Welcome to the 2000 archives of the AALBC's Contest Page. Test your knowledge to see how well you know your authors. Also check if the current contest has been answered
| December
2000 Contest Question #12 (Posted December 19, 2000 12:29 AM EST) |
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| Question: Who am I? Hint: My Initials are J. K. 
Answer: Click Here |
Winner: A.
Roberson (Thu 1/4/01 11:17 AM) Prize:
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| November
2000 Contest Question #11 (Posted December 19, 2000 12:29 AM EST) |
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| Question: Who am I? Hint: She is a gem of a poet. 
Answer: Click here |
Winner: Z.
(Thu 1/18/01 12:53 PM) Prize:
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| October
2000 Contest Question #10 (Posted December 19, 2000 12:29 AM EST) |
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| Question: Who am I? Hint: I'm really behind this site! 
Answer: Click Here |
Winner: T.
W.
Rodriguez, GA (Wed 1/10/01 10:15 PM) Prize:
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| September
2000 Contest Question #9 (Posted December 19, 2000 12:29 AM EST) |
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| Question: Who am I? 
Answer: Click Here |
Winner: Nandi
Crawford, Prichard, Alabama (Tue 12/19/00 5:13 PM) Prize:
Ernest J. Gaines, Read by Jay Long / Audio / Random AudioBooks / September 1997 |
| August
2000 Contest Question #8 (Posted July 24, 2000 11:36 PM EST) |
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| Question:
Visit this page http://aalbc.com/books/naacp.htm
and provide us with the winners of the NAACP award winning books for
Fiction, Non-Fiction and Children's titles. You must also provide
the source of your answer Hint: I'll sweeten the pot. Whoever digs up this information will also get a copy of Mosaic magazine, Black Issues Book Review AND the September 2000 and October 2000 prizes! Answer: Click Here |
Winner: A.
Roberson (Thu 1/4/01 2:05 PM) Prize: One copy of the newly released:
Format: Hardcover, 208pp.
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| July
2000 Contest Question #7 (Posted July 24, 2000 11:30 PM EST) |
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| Question:
On the right is Mosaic Magazine publisher Ron
Kavanaugh. Who is the brother on the left?
Answer: Click Here |
Winner: L.
Stewart for New York, NY (Mon 7/31/00 9:42 AM) Prize: One copy of the newly released:
Format: Hardcover, 208pp. |
| June
2000 Contest Question #6 (Posted May 29, 2000 2:51 PM EST) |
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| Question:
Identify this author
Answer: Click Here |
Winner:
A. Carter from Los Angeles, California (Wed 6/7/00 2:04 PM)
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| May 2000 Contest Question #5 (Posted May 29, 2000 2:51 PM EST) |
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Question: Identify this author
Answer: Click Here |
Winner:
C. Warner from Sterling, VA (Wed May 31, 2000 6:43 AM)
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| April 2000 Contest Question #4 (Posted April 6, 2000 10:57 PM EST) |
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| Question:
Identify this author
HINT:
(posted May 9th
2000 11:43 PM EST) Answer: Click Here |
Winner:
L. Bolton from (Mon 7/31/00 11:44 AM)
New Voices, New Visions |
| March 2000 Contest Question #3 (Posted March 12, 2000 10:35AM EST) |
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| Question:
Identify this author
Answer: Click Here |
Winner:
R. Smith from Albany, GA. (Monday, March 20, 2000 10:37 AM)
The Fall/Winter 1999 issue of |
| February 2000 Contest Question #2 (Posted February 13, 2000 9:18 PM EST) |
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| Question:
Identify This Author:
Answer: Click Here |
Winner:
A. Roberson from Tucker, GA. (Feb 16, 2000 11:57 AM) Prize:
Author: Frank E. Dobson |
| Bonus January 2000 Contest! Question #1 (Originally Posted Jan. 6 2000 - 11:28 PM EST, Question Revised - Jan. 19, 2000 - 12:54AM EST) |
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Prize: Two (2) Tickets to the
opening of the play: Winner: F. Kenner (Fri 1/21/00 1:02 AM) Bonus Prize: The book Tough Love: Cultural Criticism and Familial Observations on the Life and Death of Tupac Shakur Click here learn about the for bonus prize Winner: Kimani, Glenn Dale,
MD (Fri 1/21/00 11:56 AM)
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#1 & Bonus Question |
Question
#1 Poets From left to right 1 - Laini Mataka, 2 - Toni Blackman, 3 - Vanessa Richards, 4 - Sonia Sanchez, 5 - Tracie Morris , 6 - Imani Uzuri Bonus
Question
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| #2 | Author,
Astrophysicist, Neil De Grasse De Tyson
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| #3 | Author-Professor-Griot-Poetess-Soul
Singer, Camille Yarbrough
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| #4 | Arthur
Flowers, Author of Another
Good Loving Blues
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| #5 | Author,
Poet, Ishmael Reed
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| #6 | Author,
Elizabeth Nunez
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| #7 | Fab
Five Freddie, Hip-Hop pioneer, former host of Yo! MTV Rap
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| #8 | Click
the links below for more information
Outstanding
Literary Work, Fiction Outstanding
Literary work, Non fiction Outstanding
literary work, Children's
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| #9 | Author Maya
Angelou
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| #10 | Troy
Johnson, AALBC.com Founder and webmaster
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| #11 | Sapphire
Author of Push
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| #12 | John Keene author
of Annotations
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Volunteer
Slavery (Two Cassettes)
A
Lesson Before Dying (2 Cassettes)
Not
A day Goes By
Prize:
Prize:
Prize: 
The Race Is Not Given
