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Saint Louis, Dec 16, 2019 (Issuewire.com) - Eating the Forbidden Fruit is a gritty fiction novel loosely based on true events in author Roland Sato Page life. The newcomer author delivers a personal journey into his rise and demise as a St. Louis City Police Officer. He takes the readers on a roller coaster ride of good old family memories to the nightmarish reality of being a police officer indicted on federal drug charges. During his trial, he wrote memoirs as a testimonial of redemption. Roland's case stems from the conflict of his childhood affiliation and his oath to uphold the law. What is certain one can't run from sin for karma is much faster. The author actuall…

The Center for Black Literature Medgar Evers College 1650 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11225 E: writers@mec.cuny.edu www.centerforblackliterature.org For Immediate Release Contact Info: Clarence V. Reynolds Center for Black Literature Creynolds@mec.cuny.edu 718-804-8881 Maeshay Lewis Center for Black Literature mlewis@mec.cuny.edu 718-804-8882 National Black Writers Conference 2015 Biennial Symposium “Voices of Liberation and Resistance and a Tribute to Actor and Activist Danny Glover” The rich tradition of literary activism among Black writers dates back to the work of Phillis Wheatley, the first recognized Afri…

Welcome to the 2016 Harlem Book Fair. As you know, the Harlem Book Fair is a year-round enterprise. QBR The Black Book Review (www.QBR.com) is where you promote your work throughout the year. The HBF is where you find new readers and readers find you. They work, hand-in-hand, to place your book in readers hands. We are now accepting suggestions for presenting authors and panelist, readers, workshops and 2016 Wheatley Book Award nominations. Please forward your author suggestions to mrod@qbr.com or click here for a Wheatley Book Award nomination form. In 2015, HBF, in partnership with the NAACP Kansas City, Kansas and El Centro, a comm…

Contact: Brenda Toomer-Frazier,(803) 360-0449 or email-btfrazier54@gmail.com THE BETRAYAL OF A PUBLIC SERVANT Columbia, S.C. ---August 10, 2019 --- When a Police officer takes a sworn oath to serve and protect their community, there is a reverence in knowing that part of fulfilling that oath may mean making the ultimate sacrifice. This reality formulates a bond of honor among law enforcement officers from the highest to the lowest in rank. In her book, Commitment, Service and Betrayal, Police Officer Brenda Frazier il…

Shamira Clarke finally saved up enough money for the trip of a lifetime, spending Christmas and New Year’s in Paris. After months of learning French on an app, she is ready to visit the city of love and lights. Then, a family financial emergency forces her to give up her long-held dream. Staying true to her role of the good daughter, she gives the much-needed funds to her parents. She dreads spending another chaotic Christmas stuck in Georgia with the usual holiday family drama and an absentee boyfriend; Shamira mourns the lost of her dream holiday vacation. With the help of her best friend, coworker, and fellow Francophile, she finds a little bit of Paris in Atlanta. …

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I am a veteran of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi), and a California attorney who, after a 22-year legal struggle, got a condemned black inmate off San Quentin's death row. My novel is about an attorney who did not. SNCC leader Mary King called the book "compelling," and federal judge and civil rights pioneer Thelton E. Henderson says it's “a heart-pounding, soul-wrenching narrative," " a story of the struggle for equal justice and civil rights.” Author: Mitchell Zimmerman Title: Mississippi Reckoning ISBN: 978-0-9600107-0-7 Publication Date: March 15, 2019 Available in paperback and ebo…

Kaleigh Hammond has been working hard to become successful in real estate, when she lands a multi-million dollar contract, all of her hard work seems to be paying off. Along with new clients, Kaleigh is also battling an unknown illness that doctors haven't been able to diagnose. But her health conditions and the unwanted advances of a sexy doctor seem to test her patience and his.Grant Hawkins has been a silent partner in his brother's business for years, until he meets the beautiful realtor working with his brother. An immediate attraction ensues, but only in Grant's mind. He has to try unconventional methods to get her to notice his interest in her. Will his attempts, h…

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE STEAMFUNK! Anthology PRLog (Press Release) - Feb. 19, 2013 - The Steamfunk! Anthology is here! MVmedia, LLC releases the Steamfunk! Anthology, a collection of steampunk stories that incorporates the history and experiences of people of African descent. Fayetteville, GA – February 19, 2013 – Mvmedia, LLC , a publisher specializing in speculative fiction by and about people of African descent, releases the Steamfunk! Anthology, a collection of steampunk stories told from an Afrocentric point of view. Steampunk is a genre that has recently gained popularity. It is a form of speculative fiction that uses the foundation of the Vic…

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Dr. Kerri Moseley-Hobbs Publishes Historical Creative Nonfiction Book, ‘More Than a Fraction’, Author of ‘More Than a Fraction’ Serves on Smithfield-Preston Foundation Board (Baltimore, MD – June 6, 2017) – Postsecondary Education Executive and recent recipient of a Doctorate in Education, Dr. Kerri Moseley-Hobbs publishes her first book “More Than a Fraction.” The historical creative nonfiction tells the story of two brothers, Thomas and Othello Fraction, and their journey before, through and after the Civil War. The story derived from Dr. Hobbs’ two year research for her heritage. Her search ended at the Smithfield plantation in Virginia where s…

Thank you for considering my request for a review. I am a white writer whose recently released novel is peopled with characters from the African American community. Reviewed favorably by numerous white critics, it lacks the balanced point of view that only a critical assessment by a literate African American community can give. Therefore my appeal to you. Called “an insightful and at times darkly disturbing glimpse into an institution rarely entered by most readers” (Dr. John M. Coggeshall, Clemson University) Penitentiary Tales: a Love Story recounts the escapades of Dean Davis, a thirty-something, educated, straight white male from the affluent community of Sausalito, i…

NEW BOOK REVEALS MORE THAN A CENTURY OF HIDDEN BLACK AMERICAN HISTORY With Economy Hall, author Fatima Shaik brings to light the free Black New Orleans brotherhood that supported its community through slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction, white terrorism, and the birth of jazz “Journalist and novelist Shaik blows the dust off the ancient records of an African American society, revealing a forgotten past. . . . A lively, readable story that nicely complicates the view of racial and ethnic relations in the South of old.” — Kirkus (starred review) “bearing witness to early Black American activism…Shaik aims to deepen our sense of Black A…

Mosaic Paradigm Group is pleased to announce the release of Whyte Chocolate by Cynthia L. Knight. This title will be available on August 15, 2013. Advance copies can be purchased directly from the author site www.cynthialknight.com. After August 15, 2013 the book will be available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble.com, Books-A-Million, and all other on-line retailers. Copies will also be available through the Publisher www.publishwithmpg.com About Whyte Chocolate: Two Sisters, Two Perspectives...But Everything is not Black and White... The Murdock Sisters are close, unique, and beautiful. These are the only traits they share in common. Their lives …

Norris A. Burrell’s newly released “The Little Voyager” is a heartwarming tale about a little girl who lives out her dream of becoming an astronaut ISBN 978-1-0980-3926-4 (HARDCOVER) 978-1-0980-3925-7 (SOFTCOVER)

Event: February 18, 2012 @ 11:00 am 1417 Thames St, Baltimore, MD 21231 Baltimore’s Frederick Douglass – Isaac Myers Maritime Park & MahoganyBooks present a special afternoon event with television show personality and multi-platinum music artist, Ray J and CEO, “Lifestyle Guru” and boisterous expert on the subject of infidelity, Maxwell Billieon. Together they discuss and sign their highly anticipated collaboration, Death of the Cheating Man: What Every Woman Must Know About Men Who Stray. About the Book from the Publisher: Ten years ago when renowned lifestyle guru, celebrity branding expert and business mogul Maxwell Billieon was bound by cheating i…

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Aunt Lute Books, of San Francisco, CA is thrilled to announce the release of Kathya Alexander’s debut novel, Keep A’Livin’ which will be available April 2, 2024. Thank you for taking the time to read a bit more about the book and its inspiring author. My hope is that after reviewing the content you will be as excited as we are about this upcoming piece and will be inspired to review the book on your platform. Keep A’Livin’ is a distinctive novel written in verse which follows the coming of age story of the young protagonist, Mandy, a girl growing up in Arkansas in the 1960s amid the turbulence of the Civil Rights Movement. The reader accompanies Mandy as she comes …

Join us on Saturday, February 11, 2012, at 2pm for the Meet the Author event with bestselling author, Bernice McFadden, atSpaulding Library in Spauldings, MD. In her latest release, Gathering of Waters, Bernice L. McFadden in her own magical way, tells the story of Emmett Till and traces the generations leading up to his murder on that terrible night in Money, Mississippi, 1955. Gathering of Waters is a deeply engrossing tale narrated by the town of Money, Mississippi–a site both significant and infamous in our collective story as a nation. Money is personified in this haunting story, which chronicles its troubled history following the arrival of the Hilson an…

Rapper, Skales, went hardcore in an explicit interview on NET TV's "Secret Questions" program and he was nothing short of raw! The Baseline Music artiste who revealed that he lost his virginity around the age of 13 disclosed that he 'did it' with an older girl. According to the rapper, he learnt some lessons from the experience which has proved to be of great value to him. “I don’t even know when or how must I recall that between age 13 and 15 with an older girl", he said. READ MORE>>>

WASHINGTON, DC, July 14, 2023 – Author Jeh Allen announced the launch of the first book in his BLACK Novel Series. The book, The Bear on Our Backs, is currently available for purchase through am*zon. The main character in the series, Jason Black, is an elite, black American sprinter who is vying to compete for gold in the 100-meter dash at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympic Games. But his preparation for these games is interrupted when he is forced to defend himself against Roscoe Baker, the white security guard that holds him at gunpoint during a late-night response to a neighborhood disturbance. Fearing for his life, Jason stabs Baker with his sling bla…

Sunday, August 16 from 5 pm - 7 pm The Lona Gallery 176 W Crogran St. Lawrenceville, GA 30046 Dark Justice, written by Diane Cooper, is a dark, gritty, and heartbreakingly honest account of one woman’s journey through the Federal Penitentiary system. While continuously proclaiming her innocence, Cooper is manipulated by both the judicial system and street code honor to play by the rules, which leads to a forty year prison sentence. Written in the author’s own street-wise voice, Dark Justice is the first book of a series that walks the reader through the painful experience of leaving children and family behind to begin a journey that will change her life forever. Based on …

An exciting Sword and Soul tale by Balogun Ojetade, Once Upon a Time in Afrika tells the story of a beautiful princess and her eager suitors. Desperate to marry off his beautiful but "tomboyish" daughter, Esuseeke, the Emperor of Oyo, consults the Oracle. The Oracle tells the Emperor Esuseeke must marry the greatest warrior in all Onile (Afrika). To determine who is the greatest warrior, the Emperor hosts a grand martial arts tournament inviting warriors from all over the continent. Unknown to the warriors and spectators of the tournament a powerful evil is headed their way. Will the warriors band together against this evil? Buy your copy today at www.mvmediaatl.com …

In 1859, at the largest recorded slave auction in American history, over 400 men, women, and children were sold by the Butler Plantation estates. This book is one of the first to analyze the operation of this auction and trace the lives of slaves before, during, and after their sale. Immersing herself in the personal papers of the Butlers, accounts from journalists that witnessed the auction, genealogical records, and oral histories, Anne C. Bailey weaves together a narrative that brings the auction to life. Demonstrating the resilience of African American families, she includes interviews from the living descendants of slaves sold on the auction block, showing how the me…

Go On Girl! Book Club Announces 2012 Award Winners New York, NY - March 6, 2013 - During this Women's History Month, Go On Girl! Book Club, one of the largest national reading organizations in the U.S. dedicated to supporting the work of authors of the African Diaspora, is proud to announce that authors Marlon James and Karen Simpson have been voted by the membership to receive top honors at their 21st Annual Author Awards dinner on Saturday, June 1st, 5pm-8pm at the Sheraton Atlantic City Convention Center Hotel in New Jersey. Marlon James was named 2012 Author of the Year for his gripping novel, The Book of Night Women. Karen Simpson was named 2012 New Autho…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 7/1314 Contact: Demetrius Sherman shermandemetrius@gmail.com Fourth Sheridan Hope Thriller: The Trophy Room The Trophy Room Case is the second thriller in Volume 2 of Demetrius Sherman's Sheridan Hope series. In this story, Dr. Sacker, Hope's friend, faces more danger than he ever has. Sheridan Hope isn't around to bring in a vicious killer. With no detective experience, and with no help from the police, Dr. Sacker attempts to locate and expose a knife-slashing maniac. . The Sheridan Hope Thrillers is an updated version of Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories. In Doyle's stories, The Great Detetive is…

In 1859, at the largest recorded slave auction in American history, over 400 men, women, and children were sold by the Butler Plantation estates. This book is one of the first to analyze the operation of this auction and trace the lives of slaves before, during, and after their sale. Immersing herself in the personal papers of the Butlers, accounts from journalists that witnessed the auction, genealogical records, and oral histories, Anne C. Bailey weaves together a narrative that brings the auction to life. Demonstrating the resilience of African American families, she includes interviews from the living descendants of slaves sold on the auction block, showing how the me…

SNAPSHOTS, the new book by Gibran Tariq is not merely a book of 365 affirmations. It is a provocative day-to-day adventure, a daily event that will transform you. It is a cover-to-cover inspirational guide for African-Americans who aspire to understand themselves and the world in which they live. This book will set your soul on fire. It is a key that you can use to unlock the start of each morning and then provide you with a passport into the mystery of tomorrow. The book can be found on Amazon.com in both the print and Kindle editions. Below are the SNAPSHOTS from the first of the year and the one from yesterday.. January 1 Don…

Hello - The review of this book AABLC.com can be viewed at: http://aalbc.com/reviews/hivaids.html Chris “UNAIDS estimated that the Republic of South Africa had 350,000 HIV/AIDS deaths in 2007. After tabulating all deaths for 2007, the Republic of South Africa attributed only 13,521 deaths to HIV/AIDS." In the same year ● 76,761 TB deaths ● 49,722 pneumonia deaths ● 37,398 deaths from intestinal infections. By 2009, an estimated 900,000 South Africans were receiving rather toxic anti-HIV medications, the majority of whom probably lacked HIV infection – while other curable diseases likely went untreated and/or undiagnos…

From Women of the African Diaspora, regarding author A. Yamina Collins' new short story collection, "The Blueberry Miller Files." Warm greetings. Calling Viola.pdf About the Author . Author A. Yamina Collins runs the popular literary blog Yaminatoday.com. She has been a journalist for such publications as Affluent Page and New York Resident magazines and has been featured on About.com for women in business. The Blueberry Miller Files is her first published book. . . About the Book The Blueberry Miller Files, has just been produced by DeeBooks publishing, and it is a collection of quirky, dark, and humorous short .stories that hig…

Go On Girl! Book Club Announces 2012 Award Winners New York, NY - March 6, 2013 - During this Women's History Month, Go On Girl! Book Club, one of the largest national reading organizations in the U.S. dedicated to supporting the work of authors of the African Diaspora, is proud to announce that authors Marlon James and Karen Simpson have been voted by the membership to receive top honors at their 21st Annual Author Awards dinner on Saturday, June 1st, 5pm-8pm at the Sheraton Atlantic City Convention Center Hotel in New Jersey. Marlon James was named 2012 Author of the Year for his gripping novel, The Book of Night Women. Karen Simpson was named 2012 New Author of…

Greetings avid readers, My newest and Best Selling Children's Book is Mommy Says! You can read all about my fastest growing publication yet, on www.facebook.com/mommyssay. I will be book signing in Harlem, New York on August 15th, 2015 at Uptown Sisters Bookstore and Cultural Center on 1942 Amesterdam Ave, 156th Street and August 16th at Grandma's Place, 84 W, 120th Street, Harlem. This book has been chosen by the Children's Defense Fund, as part of their "Freedom School" program curriculum listing 2016. I hope to see you all there! Sincerely, Rosheena Beek Author

Before David doc Robertson wrote Body and Soul, A Year and Forever and others, he wrote a family tree, Taking Root. This novel still achieves its goal to put reader on the pages along with the characters, as evidenced in the newest, totally unsolicited, Amazon five-star review: Loved it!! I laughed, I cried, I mourned, I celebrated! I was a part of this family during their entire journey. I am an AVID reader and this is by far one of the best novels I have read in a very long time. A few words can mean a lot. In the story, brother and sister, Roman and Virginia, listen to their elders but still face heartbreaking and fulfilling experienc…

For Immediate Release Scars They Can’t See Sometimes the worst scars are the ones you can’t see. Morgan and Reid fall for each other while both grieving horrific family tragedies they believed they caused. Together they try to move pass their pain and grief by falling in love, but they both are trying to hold onto the past. Seventeen-year-old Morgan Lawson is starting her senior year grieving her parents from a small plane crash in which she was the only survivor. Now she must deal with burn scars and the loss of her parents. She mistakenly believed her first love and b…

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For immediate release Contact: Jada F. Smith - 832-656-2654 William Jones, author of “The Ex-Con, The Voodoo Priest, Goddess and the African King: A Social, Cultural and Political Analysis of Four Black Comic Book Heroes” hosts a book reading and discussion at Sankofa In this book, William Jones, founder of the Afrofuturism Network, breaks down the origins of four black comic book characters -- Luke Cage, Papa Midnite, Storm and Black Panther -- and analyzes their representation throughout comic book history. He will read excerpts from his book and host a discussion about black comic book characters on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017 at 4 p.m. at Sankofa Vid…

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SCRATCH, a short horror stories with audio and video exclusively available for the Kindle is available FREE February 15th to February 17th 2012. Featuring the Audeeoh! Theater performances of Kim Cantey-Davis, Tony Johnson, Tiffany Aaliyah Burkes and Andrea Johnson. Written and produced by Corey A. Burkes Only on Amazon and for Kindle and Kindle readers. Also ... Still doing great things on Amazon ... Butta', the first book in the amazing thrilling series: For more information, visit www.desktopepics.com or on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/DesktopepicsFilms or twitter: http://www.twitter.com/desktopepics

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, 09 August 2013 CONTACT: Brett Abrams : 516-841-1105 : brett@fitzgibbonmedia.com Bayard Rustin to be Posthumously Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom President Obama recognizes African-American, Gay civil rights leader at the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington Statement by Tico Almeida, founder and President of Freedom to Work, a national organization dedicated to ending workplace discrimination, on President Obama awarding Bayard Rustin the President Medal of Freedom: "Freedom to Work is thrilled to learn that President Obama will award one of America's most important civil rights strategists with the Presidential Medal o…

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Hello Beautiful People, On July 21, I released my first novel, My Heart Says This~ The Invisible Line Between Heartache and Insanity..., which starts a series, traveling the well known line between Love and Hate, yet taking you on a guided tightrope on the invisible line between Heartache and Insanity, the line that gets ignored. Although fiction, this novel will explore the boundaries that are often broken in relationships, the boundaries broken that cause you so much pain, you consider taking measures so drastic you surprise yourself. Most of us know how to ignore those vengeful thoughts, even if justified. But what about those of us who can't ignore that wicked voice? …

The Writers' Block (Tennessee) is piloting its first monthly Literary Pop-Up Shop in Bartlett, TN! On December 2, 2017, The Writers’ Block is launching its first Literary Pop-Up Shop in Bartlett, TN. I piloted the concept with the objective of bringing authors together with their audience. It is a book fair, meet-and-greet, mix and mingle, book signing event like none other. It will be held Saturday, December 2, 2017, at the Singleton Community Center, 7266 Third Road, Bartlett, TN 38135, from 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM CST! FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, we have seventeen authors from Tennessee, Mississippi, and Texas with an array of genres; as well as,…

MVmedia Releases Post Apocalyptic Thriller, Gunman's Peace FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. - April 8, 2019 - PRLog -- MVmedia, LLC, announces the release of post apocalyptic thriller Gunman's Peace, the latest novel by award-winning Black Fantastic author Milton J. Davis. One hundred years after the Collapse, violence still rages across the region once known as Georgia and the rest of the United States. Warlords fight for control with private armies and deadly mercenaries known as Gunmen, and Moses Prichard is one of the best. Tired of the constant violence, he finds solace within the walls of Newlanta, a city struggling to establish an island of peace amidst the chaos. But now t…

In his revealing book, When the Walls Came Down, Ken Greene, former Assistant Director of Aviation at the Port Authority, who received that agency's Civilian Commendation Medal for his heroism on the day of the 9/11 attack, speaks out about life in America before, during and after the World Trade Center tower walls fell. "A lot changed on that day," Ken recalls. "If only for a brief moment, the walls of prejudice, ignorance, and division came down. As we helped each other, no one cared about race, color or religion. We were simply people doing everything we could to assist one another through an unimaginable crisis. We all became true Americans. However, since t…