Black Authors Matter TV
Black Authors Matter TV is a weekly, live-streamed program where authors (new and old), publishers, bookstore owners, book club facilitators, book marketers, and other movers and shakers in the African-American literature arena are interviewed. BAM TV is live-streamed every Tuesday on the National Black Book Festival's Facebook page from 7 to 9 pm CST.
Episodes
187 episodes
December 9th 2025 - Podcast
Black Authors Matter TV - December 9th Guests: Angela Flournoy, Teresa Sebastian, Mike MaydenAngela Flournoy - Best-Selling AuthorTeresa Sebastian - Award-Winning Historical Fiction AuthorMike Mayden - Author of Negro League Base...
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December 2nd 2025 - Podcasr
BAM TV - December 2ndBlack Authors Matter TV - December 2nd Guests: Beverly Jenkins, Brenda Jackson, Jerry Craft, Rhonda Jackson GarciaBeverly Jenkins - Best-Selling Historical Fiction AuthorBrenda Jackson - Best-Selling Roman...
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November 18th 2025 - Podcast
Black Authors Matter TV - November 18th Guests: Patti Flinn, Dana A. WilliamsPatti Flinn, Bio Fiction AuthorDana A. Williams, Author of Toni Morrison Bio
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1:04:30
November 11th 2025 - Podcast
Black Authors Matter TVNovember 11th Guests: Odis Muhammad, Angela Henry, James Johnson, Isaah Alford
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1:59:10
October 21st 2025 - Podcast
October 21st showGuests: Danielle Allen, Dr. Tammi Fleming, Kym Oglesby, Toni BonitaDanielle Allen - Best-Selling Romance AuthorDr. Tammi Fleming - Author/Leadership StrategistKym Oglesby - Founder, Black Authors Associati...
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2:00:43
November 4th 2025 - Podcast
Black Authors Matter TV - November 4th Guests: Kiki Swinson, Sherrele Goloversic, Dr. Tammy Smithers, Lolita AllenKiki Swinson - Best-Selling Author & ScreenwriterSherrele Goloversic - Owner, The Book Readers Venue, Humble, TX...
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2:00:12
October 14th 2025 - Podcast
Black Authors Matter TV - Oct. 14th Guests: Susana M. Morris, C. M. Radrick, Cathy StatonSusana M. Morris - Author of Octavia Butler BioC. M. Radrick - Mainstream Fiction AuthorCathy Staton - Motivational Author
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1:33:43
October 7th 2025 - Full Show - Podcast
Black Authors Matter TV - October 7th Guests: Rachel Jamison Webster, S. S. Miller, Radiah Hubbert, Cynthia GreenRachel Webster - Professor and History AuthorS. S. Miller - Author and PoetRadiah Hubbert - Book Reviewer<...
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2:01:09
September 30th 2025 - Full Show
BAM TV - Sept. 30thBlack Authors Matter TV - September 30th Guests: Robin Allison Davis, Helena Haywoode Henry, Jerid P. Woods, Shaun HeckstallRobin Allison Davis - Memoir AuthorHelena Haywoode Henry - Y.A. Fiction Author
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2:00:09
September 23rd 2025 - Full Show
BAM TV - Sept. 23rdBlack Authors Matter TV - September 23rd Guests: Trymaine Lee, Lorna Lewis, Kreceda Tyler, Shenitha BurtonTrymaine Lee - Pulitzer Prize and Emmy Award Winning Journalist and AuthorLorna Lewis - Best-Selli...
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1:59:41
September 16th 2025 - Full Show
BAM TV - Sept. 16thBlack Authors Matter TV - September 16th Guests: LaDarrion Williams, Zina Francis, Harold Phifer, Lester PatrickLaDarrion Williams Playwright, Filmmaker, Best-Selling Fantasy AuthorZina Francis...
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2:03:06
September 9th 2025 - Full Show
Black Authors Matter TV - Sept. 9th Guests: Doris Allen, Dr. DeForest B. Soaries Jr., Dr. Wajeehah Al-Uqdah, Chardai PowellDoris Allen, WNBD Black Creatives CoordinatorDr. DeForest B. Soaries Jr., Pastor, Author, Debt-Free Advocate
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1:58:57
September 2nd 2025 - Full Show
BAM TV - September 2ndBlack Authors Matter TV - September 2nd Guests: Dr. Ian Smith, Curtis Bunn, Russell Andrews, Van GarrettDr. Ian Smith - Best-Selling Author and TV PersonalityCurtis Bunn, Founder, National Book Club Confe...
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2:00:16
August 26th 2025 - Full Show
BAM TV - Aug. 26thBlack Authors Matter TV - August 26th Guests: A'Lelia Bundles, N'Tyse, Tampia Jones, L'Oreal Thompson PaytonA'Lelia Bundles - Best-Selling Author of BiographiesN'Tyse - Author, Publisher, Film Producer...
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2:00:52
August 19th 2025 - Full Show
Black Authors Matter TV - August 19th Guests: Derrick Barnes, Monique Clesca, Darion Knight, Julia RoystonDerrick Barnes - Best-Selling Children's AuthorMonique Clesca - Memoir AuthorDarion Knight - Memoir AuthorJulia Royston...
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2:00:07
August 12th 2025 - Full Show
Black Authors Matter TV - August 12th Guests: Octavia Grant, Charles Fancher, 2025 Black Authors Matter Children's Book Awards Finalists AnnouncedOctavia Grant - Best-selling Mystery/Thriller AuthorCharles Fancher, Historical Fiction...
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1:59:29
August 5th 2025 - Full Show
BAM TV - August 5thBlack Authors Matter TV - August 5th Guests: Jerome Saintjones, Phyllis Dixon, Robbi Renee, Sade RenaJerome Saintjones - Literary Fiction AuthorPhyllis Dixon - Women's Fiction AuthorRobbi Renee - Romance...
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1:59:59
July 29th 2025 - Full Show
Black Authors Matter TV - July 29, 2025. Guests: Rita Gordon, Lisa Dodson, Sandra Jackson-Opoku, Dr. Tasha GriffithRita Gordon - Romance NovelistLisa Dodson - Romance Suspense AuthorSandra Jackson-Opoku - Mystery/Thriller A...
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1:59:26
July 22nd 2025 - Full Show
Black Authors Matter TV - July 22, 2025: Fifth Anniversary Celebration
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2:00:21
July 15th 2025 - Full Show
Black Authors Matter TV - July 15th Guests: Christine Pride, Michelle Lindo-Rice, Barbara Howard, TrinityChristine Pride - Author, Editor, Publishing VeteranMichelle Lindo-Rice - Best-Selling Author/Literary AgentBarbara Ho...
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2:01:07
July 8th 2025 - Full Show
Black Authors Matter TV - July 8th Guests: Dr. Glenn Loury, Omar Tyree, Natasha Bishop, Pamela Samuels Young and Dwayne Alexander SmithDr. Glenn Loury, Economist, Academic, AuthorOmar Tyree, Best-Selling AuthorNatasha Bisho...
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1:59:28
June 24th 2025 - Full Show
Black Authors Matter TV - June 24th Guests: Chinedu Achebe, Dr. Rachel Laryea, Nikkolas Smith, Michael YoungChinedu Achebe - Literary Fiction AuthorDr. Rachel Laryea - Author of Book on Black CapitalismNikkolas Smith - Best...
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1:59:01
June 17th 2025 - Full Show
Black Authors Matter TV - June 17th Guests: Kingsley H. Smith, Shonda Allen Hill, Troy Johnson, Kyina RouttKingsley H. Smith, Radio Broadcaster and Memoir AuthorShonda Allen Hill, Motivational AuthorTroy Johnson, Founder, A...
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