Holiday

Book
Fair
Show Place Arena
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
December 13, 2008
2 Black Author Showcase
 Holiday Book Fair ‘08 3

Books for Africa

In This Season of Giving, Give a Book

By Stafford L. Battle

B uilding a bridge from misery to hope often

can be best accomplished by the simplest of
actions such as the donation of used books to
people who lack them. This act can help spread
President-elect Barack Obama’s message of hope
and change by improving literacy in places where
books are scarce.
“Books for Africa” founded by Tom Warth has
Black Author shipped more than 20 million books to Africa. It
costs about 40 cents to send a book and more than
Showcase 35 kids will read that one book. Yet despite that
tremendous effort, today, many African schools
Volume I1, Issue 1 and libraries in the rural areas still have bare shelves
December 2008 where books should be sitting. The Black Author
Showcase is working with Books for Africa via the
“Bring a Book and a Buck” campaign on December
Executive Staff 13th at the Show Place Arena to collect and ship
Diane Williams books to Kenya. Diane Williams cofounder of
Stafford Battle the Black Author Showcase reveals that, “In this
Dr. Rey O. Harris historic election year, when our president-elect has
direct family ties to Kenya, we consider it an honor
and civic duty to help spread a message of hope
Sponsors and Partners and change via literacy.”
The Vine Newspaper
Many unwanted books in America are thrown
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away or buried in landfills. Ecologically and
Books for Africa
ethically, it makes perfect sense to donate the
DC Bookman
knowledge in those books to children who can
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become better educated citizens and help end the
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scourge of poverty and disease in their homeland
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and around the world. The next Benjamin Banneker
Costco
or Albert Einstein may be living in a small grass hut
in Africa waiting for a chance to learn and mature.
All Rights Reserved
Copyright 2008 Despite America’s current economic concerns,
22nd Century Press, LLC the U.S. remains the richest country in the world
Mitchellville, Maryland USA with a generous abundance of books idle in
warehouses, supply closets and attics. On December
http://www.22ndcenturypress.com 13, the residents of Prince George’s County are
http://www.blackauthorshowcase.com offered the opportunity to get involved in the spirit
info@22ndCenturypress.com of giving as well as participate in creation of a
better world for all of us. ✍
4 Black Author Showcase

WELCOME TO
THE BLACK AUTHOR SHOWCASE

Holiday Book Fair

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2008
SHOW PLACE ARENA, PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, MARYLAND
10 AM TO 5 PM

PROGRAM
10:00 AM Welcome, Introductions and Opening remarks
10:30 AM Children’s books author readings and storytelling
11:00 AM Poetry
11:30 AM Memoirs
Noon Poetry
12:30 Inspirational authors
1:00 PM Panel Discussion: Making It Through Difficult Times
Featuring financial writer Harrine Freeman, Kelly Vaughn from the MD Dept.
of Housing, Kalimah Matthews - Signal Financial, Tanoah Morgan - The Vine
newspaper, Myra E. Abdullah - New York Life, and Denise Hendrick – FDI.

2:30 PM Contemporary Literature & Nonfiction

All Day Author Presentations/Readings/Signings
Hourly drawings for special prizes!
Book Baskets & Gift Wrapping
 Holiday Book Fair ‘08 5

County Literacy Council

‘One of the Best’
Donate Today
T he Literacy Council of Prince George’s County is one
of the best small charities in the metropolitan area,
according to e Catalogue for Philanthropy. “Charities
to Raise
were selected for excellence, cost-effectiveness, and impact,”
said Barbara Harman, President of the Catalogue for $10,000 for
Philanthropy: Greater Washington.
is year, the Literacy Council will help nearly 1,400
adult learners through individualized assessments, one-to-
Kenya
one tutoring, high school diploma programs, and small-
group classes in basic skills instruction, English for speakers
of other languages, and family literacy. e Literacy
Council’s team of 50 classroom instructors and assessors,
and 60+ volunteer tutors offers multiple sites throughout Help us spread literacy &
the county.
knowledge and combat
“anks to the support of community contributors,
thousands of Prince George’s County adults have been poverty throughout the
able to prove to themselves, to their families, and to all
of us, that it really never is too late to learn. ey are
world
grandparents, parents, out-of-school youths, Prince
George’s County- born, immigrants, multi-job workers, www.abuck4books4kenya.com
or unemployed. What they have in common is the ability
to learn and the need for your help,” said Gail Drake,
Executive Director of the Literacy Council.
To learn more about the Literacy Council in the
Catalogue for Philanthropy and make a donation, visit “A simple name for a simple
www.literacycouncil.org/cfp. To learn more about organization with a simple mission. We
upcoming tutor-trainings and volunteer opportunities, visit collect, sort, ship and distribute books
www.literacycouncil.org. ✍ to children in Africa. Our goal: to end
the book famine in Africa.” -- BFA

Be a Part of the
Black Author Showcase BOOKS
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AFRICA
December 12, 2009
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For more information go to:

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Stafford L. Battle Roland Tyler

& Rey O. Harris Strength Within:
AFROCyberspace: 1000+ Web sites Surviving by the Grace of God
That Will Enrich Your World ISBN: 978-0-615-21031-5
ISBN: 978-0-9818262-0-2

R oland Tyler’s true life story is

incredibly unique and unlike

S tafford Battle and Rey O. Harris bring to light afrocen- any other. He tells of the horric
tric web sites that you might never nd using traditional tests and trials experienced from
search methods. Save time and maximize your online youth to adulthood, most of which
efforts by going directly to stellar cyber-source destinations the average young boy could not
written for and about Black people. Keep current with the have endured. Your curiosity will
latest afrocentric blogs, wikis, netcasts, and Web 2.0 sites. be aroused when you learn of
Gain premium access to the AfroCyberspace web portal how as a young boy, he overcame
and social network. AFROCyberspace is open to every- a dismal childhood stricken with
one regardless of social background. e journey is sure to abuse. He will take you for an
expand your view of the world. emotional walk through my family history. It’s struggles,
its tragedies and the obstacles as a family exactly as they
played out. Most importantly you will learn from my story
Stafford L. Battle is the Digital Designer for Howard that strength is created from within through all life experi-
University College of Medicine and co-founder of the ences and like a tiger, that strength is reveled from GOD. I
Black Author Showcase. He has worked in the publishing insist that my story strengthens your momentum and will
industry for several decades including stints at Time-life thereaer, enable you to prevail. rough life, hard times
Books, e Smithsonian Magazine, Washington Living and hurdled obstacles that were put before me . . . us, I
Magazine, and local newspapers and publications. survived by the GRACE OF GOD. ✍
Reynold O. Harris Ph.D., aka Rey, is originally
from Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Harris is an Educational
Technologist, trainer, researcher and consultant who has
been involved with education, employment and training
B Sharise Moore
activities for the past 33 years. During this time, he has
Taste
conducted seminars on marketing, business,
information technology and ISBN: 978-1-60585-198-3
empowerment throughout the
Black Diaspora. ✍
B Sharise Moore holds a
bachelor’s degree in English
with a concentration in Creative
Writing from Rutgers University.
In addition, Moore is a certied
secondary English teacher, classi-
cal pianist, and published perfor-
mance poet. When on hiatus from
writing, she conducts writing
seminars for teens and adults in
both poetry and prose. At pres-

For more information

ent, she lives in Prince George’s
County Maryland. You can visit
visit: her on the web at www.blaqmerm
aidpress.com ✍
http://www.afrocyberspace.com
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Joyce Burnett
Adam’s Belle:
A Memoir of Love Without Bounds
ISBN: 978-0-9816102-1-4

J oyce Burnett is
a native of Los
Angeles, a tness in-
structor, and a writer.
Her latest work is
K. Lowery Moore the memoir of Isabel
Washington Powell,
Moments In Love: the rst wife of Adam
Clayton Powell, Jr.
Reflections Through Poetic Expressions
She served in the
ISBN: 978-0-9795333-2-7
Peace Corps in Mali
and Mauritania and

K . Lowery Moore is the author of the sizzling novel,
When I’m Loving You and the poetry book, Mo-
ments in Love: Reections through Poetic Expressions.
Born Katina Anjanette Moore, this author and poet is a na-
tive of Washington, DC currently residing in Temple Hills
of Prince George’s County, MD with her two sons. As a
summa cum laude honor graduate, she holds a Bachelor of
Science Degree in Business Administration, with a minor
in Marketing, from Strayer University. She is the founder
of So Sophisticated Publications, an independent publish-
ing company, which she established to publish and main-
tain control over her literary work. ✍
was also a Fulbright
Scholar in Eritrea.
She met Isabel Wash-
ington Powell, the glamorous show girl from the 1920’s
who married the late Congressman Adam Clayton Powell,
Jr. Joyce was enthralled by the vivid pictures Belle painted
of her life. Belle reminded Joyce of her own Aunt Ceola.
She dressed impeccably, cooked better than most chefs, and
approached situations with a touch of sass. Joyce began this
project shortly aer publishing an article on her experi-
ence as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Islamic Republic of
Mauritania, and Mali. She worked closely with Belle for
almost ten years to record an incredible story. Belle was
very pleased with the early dra of Adam’s Belle, but sadly,
she passed away before her story was published. ✍

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Veronica Rogers Dyahnne Alston

Oh! Jesus, Help Me Over All About Aisha
The Hump Of My Rainbow ISBN: 978-0-9820897-2-9
ISBN: 978-1-4363-4514-9

V eronica is the younger of two daughters in her family,

a single mother three times over, and a proud grand-
D yahnne is the
Founder and
CEO of Sweetie’s
mother of six precious darlings. She was born in Baltimore, Books / Sensa-
Maryland, and educated in tions Publishing, a
the Baltimore City public fully minority-owned
school system by dedicated, publishing company
God-fearing teachers who specialising in children’s
made sure she received a books that feature
quality education. Ronii African-American and
went on to graduate from other minority children
the School of Hard Knocks, and adult literature that
earning a Ph.D. in Faith, touches the soul. She is
Wisdom and Child Rear- a mother, grandmother,
ing. She is an organizational author, and educator.
specialist who has enjoyed a Dyahnne is originally from North Carolina, reared in Vir-
corporate career, spanning ginia, and currently resides in Maryland. ✍
45 years. Her book, Oh! Je-
sus, Help Me Over the Hump of My Rainbow, is a memoir
of inspiring and revealing stories from various seasons of
my life; using paradigms of rainbow colors—described as 4
roads—to paint a poignant picture of growth and reection
from her childhood, to being a single parent of one daugh-
ter and two sons. She shares experiences from that run the
R. Jay Jay Johnson
gamut of rape, abuse, despair, rage, rejection, promiscuity,
The Conductor, Truth Unveiled
and dishonesty. According to Rogers, “as you read my book,
ISBN: 978-0-9817795-0-8
you will laugh, cry, and cheer aer grasping the true mean-
ing behind ‘Ronii’s rainbow.’” ✍
R Jay Jay Johnson was born and
raised in Washington, D.C.,
attended Howard University and
graduated with a degree in Archi-

Donate
tecture. He is also an artist with
training in the visual arts. He is

A Book and A Buck

the author of several unpublished
books. e Conductor, Truth

for the
Uneiled is his rst published
work. It is the product of Toon-
Ups Publishing. A company
Kenya Literacy that Mr. Johnson established in
order to self publish his work.

Campaign Presently, he resides in Prince

Georges County, Maryland,
and is the father of four chil-
www.abuck4books4kenya.com dren. ✍
 Holiday Book Fair ‘08 9

DeLois Jackson Brenda Hill

FAITH: My Walking Cane To Glory Remember What Your MAMAs Taught
ISBN: 0-8059-5937 You, A Unique Way of Looking at
Customer Service
ISBN: 9780595375363
D eLois Jackson is a native
of Florida, founder and
CEO of TAN-D Enterprises.
She is an author, inspirational
speaker, and workshop fa-
B renda Hill is the Presi-
dent of DAP Network
and Consulting Services that
cilitator. She has more than specializes in seminars teach-
29 years of office automation, ing the key to delivering ex-
acquisition logistics, program traordinary customer service
management and information consistently and effortlessly.
technology experience with the Brenda has more than 20
Department of Defense. She holds a Bachelor of Science years of experience providing
degree in business management, a Master of Science degree quality customer service, 10
in human resource management, from Troy State Univer- years of professional Human
sity. In addition, she holds a Master of Science degree in Resources experience, 10 years
National Resource Strategy, from the Industrial College of of management experience and 6 years of sales experience.
the Armed Forces. Ms.. Jackson is a Management and Pro- Brenda’s passion for improving the treatment of others,
gram Analysis Officer, in the War ghting Integration and and her love of writing encouraged her to write Remember
CIO office, for the Secretary of the Air Force and serves as What Your MAMAs Taught You, a unique way of looking at
technical advisor for civilian matters for the Directorate of customer service. ✍
Information. ✍

Ellie M. Johnson Scratches is a fictional book

for ALL -- young, old, male,
female, rich, poor.
Some Things You Just Can’t See: Seeing
with the Natural Eye versus Seeing with http://www.FrankieNicole.com
the Spiritual Eye
ISBN: 978-0-9799798-1-1

Ellie M. Johnson is the wife of

James T. Johnson, Jr., mother
of ve children—Renauda,
Jamel, James III, Kerchina,
and Timothy. She is also
the grandmother of three
beautiful girls. Ellie is a vessel
willing and prepared to do the
work of Him who sent her.
She is a teacher, an author,
and a speaker. One of her favorite scriptures in the Bible
is Romans 8:28—”And we know that all things work
together for good to them that love God, to them who are
the called according to his purpose.” ✍
10 Black Author Showcase

Kevin Wayne Johnson Monda

Give God the Glory!
ISBN: 978-0-9705902-2-0
Raquel
Webb
K evin Wayne Johnson is a 24-year veteran of the federal
government and corporate America in the eld of
contracting and procurement. He has testied before the
7:33 am
United States House of Representatives and presented ISBN: 978-0-9797827
to the District of

A
Columbia Commit- uthor and Poet
tee on Government Monda Raquel
Operations. Kevin’s Webb lives in Rock-
true love is for God. ville, Maryland.
He and his wife Gail Currently, she works
were ordained into in corporate America,
the Christian ministry sells real estate, has
as deacons in 2000. made several appear-
In 2002 he became a ances on HGTV as a
graduate of the True featured Realtor® on
Disciple Ministries the hit series “Get It
Bible Institute, Somerville, New Jersey. He speaks frequent- Sold” and pursues her
ly at the requests of pastors and church leaders across the passion, writing, in
United States. He is the author of the national best-selling, her free time. ✍
nine-book series titled Give God the Glory! and has earned
twelve literary and media awards, including 2007 Memphis
Black Writer’s Conference Author’s Hall of Fame Award
and 2006 & 2007 Christian Publisher of the Year, Book Rosemary Banks
Expo America, African-American Pavilion. He hosted the
talk show “Give God the Glory!” on the Voice America Resident Manager:
Internet Talk Radio Network and on Black TV On-
A job truly underestimated by most
Line.com, during the 2004 – 2007 seasons, reaching more
than 300,000 viewers per broadcast. He attests everyday ISBN: 9781605634432
that God uses ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary

R
things! ✍ esident Manager
reveals the landlord’s
side of managing
multifamily apartments,
Visit the the side no one talks about
in public or the media.
Black Author Showcase Resident managers are
proled as being evil and
Online Community accused of sitting on their

to connect with literary events

lazy rear ends all day doing
nothing but giving orders
around the world and collecting rent. is
is truly a myth. You have to have thick skin, otherwise you
will be shaking in your boots. Residents, you’ve had your 15
blackauthorshowcase.com minutes of fame; now it’s Rosemary’s chance to unveil what
really goes on behind closed doors. ✍
 Holiday Book Fair ‘08 11

Janice McMillian Harrine

Bruised, Broken and Blessed Freeman
ISBN: 0-9721499-1-0
How to Get Out of
J anice McMillian is founder of Zadok Publishing, which
produces Christian and motivational books. Author
and publisher of “Let the Redeemed of the Lord Say So,”
Debt: Get an “A” Credit
Rating for Free
Bruised, Broken and Blessed,” and contributing author ISBN: 1933949439
to “Your Exceptional Life Begins Now.” Currently, she
is publishing a new work by author, Rev. Mary Pickett
titled, “I Didn’t Know I had an STD, Sexually Transmitted
Demon.” She intends to share written words of life that li
H arrine Freeman is the CEO
and owner of H.E. Freeman Enterprises that helps
clients restore their credit rating and develop good money
up the bowed down head. ✍ management skills to pay off debts and plan for retirement.
She was once in $19,000 in debt, only making $21,000
a year and was successfully able to get herself out of debt
Manes Pierre without ling for bankrupt-
cy. As a guest speaker at re-
gional and national church-
Spinning the Globe: es and schools, national
Voices Around the World radio shows, organizations
ISBN: 9780595499250 and Fortune 500 compa-
nies, Freeman’s simple, yet

A native of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, effective methods positively

Manes Pierre is director of impact the bottom lines of
Small Learning Communities and her clients. She has ap-
teaches U.S. History at Duval High peared in Forbes, Market
School in Maryland. Pending his Watch, Black Enterprise,
Ph.D. from Nova Southeastern Essence Magazine, Pink
University, Manes Pierre enjoys Magazine, the Prince Georg-
riding motorcycles and participating es Gazette, Bankrate.com,
in local politics. While he has Creditcards.com,
written several articles, this is his Yahoo.com and on NBC. ✍
second book. ✍

Living Well
Is the Best Revenge

http://www.ellebailey.com

The debut novel from author Elle Bailey,

is set in Chicago and tells the story of
Charlene Brazelton, a hardworking, long-
suffering, modern-day superwoman!
12 Black Author Showcase

N. Xavier Arnold Lorraine Gordon

Autobiography of an Dancing with Momspirations,
African American Real Estate Guru A children’s story about growing up with
ISBN: 0965100723 positive, inspiring messages
ISBN: 978-0-9791456-0-5

A utobiography

D
of an Aican ancing with Momspirations is an inspiring children’s
American Real Estate picture book based on true snapshots from Lorraine
Guru may make you Gordon’s life of teaching her children the power of positive
rich! is true story of language and how it affects the way we think and behave.
a Black entrepreneur is book is recommended for parents, guardians, and
and self-made real pre-kindergarten to third-grade children. It’s an ideal book
estate millionaire for parents who want to develop their own affirmations for
is inspirational, children. Dancing with Momspirations can be read aloud
compelling, and to children to increase vocabulary, identify primary colors
practical. Discover the and numbers, and build auditory skills and memorization
10 secrets of real estate as children learn to repeat their favorite Momspirations. ✍
wealth development,
and a proven training
method that’s 90 percent
effective! Learn to invest Malcolm Gilbert
and grow wealth for real. No gimmicks, no seminars, no
kidding. Are you ready to live the dream, start here! ✍ There’s Gotta Be
More to Life Than
This
Michael M. Moore ISBN: 1604773189

Thank God For Plan B,

Because Plan A Didn’t Work
ISBN: 978-0-9792561-4-1
M alcolm Gilbert is a
husband, father, author,
entrepreneur, motivational
and inspirational speaker.
He is the voice of today’s

M an of God, Father Author of ve novels, 30

years professional artist...Mr. Moore is former
Vice-President of for
generation. He’s traveled
the world and experienced
the good and the bad of this
the Birmingham Art world. He has experienced,
Association and member witnessed and lived through MANY aspects of life, in
of the Birmingham writers many different places. From mental abuses and street
consortium. Mr. Moore has life, to college graduate and business man. He hasn’t
exhibited in over twenty forgotten those who need help and encouragement during
two museums and locations their discouraging trials and situations. We can change,
in the last three years and overcome obstacles, strive and move forward with an
has sold over 8,000 copies honest and true direction as written by this young man.
of his novels since March of His book, “ere’s Gotta Be More to Life an is”,
2008. Currently only three makes the needed connection to show everyone that
of Mr. Moore’s novels are in there is more to life now! e time is now to get meaning,
print. Two more are due to understanding, and purpose for our lives. Millions of
be published in January of adults and young adults are looking for truthful answers in
2009. ✍ their current situations. ✍
 Holiday Book Fair ‘08 13

Shirley Johnson Griffin Rohulamin Quander

Was it a Dream The Quander Quality: The True Story of a
ISBN: 1-60610-825-5 Black Trailblazing Diabetic
ISBN: 1-931741-162-X

S hirley Johnson
Griffin is the author
of Was It A Dream: A
Collection of Real-Life R ohulamin uander,
author, is the son
of James W. uander.
Short Stories, which is
her rst literary project. Rohulamin has been
She is a retired teacher locally, nationally, and
of the Baltimore City internationally recognized
school system. Her career as the prime moving force
gave her the opportunity on the documentation
to teach in the American of the unique and
school system in distinguished history
Hanau, Germany. is of the uander Family,
experience sparked her whose ancestors served
desire to travel the world. George Washington at the Mount Vernon Plantation.
Traveling became her greatest joy. Shirley Griffin currentlyIn 1984, he was a principal organizer of the uander
resides in Crownsville, Maryland. ✍ Family’s Tricentennial Celebration, marking the Family’s
300th anniversary of documentation in North America
(1684-1984). He continues to be in demand as a lecturer.
U’NYQUE A graduate of Howard University, he has served as an
administrative judge for the DC government since the
Up the street, down the block, late 1980s. He has also served as the Mayor’s Agent for
& ‘round the corner Historic Preservation. In this latter capacity, he conducts
ISBN: 1-4196-8863-4 administrative hearings on preservation, rehabilitation, and
adaptive reuse of historic landmarks and buildings located
in historic districts in the

U ’NYUE (pronounced unique) lives in the suburbs National Capital City.

of the Washington, D.C., and is an extrovert that As Alpha Kappa Alpha
loves people. In her book, she guides you on a journey into embraced its centennial
the explosive medium of “adult love and sexually.” is is year and beyond, there
a spectacularly, exciting and lavishly polished story. Male remained a keen interest
readers will crave women seductively sporting an array of to know something about
beautiful browns and hues sparkling with a sensual glow. AKA’s background,
Female readers will drool at history, and the early
the magnicently powerful founders and members.
statuesque men displaying sin- Nellie uander was at the
fully perfect chiseled bodies in heart of all of that, and the
rich colorful brown tones. She details of her life are now
deeply appreciates new friends being related in Nellie
that inject her daily with the uander, An Alpha Kappa
ability to keep her imagination Alpha Pearl, a book by
alive and hopeful. A giver by Judge Rohulamin uander, family historian and Founder
nature, she enjoys bringing a of the uander Historical Society. A substantial portion of
surprising smile to the faces of the net proceeds from the book are being donated to Alpha
many. ✍ Kappa Alpha scholarships. ✍
14 Black Author Showcase
 Holiday Book Fair ‘08 15

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