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
Black Authors Matter TV - December 9th Guests: Angela Flournoy, Teresa Sebastian, Mike Mayden
Angela Flournoy - Best-Selling Author
Teresa Sebastian - Award-Winning Historical Fiction Author
Mike Mayden - Author of Negro League Baseball Book
BAM TV - December 2nd
Black Authors Matter TV - December 2nd Guests: Beverly Jenkins, Brenda Jackson, Jerry Craft, Rhonda Jackson Garcia
Beverly Jenkins - Best-Selling Historical Fiction Author
Brenda Jackson - Best-Selling Romance Author
Jerry Craft - Best-Selling Children's/Teen Author
Rhonda Jackson Garcia - Multi-Published Horror Author
Black Authors Matter TV - November 18th Guests: Patti Flinn, Dana A. Williams
Patti Flinn, Bio Fiction Author
Dana A. Williams, Author of Toni Morrison Bio
Black Authors Matter TV - November 4th Guests: Kiki Swinson, Sherrele Goloversic, Dr. Tammy Smithers, Lolita Allen
Kiki Swinson - Best-Selling Author & Screenwriter
Sherrele Goloversic - Owner, The Book Readers Venue, Humble, TX
Dr. Tammy Smithers - Curator, The Personal Librarians Book Chat
Lolita Allen - Divas Read 2 Book Club in Dallas, TX
October 21st show
Guests: Danielle Allen, Dr. Tammi Fleming, Kym Oglesby, Toni Bonita
Danielle Allen - Best-Selling Romance Author
Dr. Tammi Fleming - Author/Leadership Strategist
Kym Oglesby - Founder, Black Authors Association
Toni Bonita - Retired Librarian, Reviewer, Beta Reader
Black Authors Matter TV
November 11th Guests:
Odis Muhammad, Angela Henry, James Johnson, Isaah Alford
Black Authors Matter TV - Oct. 14th Guests: Susana M. Morris, C. M. Radrick, Cathy Staton
Susana M. Morris - Author of Octavia Butler Bio
C. M. Radrick - Mainstream Fiction Author
Cathy Staton - Motivational Author
Black Authors Matter TV - October 7th Guests: Rachel Jamison Webster, S. S. Miller, Radiah Hubbert, Cynthia Green
Rachel Webster - Professor and History Author
S. S. Miller - Author and Poet
Radiah Hubbert - Book Reviewer
Cynthia Green - Author of the Martell's World series
BAM TV - Sept. 30th
Black Authors Matter TV - September 30th Guests: Robin Allison Davis, Helena Haywoode Henry, Jerid P. Woods, Shaun Heckstall
Robin Allison Davis - Memoir Author
Helena Haywoode Henry - Y.A. Fiction Author
Jerid P. Woods - Baldwin Bookstore, New Orleans, LA
Shaun Heckstall - Author, FIlmmaker, Educator
BAM TV - Sept. 23rd
Black Authors Matter TV - September 23rd Guests: Trymaine Lee, Lorna Lewis, Kreceda Tyler, Shenitha Burton
Trymaine Lee - Pulitzer Prize and Emmy Award Winning Journalist and Author
Lorna Lewis - Best-Selling Novelist
Kreceda Tyler - Dir of Acquisitions for Black Odyssey Media
Shenitha Burton - CEO, SHE Publishing LLC
BAM TV - Sept. 16th
Black Authors Matter TV - September 16th Guests: LaDarrion Williams, Zina Francis, Harold Phifer, Lester Patrick
LaDarrion Williams Playwright, Filmmaker, Best-Selling Fantasy Author
Zina Francis Children's Author
Harold Phifer Memoir and Fiction Author
Lester Patrick Religious/Faith Author
Black Authors Matter TV - Sept. 9th Guests: Doris Allen, Dr. DeForest B. Soaries Jr., Dr. Wajeehah Al-Uqdah, Chardai Powell
Doris Allen, WNBD Black Creatives Coordinator
Dr. DeForest B. Soaries Jr., Pastor, Author, Debt-Free Advocate
Dr. Wajeehah Al-Uqdah, Memoir Author
Chardai Powell, Social Media Manager
BAM TV - Aug. 26th
Black Authors Matter TV - August 26th Guests: A'Lelia Bundles, N'Tyse, Tampia Jones, L'Oreal Thompson Payton
A'Lelia Bundles - Best-Selling Author of Biographies
N'Tyse - Author, Publisher, Film Producer
Tampia Jones - Rep for Cover Girls Book Club, Memphis, TN
L'Oreal Thompson Payton - Owner, Zora's Place Bookstore, Evanston, IL
BAM TV - September 2nd
Black Authors Matter TV - September 2nd Guests: Dr. Ian Smith, Curtis Bunn, Russell Andrews, Van Garrett
Dr. Ian Smith - Best-Selling Author and TV Personality
Curtis Bunn, Founder, National Book Club Conference
Russell Andrews - Actor and Author of Teen/Y.A. Books
Van Garrett - Children's Author and Poet
Black Authors Matter TV - August 19th Guests: Derrick Barnes, Monique Clesca, Darion Knight, Julia Royston
Derrick Barnes - Best-Selling Children's Author
Monique Clesca - Memoir Author
Darion Knight - Memoir Author
Julia Royston - CEO, BK Royston Publishing
Black Authors Matter TV - August 12th Guests: Octavia Grant, Charles Fancher, 2025 Black Authors Matter Children's Book Awards Finalists Announced
Octavia Grant - Best-selling Mystery/Thriller Author
Charles Fancher, Historical Fiction Author
BAM TV - August 5th
Black Authors Matter TV - August 5th Guests: Jerome Saintjones, Phyllis Dixon, Robbi Renee, Sade Rena
Jerome Saintjones - Literary Fiction Author
Phyllis Dixon - Women's Fiction Author
Robbi Renee - Romance Author
Sade Rena - Romance Author
Black Authors Matter TV - July 29, 2025. Guests: Rita Gordon, Lisa Dodson, Sandra Jackson-Opoku, Dr. Tasha Griffith
Rita Gordon - Romance Novelist
Lisa Dodson - Romance Suspense Author
Sandra Jackson-Opoku - Mystery/Thriller Author
Dr. Tasha Griffith - Religious/Faith Author
Black Authors Matter TV - July 22, 2025: Fifth Anniversary Celebration
Black Authors Matter TV - July 15th Guests: Christine Pride, Michelle Lindo-Rice, Barbara Howard, Trinity
Christine Pride - Author, Editor, Publishing Veteran
Michelle Lindo-Rice - Best-Selling Author/Literary Agent
Barbara Howard - Best-Selling Romance Author
Trinity - Teen Author and Poet
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