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2019 Black Authors and Readers Rock Sharon Conference Recap
2019 Black Authors and Readers Rock Sharon Conference Recap Literary Events
Right to Rock: The Black Rock Coalition and the Cultural Politics of Race
Right to Rock: The Black Rock Coalition and the Cultural Politics of Race Maureen Mahon 9780822333173 Nonfiction Duke University Press Books Duke University Press Books The original architects of rock...
2016 National Black Writers Conference
2016 National Black Writers Conference Troy Johnson Article Update: March 25, 2016 The Conference's Complete and final Schedule of Events is Now Available. Greetings Colleagues, We are excited a...
Sharon Lucas 1st Day Recap 2019 BARR
Sharon Lucas 1st Day Recap 2019 BARR Author Interviews
Child of the Dream (a Memoir of 1963)
Child of the Dream (a Memoir of 1963) Sharon Robinson 9781338282801 Nonfiction Scholastic Press Scholastic Inc. An incredible memoir from Sharon Robinson about one of the most important years of the c...
Sharon C. Cooper
Sharon C. Cooper NONE Sharon C. Cooper is an award-winning, bestselling author of contemporary and romantic suspense novels. She's known for her love of romance, rainy days, and peanut butter and jel...
Killens Review of Arts & Letters (Fall& /& Winter 2019): Life at a Crossroads
Killens Review of Arts & Letters (Fall& /& Winter 2019): Life at a Crossroads Clarence V. Reynolds A21551758v11 Fiction Center for Black Literature Medgar Evers College This is the most current issue....
National Conference of African American Librarians
National Conference of African American Librarians Troy Johnson Article Authors and Publishers: Exhibit at the National Conference of African American Librarians The Black Caucus of the American...
Rock, Rosetta, Rock! Roll, Rosetta, Roll!: Presenting Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Godmother of Rock & Roll
Rock, Rosetta, Rock! Roll, Rosetta, Roll!: Presenting Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Godmother of Rock & Roll Tonya Bolden 9780062994387 Nonfiction HarperCollins HarperCollins “A profile as bold and vivac...
Sharon Ewell Foster
Sharon Ewell Foster NONE Sharon Ewell Foster, a former Defense Department instructor, became a full-time author in 2000. Recognized for her significant contributions to Christian fiction, Foster has ...
Black Authors & Readers Rock
Black Authors & Readers Rock Harborside Hotel Oxon Hill Maryland BARR is a two day literary conference that offers readers the opportunity to meet and mingle with new, emerging and nationally recogniz...
February 28th 2013 - eNewsletter Highlights
February 28th 2013 - eNewsletter Highlights Troy Johnson Article Our monthly eNewsletter contains information about books and films by or about people of African descent. Authors You Should Know ...
Video Coverage of the 2018 National Book Club Conference
Video Coverage of the 2018 National Book Club Conference Troy Johnson Article I attended the 2018 National Book Club Conference August 3rd and 4th. I have not attended since the 2010. The confer...
Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks (Paperback)
Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks (Paperback) Jason Reynolds 9781481438292 Fiction Atheneum Simon & Schuster, Inc. UK Carnegie Medal winner A National Book Award Finalist Coretta Sco...
The 5th National Black Writers Conference Report from the Field 3
The 5th National Black Writers Conference Report from the Field 3 Kalamu ya Salaam Article Report from the Field National Black Writers Conference 2000 Part 3 of 3 “E...
Sharon Bennett and Beatrice Moore
Sharon Bennett and Beatrice Moore MULTIPLE Sharon Bennett and Beatrice Moore are accomplished authors with backgrounds in healthcare and education respectively. Bennett, a health care professional fr...
Sharon Lucas, Cheryl Cloyd Robbins, and Others
Sharon Lucas, Cheryl Cloyd Robbins, and Others MULTIPLE "Sharon Lucas is a renowned author, known for her collaborations with Cheryl Cloyd Robbins and various other writers. She has made significant ...
Sharon Lucas
Sharon Lucas NONE Sharon Richardson Lucas, with over 40 years in HR and sales, and 10+ years as a book club leader, has spent a lifetime planning events. Now retired, she merges her expertise with he...
Earl Douglas, Jr.
Earl Douglas, Jr. MULTIPLE Earl Douglas, Jr. is a key figure in the music industry, renowned for his role with the Black Rock Coalition (BRC). As an executive director, he supports and promotes diver...
Sharon G. Flake
Sharon G. Flake 0000000116203265 Sharon Flake is a University of Pittsburgh graduate with a degree in English. She has rich experience working with youth in shelters and foster care, and spent 18 yea...
Sharon Maas
Sharon Maas 0000000073664386 Sharon Maas, born in Guyana in 1951, is a globally educated journalist-turned-novelist. Known for her adventurous spirit, she's traveled extensively around the world. Her...
Another
Another Christian Robinson 9781534421677 Fiction Atheneum Books for Young Readers Simon & Schuster, Inc. An NPR Favorite Book of 2019 A New York Times Best Children’s Book of 2019 An NYPL Best Book ...
August 2018 eNewsletter Recommended Reads, Videos, and More
August 2018 eNewsletter Recommended Reads, Videos, and More Troy Johnson Article Videos from the National Book Club Conference I attended the 2018 National Book Club Conference August 3rd and 4th....
SDSU Writers’ Conference
SDSU Writers’ Conference San Diego Marriott Mission Valley Hotel San Diego California shut down after 34 years Whether you’re a beginning writer or a published professional, the San Diego Sta...
Rock ’Til You Drop: The Decline from Rebellion to Nostalgia
Rock ’Til You Drop: The Decline from Rebellion to Nostalgia John Strausbaugh 9781859846292 Nonfiction Verso Books Verso Books In the 1960s and early 70s rock and rebellion went arm in arm. This was th...
The Tradition
The Tradition Jericho Brown 9781556594861 Poetry Copper Canyon Press Copper Canyon Press “By some literary magic—no, it’s precision, and honesty—Brown manages to bestow upon even the most public of su...
A Mighty Long Way (Adapted for Young Readers): My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School
A Mighty Long Way (Adapted for Young Readers): My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School Carlotta Walls LaNier with Lisa Frazier Page 9780593486788 Nonfiction Yearling Penguin Random Ho...
The 5th National Black Writers Conference Report from the Field 2
The 5th National Black Writers Conference Report from the Field 2 Kalamu ya Salaam Article Report from the Field National Black Writers Conference 2000 Part 2 of 3 “E...
Black Writers Redefine the Struggle: A Tribute to James Baldwin
Black Writers Redefine the Struggle: A Tribute to James Baldwin James Baldwin 9780870236778 Nonfiction University of Massachusetts Press University of Massachusetts Press This book is a transcription ...
A Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story
A Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story Sharon Langley 9781419736858 Nonfiction Abrams Books for Young Readers Abrams The true story of how a ride on a carousel made a powerful Civil Rights statement...
The Story of Lovers Rock
The Story of Lovers Rock Kam Williams loversrock1.jpg Film Review Nostalgic Documentary Celebrates Influential Black Brit Music Genre The Story of Lovers Rock [2011] Unrated Running t...
Tiya Miles and Sharon Patricia Holland
Tiya Miles and Sharon Patricia Holland MULTIPLE Tiya Miles and Sharon Patricia Holland are renowned authors, known for their significant contributions to literature. Their impactful work often explor...
Karla Renee Floyd, Elona Washington, Shennetta Smith, Joy Blakeney, Annette Smiley, Cheryl Peavy, Sharon Blake, Sahsha Campbell-Garbutt, Kim Bjanes, and Stephanie L. Ghoston
Karla Renee Floyd, Elona Washington, Shennetta Smith, Joy Blakeney, Annette Smiley, Cheryl Peavy, Sharon Blake, Sahsha Campbell-Garbutt, Kim Bjanes, and Stephanie L. Ghoston MULTIPLE "Karla Renee Flo...
2009 Book Expo America Recap
2009 Book Expo America Recap Kam Williams Article African-American Literary Industry Giants Gather in NYC Check out Related Videos Book Expo America, publi...
The Life I’m In
The Life I’m In Sharon G. Flake 9781338573176 Fiction Scholastic Press Scholastic Inc. The powerful and long-anticipated companion to The Skin I’m In, Sharon Flake’s bestselling modern classic, presen...
Sharon M. Draper
Sharon M. Draper 0000000374578086 Sharon M. Draper, acclaimed author of the Sassy series and numerous teen novels, is a New York Times bestseller and multiple Coretta Scott King Award winner. A forme...
Sharon Bell Mathis
Sharon Bell Mathis 0000000063330251 Sharon Bell Mathis, initially a teacher, became an acclaimed author known for her middle-grade novels and picture books. Her works such as 'Sidewalk Story', 'Tea C...
Sharon Malone
Sharon Malone NONE Dr. Sharon Malone, M.D., is a board-certified OB/GYN and a certified menopause practitioner who has practiced medicine in the nation’s capital for more than thirty years. Dr. Sharo...
Sharon Robinson
Sharon Robinson 0000000084195482 Sharon Robinson, Jackie Robinson's daughter and acclaimed author, is known for her fiction and nonfiction works, many of which honor her father's legacy, including re...
Sharon Dennis Wyeth
Sharon Dennis Wyeth 0000000074254004 Sharon Dennis Wyeth is an African American author and educator from Washington, D.C., known for her award-winning children's and young adult books. She holds degr...
Sharon Langley
Sharon Langley NONE Sharon Langley, the first African-American to ride the carousel at Gwynn Oak Park in 1963, is a Clark Atlanta University graduate with a Master's in Educational Leadership. She no...
Sharon Lee de la Cruz
Sharon Lee de la Cruz NONE Sharon Lee de la Cruz is an accomplished author, renowned for her contributions in literature. Her work skillfully blends creativity and intellect, earning her acclaim in t...
Genesis Begins Again
Genesis Begins Again Alicia D. Williams 9781481465809 Fiction Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. “Reminiscent of Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye—New York Times 2020 Winner of The...
AA LIT. CONFERENCE 2000
AA LIT. CONFERENCE 2000 Troy Johnson Article THIS EVENT HAS TAKEN PLACE AND IS RECORDED HERE AS AN HISTORICAL ARCHIVE. AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE CONFERENCE 2000 "THE LEGACY LIVES O...
Black Rock Volume 1
Black Rock Volume 1 Earl Douglas, Jr. 9781457995873 Nonfiction Blurb Blurb Photographer Earl Douglas has been a part of the Black Rock scene since 1988. A longtime supporter and current Executive Dire...
Black Diamond Queens: African American Women and Rock and Roll
Black Diamond Queens: African American Women and Rock and Roll Maureen Mahon 9781478011224 Nonfiction Duke University Press Books Duke University Press Books African American women have played a pivot...
The 5th National Black Writers Conference Report from the Field 1
The 5th National Black Writers Conference Report from the Field 1 Kalamu ya Salaam Article “Elizabeth Nunez, the conference director and the director of the Black Writers Ins...
“Furious Flower” Conference Celebrates African American Poetry
“Furious Flower” Conference Celebrates African American Poetry Jamie Walker Article Harrisonburg, Virginia: Over sixty distinguished poets and scholars gathered to help set the agenda for African A...
Act Like an Author, Think Like a Business Conference
Act Like an Author, Think Like a Business Conference Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino Las Vegas Nevada If your publishing success is just as important to you as your writing success, then instead of going...
So You Want to Be a Rock Star
So You Want to Be a Rock Star Audrey Vernick 9780802723253 Fiction Walker Childrens Walker and Co Want to learn to play air guitar? Wear the coolest rock-star clothes? Sign your autograph for tons of ...
The Power of One: Daisy Bates and the Little Rock Nine (Golden Kite Honors)
The Power of One: Daisy Bates and the Little Rock Nine (Golden Kite Honors) Dennis Brindell Fradin and Judith Bloom Fradin 9780618315567 Nonfiction Clarion Books HarperCollins The life of civil rights...
Cocoa Inferno: Tempting Lyrics of Blazing Mahogany Ecstasy (Rock & Fire Part II)
Cocoa Inferno: Tempting Lyrics of Blazing Mahogany Ecstasy (Rock & Fire Part II) Marc Lacy 9780990795346 Poetry AVO Publishing AVO Publishing, LLC Rock & Fire Part II – Cocoa Inferno (Tempting Lyrics ...
Black Eye
Black Eye Sharon Dennis Wyeth 9781635344639 Poetry Finishing Line Press Finishing Line Press Sharon Dennis Wyeth’s poetry mines a family triangle to reveal an "ache of flowering." After the "Black Eye...
The Joint Conference of Librarians of Color
The Joint Conference of Librarians of Color Albuquerque New Mexico The Joint Conference of Librarians of Color is a conference for everyone! The conference is sponsored by five associations of ethnic...
Professor Chazelle Advocates Christian Social Activism in Keynote Speech Delivered at Medieval Studies Conference
Professor Chazelle Advocates Christian Social Activism in Keynote Speech Delivered at Medieval Studies Conference Kam Williams Interview Professor Chazelle Advocates Christian Social Activism...
Sharon Lucas Describes the 2018 Black Authors & Readers Rock Weekend
Sharon Lucas Describes the 2018 Black Authors & Readers Rock Weekend Author Interviews
Color of Children’s Literature Conference
Color of Children’s Literature Conference New York New York Kweli’s Color of Children’s Literature Conference is the nation’s first and largest conference for BIPOC creators of chil...
Black Girls Rock!: Owning Our Magic. Rocking Our Truth.
Black Girls Rock!: Owning Our Magic. Rocking Our Truth. Beverly Bond 9781501157929 Nonfiction Atria Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. From the award-winning entrepreneur, culture leader, and creator of the...
Panic
Panic Sharon M. Draper 9781442408975 Fiction Atheneum Books for Young Readers Simon & Schuster, Inc. This gripping, chillingly realistic novel from New York Times bestselling author Sharon Draper, “by...
Forged By Fire (Hazelwood High Trilogy)
Forged By Fire (Hazelwood High Trilogy) Sharon M. Draper 9781442489141 Fiction Atheneum Books for Young Readers Simon & Schuster, Inc. The flame of love burns bright in the second book of Sharon M. Dr...
You Don’t Even Know Me: Stories And Poems About Boys
You Don’t Even Know Me: Stories And Poems About Boys Sharon G. Flake 9781423100171 Fiction Jump At The Sun Jump At The Sun In 9 stories and 15 poems, Sharon G. Flake provides insight into the minds of...
Robert G. Barnes
Robert G. Barnes NONE Dr. Robert and Rosemary Barnes are coauthors, conference speakers, and experts on marriage and family issues. Robert is executive director of Sheridan House Family Ministries an...
Unstoppable Octobia May
Unstoppable Octobia May Sharon G. Flake 9780545609609 Fiction Scholastic Press Scholastic Inc. Bestselling and award-winning author, Sharon G. Flake, delivers a mystery set in the 1950s that eerily bl...
Furious Flower: African-American Poetry from the Black Arts Movement to the Present
Furious Flower: African-American Poetry from the Black Arts Movement to the Present Joanne V. Gabbin 9780813922539 Poetry University of Virginia Press University of Virginia Press The Furious Flower C...
Grown Woman Talk: Your Guide to Getting and Staying Healthy
Grown Woman Talk: Your Guide to Getting and Staying Healthy Sharon Malone 9780593593868 Nonfiction Crown Publishing Group Penguin Random House New York Times Bestseller • “A must-read for anyone ...
Julia Hare
Julia Hare NONE Dr. Julia Hare (1939-2019) was a renowned motivational speaker and influential figure in black communities both in America and abroad. Known for her powerful speeches about black lead...
Alice Wootson
Alice Wootson NONE Alice Greenhowe Wootson is a retired teacher and acclaimed author of thirteen novels, including romance and romantic suspense. A prize-winning poet, member of various writers' asso...
The South Florida Book Festival & Literary Conference
The South Florida Book Festival & Literary Conference Fort Lauderdale Florida The South Florida Book Festival and Literary Conference is one of the nation’s fastest growing and premier book fes...
Haikeem Stokes at the 2019 Black Authors and Readers Rock
Haikeem Stokes at the 2019 Black Authors and Readers Rock Author Interviews
Tracee Lydia Garner at the 2019 Black Authors and Readers Rock
Tracee Lydia Garner at the 2019 Black Authors and Readers Rock Author Interviews
New York Black Book Conference & Expo
New York Black Book Conference & Expo National Black Theater New York New York A 2-day literary event is expected by all who attend the 1st Annual Black Book Expo and Conference hosted by Black Expo A...
Ron Kavanaugh
Ron Kavanaugh NONE Ron Kavanaugh is a literary activist who founded Mosaic Books and the Literary Freedom Project (LFP), a non-profit supporting the literary arts. Through LFP, he launched Mosaic Lit...
ROCK& |& SALT& |& STONE
ROCK& |& SALT& |& STONE Rosamond S. King 9781937658618 Poetry Nightboat Books Nightboat Books ROCK& |& SALT& |& STONE sprays life-preserving salt through the hard realities of rocks, stones, and rocks...
Rock and a Hard Place
Rock and a Hard Place Rock and a Hard Place Rock and a Hard Place https://www.rockandahardplacemag.com/
Rock and a Hard Place
Rock and a Hard Place Rock and a Hard Place Rock and a Hard Place https://www.rockandahardplacemag.com/
Rock the Boat: How to Use Conflict to Heal and Deepen Your Relationship
Rock the Boat: How to Use Conflict to Heal and Deepen Your Relationship Resmaa Menakem 9781616495794 Nonfiction Hazelden Publishing Hazelden Publishing An honest look at what really works to bring mor...
Rock Solid Media Group LLC dba Streetwise Publishing
Rock Solid Media Group LLC dba Streetwise Publishing Rock Solid Media Group LLC dba Streetwise Publishing Rock Solid Media Group LLC dba Streetwise Publishing
Spring Rock Publishing
Spring Rock Publishing Spring Rock Publishing Spring Rock Publishing
Solid Rock Book Publishing
Solid Rock Book Publishing Solid Rock Book Publishing Solid Rock Book Publishing
Red Rock Book Writers
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Red Rock Book Writers
Red Rock Book Writers Red Rock Book Writers Red Rock Book Writers
Rock Solid Media Group LLC dba Streetwise Publishing
Rock Solid Media Group LLC dba Streetwise Publishing Rock Solid Media Group LLC dba Streetwise Publishing Rock Solid Media Group LLC dba Streetwise Publishing
Solid Rock Book Publishing
Solid Rock Book Publishing Solid Rock Book Publishing Solid Rock Book Publishing
Spring Rock Publishing
Spring Rock Publishing Spring Rock Publishing Spring Rock Publishing
Freedom Fire: Black Girl Power: 15 Stories Celebrating Black Girlhood
Freedom Fire: Black Girl Power: 15 Stories Celebrating Black Girlhood Leah Johnson 9781368098960 Fiction Freedom Fire Disney Publishing Worldwide A vibrant, heartwarming collection of 15 middle grade ...
Plan It!: The Complete Resource Guide for Authors, Book Clubs & Literary Event Planners
Plan It!: The Complete Resource Guide for Authors, Book Clubs & Literary Event Planners Sharon Lucas 9781625179661 Nonfiction Brown Girls Books Brown Girls Books Read a Free Preview of the “The Perf...
Mosaic Literary Conference
Mosaic Literary Conference The Bronx Museum of the Arts Bronx New York The Mosaic Literary Conference provides a platform for literature-based creative thinking and knowledge sharing. Each year we inv...
You Make Me Sneeze!
You Make Me Sneeze! Sharon G. Flake 9781662620195 Fiction Astra Young Readers Astra Publishing House Perfect for fans of Mo Willems and Jon Klassen, award-winning author Sharon G. Flake’s story about ...
Fire from the Rock
Fire from the Rock Sharon M. Draper 9780142411995 Fiction Speak Penguin Random House Sylvia is shocked and confused when she is asked to be one of the first black students to attend Central High Schoo...
Migrated Writers
Migrated Writers Troy Johnson Article Migrated Writers 17th Annual Celeb.of Black Writing A Report From The Field More Bios. The Sight of the 360 Event 4th Annual AA Children's Book Fair AA C...
Who Am I Without Him?: Short Stories About Girls And The Boys In Their Lives (Coretta Scott King Author Honor Books)
Who Am I Without Him?: Short Stories About Girls And The Boys In Their Lives (Coretta Scott King Author Honor Books) Sharon G. Flake 9780786806935 Fiction Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Hachett...
Critically Acclaimed Children’s Book Author
Critically Acclaimed Children’s Book Author Troy Johnson Interview Many children’s authors and illustrators come from the world of education but you also worked in the field of journalism f...
The Mosaic Literary Conference
The Mosaic Literary Conference Bronx New York The Mosaic Literary Conference fosters a collaborative space for individuals interested in literature, education, and the arts. MLC plays a crucial role ...
Belize Writers’ Conference
Belize Writers’ Conference Ak’bol Yoga Retreat Ambergris Caye Belize First-ever Belize Writers’ Conference Launching April 2018. Six-day conference offers workshops by New York literary ag...
AA LIT. CONFERENCE 2001
AA LIT. CONFERENCE 2001 Troy Johnson Article 2nd Annual African American Literature Conference Saturday, April 7,2001 at the Nyumburu Cultural Center on the University of Maryland College Park ...
NoNieqa Ramos
NoNieqa Ramos NONE NoNieqa Ramos is an award-winning author and educator renowned for her books 'The Disturbed Girl’s Dictionary' and 'The Truth Is.' Her work has received acclaim from YALSA, Booklis...
Spotlight on the 14th National Black Writers Conference: March 22 – March 25, 2018
Spotlight on the 14th National Black Writers Conference: March 22 – March 25, 2018 Troy Johnson Article AALBC.com is Hosting an Independent Publishing Workshop How to Publish Your Book Independently...
You Are Not a Cat!
You Are Not a Cat! Sharon G. Flake 9781662620584 Fiction Astra Young Readers Astra Publishing House For fans of Mo Willems’ Elephant and Piggie and Pigeon series, this clever and hilarious story stars...
Princess Ka’iulani: Hope of a Nation, Heart of a People (Women of Spirit)
Princess Ka’iulani: Hope of a Nation, Heart of a People (Women of Spirit) Sharon Linnea 9780802851451 Nonfiction Eerdmans Books for Young Readers Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company On March 1, 1893, P...
We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices
We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade Hudson 9780525580454 Nonfiction Random House Children’s Books and Just Us Books Penguin Random House and Just Us Books Fifty of th...