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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Educator and author publishes new children’s book aimed specifically toward young girls. Oh What Will You Do? explores some of the numerous career choices little girls can aspire to and encourages them to dream big! Outskirts Press Announces the Release of Oh What Will You Do? — Juvenile Nonfiction by Arlene Garcia, Ph.D. For more information, visit Barnes & Noble or Amazon. Ebook options. February 14, 2017 – Denver, CO and Danbury, CT – In a new children’s book, Oh What Will You Do? Arlene Garcia, Ph.D. describes in rhyming prose the countless career options available to young girls. The underlying theme is one of empowerment; the book inspires a positive attitude, a love of learning and the motivation to strive for success. Oh What Will You Do? has been published by Outskirts Press—the fastest-growing full-service self-publishing and book marketing company. This beautifully illustrated picture book helps young girls explore numerous career paths that will impact the world in a positive way. Parents can use the book to help open their daughters’ minds and feel good about their future, all while imparting a love of reading and spending quality time together. The author, Arlene Garcia, is an educator and humanitarian who inspires young people to reach their potential every day. She was born with pneumonia, with a slim chance of survival, and as an adult she struggles with an autoimmune illness—but she believes in a fighting spirit. “Desire, dedication and determination are at my core, and this is what I want to instill in young girls,” she says. Oh What Will You Do? strikes just the right tone for this young audience, with its positive message and appealing pictures and rhymes—and it’s a cheerful introduction to a broader career horizon. At 28 pages, Oh What Will You Do? is available online through Outskirts Press at www.outskirtspress.com/bookstore. It is sold through Amazon and Barnes and Noble for a maximum trade discount in quantities of 10 or more, and is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the juvenile nonfiction category, with a target audience of 0-7. ISBN: 978-1-4787-7986-5 Format: 8.5 x 8.5 color paperback glossy Retail: $12.95 Genre: JUVENILE NONFICTION / School & Education About the Author: Arlene Garcia, Ph.D. is an educator who loves traveling, reading, writing and inspiring young people. She is also the author of A Coed With A Will Keeps It Real and The Gatekeeping Behind Meritocracy: Voices of NYC High School Students, and she’s the founder and editor of BitterSweet: Real Talk, whose mission is to help others turn adversity into triumph. Arlene resides in Danbury, CT, with her daughter Aria and family. About Outskirts Press, Inc.: Outskirts Press offers full-service, custom self-publishing and book marketing services for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books worldwide while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available for authors globally at www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press, Inc. represents the future of book publishing, today. # # # Outskirts Press, Inc., 10940 S. Parker Rd - 515, Parker, Colorado 80134 For more information, visit www.bsrealtalk.com. Real Talk

Believing is seeing...and it's how we, as magicians or the faithful, manifest what we seek to have in our lives. BUT, while I respect it, I tend not to mess around with optical illusions, especially those involving colors, for this very reason. Its effects is two-fold. On one hand, it seeks to reinforce you can't trust your own mind, since "seeing" is a function of the mind. But at the same time, it teaches you NOT to trust everything your mind reveals... which is a good thing too because "what you believe can kill you"... Since words create images for me; and I score very high on spatial intelligence... I use my other senses such as "feel" (not to be confused with touch, btw) to determine reality

Executive Producer: Dante J. James Phone: 919-475-9879 Email: Dante@BlackPearlMW.com Website: www. BlackPearlMW.com Address: 1914 Burroughs Drive, Dayton, OH 45406 Black Pearl Media Works, New Film Projects Press Release March 15, 2017 Black Pearl Media Works produces artistic, entertaining, profitable media that explores humanity through the lens of black cultures worldwide. Emmy award winning independent filmmaker, Dante James is pleased to announce the formation of Black Pearl Media Works, LLC (BPMW). The multi-media production company has received partial financing for two projects; a feature length documentary, God of The Oppressed and a series of dramatic short films, In Our Own Words. “It has taken many years to marshal my own resources and cultivate a relationship with an investor who understands the importance of resources from black financiers,” James said in discussing the challenges facing black filmmakers. “We believe this approach will shield projects grounded in our history and culture from the ‘filters’ that often come with resources from entities outside of our community, James said. For many years, I made films for PBS, however as a black man, independent filmmaker and activist coupled with the challenges black people face I’m committed to making the strongest, and most creative statements possible in my films. For me that was not possible with PBS. I’m not criticizing PBS or rejecting resources from outside our community but artistic and editorial control is a prerequisite. My new projects are representative of my desire to explore humanity through the lens of the black experience ‘unfiltered’ by the dominant culture.” In Our Own Words, presents a creative chronicle of the African American experience through short stories by iconic and lesser-known black writers, some of whom could not get past the publishing ‘filters’ they encountered. The concept for the series is grounded in self-definition paired with concerns regarding the degrading, shallow images of African Americans, that are too prevalent in corporate controlled media. Unfortunately, many of these images are created by black people. “Now with new means of distribution, liberated black filmmakers have opportunities to redefine the images of black people. Too often the view of black life is demeaning and perverted to the point that it has become the perception of who we are and that perception is literally and figuratively destroying us. More accurate definitions of who we are can be found in our literature,” James said. Black writers have defined their own world, moving beyond the traditional definitions often imposed on them. The short stories of In Our Own Words will be selected by outstanding African American literature scholars, Maryemma Graham, Ph.D. and Joycelyn Moody, Ph.D. The first film of the series, THE DOLL, based on a short story by Charles W. Chesnutt was completed several years ago. It was awarded best dramatic short at the Hollywood Black Film Festival. Through the stories of Nat Turner, Bishop Henry McNeil Turner, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Rev. Traci Blackmon and others, God of the Oppressed will explore Black Liberation and Womanist Theology. Stories, characters and gospel music will celebrate and frame a perspective of God within the context of an oppressed people. Prof. James Cone, author of the book, God of the Oppressed, will serve as chief academic advisor. Cone argues for a theology constructed from the experiences of black people who understand God’s role in liberating those crying for the pain to end. He challenges theologians to abandon the white system defining the meaning of God. Cone’s work challenges black men and women to listen to the voices of black people to construct a theology framed from their experiences. Rev. Carl Kenney, a black liberation theology minister will be a co-producer. Kenney said. "Let my people go, is the age-old cry of black people holding to the claim that God loves the oppressed. Black theology isn't passive it fights for freedom while refuting claims of inferiority.” God of the Oppressed is an extension of Dante James’ work as the executive producer of THIS FAR BY FAITH, the final series from Blackside Films. Both projects will begin pre-production immediately, however BPMW is seeking additional investors/partners with those who recognize the domestic and international profit potential of these projects, appreciate black culture and literature and are concerned about the shallow interpretations of black experiences. Media inquiries and interested investors should call Dante at 919-475-9879 or email him at dante@blackpearlmw.com. Job applicants can apply a www.blackpearlmw.com. In closing, James stated, “these projects will require producers, directors, actors, screenwriters and other production personnel. Hopefully, they will be a vehicle to put our people to work telling stories that explore our experiences from our point of view. I also see this work and this new company as a connection to my friend and mentor the late Henry Hampton.”

Cynique that explains so much. For me everything is an idea theroy or subjective. I feel this helps with my mental fluidity. So i have difficulty with people who say they have an open mind or think critically. When they don't.

The key is that they do not get the press. Phyllis you are a writer (can you email me your bio), have you ever considered writing a story about one of the churches you are talking about. I would be happy to share it. If you have already published one share a link I'll share that too. I don't mean to put undue pressure on you, but I agree with you. I also know mainstream media are going to focus on the dysfunctional aspects of the Black Church. If anyone is going to do it, it will have to be us. Harry mentioned a good book and I have added it to the website. The more we support what is good the better we will become.

@Pioneer1 Who said thoughts are "matter"? I didn't. You refuse to acknowledge that there is a difference between the territory of the mind, and the environment of the physical world where vibrating energies have solidified. The answer to the questions you posed should be obvious by the definitions but, since you apparently are not an abstract thinker they do not register with you. My memories are revived recollections of events that have already happened in the physical world and while I am recalling them they do not materialize into a scene that can be watched by an audience. They are not tangible. When different fragrances or aromas trigger flashbacks, my sense of smell does not magically transform what I have smelled into tangible entities or objects. When someone imagines or theorizes about something, until it is energized into fruition in the physical world for all to perceive, it exists in the intangible limbo of the abstract realm. Proceeding on your argument, i could dream I won the lottery and wake up a rich woman, something that wouldn't happen because my abstract dream existed only in my mind. Or, while remembering my wedding day, I would be holding a bouquet and standing next to my groom-to-be, something that would not be the case because my memories are the intangible remnants of the tangible past.

Drapetomiania was racism, not the practice of science. Bloodletting was obviously not backed by observation and experiment. If anything science stopped the practice. Man will twist anything including spirituality, religion, and science for self-benefit. This does not make spirituality, religion, and science bad--at makes the people who exploit these bad. This distinction is important. Of course, science's body of knowledge changes as new information comes along to prove previous knowledge wrong; as in the case of Einstien correcting Newton's calculation of motion near massive bodies. This is the way that knowledge advances. Also, science is not about "balance" or "common sense." For example, current knowledge about the quantum world defies common sense and is completely counterintuitive. because particles on the subatomic scale simply do not behave the same way large objects do on the macro scale. I'm still surprised that what I was taught about the structure of atoms was a century behind the then current knowledge. But then our education system, I've learned, has little to do with actually "educating" people....