length study of Storer College, Dawne Raines Burke tells the story of the historically black institution from its Reconstruction origins to its demise in 1955. Established by Northern Baptists in the aboliti…

The purpose of the map is to highlight independent Black owned bookstores and bookstores that serve the Black community. For more information visit: We are still collecting data on the bookstores that have closed, and are updating information on the bookstores which remain open. Send updates to troy@aalbc.com

My name is Kaushay Ford and I am the co-author of "The Little-Known Heroes: Claudette Colvin" (ISBN: 978-1-7354873-0-4). I am interested in a book review of our children's book! "The Little-Known Heroes: Claudette Colvin" is the first book in The Little-Known Heroes Series by authors Kaushay & Spencer Ford. Published on June 14, 2021, this book is recommended for children ages 5 - 8 years old and is intended for parents and children to read together. The book tells the story of teenage civil rights activist Claudette Colvin. As a young girl, Claudette was involved with the NAACP and was inspired to stand up for her rights. One day, while riding…

Side Piece – Free Limited Time Twenty-three year old Amber Watkins unexpectedly entered the outwardly glamorous and exciting world of being the side piece of professional basketball superstar Jamal Franklin. Amber travels the country to be available for Jamal to provide for him what he feels he’s not getting from his wife. The realities and perks of being the other woman surprised Amber and reached its pinnacle during a crazy week at the All-Star game in Las Vegas where wives, girlfriends and jumpoffs all mixed and mingled with the wives never knowing they were around. Amber’s secret life is exposed in a surprising fashion and she is even more shocked to find out ho…

Hey @Delano of course you came to mind when this email to help me promote audio book came in the mail today. I clicked my sign, but failed to see the connection with me or Astrology. Does anyone's list of audio book recommendations resonate with them? Click your zodiac sign below (based on your date of birth) to find your perfect picks, which you can purchase through AALBC ! …

On March 2nd 1997, I registered the domain AALBC.com. I had already been working on the website for the previous 5 months, and could never have imagined that I would still be working on it over 18 years later. Over the years I’ve worked a variety of jobs in a bunch of locations, and nothing has ever motivated me more than the work I put into AALBC.com. I work hard on the website and have sacrificed a great deal to keep it going, but it never felt like work, and the sacrifices pale in comparison with what I receive in return. AALBC.com can’t survive in a vacuum. It only has value when others see value in it. So I must say, “THANK YOU” to all the read…

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The latest newsletter I emailed this week, performed relatively well, a better than 25% open rate, good engagement across the items listed, new paid subscribers, and a number of emails thanking me — especially for introducing people to the writer N.K. Jemisin; which I've excerpted below. This morning I received the following email: Hello, I hope all is well. If I am not mistaken...Octavia Butler has won the Hugo Award several times. You mentioned Jemison is the first black writer to win this award. You should do some research to verify this information. Thank you, While I'm far from perfect this email irked me mainly because the women…

Hello AALBC Readers, I would like to announce the release of my book "Chief of Sinners". The title is listed on line at: http://www.amazon.com/Michelle-Andre/e/B00GZYBZ2C Thanks, Michelle Andre'

One NOVEMBER 1942 It was one thing to be cold, but quite another to be freezing. Not long ago, Paul Madsen, had been warm and safe. At home. Now he was in New York where his mind raced to find a way to rouse up some inner warmth. With nearly everything else having failed, he imagined himself back at home in England and for a while the charade worked. He forgot about how cold and miserable he actually felt, but within a few seconds a harsh wind soured him on the game he was playing. Yet the blistering cold was not the only difficulty Madsen faced. He was dying, literally falling apart internally at what one doctor had said was a…

Good Old Fashioned Comming Sense; Books by J. California Cooper. Cooper is one of my favorite writers. I have not read everything she has written, but what I have read I've thoroughly enjoyed. For you discussion forum regulars think Cynique, but with more of a Christian sensibility. Now you don't have to be a hardcore Southern Baptist to enjoy Cooper's work, but if you are culturally African-American her work will definitely resonate, and if you are not, you learn something about our culture.

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After suffering a tragic loss, Mia Davis looks towards her future, to move on from a heartbreaking past. Will new life, love and laughter help her to find her way, or will death, deceit, and disloyalty overcome her. Can she trust those close to her? Can they trust her? It's often said that, “Whatever doesn't kill us only makes us stronger.” This may be true individually, but is this true in relationships? Does “no matter what” really mean just that?

The Mosaic Literary Conference presents creative ways for keeping books and reading valuable sources of knowledge and creativity. This day of professional-development workshops will help educators incorporate literature into existing curricula to further explore course work that focuses on cultures, history, and social studies Ticket price includes: conference, one-year subscription to Mosaic Literary Magazine, lesson plan samples, gift bag, continental breakfast, and lunch http://aalbc.it/mosaiclitconf Location: Bronx NY Refunds available through October 31

AFRICAN BOOKSTORE CELEBRATES 25 YEARS IN BUSINESS & THE LIFE OF ANTHONY HORATIO - 2/13/1933 to 2/20/2017 Anthony Horatio Harrison, an African-Jamaican, born on February 13, 1933 in Kingston Jamaica, was the founder of the African Bookstore. In the 1990's Anthony Harrison, after working several years as a Precision Machinist, from the United Kingdom to the United States of America, always believed that his children along with his community should constantly engage themselves with constructive information. Through this firm belief, he started to sell books. Anthony Harrison sold books from his vehicle from 1992 until August 1994, after that period he opened t…

THE GOOD LORD BIRD a novel of about John Brown a revolutionary abolitionist and American hero by James McBride Riverhead Books (August 20, 2013)

Join Us for our 1st Annual North Jersey Literary Festival where we are putting the LIT in literature. THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC MAY 5, 2018 12 pm- 4 pm Newark Public Library 5 Washington Street Newark, NJ 07102 Website: North Jersey Literary Festival Contact: Chanelle Alexandria Email: info@njlitfestival.com

Hi I'm new to AALBC and just wanted to introduce myself and say hi. I'm an author, pen name Christina OW, of interracial and muticultural romance books. I just love mixed race love, there just something beautiful about it. And I love books with intense emotions, those who've read my books know that about me. And as a reader... if you can make me cry, love or just really hate characters not because of bad writing, you have a fan for life! I'm an Aquarius, loyal as a well fed and sheltered dog, to a fault. I'm a twin, I love telling people that. I also love telling them that I'm the good twin and she's the evil one. But she's not, she's just blunt and no …

THE WITNESS FROM BALCONY ROOM 3 06 IS A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE ASSASSINATION OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING...TOLD BY REV. SAMUEL KYLES WHO WAS THERE.. YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT REV. SAMUEL KYLES AND WHY DR . KING WAS IN MEMPHIS......IT CAN BE FOUND ON THE DOCUMENTARY CHANNEL WEBSITE, THE WITNESS FROM BALCONY ROOM 306..TO ME VERY INTERESTING......

Developing the book "Giving Back" revealed new and powerful truths. Now on YouTube.com, our TEDxTalk "A Picture Reframed" conveys my experiences as well as those of Charles Thomas as we collaborated on this book project. Charles is the photographer of "Giving Back," and we co-presented at TEDxCharlotte, 15 Feb 2013. http://youtu.be/CZ9k18BzDV8 Watch the 16-minute video and then please share your thoughts. What have been your experiences around the themes and messages of the co-presentation? What's limiting you? You can also read more here: http://www.blackgivesback.com/2013/03/a-picture-reframed-new-tedx-talk.html Thank you!

We welcome the books of Martha Kennerson, Terris McMahan Grimes, Orey Brockington III, and GG Renee Hill on AALBC.com. To join them visit http://aalbc.it/bookonhome

Please consider the work listed below for a review. Dreams Of Tamar by Darlene Pryor ISBN-13: 978-0997930405 Publication date: August 2, 2016 Book Description: When single mother of twins Diedra meets and falls in love with James, she assumes that “as long as you both shall live” will be the start of peace, contentment, and blissful motherhood. Diedra has a full life that often intersects with the lives of three other women: Breanna, the free and flirtatious spirit; Cassandra, Diedra’s childhood friend; and Sharnell, the overachiever. And when Diedra’s brood grows to seven after the birth of triplets, she thinks that surely her saga is ful…

The following was a bulletin board at from this year's (2013) Brooklyn Book Festival (click here fore more photos a few videos). It struck me because the question was a popular one here so I figured I kick it off here :-) My little sticky shows the book I last read, which was Jaron Lanier's Who Owns the Future. Honestly, the last book I actually finished was H.N.I.C. by Prodigy, but I did not feel like mentioning it. The book was fine, but not really suited for me. I imagine a teenager would enjoy it. I would certainly recommended it to a high school student it is a very quick read.

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The world wide web really is controlled by big web sites. Perhaps I should just give up complaining about everything we have all lost as a result of the corporate take over of the internet and do something else -- for real. Twitter "gave" me $100 of "free" advertising. It was one of those deals where you give them a credit card number and they make money because they know you will end up not cancelling your campaign when the $100 is used up. Well in a few days I used up $340 in extra charges. I fought the charges but PayPal, unlike AMEX, is useless against another corporation. Need ess to say I will never ever use Twitter for advertising. I would ditch P…

Mr. Taboo – Free Limited Time Meagan Wilkins had been living in a self-constructed prison of lines she would not cross, but Meagan realized that it may be holding her back personally, professionally and possibly caused her former husband to run into the arms of another woman. A man named Jonathan Taboo walked into her exotic underwear boutique and into her life. Mister Taboo’s mission in life is to assist individuals with breaking taboos of all types including those of a social or sexual nature. Although Jonathan Taboo is the embodiment of a man she thought she would never be with, Meagan decided that she wanted to be his newest project. Will Meagan’s new journey lead h…

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Hello Folks, Cynique here. I’m sure you’ll agree that hardly a day goes by without some occurrence or phenomenon jolting people into believing that the world is on a collision course with its final reckoning. The economy, the weather, wars, famine. What next? What does the future hold? Well, while we’re waiting to see, you might want to check out a book of mine that’s on its way. The urban contemporary romance novel I’m unleashing on the world is entitled “The Only One”, and its plot revolves around the familiar dilemma single “sistas” face when accesss to romantic prospects is frozen out by a flurry of “snowflakes”. The “black babe/white chick/black dude” tr…

I just posted about 15 new video; poets, novelists, indisutry professionals -- there is something for everyone. http://aalbc.com/news_april132010.html Let me know what you think?

13th National Black Writers Conference Airs on C-SPAN Book TV Panel discussions and roundtable conversations from 13th National Black Writers Conference will air on C-SPAN Book TV: Saturday, May 7, and Sunday, May 8, 2016. See this information on our website: http://centerforblackliterature.org/nbwc-c-span-book-tv/ for schedule and times.www.C-SPAN.org Check local TV listings. The theme of the 2016 National Black Writers Conference is titled “Writing Race, Embracing Difference.” The conference was held at Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York, in Brooklyn, New York, from March 31 to April 3, 2016. Panels and roundtable conversati…

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