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Robin Walker (Historian), Cerece Rennie Murphy (novelist), and Anthony Browder (Historian) a the most recent to our top-100-selling authors list Making the Top 100 is not easy, so these authors are worth checking out! Each are fairly prominent in their respective fields and genres, but do not enjoy wide popular acclaim. It is a dysfunctional quirk in our culture where those with the least to contribute garner our attention and those those with the most remain relatively unknown. Currently, the there are 102 authors who have made the cut off to be in the top 100. The minimum number of times required to make the top 100 is 5. The list I'm currently providing has the cut off at 4 which includes 114 authors. If I changed the cut-off these authors would not make the cut. When/if the top 100 goes to 120, I'll raise the cut off. Right now I like the list of authors. ...Maybe I'l just rename the list to Top 120 Authors 🙂

Just this week one of my clients domains was hacked and her website was redirected to some malware sites. It appears she visited a website where software was downloaded to track all her key stokes....

Hey @Gibran why should we care about this? Would this matter to anyone who does not care about Abraham? Do you have to believe on the Abrahamic religions to care?

@Mel Hopkins you don't allow comments on your site? The difference between Anazon and everone else is that Amazon does not have to generate profit from the sale of books. But it does mske sense to use Amazons data and tactics whenever the possible i know i do 😉

Yeah you do have to be very careful about the sites you visit. I never consume news via social media, because they don't produce news, so I always go to the news source. The Internet is a vast, dark, and scary place. Proceed with caution.

It turns out, a lot of it, actually This quote from the article linked below made me laugh out loud because it is so true: "Over at YouTube, the business of buying and selling video views is flourishing...." People buy views subscriber's etc. Much of YouTube's content is fake nonsense or pirated content. Real stuff no longer stands a chance against this stuff. https://nymag-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/nymag.com/intelligencer/amp/2018/12/how-much-of-the-internet-is-fake.html?amp_js_v=a2&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQECAFYAQ%3D%3D#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From %1%24s&ampshare=http%3A%2F%2Fnymag.com%2Fintelligencer%2F2018%2F12%2Fhow-much-of-the-internet-is-fake.html

Hey @Gibran no need to quote someone if what they wrote immediately precedes your reply (a lot of people do it when they first get started). Have you considered joining Amazon's affiliate program? If you send people there you'll earn commission on sales (in addition to your royalties). I used to make quote a bit of money with Amazon but since they reached monopoly status they have dramatically reduced what they pay affiliates. I can't bring up you site right now but I can tell from the URL you are linking to image files. I can add links to your book's buy button to send readers to your site if you are selling your book directly.

Hey @Gibran I just added this book to AALBC and will mention it in the newsletter that i'm mailing today.

Well what I mean when I say "people don't care," is that not enough of us care to make a difference.

These are cultural problems. Even the life expectancy of white men has gone down in recent years.

I'm amazed by gbe changes I've seen. I can't imagine the changes this Brother has witnessed. He literally had to crank his car to start it! I push a button.

I really didn't know the whole backstory Gibran this is just so interesting. I also never appreciated the challenges endured to get the book done. Anita Diggs is a cool sister an early, in house, supporter of AALBC.

@Chevdove i have seen maury's show but i don't watch it regularly for obvious reasons. @Cynique OK.

Every relationship is different and there are a wide of problems that can plague a relationship. Some are due to external factors but most, i believe, are due to the individuals themselves. As a result, that is where I believe the focus should be placed -- not some nebulous white conspirator or harkening back to African traditions from a millenia ago.

What!! Congrats man! I actually live in FL when you speak, hit me up ill come check you out if i can.

@Cynique so why to you think the sisters (not you) here, with Del's support, lamented that they dont feel protected?

The branding shit Black greeks do makes me think of slavery. I can't get with that. I'm not aware of any African traditions that use branding.

Sure I woukd like to know. But right now all you presented is conjecture and conspiracy theories. Besides man we actually know we are being manipulated by social media, and people STILL don't care. We know we are rapidly making the planet less hospitable for human habitation and people STILL don't care. What makes you think people would care about knowing we are being converted into homosexuals? What should we do?

I know you are not seeking sympathy@Gibran but that was such a sad story. How is you first born daughter doing today? Is this also from your latest book. I'll excerpt it in my next newsletter it it is. @Pioneer1 I know Raleigh, NC pretty well and have have going there all of my life.

True. This is true too, but I don't think anyone here ever congested you can act crazy then expect your man to jeopardize his life to support crazy.

Hey @Gibran my reaction was to a long debate we had on the subject of Black women not feeling protected by Black man. It was a position I rejected primary because I spend all of my money, time, and energy doing just this for my wife and two daughters. I also know other Brother who do the same. However your point (below) is important to consider. I feel like I fighting every obstacle imaginable trying to uplift Black people, so when sistas say they don't feel protected by us, I reacted, defensively, as if it was just another battle I have to fight. But don't want to fight Black women. I want to support them, because we need them. We need each other. I met a sista recently that reminded me of this. @Mel Hopkins, @Cynique, @Chevdove maybe I needed to hear it from older, wiser Black man. Peace, Troy

Press Release From Atlanta, Georgia to Ghana, Africa Author Pens “Seven Full Days,” a Parable of Modern Racism Reminiscent of “A Christmas Carol.” By Ferris Shelton Springfield, Massachusetts (home of the NBA Hall of Fame) In 1998, after working for Hasbro/Milton Bradley for nearly 20 years, Ferris Shelton went to Ghana, Africa and visited the historical El Mina Slave Castle in 1998/99. He was inspired to write a novel about the human beings processed through that building circa 1700 CE. After 20 years of creative angst and hard work, “Seven Full Days” has been published. “A debut novel tells the story of a rising...businessman visited by disturbing dreams of the slavery era... Shelton writes in a descriptive prose that captures his characters’ emotional states in vivid detail:” -Kirkus Review A life altering change will remain still, quietly hibernating in a person for years. We often choose comfortable, well-established order over the disruption change will cause, thus it is seldom awakened. But this sleeping giant could animate if affected by the right forces. And, if it does, what was once safely tucked away in the out-of-sight, out-of-mind compartment of our psyche can extract a heavy toll - even if aroused by innocent intentions. Unbeknownst to Jason, this day would start a process of change that sat deep within, slumbering but ready to stir To see Kirkus Review: Kirkus.com -- search: Seven Full Days To order Seven Full Days: https://levellerspress.com/product/seven-full-days/ Or from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1945473703 Ferris Shelton, with extended family roots in the Atlanta area uses Marietta, GA, Hurt Park and The Grady Memorial Hospital as backdrops for the novel. A United States Marine Corps veteran that worked for Hasbro/Milton Bradley for nearly twenty years and was a baseball coach (Blunt Park Tigers, 1991-1995) and a basketball coach (Martin Luther King Community Center (1990-1995). ###

Maybe this is why Black women don't feel protected by Black men.

Me too.