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
179 episodes
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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2:00:23
June 10th 2025 - Full Show
Black Authors Matter TV - June 10th Guests: Rosey Lee, A J Sam, Larry Ukali Johnson-Redd, Norian LoveRosey Lee - Author of the Gardins of Edin SeriesA. J. Sam - Historical Fiction NovelistLarry Ukali Johnson-Redd - African ...
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2:00:54
June 3rd 2025 - Full Show
Black Authors Matter TV - June 3rd Guests: Victoria Christopher Murray, Brandon Massey, Marc Avery, Syrone HarveyVictoria Christopher Murray, Best-Selling, Award-Winning AuthorBrandon Massey, Best-Selling Mystery/Thriller Author
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2:00:50
May 27th 2025 - Full Show
Black Authors Matter TV - May 27th Guests: Shonda Buchanan, William Rogers, Monica Garner, Monica WaltersShonda Buchanan - Author of The Lost Songs of Nina SimoneWilliam Rogers - Sci-Fi AuthorMonica Garner - Women's Fiction...
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2:02:02
May 20th 2025 - Full Show
Black Authors Matter TV - May 20th Guests: Dr. Xenia Barnes, Ashley Iman, Morgan Jerkins, Kendall GrayDr. Xenia Barnes - Author, Motivational SpeakerAshley Iman - Children's AuthorMorgan Jerkins - Historical Fiction AuthorKen...
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2:01:46
May 6th 2025 - Full Show
Black Authors Matter TV - May 6th Guests: Katie Mitchell, Teresa Sebastian, Alexandria House, Dolen Perkins-ValdezKatie Mitchell - Author of Book on Black BookstoresTeresa Sebastian - Historical Fiction AuthorAlexandria House - R...
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1:59:23
April 29th 2025 - Full Show
Black Authors Matter TV - April 29th Guests: Katy Morlas Shannon and Brian CopelandKaty Morlas Shannon - History AuthorBrian Copeland - Mystery/Suspense Author
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1:47:37
April 22nd 2025 - Full Show
Black Authors Matter TV - April 22nd Guests: Connie Briscoe, Patricia Limbrick, Tara Roberts, Renee Daniel FlaglerConnie Briscoe - Best-Selling AuthorPatricia Limbrick - President, Bennett-Brooks Book Club Literary SocietyTara...
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2:00:54
April 8th 2025 - Full Show
Black Authors Matter TV - April 8th Guests: Mia Mask, Chante Griffin, Emily Autenrieth and Shea Robinson, 2025 BAM TV Awards Finalists AnnouncedMia Mask, Author and Professor of FilmChante Griffin, Journalist and AuthorEmil...
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