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I'll keep you posted on our progress. If you sign the petition please let me know by replying to this comment. In the spirit our forums, if you choose not to sign the petition please share why; it will be interesting to read your perspective.

Justice4Garvey campaign partners with members of the Black Book Ecosystem to petition a presidential pardon for Marcus Garvey Black booksellers, publishers, and distributors throughout the U.S. have partnered with the Justice4Garvey campaign to petition President Joe Biden to grant a posthumous pardon to civil rights leader Marcus Garvey. The goal of the campaign is to gather the required 100,000 signatures necessary to elicit a response from the President. The signatures must be collected within a stipulated 30-day period, from February 1, 2022 to March 2, 2022. On Sunday, February 6th, 2022 at 6:00 PM (EST), a special virtual town hall for the public is scheduled and will include presentations from Dr. Julius Garvey, son of the Hon. Marcus Garvey, and several other leaders to inform and encourage the community-at-large to sign the global petition. Register to participate here. Signing the Petition is Easy: 1. Visit https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/. 2. Under MESSAGE TYPE select “Contact the President.” 3. Enter your contact information. 4. Under WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY? type, “Exonerate Marcus Garvey.” 5. Hit the Send button. Sign the Petition Now Additional Marcus Garvey Resources ▪ The Political Prosecution of Marcus Garvey ▪ “Tribute to Marcus Mosiah Garvey” by Runoko Rashidi ▪ Books, by or About, Marcus Garvey for Sale on AALBC.com Our Official Statement We, the undersigned Black Booksellers and Publishers belong to a long tradition of providing essential and corrective information to our community. Marcus Garvey, who was wrongly convicted and punished almost one hundred years ago is a foundational part of our tradition. On February 1, 2022, a global Justice 4 Garvey effort begins which calls for the posthumous pardon of Marcus Garvey. We fully support this effort and are committed to using our platforms and our networks to secure the 100,000 signatures required for the petition’s success. We call on everyone, but especially Black booksellers and publishers to join with us by encouraging people within your network to sign the Justice 4 Garvey petition when it begins circulating on the first day of Black History Month. Additionally, we ask that you create and sponsor activities and events during February to heighten awareness of the sacrifice, and achievements of Marcus Garvey and all those ancestors who stood for our freedom. ▪ Troy Johnson, AALBC.com ▪ Kassahun Checole, Africa World Press ▪ Nati Kamau-Nataki, Afrikan World Books ▪ Nzingha Nommo, Afriware Books & Co. ▪ W. Paul Coates, Black Classic Press ▪ Saleem Hassan, Books by Saleem ▪ Vera Warren Williams, Community Book Center ▪ Verlean Singletary, Da Book Joint ▪ Desmond Reid, Dare Books ▪ David Miller, Dare To Be King Publications ▪ James Fugate and Tom Hamilton, Eso Won Books ▪ Sekou, Frontline Books & Kultural Emporium ▪ Jeannine Cook, Harriett's Bookshop ▪ Jamilah Horton, House Of Pages Bookstore ▪ Tony Browder, IKG Publishing ▪ Wade and Cheryl Hudson, Just Us Books ▪ Hanna Oliver Depp, Loyalty Books ▪ Luther Warner, Lushena Books ▪ Derrick and Ramunda Young, Mahogany Books ▪ Blanche Richardson, Marcus Books ▪ Nia Damali, Medu Bookstore ▪ Delores Williams, People Get Ready Bookstore ▪ Shirikiana Gerima, Sankofa Video Books & Café ▪ Patrick Oliver, Say it Loud! Publications ▪ D. L. Mullen, Semicolon Bookstore & Gallery ▪ Donna and Donya Craddock, The Dock Bookshop ▪ Haki Madhubuti, Third World Press ▪ Uuka Elegba, Umoja Books and Products ▪ Kenneth and Sharon Holley, Zawadi Books #ExonerateGarvey / #30Days4Garvey Dear Reader, Thanks in advance for signing the petition. I have always been impressed and inspired by Garvey. The Black Stars (★) you’ll find in my newsletter and throughout AALBC.com are placed in homage to Garvey. It is also in his spirit that I run AALBC.com: “Up! You mighty race, you can accomplish what you will.” Always remember Troy, you are why we’ve been able to make AALBC the premier online platform for books by, or about, people of African descent. Your paid subscriptions, book purchases, suggestions, engagement on the site, commenting, social sharing, and advertisements help support AALBC’s mission. Peace and Love, Troy Johnson Founder & Webmaster, AALBC.com This message is sponsored by sponsored by the Black Book Ecosystem Consider sponsoring our eNewsletter or a dedicated email. ★ AALBC.com eNewsletter – February 1, 2022 - Issue #349

Not all landlords are greedy some are just regular people who hold mortgages -- that must be paid -- on properties they are renting out. That said NYC has set themselves up for this they provided tax inceptives to wealthy people to by property for investment purposes -- These properties are kept off the market and never lived in. The amount of affordable housing created is shameful given the number of people requiring it. If you are evicted or even get a notice, good luck finding an apartment again. Corporate management companies will file paperwork and send you an eviction notice if you are a week late on your rent -- even if you pay before your court date! You don't want to get evicted in NYC I was both a home owner and renter in NYC. May last apartment's rent was $2,900 a month and my rent went up $100 a year like clock work. When I left the new lease was $3,700 a month not including utilities! As a home owner it cost me almost $86K to move into my house. Both of these properties were in Harlem. New York City's housing is insane and honestly it was the primary reason I left.

@Mzuri Why do you always site The Daily Mail as a source? Surely you must realize they are an unreliable source for news and information. Even Wikipedia does not allow they to be cites as a source, because of lack fact checking and out right making shit up. Using The Daily Mail to support your argument actually weakens it. One of the great weakens of the WWW is that one can easily find something to support any hairbrained idea out there. It has also become increasingly difficult to sort out what is true from what is bull -- especially when human nature biases us to believe what comports to our world view regardless of the quality of the source and reject everything else.

You can appreciate the criteria for identifying the that "top person" is subjective. A diverse court is a criteria that should be applied as well. For FAR to long the "top" candidate has been white men. Do you believe in the history of the court no Black woman has ever been qualified. But to your point, we don't want to appoint an unqualified Black woman just to get a Black woman in there, and no one is suggesting that we do that. Assuming we survive long enough, the world will become colorblind. It just will not happen in anyone's lifetime who is alive now.

On Tuesday February 1st you can begin signing the petition to have Garvey exonerated:

Justice4Garvey Campaign Partners with Black booksellers, Publishers and Distributors to Petition a Presidential Pardon for Marcus Garvey CONTACT: Keilia Phillips now@justice4garvey.org, 202-349-1498 Kellie Didigu, media@mahoganybooks.com (Washington, D.C.) January 28, 2022 Black booksellers, publishers, and distributors throughout the U.S. have partnered with the Justice4Garvey campaign to petition President Joe Biden to grant a posthumous pardon to civil rights leader Marcus Garvey. The goal of the campaign is to gather the required 100,000 signatures necessary to elicit a response from the President. The signatures must be collected within a stipulated 30-day period, from February 1, 2022 to March 2, 2022. The campaign is focused on raising public awareness and collecting signatures during Black History month. To sign the petition and receive updates, visit http://justice4garvey.org/sign-the-petition This effort of Black booksellers, publishers and distributors is co-led by MahoganyBooks, The Dock Bookshop, Black Classic Press, AALBC.com, and Africa World Press. The group issued the following statement: “We are asking President Biden to make amends for the 1923 unjust persecution and imprisonment of the Honorable Marcus Garvey. Garvey’s conviction took place in a trial replete with bias and error, including insufficient evidence, perjury by a witness at the initiation of the U.S. government, and his proceeding as a criminal defendant without the benefit of a lawyer. We believe that a presidential pardon will acknowledge, and begin to right, the wrong committed against Marcus Garvey, and by extension, the global community of Black people. We are calling on global citizens who believe in restorative justice to sign the petition for a presidential pardon for Marcus Garvey, starting on February 1, 2022. We also encourage you to share the petition with your family, friends, and your social and professional networks throughout Black History Month.” Dr. Julius Garvey, Marcus Garvey’s son, stated in response that “Black booksellers and publishers are the keepers of our history and our stories. This group is helping ensure that my father’s life and legacy is honored and told truthfully. I applaud these Black booksellers and publishers from around the country working to raise the visibility of the Justice 4 Garvey campaign and collecting petition signatures to help clear his name.” On Sunday, February 6th, 2022 at 6:00 PM Eastern Time, a special Town Hall for the public is scheduled and will include presentations from Dr. Julius Garvey, son of the Hon. Marcus Garvey, and several other leaders in an effort to inform and encourage the community at-large to sign the global petition. Register to attend the event: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwtdu6prjMrG9fIFbIO1_fu_mA7do4RSSK3 About Justice 4 Garvey: Spearheaded by the Caribbean-American Political Action Committee, Justice 4Garvey aims to exonerate Marcus Garvey, civil rights and anti-colonial leader. In May 1923, Garvey was unjustly convicted of mail fraud in relation to the operation of his signature program for Black economic independence, The Black Star Line. His movement, which espoused Black pride and Black self-reliance, economic independence, and Black unity, garnered unprecedented support around the world. The exoneration committee is led by Global Chair, Dr. Goulda Downer; and Global Vice-Chairs, Dr. Ayize Sabater, Dr. Elaine Knight, Dr. Felicia Boadoo-Adada, Ms. Madia Logan and Mr. James Gordon.

It is the American way. But I do not believe it is inherent to the human condition, nor is consumerism. We have been conditioned to behave this way and no one is being served... Think about; it our entire society is based upon buying more and more stuff -- in fact our system would collapse if we stopped by more things than we actually needed. It is why we are in a society where paying $70MM for a jpeg file can be construed to "make sense."

True and this is what keeps us apart. But this is not unique to Black people -- most people in America are out for themselves. Sadly, this is true as well, but we have to get ourselves together before we can start thinking globally. Think about how easy Jack Dorsey (Twitter) got Black people to embrace his platform and ignore all the Black ones out there... Black success is defined by white validation. Few people will tout being, say an AALBC bestselling author. No, they lament the fact that the can not become a NY Times Bestselling author. Amazon brilliantly exploited this by creating thousands of categories in which one could be a bestselling authors -- and we work hard to generate the the sales to become the #1 Amazon bestselling author in say the "Non-Binary Underwater Basket Weaving" category. Again this is not unique to Black folks white folks game the Amazon bestsellers list for the same reason. The difference is when white folks do it they are largely supporting their own -- when we do it we support their businesses and marginalize Black ones...

I'm taking a meeting next week with a Black owned NFT marketplace, considering offering Literary NFT's, presumably book covers, text, audio, etext, or unique author contributions. For the life of me I can not think of a business model that make sense. In other words why would someone by, say, an image from a book like the one Daniellegfny just shared? Is it purely an investment in what one believes is an appreciable asset? It is because you are granting a license to someone else to use the image? It is because someone likes it so much that they plan to display it in their home and boast the they own the original asset? I can see a case potentially for #2. What stops someone else from selling the identical digital asset? @daniellegfny I was going to bid $5 for your art just to get the ball rolling, but Open Sea does not appear to support cold storage wallets (I have Trezor) and I don't feel like creating a wallet on the web. All I'm doing now is simply holding Bitcoin and Ethereum cyrpto in hopes it appreciates over the years Daniellegtny What are the transactions costs associated with creating and selling the NFT you posted on open Sea? The are a whole variety of issues with the entire business model. Meta and all the other social media platforms getting into the business -- doing exactly what Open Sea is doing when make me reluctant to enter the space, since everyone will flock to Meta's platform. Perhaps my biggest concern is I simply don't understand way anyone would pay almost $70MM a digital art -- when nothing else stops anyone else from using it. To me this is just another example of our wealth inequality: one in which working people are homeless and others have $70 mil to spend on a jpeg. Does anyone truly believe this (below) will resell for more in the future or is "worth" the price paid? But if you are a multi-billionaire, what is $70,000,000?

Ok it think I know what you mean now. Here are two books that should meet your requirements. Raisins in Milk by David Covin everybody involved in producing this book was black; Editor, Artist, book cover designer, typesetter, printer, author, booksellers, distributors. Covin was clearly very intentional about this and this is rare.

Sure you do, as a consequence of reading the Daily Mail . Now I'm aware of the Cardi B debacle -- even though I could care less. See how that works? The Daily Mail always struck me as the equivalent of the National Inquirer (that still around?).

Yes, very interesting indeed.

Hey @Delano sorry I missed your question when it was originally posted. I've been slammed recently and believe time markers made sense based upon your original post.

Stefan don't discount or overlook the purveyors of this garbage -- the platforms that encourage this are the true benefices and are apparently at little risk. Cardi B, win is purely symbolic, as I doubt the woman posting lies about Cardi has the money to pay and the platform pushing this stuff has plenty of others willing to do that same thing. Your reaction and @Mzuri illustrates why this sort of thing is so profitable. It creates controversy, and controversy drives engagement, and engagement drives revenue. Nothing will change, for the better, until we start engaging on more important things than a Cardi B and her trolls.

@richardmurray Does this count for @daniellegfny? https://aalbc.com/authors/author.php?author_name=Clarence+N.M.+Coggins#books

From the New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist, a biography in verse and prose of science fiction visionary Octavia Butler, author of Parable of the Sower and Kindred. Buy Now ▶ Support the Black Book Ecosystem Bookstore: The Dock Bookshop, Fort Worth, TX This is my friendly reminder to support your independent booksellers. People often ask; why I spend so much time, energy, and money supporting other booksellers — my “competition” — when I could use these resources to support my own business? I do it because there are so many great books, but increasingly fewer curated platforms with the visibility to get these books into the hands of the readers, who are most likely to enjoy and benefit from them. This is particularly true for books written by or about Black people. There are fewer platforms publishing critical book reviews; covering, participating in, promoting, and hosting events; promoting authors and their books; bestowing awards; than ever before. These are things that AALBC does, and it is only possible because of your book purchases and website engagement. AALBC can not function in a vacuum. There is an entire ecosystem of Black book professions that I must work with to learn about the books and authors that I share with you. AALBC is better when there is a vibrant “Black Book Ecosystem.” This is why I actively promote and support other booksellers and provide the following information on AALBC: Publisher and Distributor: Africa World Press & The Red Sea Press Useful Resources ▪ Black-Owned Bookstores ▪ Black-Owned Book Websites ▪ Black-Owned Book Distributors ▪ Top Black-Owned Websites ▪ Black-Owned Magazines ▪ Black-Owned Newspapers Often we default to Amazon when it comes to our books. As a bookseller for almost 25 years — most of that time, unfortunately, as an Amazon affiliate — I understand the destruction Amazon has unleased on the Black Book Ecosystem. From Amazon’s perspective, we are either competition to be eliminated or sharecroppers for their plantation. Marcus Books, Oakland, CA Fortunately, there is still an option: Support your indie booksellers! Amazon is simply not going to do the things that AALBC and other, mission-driven, indie booksellers do. Our goal is to support the culture, not extract as much wealth from it as possible. You don’t have to tear up your Prime card and boycott Amazon, just keep us in mind when it comes to books. We will all benefit in the long run. 🙂 OK, I’ll get off the soapbox. If anything I wrote resonates let me know: troy@aalbc.com. Even if I’m off base, I’d love to hear from you either way. Dear Reader, Members of the Black Book Ecosystem have committed to help gather 100,000 signatures to request an official response from the White House and President Biden for a posthumous exoneration of the Rt. Honorable Marcus Garvey for his unjust persecution and imprisonment by the U.S. government in 1923. We will be hosting a video conference, on Friday, February 6, 2022, with Garvey’s son, Dr. Julius W. Garvey. More information will be provided soon. Always remember Troy, you are why we’ve been able to make AALBC the premier online platform for books by, or about, people of African descent. Your paid subscriptions, book purchases, suggestions, engagement on the site, commenting, social sharing, and advertisements help support AALBC’s mission. Peace and Love, Troy Johnson Founder & Webmaster, AALBC.com This message is sponsored by sponsored by Dutton Books for Young Readers Consider sponsoring our eNewsletter or a dedicated email. ★ AALBC.com eNewsletter – January 27, 2022 - Issue #348

Available together for the first time in one specially designed boxed set, and spanning more than 35 years of work, the first comprehensive collection of essays, criticism, and articles by the legendary author of the Harlem Renaissance, Zora Neale Hurston, showcases the evolution of her distinctive style as an archivist and author — edited by Henry Louis Gates and Genevieve West. Buy Now ▶ New Books Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler by Ibi Zoboi From the New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist, Ibi Zoboi, comes a biography in verse and prose of science fiction visionary Octavia Butler. Acclaimed novelist Ibi Zoboi illuminates the young life of the visionary storyteller Octavia E. Butler in poems and prose. Born into the Space Race, the Red Scare, and the dawning Civil Rights Movement, Butler experienced an American childhood that shaped her into the groundbreaking science-fiction storyteller whose novels continue to challenge and delight readers fifteen years after her death. More ▶ Goliath by Tochi Onyebuchi In his adult novel debut, Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and NAACP Image Award finalist and Alex and New England Book Award winner Tochi Onyebuchi brings us a sweeping sci-fi epic in the vein of Samuel R. 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In her urban fantasy series Dragons in a Bag, Elliott has crafted a young, middle grade fantasy series that opens a new genre for children of color to see themselves in and enjoy. With the publication of The Witch’s Apprentice, the third installment in the acclaimed series, readers will now be able to binge read all three books at once, or savor their reading experience by exploring each book individually. Join Jaxon and his friends through a reimagined New York City and Chicago as they embark on their latest adventure to unlock the mystery behind a strange sleep sickness engulfing the city. More ▶ Addicted to Crack, Basketball Great Chris Washburn Tells His Story Chris Washburn, a former high school basketball phenom, tells his emotional story about losing millions of dollars and his NBA career due to his 14-year addiction to crack. Chris’ story is ultimately redemptive as he beat the odds by surviving to tell his story. He is fueled by helping others avoid making the same mistakes he made. Washburn’s upcoming memoir, written with G.L. Henderson, goes into the details of being shot, held hostage over $35 owed to a crack dealer, going to jail, eating out of the trash, and more harrowing experiences. This video was recorded during the 2022 F.R.E.S.H. Book Festival. Watch the Video ▶ The 16th National Black Writers Conference: Save the Date The 16th National Black Writers Conference will be guided by this year’s theme: “The Beautiful Struggle: Black Writers Lighting the Way.” Events will be held live and virtually on Wednesday, March 30 – Saturday, April 2, 2022. Learn More ▶ Dear Reader, Members of the Black Book Ecosystem have committed to help gather 100,000 signatures to request an official response from the White House and President Biden for a posthumous exoneration of the Rt. Honorable Marcus Garvey for his unjust persecution and imprisonment by the U.S. government in 1923. We will be hosting a video conference with Garvey’s son, Dr. Julius W. Garvey. More information will be provided soon. Always remember, you are why we’ve been able to make AALBC the premier online platform for books by, or about, people of African descent. Your paid subscriptions, book purchases, suggestions, engagement on the site, commenting, social sharing, and advertisements help support AALBC’s mission. Peace and Love, Troy Johnson Founder & Webmaster, AALBC.com This message is sponsored by sponsored by Amistad Consider sponsoring our eNewsletter or a dedicated email. ★ AALBC.com eNewsletter – January 25, 2022 - Issue #347

I’m “pro Black,” but this is in direct reaction to the country we live in, so is being racist. I believe the science and reject the notion of multiple human races. That idea was created by so-called White people who began using race to practice racism. Black people can be racist as well. I actually have to work hard at not being racist. If a kid of mine married someone white I’d have no choice but to support my child and embrace their decision. i consider it a good thing that my kids are not as racist as i am or was. They never had to be...

ProfD I’m afraid if we owned all the means of production and distribution of our entertainment, we would succumb to the same market forced White folks do and produce simulator or even worse material. “blackploitationfilms, 1970s sitcoms, gangster rap, black reality shows,…” are all are easy to create and make money. people who produce culturally important entertainment usually struggle. Are there any recent counter examples?

you know after reading this i was thinking about excerpting the exchange between Mzuri and Cynique and sharing it in a newsletter. It may not get more to post but it will definitely get people to read, which is useful to. while they definitely disagree they, i think they enjoyed the exchange themselves. They traded really good barbs the one below was a goodie 🙂 Of course when Cynique is on a roll she has few peers. like a good fight the attendees witness a exchange of ideas get some entertainment. And the combatants get to hone their skills and and live to fight another day 🙂

@nels Given the lack of moderation on the comments, it seems like the article was written purely for the sake a giving racist trolls something to to use to advance the notion of "racial" inferiority. I wish they would simply take sports out of schools, it is way out of control today. The athletes should be paid and the pretense of attending school should just be dispensed with.

@Dr Francis Welsin, please define: RWS I've always been a proponent of Garvey's ideas. If fact I pay homage to him on this site, as you'll find Black Stars scattered about the site. Anytime the power that be murder, or otherwise eliminate a Black person, you know that person was doing something to substantively empower Black people. This is why I new Obama had zero reason to fear being assassinated... @ProfD, I hear you, but the only thing is that whenever Black people do for self, white folks see fit to destroy it. As an aside: I'm involved in an effort to collect 100,000 signatures, during the month of February, to get Biden to exonerate Marcus Garvey. Garvey's son, Dr. Julius Garvey is leading the effort. Stay tuned...

“So if I played four hundred rounds of Monopoly with you and I had to play and give you every dime that I made, and then for fifty years, every time that I played, if you didn't like what I did, you got to burn it like they did in Tulsa and like they did in Rosewood, how can you win? How can you win?” Bestselling author and political activist Kimberly Jones declared these words amid the protests spurred by the murder of George Floyd in the Summer of 2020. She gave a history lesson that in just over six minutes captured the economic struggles of Black people in America and within days, the video had been viewed by millions. In How We Can Win, Jones delves into the impacts of systemic racism and reveals how her formative years in Chicago gave birth to a lifelong devotion to justice. She calls for Reconstruction 2.0, a multilayered plan to reclaim economic and social restitutions—those restitutions promised with emancipation but blocked, again and again, for more than 150 years. How We Can Win delivers strategies for how we can effect change as citizens and allies while nurturing ourselves—the most valuable asset we have—in the fight against a system that is still rigged. Buy Now (and Save $5.00!) Praise for How We Can Win: ★ “No punches pulled, no opportunities for change missed and no lies told. I am so grateful this generation has a voice like hers to guide us.” —Jameela Jamil, actor, advocate and writer ★ “Clear, unflinching and hopeful…A must-read for everyone ready to fight for true equity.” —Layla F. Saad, bestselling author of Me and White Supremacy ★ “There is a way forward in this rigged system, but it will take us knowing how we got here and working as a community to get out…This book is a liberatory map I desperately pray we all follow.”—Sonya Renee Taylor, bestselling author of The Body is Not An Apology ★ “Brilliant, authentic and just what I needed. It made me feel seen… We need this book in every school, prison and church.” —Leslie E. Redmond, Esq., founder of Don’t Complain, Activate and former president of the Minneapolis NAACP ★ “An impassioned and actionable call for leveling the playing field in America.” —Publisher's Weekly ★ “[Jones] made what I think is the most coherent, clear, current case for younger people to understand reparations.” —Joy Reid on MSNBC Kimberly Jones is an activist, former bookseller and current host of the Well-Read Black Girl book club’s Atlanta chapter. She has directed feature films and cutting-edge diverse web series and has an overall deal with Warner Bros. Pictures. Jones is also co-author of the bestselling YA novels I’m Not Dying with You Tonight and Why We Fly. This email is sponsored by Henry Holt & Company, an Imprint of Macmillan Publishers. Consider sponsoring our eNewsletter or a dedicated email.