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WHITE PEOPLE DEFINITELY READ GHETTOHEAT® BOOKS! I DISCOVERED THIS IN 2006 WHEN I'D FIRST BEGAN PUBLISHING NOVELS. I WAS DOING A "CONVICT'S CANDY" BOOK SIGNING AT B. DALTONS AT THE NEWPORT CENTRE MALL IN NEW JERSEY. MANY WHITE PEOPLE CAME TO BUY THE BOOK, & SURPRISINGLY KNEW OF IT PRIOR TO ME INTRODUCING MYSELF OR THE TITLE TO THEM. YET, I ALSO HAD ASIAN READERS BUYING THE BOOK, ALSO. YET, WHAT BLEW MY MIND WAS WHEN I WAS DOING A "HARDER" SIGNING AT BORDERS AT THE CHRISTIANA MALL IN DELAWARE IN 2007 & A 86-YEAR-OLD WHITE WOMAN NOT ONLY BOUGHT THE TITLE, SHE ALSO ASKED ME WOULD THERE BE A SEQUEL TO CONVICT'S CANDY! I WAS STUNNED! 86-YEARS-OLD & WHITE, READING HARDCORE URBAN BOOKS! SO, THAT CHANGED MY WHOLE OUTLOOK ON WHOSE NOT ONLY READING THE BOOKS, BUT MY TARGET AUDIENCE AS WELL. IF THEY COME FROM GREAT LENGTHS ON BUS TOURS JUST TO EAT SOUL FOOD AT SYLVIA'S RESTAURANT (GOD REST HER SOUL), WHY WOULDN'T THEY READ BOOKS BY BLACK AUTHORS, ALSO?

I'm very interested in your efforts as you know. I think it's time for some meaningful discussion between entities that would support such efforts.

A luta continua indeed, indeed, Brother. However, thanks to those such as yourself with the will to actually give a darn, the vision to build coalitions/encourage alliances, and the love and dedication to keep showing love and support in spite of the odds, maybe the younger ones will have some type of model to reverse the cycle. That article was wonderful. It is very telling not only about the state of an industry but also about the state of a people. The concept of Huria is refreshingly innovative.