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... assuming we have emerged from the global pandemic by then. History of our Annual Black Pack Party — 2021 Will be the 20th Anniversary of its Start Does Amazon host parties to celebrate Black book professionals? I'm just saying...

Our. Time. Has. Come. Democrat. Stacy. Abrahms Book. About ,.Votes. And. Democracy. Under. Attack. Do. Stacy. Abrahms. Talk-About. Preachers. Raping. Children. Murdering. Their. Wives. -Beating. Their. Wives.? Domestic. Violence. Not. Mention. Within. -The. Talk. About. Strong. Black. Women. Black. Women. Votes ..-She-Not. Talking. About. Black. Self. Genocide. Neither. Did. -South-Carolina. James. Clyburn .. Was. The. Idiot. Corey. Booker -Supporting. Lindsey. Graham? He. Is. Racist. Trash. Like. Trump. -There. Is. Talk. About. A. Black. Political. Party. There. Needs. To. Be-Black. People. With. Kwanzaa. Principles. On. Election. Day...

I would like a book review for There's a Stinky Monster inside My Shoes. ISBN# 978-1-6655-1501-6 Genre: Children's Live Book The story follows the life of a young autistic boy who walks barefoot because he fears a greedy stinky monster hides inside his old worn- down running shoes. Sincerely, Melissa Diane Hudson

Lot. Of. Books. About. Kwanzaa. Kwanzaa. Will. Not. Happen. Because. Of. Religion. And. Politics. ..Black. Politicians. NAACP,Black. Churches. Black. Lives. Matter. All. Against. Organizing. Kwanzaa. ....Black. Preachers. Preach. Christian. Bible. Jesus. For. Money. .They. Steal. All. The. Church. Money. To. Buy. Cars. And. Houses. ..Black. People. Pay. For. Their. Enslavement. Every. Week. .......Racist. White. Politicians. Democrats. And. Republicans. Dump. Out. Guns. And. Drugs. For. Black. Genocide. ...Poor. Inner. City. Schools. ......Kwanzaa. Thinking. Uplifting. Black. Communities. Black. Unity. Cannot. Happen....

Coming Soon May 25 Moon closest to Earth, at Perigee 26 Moon in Earth's shadow, New Moon ; Mercury Moon conjunction; Uranus Moon conjunction; Memorial Day story https://aalbc.com/tc/blogs/entry/261-aphelion-day-art-or-text-craft-parade-good-news-blog/?do=findComment&comment=914  28 Moon closest to north pole, rides high; Jupiter Moon conjunction 29 Rhode Island statehood 1790 30 Mercury and Earth have the Sun between them , Mercury in superior; European Space Agency started 1975 31 Venus greatest elongation , 46 degrees west. RM WORK CALENDAR The Visasiki free version : audiobook of select tales from "Sunset Children Storie…

THE WILLIE LYNCH LETTER. HOW TO MAKE A SLAVE...HAVE THE BLACK PEOPLE AGAINST EACH OTHER...HAVE THE OLD AGAINST THE YOUNG,YOUNG AGAINST THE OLD,MEN AGAINST WOMEN,WOMEN AGAINST MEN, HAVE THE DARK SKIN AGAINST THE LIGHT SKIN, LIGHT SKIN AGAINST THE DARK SKIN..I WILL ADD RELIGION.. THE CHURCH IS CONTROLLED.. MINISTER LOUIS FARRAKHAN IS AMONG THE FEW,BLACK, PREACHERS,THAT WILL SAY GOD AND CHRIST IS NOT WHITE..THERE ARE BLACK PREACHERS THAT WILL ARGUE THEY ARE.. KNOWING THE BIBLE DOES NOT SAY THE COLOR OF GOD OR CHRIST...THE BLACK COMMUNITIES ARE CONFINED BY BLACK PEOPLE AS IF THEY WERE ON SLAVE PLANTATIONS, AND BLACK LEADERS, AND PREACHERS ARE OVERSEER'…

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Guy Johnson: He writes books for the macho, super-hero in all of us. Looking for a book for the man in your life? You will not go wrong with Guy. He is also Maya Angelou's son. I recommend Guy's books all the time. He was perhaps one of the 1st authors we hosted for our online book club. I called him in California (from New York), and keyed the answers to the questions posted by the online participants. Sounds primitive by today's standards but that was back in 1999. Guy's Standing at the Scratch Line was one reason I became passionate about promoting books.

BCALA; SELF-e partner for new self-publishing literary award to promote diverse books in libraries The Black Caucus of the ALA (BCALA) and BiblioBoard announce the creation of an annual self-publishing award. Following the model of the current BCALA Literary Awards, the new award will honor the best self-published ebooks in fiction and poetry by an African American author in the U.S.

Over the years I've received all kinds of racist hate mail and spam. I've accepted this as part of the territory of advocating for Black people. Generally I just ignore, but over the past few months I've been the target of a particular inspired group of spammers. This photo was posted on my site. Again I know better than to "feed the trolls," but these guys put some much effort into mocking me I did not want this to got to waste. I have say this make me laugh when I first saw it--it was posted on one my pages. I know I should be outraged but I guess over the years I've become desensitized to this stuff. The original image was from sheet music published in 1883…

New Poetry Book Review Request The review request originates with the author, Elonda Clay. For more information, please visit my AALBC profile page. https://aalbc.com/tc/profile/9941-elonda-clay/ Reviewers will receive an e-book copy. Know That You Have Been Loved -Poems by Elonda Clay ISBN-10: 1982959304, ISBN-13: 978-1982959302 Published May 23, 2018. Paperback and e-book. Available at https://www.amazon.com/dp/1982959304 Know That You Have Been Loved is a poetry collection that explores how deep family ties, love and its substitutes, protest, struggle, and laughter possess the potential to shape and inspire growth, healing, and se…

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My recently self-published book, ADAM AND EVE MAKE A BIG, BIG MISTAKE BUT GOD FIX' IT is the first in a series entitled BIBLE STORIES AS TOLD TO CARIBBEAN CHILDREN. The series is written to address the erroneous suggestion that the Bible and Christianity are about and for White people and that it is therefore the White man's religion. This is a view strongly held by some elements within the Caribbean culture. This, the first book tells the well-known biblical account of Creation, the Fall of man, and the promise of restoration. It is, however, written in the cadence of the Caribbean employing idiom, imagery, and illustration more familiar to the Caribbean people. The int…

Welcome TheCenter for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College, CUNY Presents TheTenth National Black Writers' Conference Programand Activities TheConference will be held at Medgar Evers College, CUNY, unless otherwiseindicated Toni Morrison Nobel Prize-Winning Author Honorary Chair Thursday, March 25, 2010 Re-Envisioning Our Lives ThroughLiterature Writing & Literature Workshops forElementary, Middle-School and High-School Students 9:00 a.m. to 11:30a.m. Elementary School Program Cheryl and Wade Hudson, Zetta Elliot,…

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Get ready for the New Orleans Literary Takeover! Meet the World Image Solutions is proud to host literary moguls Victoria Christopher Murray and ReShonda Tate Billingsley as they finally return to New Orleans! The dynamic duo will join six local and nationally known authors for a mega book tour throughout the city. Join them as they sign their bestsellers It Should've Been Me and A Blessing and a Curse. Victoria will also be signing her bestselling novel Lust! Other featured authors will be:Charron Monaye, Stop Asking for Permission and Give Notice: Guide to Living UnapologeticallyDr. Scharmaine Lawson-Baker,Nola the Nurse children's seriesChristine Penn,Girl, Stop Trippi…

“The Two Foot Shelf of Negro Literature“ Composed of books, selected with care and discrimination, with the idea of offsetting the silence of our educational system regarding twelve million American citizens. Add these volumes to your library. Reading them will increase your respect for the Negro race.” —Kathryn M. Johnson This list is almost 90 years old and is (you know what I'm gonna say) as relevant today as it was back then. Sad but true. Kathryn M. Johnson, who compiled the reading list wrote, The Dark Race in the Dawn: Proof of Black African Civilization in the America’s Before Columbus, which discusses the African presence in America long before Colu…

Check out all 40 books nominated for a 2020 NAACP Image Award in the following eight literature categories; Biography/Autobiography, Children, Debut Author, Fiction, Instructional, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Youth/Teens. There was a time when the titles on this list were quite controversial as they tended to skew heavily toward celebrity book. The choices are much better, nowadays but skew to folks willing to pony up the entry fee. There are many great books from 2019 not on this list for that reason. There were also some odd choices like like the book, More Than Pretty: Doing the Soul Work That Uncovers Your True Beauty, by Erica Campbel…

In the Indie World of self-publishing it seems that digital marketing is more of a measurement for success than good content. Is this true or false?

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Another day in America as our thoughts and prayers go out to those folks murdered in Maine. Maine residents don’t require carry permits. A referendum in 2016, which aimed to enforce background checks for non-hunters, was defeated. No worries, we will shift our attention to the Israelis and the Palestinians. The US is all lined up behind the Israel onslaught on civilians with weapons supplied by our military-industrial complex. Thousands on both sides killed. There will never be a winner. Wars are creating another generation of terrorists seeking revenge. I don’t pretend to know all the complexities of the situation, but I know the Palestinians live under circum…

Week 3 of Kobo sale, Loctober poll, Labor Rights and Twilight Zone, Evangelical Childrens book by Richard Murray RMNewsletter 4th Version September 21st 2025 Read on Substack September 21 New Moon- when the Moon is between the Sun and Earth, blocking the sun's light from illuminating the Moon's surface ; Solar Eclipse- Moon is between the Sun and Earth, and the Moon is crossing the ecliptic, the path of the sun in the sky or the plane of said path. Center of Moon and Center of Earth are on the same plane. 22 Autumnal Equinox 2:19 p.m. Eastern Standard Time Enjoy Stories https://aalbc.c…

Read it and weep http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100804/bs_nm/us_barnesandnoble I can see it now. They'll be adding strippers and topless waitresses. All you can eat buffets. No more wine and croissants while you listen to string quartet music!

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Read about a real life "DJango" in David S. Cecelski's new book "The Fire of Freedom: Abraham Galloway and the Slaves' Civil War" I have to admit, I never heard of Galloway prior to posting the review of the book about his life. How many more figures from American history would be just as, or even more, inspiring? So much energy has gone into a debates over fictional characters like Django, fueled by a tweet, and regurgitated by our so called "news" sources that actual people like Galloway go virtually unknown... Happy Black History Month.

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PEACE & GHETTOHEAT®! HEY WORLDWIDE! I'M DELIGHTED TO INFORM YOU BEAUTIFUL MEMBERS OF THE GHETTOHEAT® MOVEMENT, THAT WE'RE HAVING OUR FIFTH GHETTOHEAT® HOTNESS BOOKCLUB DISCUSSION ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2016, 7 PM SHARP, IN WHICH I #HICKSON: CEO OF GHETTOHEAT® WILL PRESENT CONVICT'S CANDY, ON WORLD'S AIDS DAY 2016! WHY ON THAT DAY? BECAUSE THE NOVEL DEALS WITH HIV & AIDS TRANSMISSIONS, A VERY SERIOUS MATTER, ONE ACCORDING TO REPORTS, IS LEADING AMONGST BLACK WOMAN, & I THINK IT'S VITAL TO REVIEW THE BOOK ON THIS VERY IMPORTANT DAY. WITHIN CONVICT'S CANDY, CANDY THE MAIN CHARACTER, IS A PRE-OP TRANSGENDER WHO ACTUALLY GETS ARRESTED ONE WEEK B…

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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 …

“Today, half of all U.S. households are subscribed to the membership program Amazon Prime, half of all online shopping searches start directly on Amazon, and Amazon captures nearly one in every two dollars that Americans spend online. Amazon sells more books, toys, and by next year, apparel and consumer electronics than any retailer online or off, and is investing heavily in its grocery business. Its market power now rivals or exceeds that of Walmart, and it stands only to grow: Within five years, one-fifth of the U.S.’s $3.6 trillion retail market will have shifted online, and Amazon is on track to capture two-thirds of that share.” —Institute for Local Self-Reliance …

Buffalo Soldiers Formed In 1866.Black Army Units Became ,Known As Buffalo Soldiers. They Became Known .For - Their,Fortitude And Courage .During The Spanish -American,War In 1898 ,Buffalo. Soldiers Among The First -Units,To Cuba. Website Says. Close To Memorial -Day,Several,Books About The Buffalo Soldiers...

Greetings! I’m posting to request a review of my press’s forthcoming title: The House of Erzulie, a literary novel by Kirsten Imani Kasai, scheduled for release on February 21, 2018 from Shade Mountain Press (ISBN 978-0-9984634-1-4). A tale of obsession and racial guilt on an 1850s Louisiana plantation, The House of Erzulie is based on extensive historical research by Kasai, a biracial author with Southern roots. The novel is imbued with the uncanny and the surreal, while also alluding to the very real horrors of slavery as it draws on the long tradition of the African-American Gothic novel. Gayle Brandeis praises the novel’s “unflinching eye and lush, deeply …

TRUST By Daines L. Reed When Ruthena Gentry escapes an abusive marriage and finds herself homeless and alone for the first time in her life, she realizes she may not be emotionally or financially prepared to care for herself, her adult daughter, or her maturing granddaughter. She, along with many of the women in her rural Georgia book club, faces familial and financial challenges including elder care, widowhood, college planning, a single-income household, unplanned guardianship, and minimal retirement resources. After the newest member of Ruthena's book club learns the women are operating a frivolous rotating savings pool, she suggests they restru…

10 Years Ago Today: Mosaic Literary Magazine Issue #5 was published. The publisher @Ron Kavanaugh started the magazine over 21 years ago -- before I launched AALBC. Ron graduated with (@Mel Hopkins and I from the same High School). I did not know Ron back then, it was a really big school, but we met about 21 years ago in a local Black owned bookstore (back when those existed). About 5 years ago Ron shut down his book website mosaicbooks.com. In October of last year he announced that he was no longer printing his magazine and was just going to produce an electronic version. With almost 400 million Black folks in this country it is hard to image…

2014 was an excellent year for critically acclaimed books written by Black authors. The number and quality of books published that year, by my reckoning, was perhaps unprecedented:

My name is AnnBray Smith. Author Name: Anntricia Bray Smith Book: Recreating A Better Me Paperback : 151 pages ISBN-10 : 1071294318 ISBN-13 : 978-1071294314 Product Dimensions : 6 x 0.35 x 9 inches Publisher : Independently published (June 19, 2019) Language: : English Synopsis: This book will help you transform the areas in your life that has had you stuck. If you desire to live your highest level of success and greatness, this book will provide you with the resources you need to live your life with purpose. https://anntriciabraysmith.weebly.com/booksresources.html Book2: Time To Talk Paperback : 104…

This is what i see when i log onto the Culture forum: of course these topics are in mo way representative of the people who regularly post here, and certainly not the site’s owner, namely me. The real problem is not just one poster the problem is that there is so little participation here one person can easily overwhelm the forum making it look like the site is home to a bunch of self-hating Black people. I don’t want to provide a platform for that ideology or even give the appearance of doing so. There are a number of ways i could handle this; the sledge hanger approach would be to just delete all of Greg’s posits and ban him.…

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Hello, my name is Felipe. I've written four self published novels which I think are an easy read, interesting and full of adventure. I used real friends of mine as characters in these books. I actually started book one online in an open forum as a short story. People kept encouraging me and before long I had a 70,000 word novel. About a third of the way through I asked everyone who their favorite character was and it was hands down Batu, the huge former slave now turned pirate. I had a lot of fun writing these novels as the main character and his uncle seek revenge on the king for killing his father. His uncle tells him that no crew would be as fiercely determined to figh…

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The Washington Post Independent bookstores turn a new page on brick-and-mortar retailing By Michael S. Rosenwald, Published: December 15 From the article: The American Booksellers Association, which represents independent bookstores, says its membership — it hit a low of 1,600 in 2008 — has grown 6.4 percent in 2013, to 2,022. Sales were up 8 percent in 2012, and those gains have held this year. Nationally, while there are still indie bookstores shutting their doors, unable to hold on against the tough head winds, there are more stores opening than closing. This is not the first article if read recently about a growth in the number of independent …

PEACE & GHETTOHEAT®! HEY WORLDWIDE! I'M DELIGHTED TO INFORM YOU BEAUTIFUL MEMBERS OF THE GHETTOHEAT® MOVEMENT, THAT WE'RE HAVING OUR FIFTH GHETTOHEAT® HOTNESS BOOKCLUB DISCUSSION ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2016, 7 PM SHARP, IN WHICH I #HICKSON: CEO OF GHETTOHEAT® WILL PRESENT CONVICT'S CANDY, ON WORLD'S AIDS DAY 2016! WHY ON THAT DAY? BECAUSE THE NOVEL DEALS WITH HIV & AIDS TRANSMISSIONS, A VERY SERIOUS MATTER, ONE ACCORDING TO REPORTS, IS LEADING AMONGST BLACK WOMAN, & I THINK IT'S VITAL TO REVIEW THE BOOK ON THIS VERY IMPORTANT DAY. WITHIN CONVICT'S CANDY, CANDY THE MAIN CHARACTER, IS A PRE-OP TRANSGENDER WHO ACTUALLY GETS ARRESTED ONE WEEK BEF…

Everything seems so incidental after seeing the heartbreaking Facebook video posted by Diamond Reynolds as her boyfriend Philandro Castile, is dying after execution by a Minneapolis police officer because of a broken taillight. Compounding the tragedy is the sympathetic voice of their four-year-old daughter who witnessed his brutal slaying. Day’s prior a similar horrific depiction in New Orleans ((Alton Sterling). The pattern is statistically unavoidable---minor traffic infractions, selling looseys or CDs, wearing a hoodie, are a pretext to stop, frisk, searches and shoot black people, see http://mappingpoliceviolence.org/unarmed/. Profiling of African Americans is sancti…