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THE JULIUS KANE TRIFECTA PACKAGE Explore: https://juliuskane.org/trifecta-package Select your option. Get all three of these great Julius Kane novels for one low price! Option 1: $17.00 Paperbacks (3) Option 2: $25.00 E-books (3) Option 3: $35.00 Audiobooks (3) (Available 4/20/23) Connect with Julius Kane Julius Kane is the author of dozens of titles. His resume boasts an eclectic array of genres and categories including, fiction, non-fiction, stageplays, essays, poetry, and most recently, sci-fi. Julius Kane is a community activist and social reform advocate who currently resides in the DMV area. Website: https://juliuskane.org

Love Lessons - Divorce after 50 with Terri Martinez Follow Terri D as she takes you through her love journey. She shares her personal experiences and love lessons and discovers love's true meaning. Love Lessons will leave you asking. What is love? What are my expectations? Do I know how to communicate? What role do I want to have in my relationship? What do I want vs. What do I need? Website: http://www.authorterrid.com Terri Martinez who also writes under the pen name of Terri D. was born in Detroit Michigan and was raised in the Washington, DC area. She has lived in Harrisburg, PA since 1987 where she raised her three children as a single mother for over fifteen years after her divorce. Her children are all grown, and she now has six grandchildren. Terri’s children and now her grandchildren continue to be an inspiration for her to push herself to get to the next level. Terri has spent most of her career working in the Healthcare industry and most of that time was spent in Information Technology. Terri is also a certified Life Coach and provides training classes on journaling. Terri has always loved to journal and dabbled in poetry as well before writing her first novel in 2010, titled Yesterday’s Lies. Since her debut novel, she has written 6 more novels. She also has published seven self-care journals. Terri also has a blog titled Random thoughts of Author Terri D. Since 2020, Terri has been working with other authors and poets to help them realize their dreams of publishing their books and poetry through her publishing company TDUB Publishing.

"Dare to Live Your Life Like It's Golden." Shelia E. Bell is a multi-award-winning, national bestselling author with 45 books already published in faith-based fiction, women’s fiction, young adult fiction, and nonfiction. Her books have made numerous bestsellers’ lists and garnered a bevy of literary awards, some which include Black Expressions Top 25 and Top 50, Dallas Morning News Bestseller, Kindle Awards Recipient, Henri Literary Award Recipient, AAMBC Award, USA Today Honorable Mention, among others. Since the start of her career, Shelia has set the literary industry ablaze with her dynamic, true-to-life stories she themes "Perfect Stories About Imperfect People Like You...And Me." Shelia is deliberate about encouraging others to live their dreams now. In March 2009, Shelia founded and held the Living Your Dreams Literary Arts Conference (Memphis). In 2012, she founded the nonprofit Black Writers And Book Clubs (BWABC) Literacy Festival and Association with a mission to promote literacy one community at a time. Shelia is a well-respected, sought-after book editor and literary consultant. She has edited hundreds of books across genres penned by authors from across the USA and continues to do so. Having a lifelong physical disability, Shelia accepts no excuses for not pursuing one’s dreams and desires. Shelia says, “Do not allow life’s challenges to stop you from fulfilling your divine purpose.” CONTACT INFORMATION www.sheliawritesbooks.com www.instagram.com/sheliaebell

Leadership in Action: 5 Key Principles of Racial Justice Work by Kofi Annan More about the book: 42fightingwords.com As painful and upsetting as George Floyd’s murder was, it was encouraging to witness not just the intense condemnation–and ultimate prosecution–of the officers involved but the almost universal recognition that that incident was a mere symptom of a greater problem, systemic racism. In the subsequent months, more resources and energy were invested into fighting systemic racism than ever before. America experienced the largest and longest-running protests in its history, and corporate America pledged over $200 billion to racial justice initiatives. Unfortunately, according to research conducted by Forbs Magazine, as of late 2022, the majority of that money either went unspent while the rest was spent on efforts that had little systemic impact. The problem is that even individuals and organizations that have the best of intentions are clueless about how to craft an effective strategy to conduct racial justice activism. This work can be daunting, and even seasoned veterans can become overwhelmed or burned out. In this book, Kofi, a nationally recognized racial justice activist and award-winning author, lays out his five key guiding principles for conducting efficient and effective racial justice work. The guide serves as a tool for individuals, corporations, or non-profit organizations whose heart is in the right place but could use help crafting a strategy. Purchase your copy today, click here.

Author Discussing the Lucy Mason Series Letrise Carter holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and a Master’s degree in Financials Management & Accounting. Letrise works in corporate America by day as a Fund Manager while building her small business as CEO of Sistah’s Place & Sistah’s Creative Media. Letrise is a writer, podcaster, and magazine editor, and media manager. She published her first novella in 2017 titled Deceitful Secrets. After a 2-year break to focus on her health, Letrise published her first short story series Lucy Mason series with the first release Lucy’s Worth. Letrise resides in the suburbs outside of Chicago with her daughter. Website: www.letrisecarter.com Summary of the Lucy Mason Series Lucy Mason will go on a journey in a 3-part short story series to discover her self-worth, finding her faith, and learning how to forgive and open up her heart to true love. She starts at the age of 16 years old and will go through growing pains along her journey to finding who she is as a young black woman. Lucy Mason: Lucy's Worth, Part 1 Lucy’s Worth is part one of a young woman's desperate journey to find herself while trying to make it on her own. Faced with her first true relationship, Lucy's long battle with low self-esteem will cause her to fall down a path with a dangerous man. Will Lucy be able to escape the trap that's been set for her? She's going to have to make the most important decision of her life -- because her life depends on it! Purchase Lucy's Worth by Letrise T Carter https://www.amazon.com/Lucys-Worth-Letrise-T-Carter/dp/B094H23872

New authors Mbinguni and Carol E. Massey will read from their books and discuss their journey to publication. Looking for Hope by Mbinguni Birth Days by Carol E. Massey Mbinguni is a natural storyteller. An avid reader, she began composing her own narratives as a small child in grade school. With roots in West Africa and the Gullah-Geechee region of Georgia's barrier islands, Mbinguni began writing, Looking for Hope, as a labor of love. She has a background in education and has channeled her technical know-how into her creative passion. Looking for Hope is her debut novel. Carol E. Massey comes to writing after a successful 30+ career in the leadership of academic, governmental and community-based nonprofit organizations, serving as board member, chief administrative officer, program manager and management consultant/technical assistance provider. She is also a forty-five year member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and an active member of the Marietta Roswell Alumnae Chapter. Birth Days is her first collection of short stories about women who turned difficult beginnings into glorious lives. The she-roes in Birth Days overcome many challenges in the times of Jim Crow, the Great Migration, big-city life on both coasts and the pursuit of higher education. Carol hopes these stories will encourage readers to “press on to their higher calling” as the face the obstacles life puts on their paths.

I watched in awe as Miz Rosa stopped those men on the bus with her clear, calm “no” and I thought about that word. What if I said no? What if I refused to follow the path these White folks wanted for us? What if I kept this precious baby? Montgomery, Alabama, 1955 On a cold December evening, Mattie Banks packs a suitcase and leaves her family home. Sixteen years old and pregnant, she has already made the mistake that will ruin her life and disgrace her widowed mother. Boarding the 2857 bus,...

Never Close Your Heart (Book 2) by Monica F. Anderson All Faith Henry wanted was peace. She gave up almost everything to have it. She resigned from her position as mayor, filed for divorce, and sold her dream home, vowing no job or man would ever control her again. Ten years later, her self-made perfect life is changing directions without her consent. Her popular podcast is bringing unwanted attention from a superfan. Her millennial daughter, Sloane, has returned to the nest with an electronic ankle monitor, a gender-fluid child, a meek husband, and a bad attitude. And, worst of all, her almost perfect manfriend is fed up. Since she won’t marry him, he’s moving on. They’ve become good friends who never cross the line. She hates that line more than anything. Out of ideas, Faith drags her daughter to group counseling with the seasoned Saints at their church. Can their collective wisdom help this mother and daughter tear down the walls and open their hearts before it’s too late? In this riveting ten-year anniversary sequel to the Essence Bestseller When A Sistah's Fed Up, we revisit the Henry family (Faith, Preston, Trey, Sloane, and Junior). The kids are grown and some bridges burned, but the ties that bind this All-American family don't break--even when they wish they would. Monica F. Anderson weaves a tale of what happens when relationships are broken and a legacy of unforgiveness is passed from one generation to the next. Dr. mOe Anderson is a survivor and serial entrepreneur who has dedicated her life to promoting the power of owning one’s choices, personal empowerment, and achieving multiple streams of happiness. She is the author of seven books and hundreds of articles for journals, anthologies, and a major daily newspaper.

Your Honor, Your Honor: A Journey Through Grief to Restorative Justice by Judge Leonia J. Lloyd In 1949, twin sisters came into this world surprising everybody including their parents and the doctor because he heard only one heartbeat. On a path ordered by God, the twins touched the lives of many in their roles as teachers, attorneys, and judges. The rocky road the twins followed to achieve these professions was God's way of preparing them for life. In Your Honor, Your Honor, author Judge Leonia J. Lloyd tells the story of this dynamic duo whose professional careers led them to become models, schoolteachers, and entertainment lawyers. Eventually, with their unique moniker, Twins for Justice, they became the first identical-twin district court judges to sit on the same bench at the same time in the country. Focusing on restorative justice, their careers were on a meteoric rise until the unexpected and sudden death of Judge Leona Lloyd put an abrupt halt to their successful lives together. Lost and alone, Leonia was in the storm of her life; despair had an iron clad grip around her. She turned to God for guidance, and her prayers were answered. Your Honor, Your Honor chronicles her life experiences including her relationship with her twin, her struggles against racism, her account of the grieving process, and her stride toward justice. Purchase Your Honor, Your Honor: A Journey Through Grief to Restorative Justice by Judge Leonia J. Lloyd https://www.amazon.com/Your-Honor-Journey-Through-Restorative/dp/1663201846

Crown Holders Unplugged: How We Love, Heal & Empower Women How does writing and telling your story heal old wounds? We are discuss living single & saved, life after divorce, how to become your own woman when it seems as if the world is crumbling. Do long distance relationships work? Why do mothers and daughters struggle in their bonds? How do you make blended families work, especially when it's a biracial partnering? Conquering bi-polar disorder, depression and the feeling of isolation during this pandemic. Featured Speakers and Authors Terri D. Martinez Patricia Saunders Joan Vassar Janet Autherine Antoinette R. Davis Patricia A. Bridewell Cheryl Mattox Berry How do you make a way out of no way? We will discuss current affairs, how we have fought against life's obstacles and won! We will also discuss WHY we write about the subjects that form our body of work. This will be a fun, high energy conversation with NO holds barred.

Minding Your Business (Tips on starting, scaling and promoting a business, agency or publishing house.) Let's talk about innovative ways of making money, scaling your business, investing money to create several streams of income and changing the crooked path to generational wealth. Topics of Discussion: We will discuss how we are pivoting or adapting to business during this pandemic. The main point of this panel discussion is how we have to keep moving the needle and not just get comfortable with success where we are today. How are we starting, scaling and promoting our businesses? Let's discuss how we can create at least 5 streams of income! Featured Authors and Speakers Ella D. Curry Nina Foxx Lisa Blackmon Lisa Renee Johnson Cerece Rennie Murphy Here are a few other topics we will discuss: How to sell your 'why' to readers in this video/digital age on Zoom. How not to become so 'chained to your dream' that you can't evolve or change the way you operate now. Are you operating as the woman you want the world to see? Have you truly defined your purpose and does it align with how you are conducting business right now? How do you stay on point?

Awaken Your Inner Fire (Overcoming obstacles, tackling abuse, and recovering from health challenges.) Topics of Discussion: The main point of this panel discussion is how do we keep moving the needle and not just get comfortable with success where we are today. How do you handle feeling judged by others and not being able to speak your truth? How do we create new adventures of your soul during this pandemic? Featured Authors and Speakers CC Fann Taressa Stovall Joylynn M. Ross Lutishia Lovely Suzette D. Harrison Yvonne Evans Strachan Here are a few other topics we will discuss: What does finding your purpose look like? How do you reconnect to the very essence of you after being overwhelmed with current affairs, the news, work or family matters? How do you restore and reset after a let down or obtaining negative results? Are you operating as the woman you want the world to see? Have you truly defined your purpose and does it align with how you are conducting business right now? How do you stay on point?

#SheDaredToDreamMC: I know this past week was such a disappointment to many with the less than favorable outcome for the Breonna Taylor's case and the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. I want to try and allay the uncomfortable feelings many of us are having by bringing you 21 women Who Dared to Dream! Sept. 27-Sept. 30 BAN Radio Show and Crown Holders Transmedia will feature women speakers and authors that are here to bring you peace, joy and tips for making a way out of no way. Watch my page for the program listings! Featured Speakers and Authors 1) Antoinette R. Davis 2) CeCe Fann 3) Cerece Rennie Murphy 4) Cheryl Mattox Berry 5) Imani Wisdom - Pearl Page 6) Janet Autherine 7) Joan Vassar 8) Joylynn M. Ross 9) Lisa Blackmon 10) Lisa Renee Johnson 11) Lutishia Lovely 12) Nina Foxx 13) Pamela Samuels Young 14) Patricia A. Bridewell 15) Patricia A. Saunders 16) Paulette Harper - Pearl Page 17) Shelia E. Bell - Pearl Page 18) Suzette D. Harrison 19) Taressa Stovall 20) Terri Coleman Martinez 21) Yvonne Evans-Strachan Crown Holders Presents: She Dared to Dream Masterclasses Who you become and how you experience the world is a result of how you see everything that exists around you, says author Janet Autherine in her new book, Island Mindfulness: How to Use the Transformational Power of Mindfulness to Live an Abundant Life.

This Time Always by Suzette D. Harrison Vivacious Niyana Nichols isn’t looking for love. Between the demands of work as a Wellness Clinic Administrator, recent widowhood, and being there for her two beautiful daughters, love has taken a back seat for the fifty-three-year-old. To complicate matters, she’s also suffering from Alopecia. Yet, when Niyana meets her daughter’s handsome professor, she is faced with emotions she thought she’d buried with her husband. Divorced single father and African-American Studies professor, Omari Josef, is devoted to his career. When the forty-six-year-old grandfather meets the gorgeous and spirited Niyana, he’s forced to rethink his own happiness. Their age difference doesn’t matter to him. What does is making sure she realizes that she's a woman worth cherishing. Will the sudden reappearance of Omari’s ex-wife wreak havoc in his life? Or will their undeniable attraction grow into something solid and abiding? Read Chapters 1-3 and share this preview with your friends: https://a.co/0laRHpL About the Author Award-winning author Suzette D. Harrison grew up in a home where reading was required, not requested. Turning her love of reading into a rising literary career, Suzette was first published when her poetry was included in a creative journal in middle school. While she loves happy endings, Harrison pens flawed characters in need of redemption, and loves crafting storylines with intricate layers and depth, often leaving readers with unexpected plot twists. The bestselling author is a wife and mother who holds a culinary degree in Pastry & Baking. Suzette is currently cooking up her next novel...in between batches of cookies. Website: www.sdhbooks.com

Crown Holders Story Time is happening now! Sit back and enjoy several amazing authors share reading from their latest books! Featured Authors and Speakers are listed below: * Nights Over Egypt by Barbara Keaton * Allegra’s Shadow by Dana Sanders Hill * Rhythm Bay Love by Patricia A. Bridewell * Basketball & Ballet by Suzette Harrison * Capital Sins by Cheryl Mattox Berry * Contempt Trilogy by Becky DeWitt * Amazing Grace: A Tribute to You, The Story of Us by D. Michele Jackson Tantalizing...

Crown Holders Transmedia is the parent company of EDC Creations Media Group, the Sankofa Literary Society, the Black Authors Network Radio Show and Black Pearls Magazine. The Sankofa Literary Society empowers independent and/or self-published authors through mentoring programs. The popular Black Authors Network radio program offers new authors a chance to showcase their books to thousands of international readers weekly. Black Pearls Magazine, is an online literary destination for thousands bookclubs and social network fans around the globe. TONIGHT'S FEATURED SPEAKERS 8:00 pm - Nights Over Egypt by Barbara Keaton 8:30 pm - Allegra’s Shadow by Dana Sanders Hill READ MORE ABOUT OUR GUESTS AT: http://crownholderstransmedia.com

Crown Holders Transmedia is the parent company of EDC Creations Media Group, the Sankofa Literary Society, the Black Authors Network Radio Show and Black Pearls Magazine. The Sankofa Literary Society empowers independent and/or self-published authors through mentoring programs. The popular Black Authors Network radio program offers new authors a chance to showcase their books to thousands of international readers weekly. Black Pearls Magazine, is an online literary destination for thousands bookclubs and social network fans around the globe. TONIGHT'S FEATURED SPEAKERS 8:00 pm - Swirl Girl: Coming of Race in the USA by TaRessa Stovall 8:30 pm - Amazing Grace: A Tribute to You, The Story of Us by D. Michele Jackson TaRessa Stovall was born a Jazz Baby in Seattle, Washington when her parents’ marriage was illegal in 16 states. An author from the age of seven, TaRessa has written several poems, books, and plays on various topics, including racial identity and the impact of colorism on People of Color. Check out her sizzling new memoir, SWIRL GIRL: Coming of Race in the USA on taressastovall.com. Connect with her on Twitter and Instagram @taressatalks. SWIRL GIRL: Coming of Race in the USA reveals the raw truths about how a hard-headed, Mixed-race, “Black Power Flower Child” battles society—and sometimes her closest loved ones—to forger her identity on her own terms. As the USA undergoes its own racial growing pains, from the 1968 riots after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, to the historic 2008 election of the nation’s first Biracially Black president, TaRessa Stovall challenges popular stereotypes and fights nonstop pressures to contort, disguise, or deny her uncomfortable journey.

Patricia A. Saunders' work has been featured on a Coast to Coast Book Tour at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, Toronto Word On The Street, Sacramento Black Book Fair, Tucson Book Festival, Miami International Festival of Books and AARP Life@50+ Spring Convention. Recently she was chosen among 100 authors from around the United States to participate in the Author’s Pavilion at the 2018 Congressional Black Caucus Convention in Washington, DC. Her latest book, Four Seasons of Love, covers all aspect of love broken into four chapters relate to the four seasons. Patricia, a Supervisor in Silicon Valley, in her spare time she enjoys to travel, wine tasting, and spending time cooking for friends. Crown Holders Transmedia is the parent company of EDC Creations Media Group, the Sankofa Literary Society, the Black Authors Network Radio Show and Black Pearls Magazine. The popular Black Authors Network radio program offers new authors a chance to showcase their books to thousands of international readers weekly. Black Pearls Magazine, is an online literary destination for thousands bookclubs and social network fans around the globe. TONIGHT'S FEATURED SPEAKERS * Four Seasons of Love: Anthology of Poetry by Patricia A. Saunders * Josephine Baker's Last Dance by Sherry Jones * Rhythm Bay Love by Patricia A. Bridewell * Basketball & Ballet by Suzette Harrison * King, Duke, and Prince by Sheryl Grace * Amazing Grace: A Tribute to You, The Story of Us by D. Michele Jackson READ MORE ABOUT OUR GUESTS AT: http://crownholderstransmedia.com

Crown Holders Transmedia is the parent company of EDC Creations Media Group, the Sankofa Literary Society, the Black Authors Network Radio Show and Black Pearls Magazine. TONIGHT'S FEATURED SPEAKERS * Basketball & Ballet (California Love Book 2) by Suzette Harrison * Rhythm Bay Love by Patricia A. Bridewell * Contempt Trilogy by Becky DeWitt Basketball & Ballet by Suzette D. Harrison He left the game. She left the dance. Will they give love a chance? Yazmeen Williams is a busy woman. The former professional dancer is a church Administrative Assistant by day and the mother of three-year old twin boys, always. What she isn't, is interested in love thanks to a monster of an ex-husband who's a danger to the well-being of her sons. When retired NBA player Tavares Alvarez enters her life looking "utterly orgasmic," that disinterest is severely challenged as is her hold on celibacy. But he'll need to gain her trust, or her phone number first. With Yazmeen, neither will come easily. Tavares has had zero relationships, but more than his share of women. Now that he's born-again, he's no longer focused on the opposite sex. His attention is devoted to his five-year old daughter and being a venture capitalist. Meeting Yazmeen proves a delicious disruption. The attraction is instant, but clearly she's disinterested. Dive into this faith-filled, sexy romance that will leave you rooting for Yazmeen and Tavares, laughing at their antics, and gasping at the actions of their questionably sane exes. READ MORE ABOUT OUR GUESTS AT: http://crownholderstransmedia.com

LoLo Smith is a children’s book author on a mission to positively reshape the way children of color see themselves. As an elementary school teacher, she was dismayed with the lack of children’s books with characters of color on the market. So she established Do The Write Thing of DC (DTWT), with two other like-minded individuals. This 501(c)(3) tax exempt not-for-profit publishes books by, about and for African Americans to address the lack of diversity in books. “I’m filling diversity gaps in children’s literature and doing my part to normalize the appearance of African American and Hispanic girls and boys in books,” she says. LoLo has written 10 books for children. Her books feature anime characters, American Girl dolls, superheroes and even dogs! She writes on topics such as kindness, bullying, community workers, and the COIVD-19 pandemic. She has taken her commitment a step further by developing a literacy program, Living Storybook, through which she re-issues her original books with photos of African American and Hispanic children that participate in DTWT’s after-school and summer programs. “When children see photos of themselves in a book, it becomes a powerful incentive for them to read,” she says. LoLo Smith is pleased to announce the release of three new children's books which are available for purchase at https://www.amazon.com/LoLo-Smith/e/B01LDWYAEK Books by LoLo Smith can be found at: LoLo Smith on AuthorsDen: http://www.authorsden.com/lolosmith LoLo Smith at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/LoLo-Smith/e/B01LDWYAEK