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Chat Is Still Writing..... - May 6th, 2009 4:22 PM
Last week at the Black Writers on Tour, I was asked if I had written anything yet. I replied that I am despite my involvement with the L.A. Black Book Expo, California Writers...
I Knew The Job Was Dangerous When I Took It - May 4th, 2009 9:52 PM
Here’s the other side of my argument from the previous post about selling books in Black Los Angeles being a tough sell and how the Festival of Books crowd turns out in droves...
Compare And Contrast - May 3rd, 2009 9:47 PM
Just returned from the Black Writers on Tour as part of the Los Angeles Black Business Expo. Although it was smaller than in previous years, it was another successful year for...
All Hail The King! King Duckett! - May 3rd, 2009 9:12 PM
We interrupt our regularly scheduled blog for this update: All hail the king! King Duckett that is! Yes, family does come first and since the boy is embarking on a career now,...
A Report On The 2009 LA Times Festival of Books - April 26th, 2009 8:15 PM
The Southern California book season officially kicked off this past weekend at the L.A Times Festival of Books in UCLA. After walking the entire festival area and going to...
Resistance Day 2009 - April 15th, 2009 8:15 AM
Politics goes both ways, don’t you think? Let’s take a look at the other side of the glass…A crowd of over 500,000 is reported to fill the streets of Washington D.C. today...
Can't Wait To Find Out - April 14th, 2009 11:01 PM
In about a week, the book festival begins with the L.A. Times Festival of Books at UCLA followed by the Black Writers on Tour (partnering up with the L.A....
The Ownership Society of Violence? - April 14th, 2009 5:23 PM
How’s that ‘ownership society’ coming along? If you remember, the last President coined the term as a way of life we Americans should live as far as values. Among those...
Archive: Recap of Black Writers on Tour 2008 - April 13th, 2009 2:51 PM
Note: I wrote this on the L.A. Black Book Expo blog last year, but wanted to share this with you.Once again, it’s a wrap. The thirteenth annual Black Writers on Tour is...
Black Writers on Tour 2008 Interviews - April 9th, 2009 7:06 PM
For the second straight year, Empire Beat Magazine in collaboration with Mixed Matters will hold author and exhibitor interviews from the Black Writers on Tour in Los Angeles,...
Spring And Summertime L.A. Book Events In The Community - April 9th, 2009 6:47 PM
Here are a few upcoming book festivals and conferences in the Los Angeles area and beyond.Black Writers on Tour (Partnership with L.A. Black Business Expo) May 1-3, 2009 L.A....
April Updates - April 9th, 2009 1:22 PM
Well, I'm back with more news for April:The Los Angeles Black Book Expo (LABBX) website should finally be updated before the end of the month. I admit being sidetracked for...
Coming Up On The Next Episodes of Mixed Matters........... - April 5th, 2009 2:18 PM
Hey Mixed Matters fans!Chandra Adams has returned and this time she’s brought along two of her good friends back with her to introduce a brand new show on North Bay Media...
Black Writers On Tour 2009 - Press Release - March 17th, 2009 1:27 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE            CONTACT: Dr. Rosie Milligan(323) 750-3592drrosie@aol.com Fourteenth Annual...
New Jack City : The AIG Version - March 17th, 2009 11:58 AM
Welcome to New Jack City 2009! Man, this makes Nino Brown look like a cub scout with all the corporate hustling going on. Oh you remember the movie don’t you? Nino,...
This Issue Is Way Bigger Than Those Two - March 12th, 2009 5:17 PM
The following issue is a topic that has been on everyone’s mind in the past few weeks. Everyone knows about Rihanna and Chris Brown. Everyone about the assault on her and that...
Print Media On The Decline - March 10th, 2009 11:36 PM
The San Francisco Chronicle. The Buffalo News. Those are just two of the major newspapers laying off employees due to the shrinking economy and the emergence of the...
Welcome to 2009: Frugal Nation - March 10th, 2009 10:35 PM
Everyday you read about the economy, you’re left shaking your head over what to do. Layoffs, banks going out of business, cities going bankrupt or close to it, makes you think...
From the Director's Chair: Updates - March 10th, 2009 9:09 AM
A quick update of past events….. Our LABBX/California Writers Collective writers workshop inside the AC Bilbrew library was a success with new and aspiring authors in...
You Never Wait At Lightening Speed - March 4th, 2009 10:09 AM
I’ve been doing a lot of reading of the results of the State of the Black Union from the African-American blogosphere and from those who are critical about such an event. Most...
The SOBU/Writers Workshop Weekend - March 4th, 2009 9:42 AM
The past weekend I had some time to attend the State of the Black Union exhibitor row at the L.A. Convention Center. Because I had a writers workshop later that day, I wasn’t...
State of the Black Union: Two Cents - February 27th, 2009 1:04 AM
One day left before the big show, or in this case the State of the Black Union (SOBU) makes its annual appearance. This time around, it’s in Los Angeles. If you’re not...
A Surplus Of True Friends - February 17th, 2009 9:34 PM
These are certainly troublesome times for all of us, but if you have good friends by your side and vice versa, those times can be less painful for all. I know we’ve tossed...
Sex Sells, But At What Cost? - February 17th, 2009 9:06 PM
We all agree sex sells, right? Especially in literature. Years before the Erotic Lit explosion, there were books filled with sensual acts too steamy to be printed on the...
My video after the relationship forum and BN bookfair - February 16th, 2009 4:12 PM
Here I am live on tape after the recent L.A. Black Book Expo relationship forum and Barnes and Noble bookfair, February 8, 2009. I'll include more author interviews in the next...