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In spring 2017, Book It is back with an exciting new twist! If you love a good mystery and are great at using clues to solve puzzles, we invite you to join us on Saturday, March 25th, 2017 at the Fulton Street Collective in Chicago, IL! Your Mission: Solve the book bandit mystery in order to win a prize! Details of the Mission: Shhhhh! In January 2017, we will be releasing more details of the super secret mystery, so stay tuned! Participating Book Bandits (more authors to be added): AjaElle WrightNigeria Lockley Sherelle GreenA.D.Angela Seals Ty Waller Crystal AlexisPhoenix Williams Why You Should Attend: If you love books or you’re just great …

Trina is hell-bent on finding out who killed her husband Quad and with the streets pointing fingers at a close alliance, she doesn't know who to trust. While in the midst of finding out what she considers to be the betrayal of the century she heads to Miami and embarks on a mission to resolve some more unfinished business. Sidney who is fresh out of prison has come home and picked up where she left off. She's living her best life until she discovers the love of her life is double-crossing her and trying to take over everything that she's built. When bullets get to flying she's determined to be the last one standing. When bodies get to dropping Storm hauls ass out of India…

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Hi, Starting Monday, February 6th, installments of my novella "The Only One" will be appearing here on AALBC. To set the scene, and introduce the main characters, the first 2 chapters will start things off. Thereafter, depending on how long they are, either one or two chapters will run once a week. I invite you all to tag along on this trip through the lives and loves of people all in pursuit of that elusive dream that delivers their "Only One". You'll smile, you'll sigh, you'll identify. But, most of all, I hope you'll enjoy. See Ya. Cynique

MAYBE READ BOOKS ABOUT ZOMBIES. AFTER WATCHING THE NEWS... MARYLAND COLLEGE STUDENT KILLED HIS HOUSEMATE AND ATE HIS BODY PARTS..I THINK ALEXANDER KINYUA IS BLACK..IN MIAMI, NAKED BLACK MAM SEEN EATING A MAN;S FACE AND GROWLING AT POLICE.. HAVE YOU SEEN THE ORGINAL 1968 MOVIE, THE NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD.///// PEOPLE BEING EATEN....BY ZOMBIES.///

DR. KING'S BOOK TESTAMENT OF HOPE,HIS WRITINGS AND SPEECHES.HE BELIEVED WE AS A PEOPLE WILL GET TO THE PROMISE LAND....DR. KING COUD NOT ENVISION HIS OWN PEOPLE WOULD PREVENT GETTING TO THE PROMISE LAND...THE CHURCH, SPIRIT OF DR. KING IS NOT IN THE CHURCH,WHAT IS THERE IS GREED, CROOKS,PIMPS SEX FIEND PREACHERS AND USERS....CHURCH A CORRUPT PLACE..BLACK COMMUNITIES, DESTRUCTION, SELF DESTRUCTION,ANNHILATION AND DRUGS...IRRSPONSIBLE PARENTS..... DR. KING'S WORDS,MALCOLM X, W.E.B. DUBOIS AND HARRIET TUBMAN IN THE UNDER GROUND RAIL ROAD HAS BEEN FORGOTTEN... BLACK PEOPLE ARE DOING TO THEMSELVES AND THE RACE,WHAT SLAVERY AND LYNCHING AND HANGING DID NOT DO, GE…

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My name is Faith Underwood. I am a native of Macon, GA and have recently published my first novel, TRIGGER. I would love if you could feature or review it. There is much authenticity in your book blog particularly giving exposure to the many unsung authors and artists across the country. TRIGGER is a fiction novel set in North Carolina. It follows the relationship of Selena and Alonzo. Like many of us, they encounter temptations as they try to discover their place in this world. Selena is an avid daydreamer that tries to escape her realities when things aren't going well, and Alonzo thinks he has everything planned out. However, TRIGGER isn't just anoth…

Hello, I hope everyone is having a blessed day. I will be excited if someone from AALBC took the time to review my fantastic novel Me, You, & A Married Man, written by Pledge. This novel will be published on September 10, 2019 (978-0-9988941-0-2). Below is the synopsis. If you want the book sent to you, please email me at turnerbuler@gmail.com Twenty six year old Symone Tate is a registered nurse at Northside hospital. She has worked at the hospital for three years, along with her best friend Felicia and role model Dr. Thompson. Since Jonathan’s death, her deceased boyfriend, Symone has been depressed and is having a hard time adjusting to life…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Brenda Toomer-Frazier,(803) 360-0449 or email-btfrazier54@gmail.com THE BETRAYAL OF A PUBLIC SERVANT Columbia, S.C. ---August 10, 2019 --- When a Police officer takes a sworn oath to serve and protect their community, there is a reverence in knowing that part of fulfilling that oath may mean making the ultimate sacrifice. This reality formulates a bond of honor among law enforcement officers from the highest to the lowest in rank. In her book, Commitment, Service and …

Book. Choke-Hold. By. Former. Prosecutor. Paul. Butler. He,Talks,About,How. Black. Men. Are. Always Watched.,Police-Violence,Are. Widespread. In. This. Country. Supported. By-Judges,And,Po!iticians.....

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topics The forty-fourth of the Cento series. A cento is a poem made by an author from the lines of another author's work. The Precipice- stageplay, art, tutorial Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers college Highlights, day 1 +2 Sign on a signpost dates : happy belated march equinox , happy belated st patrick's IF YOU MADE IT THIS FAR -> Movies that move we reviews: Rustin, American Fiction, Color Purple; If you could have a pet--and you had time to give it all the love and care it needs, had the space, and had the necessary funds--what would your dream pet be? ; Are you a Dune Fan? ; What grammar or punctuation rules do you stru…

THOUGHTS AS I VIEWED 0:03 Octavia Butler's grave is still standing, survived the fires 0:05 introductions by Steven Barnes + Tananarive Due image 1 0:09 Steven says Afro futurism is our, black peoples, flavor of science fiction image 2 image 3 image 4 0:11 Science Fiction principles, one of three: what if, if only, if this goes on 0:15 How Steven Barnes met Octavia Butler image 5 0:16 Butler said human beings are hierarchal, and people put themselves higher on the levels. 0:17 At Clark university was the first black science fiction convention image 6 0:20 Octavia Butler was honest about the…

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Win Fifty Bucks Just for receiving the Nina Foxx email! The rules are simple; there are only three steps: Follow the link from our eNewsletter to this page (I assume you did that to find this page). Create an account on our discussion forum (if you don't already have one), by clicking this link or the green Create Account button on the upper right hand side of this page. Finally, reply to this post by typing, "I enter the contest." That's it! The prize is $50 (payable via PayPal or Check). Only current subscribers to the AALBC.com eNewsletter are eligible to win (you must have received the Nina Foxx email announcing the contest, via email). The con…

We’re so excited to share that, Plukka, the innovative and award-winning, multi-channel international retailer of designer fine jewelry, will host a book signing and talk by award-winning journalist and NYU professor Pamela Newkirk at its Southampton popup boutique for Newkirk's incendiary new work, Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga. Plukka is thrilled to sponsor this thought-provoking event because it underscores the brand's commitment to no-compromise creativity, an ethos which applies equally to the brand's engagement with art, culture and literature. Please join us for an evening of engaging and thought-provoking conversation! Pamela Newkirk Cockt…

I am requesting a book review for Better Left Unsaid (ISBN-13: 978-0998488516). It was published as an ebook on June 10, 2017 and as a paperback on June 14, 2017. Synopsis: Better Left Unsaid, follows Stokely Robeson who within weeks loses two opportunities at love due to circumstances beyond his control. Sometimes when love relationships falter, it is easy to vilify the other person. With Better Left Unsaid, we find that easy accusations do not fit and love relationships do not always go as planned.

Go On Girl! Book Club! is a nationally recognized, not-for profit organization that supports authors of the African American Diaspora by choosing one book per month for members to read. CALL FOR ENTRIES: UNPUBLISHED WRITER’S AWARD The Nation’s largest reading group for women of color - Go On Girl! Book Club – invites you to write your way to a literary grant. Founded in 1990, the Go On Girl! Book Club is a spirited group of women who love a good read and engage in lively literary discussions once a month. Across the country, we have more than 400 members who are committed to encouraging the literary pursuits of people of African d…

Hi @VernaPolitics I hope you don't me replying in our forum rather than theirs. My thoughts: if you consider getting stabbed with a 6 inch knife and having it pulled out 3 inches progress. Verna, we are FAR from making a comeback. I know this sentiment is not what people want to hear and goes counter to what you are reading in mainstream media. I'm sorry, but we have lost a great deal and 100 Uncles Bobbies (with all due respect, a coffee shop that sells a few books) will not make up for what we've lost.

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African-American children are more likely to embrace white history than their own. Often our children are embarrassed and sometimes outright humiliated by all things Africa in the classroom. It's an ugly and hurtful truth. In this portion of an interview, I discuss why this is and what I am doing to change it. https://youtu.be/vauDwqNiK2M

Black. Boy. Celebrating. Black. Boyhood. Positive. Stories. About. ,Black. Boys. By. Kwame. Mbalia .

No Surrender (Read an AALBC.com Book Review) by Ai Ai (October 21, 1947 – March 20, 2010), was born Florence Anthony. She changed her name to Ai Ogawa. "Ai was always a fierce and uncompromising voice. The author of seven memorable books of poetry, she earned the American Book Award for Sin in 1987 and a National Book Award for Vice in 1999. As the Mitte Chair in Creative Writing at Southwest Texas State University from 2002 -2003, she earned a United States Artist Ford Fellowship in 2009.

Maybe I'm becoming a prude in my old age but sometimes I think the media has really taken things too far. For example, take HBO's television series; it seems HBO is hell bent on shoving sex, especially gay sex, down our throats. Otherwise compelling programing is hurt, in my opinion, by the gratuitous (and it is always gratuitous) sex. Look, porn is fine and there is a place for it, but not during a every single episode of every single series. OZ really took the cake -- I actually couldn't even really watch the program for fear of having to witness that big Nigerian dude anally raping someone. The True Blood series fell apart for a number of reasons b…

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Hi, I'm Willest, glad to meet you, I am a author. The title of my book is Morning Glory Inspirations: Lord speak to me By Rev. W. N. WASHINGTON ISBN 13: 9781479111572 Published 05/08/2015. What thoughts crowd your mind as you fall asleep? What thoughts greet you when you wake up? God knows that our thinking influences our actions and wants to renew our minds with the good news of His love, hope, and peace. Morning Glory Inspirations is an encouraging devotional guide to living every day through the powerful, healing wonder of God. Covering numerous life topics, including anger, dreams, faith, friendship, and forgiveness, I share the transformational truth I've l…

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Today I sold a few copies of Ibram X. Kendi's How to Be an Antiracist. Ibram is a critically acclaimed author who won a National Book Award in 2016 (I recorded Ibram's acceptance speech). Despite posting video and publishing a review of his latest book. I have not sold many copies of his Kendi's books. However, today I may have sold enough copies of How to Be an Antiracist for it to make my next bestsellers list. This piqued my interest; why is there increased demand of Ibram's work on the site? I decided to check Amazon and discovered that Amazon is currently charging $44 -- minimum price for a used copy! The book's price is $27 new -- Max. …

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You may have to enroll in "Ereaderlove" to get these, many are lame but a few are good. This one sounds promising...All Different Kinds Of Free Jessica McCann (Author) A free woman of color in the 1830s, Margaret Morgan lived a life full of promise. One frigid night in Pennsylvania, that changed forever. They tore her family apart. They put her in chains. They never expected her to fight back.In 1837, Margaret Morgan was kidnapped from her home in Pennsylvania and sold into slavery. The state of Pennsylvania charged her kidnapper with the crime, but the conviction was later overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court. It was the first time a major branch of the feder…

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All of these stores are located in New York City. Rizzoli Bookstore: “The Most Beautiful Bookstore in New York” this is their tag line, but you know what—I agree. The store is spectacular. It is located at 31 West 57th Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues, in New York City. After looking at the books in this store you truly understand why physical books can never go away. One of the joys of being in NYC is that I can walk there in under an hour, walking virtually the entire way through central park. The video, by the way, does not do the store justice. Strand Book Store, New York City's legendary home of 18 Miles of new, used and rare books. Since …

During a recent "vacation" I took to reading old issues of Ebony Magazine. I have a collection of about 30 issues from the 50's and 60's. The images below are from the September 1963 issue. I found the magazine simply fascinating. It can be purchased on Amazon (not for sale by me) and Google has made this issue available online, Interestingly, I see no indication that Ebony has provided an online archive on their website. I still find it amazing, annoying even, that Google profits from Ebony's content while Ebony loses out on traffic and associated revenue. Of course, I've been critical of Ebony's online presence in the past, but it still irks me when th…

The program for the Black Caucus of the American Library Association 9th Conference I've been teaching at the Queens Library for almost 2 years and an increasingly impressed by what this library system does to improve the community.

BOOK, BEFORE COLUMBUS, HOW AFRICANS BROUGHT CIVILIZATION TO THE AMERICAS. BOOK SAYS THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT AFRICANS SAILED TO THE AMERICAS BEFORE COLUMBUS AND BEFORE CHRIST. ANCIENT AFRICANS FROM EGYPT AND WEST AFRICA, TRAVELED TO AMERICA BROUGHT CONTRIBUTIONS OF MATHEMATICS, WRITING, SOPHISTICATED CALENDAR,RELIGION AND POLITICS/ BOOK BY GARIKAI CHENGU/THERE ARE OTHER BOOKS ABOUT THIS////OK, SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT ON COLUMBUS DAY///

Great graphic novels will definitely appeal to young men; the bestselling award winning MARCH trilogy from Rep. John Lewis. Book one was on our Power List, sat on the NY Times Bestsellers list for close to a year, and won all kind of awards. Makes a great present for kids.

Please consider a review for Historical Creative NonFiction "More Than A Fraction" by Dr. Kerri Moseley-Hobbs. ISBN13: 978-1547055395 . Published May 30, 2017 Synopsis: Based on a true story, rediscover an extraordinary story with ordinary roots. Thomas and Othello Fraction are brothers and best friends who had heard, and let no one forget that they were descendants of an African nobleman whose tribal scars looked like tiger stripes. But here they were in America, considered three-fifths a person, and fighting two battles: one for the Nation and one for themselves. Read the story that leads up to a “guns drawn” standoff, and learn how the Fraction family …

From my blog: https://darlenepryor.blogspot.com/ Earlier this month,Mo Nix invited us to share our breast cancer stories to our group, Mentally Empowered. Here's mine: As a mother of five sons it wasn't always easy to find time to take care of myself. All my sick time was used for my son's mishaps and childhood ills. Three of them had asthma coupled with allergies. All of them were active daredevils. I had my first mammogram in 1995 when I returned for my six month visit after my twins were born. My gynecologist in Ct had the machine on site. I didn't have another until they were 16 yrs old, almost 17. My gynecologist in Alabama would give me a referral e…

*I'd like to submit this book for a book review* Name: Brittany Carter Author Name: LaDarrell Hopkins Book Title: The Unspoken For Win Language ISBN13: 978-1081044213 Publication Date: July 21, 2019 (e-book)/August 3, 2019 (paperback) Book Synopsis: Do you think you are a diverse and inclusive communicator? Let's reverse engineer the question with an out-of-the-box answer. If you find it challenging to effectively communicate with people on a day-to-day basis, there's a chance you may not be as diverse or inclusive as you may think. A book from a child whispering, "drug selling", pageant winning, wedding singing, sales training, b…

Black. Man. Preferred. Book. Purpose. To. Encourage. And. ,Motivate ,,Black ,Boys. And. Black Men Potential.. Book. By,Ayannah-Gallow...,

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A few years ago, when I was in the business world, my mentor asked why I had not recommended myself for the 40 under 40 in Government. My response, "I thought someone else had to recommend me." Ever since, I have been actively seeking opportunities. Since I published my first novel in 2018, I look for literary awards to apply for. Not very many are geared toward the African-American Author. But even as I find other opportunities, I am not seeing AA authors submitting their work. I recently won the 2020 Author Elite Award for Best Romance (clean). From a field of over 20, narrowed down to 10 finalists, I prevailed. There is no entry fee (which I have heard i…

This. Is. The. Fire. By. CNN. News. Don. Lemon. Book. About. ,Talking with. His. Friends. And. Family. About. Racism. He. Said. ,,He. Was. Inspired. By. James. Baldwin. The. Fire. Next. Time. ,The,,Trial. Has. Begun. For. The. Racist. Trash. Police. Officer. That,,Joyfully. Choked. George. Floyd. To. Death.......