Sankofa
Literary Society presents...
3rd Annual Black History
Month Online Book Fair
February
1 - March 13, 2010
In honor of Black History Month, the Sankofa
Literary Society is hosting an online book fair. This phenomenal online experience will
highlight African-Americans in the literary world including authors and
publishing leaders. The event will include an online chat and panel discussions
broadcast over internet radio. The SLS and founder Ella Curry are focused on
bringing back pride to African-American literature. Readers will be treated to
exclusive interviews, video and audio blogging, author showcases, real time
chats in Facebook, open forum chat sessions on BAN Radio and other fun and
entertaining features. All events are free and hosted totally on the Internet.
The SLS Black History
Month On-line Book Fair began
on February 1 and will continue throughout the month of February on into
National Women History Month, March 1-13, 2010. Each week members of the African
American literary community will participate in online discussions. Authors,
agents, reporters, publishers, spoken word artists, poets and bookstore owners,
will participate in these discussions. They will discuss African-American
literacy and the importance of celebrating Black History all year long. The
event is currently being promoted by RSS feed syndication to 130 feeds or
directories, internet radio and by EDC Creations Media Groups vast network of
readers.
Follow the
BHM Newsletter, Interview and Events:
http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?html=352823
Black Authors Network
Radio Show
Show time: promptly at 8pm-10pm EST
Call in number for readers and authors: (646) 200-0402
Chat: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Black-Author-Network
Special SLS Showcases
February 15: Go On Girl! Book Club presents 2010 Reading List
Showcase of Authors
February 17: Action Plan 2010 Online Publishing Seminar: Turning
Passion to Profits
February 22: Stacey Hawkins Adams reads from Dreams That Won't
Let Go
February 23: Dolen
Valdez- Perkins' reads from her debut novel Wench
(listen
now)
February 23: Jacqueline Luckett reads from Searching for Tina
Turner (listen
now)
February 24: Children
Books and YA community discussion (listen
now)
February 25: E.N. Joy reads from She Who Finds A Husband
(rescheduled)
All
authors and bookclubs appear on BAN Radio Show 8-10pm EST.
Join us here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Black-Author-Network
Each day of the BHM
online event will feature a specific theme related to people of color.
This year's themes include:
February 1-28, view
interviews and articles here.
• 2000-2010 African-American Pioneers and Legends
• Intimate Conversation Interviews and Book Showcase
February
11, on BAN Radio Show 8-10pm EST
• Parenting with Purpose Panel Discussion
• African American Culture Shock and Literature
Listen
now>
February 12, on BAN
Radio Show 8-10:30pm EST
• State of
Black
Marriage and Relationships
• " Is the Black Marriage Dead or Diseased?"
• Couples GET REAL Panel Discussion
Listen
now>
February 15, on
BAN Radio Show 8-10pm EST
• Spotlight: Go On Girl! Book Club as Literary Leaders
• Go On Girl! Book Club interviews 2010 Reading List Authors
Listen
now>
February 16,
on BAN Radio Show 8-10pm EST
• Financial Wellness and Awareness
Listen now>
February 17, on
BAN Radio Show 8-10:30pm EST
• Action Plan 2010 Publishing Seminar
• Social Media Network Panel Discussion
• The Author Collective Showcase
• Turning Your Passion to Profits
Listen now>
February 18, on BAN
Radio Show 8-10:30pm EST
• State of the Black Family Relationships
• "Building the Dream" Panel Discussion
Listen now>
February February 19, on
BAN Radio Show 8-10:30pm EST
• Bringing Our Pride Back
• How We Love Panel Discussion
• Celebrating and Embracing Black Love
Listen now>
February 22, on
BAN Radio Show 8-10:30pm EST
• Stacy Hawkins Adams reads live from her new book
• Black Pearls Magazine Watch List Showcase
Listen now>
February 24, on BAN
Radio Show 8-10:30pm EST
• Motivating Our Communities from the Inside
• Children books and YA community discussion
Listen now>
February 25, on BAN
Radio Show 8-10:30pm EST (RESCHEDULED)
• Urban Lifestyles and Interviews
• Telling It Our Way: Why it Matters Panel Discussion
March 1-13, 2010, view
the showcase here.
• Today's African American Firsts Blog
• Meet the Women of Lit 2010
• Intimate Conversations with Women Entrepreneurs
Join the
FUN with Your Phone and Computer
The
main feature of the online book fair is the nightly discussions with African
American authors. The Black Authors Network, part of Blog Talk Radio, will host
nightly panel discussions for the online Black History Month book fair. Starting
at 8 pm EST, featured authors and panelists will call into the internet radio
site to discuss the topic of the day and the show will run until 10 pm. Readers
will be able to call in and participate in the discussion during the show as
well. Readers will be able to participate in an online chat in the Black Authors
Network chat room during the show. There will also be an after party in the Blog
Talk chat room. Join the nightly phone calls by using this phone number:
1.646.200.0402.
Join the live chats by
clicking here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Black-Author-Network
Another component of the online book fair is the Black
History 365 Social Network. Readers can blog their experiences at the
online book fair on this site. By visiting the site and registering for the
newsletter, readers are eligible for free books and prizes. Readers can also
support the authors by visiting the SLS Event Bookstore and purchasing their
books. On one of the main book fair sites, participants can chat with
authors throughout the day in the event chat room which is open from 10am-5pm
EST. Daily video blog presentations are also available. In addition, the
SLS site features podcasts by African-American authors. The event will include
tributes to bookclub presidents, new authors, notable African-American figures
and institutions.
There are some fun rewards available to those who participate in the book fair.
Newly released books will be given away each week during the event to blog
commenters. Free autographed books will also be given away to visitors on the
BAN Radio Shows. Professional bloggers will have a chance to win prizes and get
cash if they support the authors during the book fair. This unique and fun
event has numerous things to offer African American book lovers and writers.
There are many blog posts associated with this book fair and it is well worth
the time to visit them and enjoy this one-of-a kind event. View the entire
online event and follow the authors by clicking here. http://blackhistory365.ning.com
2010 Black History Book
Fair Online Sites
Black History Events: http://blackhistory365.ning.com
Author Showcase: http://paradigmshiftaap.vox.com
Shop EDC Creations Book
Stores
http://astore.amazon.com/edcmagazine-20
http://astore.amazon.com/sanklitesoci-20
 Black
Authors Network Radio
Legends and Leaders Showcase
Monday, February 15th from
8-10pm EST
The Go On Girl! Book Club representatives will be joined by their favorite authors including:
• Sonia Sanchez - 2009 Life Achievement Winner (rescheduled)
• Kwei Quartey - Jan. 2010 Author of Wife of the Gods
• Attica Locke - March 2010 Author of Black Water Rising
• Carleen Brice - Sept. 2008 Author Orange Mint & Honey
• Ravi Howard - 2008 Best New Author Winner
Listen to the show now:
Tune in at www.blogtalkradio.com/Black-Author-Network
or call (646) 200-0402 to speak to the authors about their books.
Go On Girl! Book Club is one of the largest national reading groups in the U.S. for black women. The organization was founded in 1991 in New York City by Lynda M. Johnson, Monique Greenwood and Tracy Mitchell.
Today the organization has 31 chapters in 13 states including New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Washington, Illinois, Virginia, Indiana, South Carolina, Texas, Alabama, North Carolina and Washington, D.C.
For more information visit http://www.goongirl.org
Black Pearls Literary
Events
Take a moment and check out the slideshows and radio broadcasts of our events. We interview bookclubs
and reader's groups weekly as well as the talented authors. Throughout the
year the publisher of Black Pearls, Ella Curry, attends most of the major
literary events. We provide media coverage for the events and the
authors. Take a peek below at some of the fun had by all!
If you are
having a literary themed event or would like Black Pearls Magazine to showcase
your event in the magazine, please email Ella Curry at: elladcurry@edc-creations.com
Real Couples Speak Up and Out!
Single Authors Embrace Marriage!
Don't Settle for Lies and Half-truths about Black Marriage
If you watched the recent special on ABC's Nightline examining "Why so many Black women are single," you might have walked away feeling as if Black Marriage and
committed relationships were a dying breed. We took this discussion to the next level on the Black Authors Network Radio Show! We brought in 10 authors who have written on the dynamics of family relationships, marriages, divorce and dating.
Featured Author Experts:
Poet Nakia R. Laushaul (Write Some Cents Into It Presenter); Nanette Buchanan (Bruised Love);
Cheryl Lacey Donovan and Keith Donovan (Do You Still Do?); Paulette Harper (That Was Then, This Is Now);
Kym Fisher and Harold Fisher (WriteHand Assistant); T.S. Jones (Everything But The Ring?);
Arnita Fields (And the Beat Goes On, Poems from a Restored Marriage);
and Jahzara (The Diva's Dating Assessment Tool: Girl, PLEASE!)
Happily ever after can only occur if two individuals are or become healthy on all levels; healthy enough to love unconditionally, healthy enough to be complete in their own right and healthy enough to to trust God in all things including marriage.
Do You Still Do? Is an insightful look into the realities of marriage. The book will equip couples with the attitudes, principles, and skills they need. Take this journey with us into the "Never Never Land" of Happily Ever After as we seek to demystify the fairy tales of the wicked witch and defy the oncoming attacks of the Big Bad Wolf. Happily Ever after can happen if you stop wishing upon a star and begin instead to look to God for your perfect ending.
Listen here to the Couple Getting Real on Relationships and Marriage.
Is the Black Marriage Dead or Diseased?
Authors Discussing How We Love-Part 1
The Sankofa Literary Society celebrates Black History with bestselling authors Pamela Samuels
Young (Buying Time), Electa Rome Parks (Diary of a
Stalker) and Stacey Covington Lee (The Knife in My Back).
Each author discusses the relationships in their new books. BAN
Radio Broadcast.
Parenting with Purpose Panel Discussion
Featured Author Experts:
Dr. Natalie A. Francisco: Founder and executive director of the Women of Worth Conference and the Women of Worth and Worship Institute in 2007; as well as author of Wisdom for Women of Worth and Worship;
Terrie Lynn: author of What You Think You Know, You Don't. This is an uncut talk with teen girls about dating, relationships, sex, and teen
pregnancy and Lamar Tyler along with his wife Ronnie run the largest independent site on the web dedicated to marriage and parenting in the African American community titled,
Black and Married With Kids.com.
BAN
Radio Broadcast.
2009 Bookclubs Year in Review
EDC Creations 2009 Year in Review
Black Pearls Magazine 2009 Launch Party at NBCC
EDC Creations 2009 Virtual Tour Hosts
EDC Creations 2009 Books of the Year
The
Black Pearls Magazine family wants to take the time to thank each of you for
joining us monthly in celebrating the best in literature and the arts. Our
team of writers, bookclubs and authors are so humbled that you have allowed us
entrance into your life. It amazes me each month as I check our subscribers how
many of you deem us worthy of your time and support. We appreciate
each of you for telling 10 people about the magazine and for driving people to
this site. YOU make Black Pearls the magnificent publication that it is, by
sharing the gift of knowledge!
Please
know, as we prepare each issue for you, we look for those stimulating
conversations, the most thought provoking articles and most of all the best
books on the shelves. We want each page of this magazine to add value to your
lives! Your comments and feedback are welcomed. Join our
blog and share your news, advice and wisdom with the other readers. Tell us
what you want to read too!
As we take off in this new decade we hope to bring you more provocative topics
and life empowering books to shape your lives. We have contest for the readers
and more interactive sections added to the magazine. Let us know what you think
of the fresh new content by emailing
us here. Thank you!
Ella Curry, President of EDC Creations
Founder & Editor In Chief Black Pearls Magazine
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