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BOOKEXPO AMERICA 2009

 
 
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THE JACOB JAVITS CONVENTION CENTER
MAY 29 - 31, 2009, NEW YORK CITY
 
The 2008 5th Annual African American Pavilion at BookExpo America, Promotional Video.
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THE 2008 5TH ANNUAL AFRICAN AMERICAN PAVILION
AT BOOKEXPO AMERICA PROMOTIONAL VIDEO.
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STARRING
WESLEY SNIPES
"Blade" and the new film "Zulu Mech 1"
 
 
ZANE
New York Times Bestselling Author
 
 
OMAROSA
(THE APPRENTICE)
The Bitch Switch: Knowing How to Turn It On and Off
 
 
SYBIL WILKES
THE TOM JOYNER SHOW
Sybil's Book Club (Live Interviews) in The Pavilion
 
THE TOM JOYNER FOUNDATION
Thomas Joyner, Jr.
 
MARY B. MORRISON
New York Times Bestselling Author
 
OMAR TYREE
New York Times Bestselling Author
 
BRENDA L. THOMAS
Essence Bestselling Author
 
CAROL MACKEY
Black Expressions Book Club
 
Terrie Williams
Essence Bestselling Author
 
WADE AND CHERYL HUDSON
JUst Us Books
 
George Fraser  -  Max Rodriguez  -  Irene Smalls  - Dante Lee
 
WITH
 
Brother G.
The Shades of Memnon Book Series and Co-Creator of "Zulu Mech 1"
 
Mshindo Kuumba 1
Co-Creator of "Charles the Chef" and Co-Creator of "Zulu Mech 1"
 
Mildred Muhammad
Scared Silent-The DC Sniper
 
Buffie The Body 
Vixon Icon
 
Dana Dane
Numbers
 
THE STREET LIFE SERIES BY KEVIN WEEKS
SOFT SKULL PRESS - BIZ-E-BEE PUBLICATIONS
PEGGY BROOKS-BERTRAM & BARBARA SEALS NEVERGOLD
 
The Latin Temptress - The DvineExpressions Book Club - Helen L. Edwards
Freedom Speaks Diaspora - Kojack Books
Baby Daddy Publishing - Expressions of Love Publishing
 Career Voices - Brain Candy Publishing - Triple Crown Publications
Chocolate Angel Publications - Twinlineal Institute
Global Skin Solutions Publishing - Literacise - Jumpstart 33
Uncrowned Queens Institute - Toon-Ups Publishing
Brand Nu Words Independent Press
 
EVENTS
FRIDAY MAY 29TH, 2009
May 29th - 9:00am-5:00pm Exhibitor Publisher/Author Book Signings.
 
Host: Heather Covington
 
FRIDAY MAY 29TH, 2009
12:00 NOON-2:00PM
 
The African American Pavilion Stage
 
 
Wade and Cheryl Hudson
Just Us Books-"Chidren's Books Pavilion"
PANEL DISCUSSION AND BOOKSIGNINGS
Omar Tyree (12 Brown Boys) 12:00-2:00pm
Charisse Carney-Nunes  (I Am Barack Obama) 12:00-1:00pm 
Lynnette C. Velasco (Zinzi) 1:00 - 2:00pm 
 
BOOKSIGNINGS
FRIDAY MAY 29TH, 2009
12:01PM - 4:00PM
AFRICAN AMERICAN PAVILION
Celebrity Author Booksignings Booth # 2249
Peggy Brooks-Bertram/Barbara Seals Nevergold (Go, Tell Michelle) - 12:01-1:00pm  / Victoria Christopher Murray (Lady Jasmine) - 1:00-2:00pm  / Nikki Turner (Ghetto Super Star) and Dana Dane (Numbers) - 2:00-3:00pm / Buffie The Body (Vixon Icon)- 3:00-4:00PM
 
 THE AFRICAN AMERICAN PAVILION UP SOUTH, INC.
MEETING ROOM  # 1C01/1C02
2:00PM - 4:00PM
 
Voices and Visions of New American Dreams,
(Reception and Speakers)
Farai Chideya (Kiss The Sky) and Lori Tharps (Kinky Gazpacho)
Patricia Spears Jones (The Weather That Kills and Femme Du Monde)
Moderated by Malaika Adero, Vice President, Senior Editor, Atria Books
 
 
EVENTS
Saturday May 30, 2009
May 30th - 9:00am-5:00pm Exhibitor Publisher/Author Book Signings.
 
HOST- HEATHER COVINGTON
 
Saturday May 30, 2009
12NOON - 1:00PM
 
 
WESLEY SNIPES
PRESS CONFERENCE
IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN PAVILION MEETING ROOM # 1C01/1C02
TO ANNOUNCE HIS NEW MOVIE "ZULU MECH 1" SATURDAY MAY 30TH,
12:OO NOON - 1:00PM
 
12NOON -2:00PM
SYBIL WILKES of the TOM JOYNER MORNING SHOW
May 30th - 12:00noon-2:00pm The African American Pavilion
(SYBIL'S BOOK CLUB) interviews Celebrity Authors.  LIVE - Booth # 2248
 
PEGGY BROOKS-BERTRAM & BARBARA SEALS NEVERGOLD (Go, Tell Michelle) - 12:00Noon / OMAR TYREE (12 Brown Boys) - 12:05 / MARY B. MORRISSON - ( ) - 12:10 / WADE AND CHERYLL HUDSON (Just Us Books) - 12:15 / CAROL MACKEY (Black Expressions Book Club) - 12:20 / GEORGE FRASER (Click) - 12:25 / MAX RODRIGUEZ (The Harlem Book Fair) - 12:30 /BREAK/  DANTE LEE BlackNews.com- 12:45 / TERRIE WILLIAMS (Black Pain) - 12:50 / BUFFIE THE BODY - VICKIE STRINGER (Vixon Icon) - 1:00 / MILDRED MUHAMMAD - ZANE (Scared Silent-The DC Sniper) - 1:10 / NIKKI TURNER (Ghetto Super Star) - DANA DANE (Numbers) - 1:20 OMAROSA (The Bitch Switch) - 1:30 / WESLEY SNIPES - BROTHER G. - MISHINDO (Zulu Mech 1) - 1:40
May 30th - 9:00am-5:00pm Exhibitor Publisher/Author Book Signings.
 
The African American Pavilion Stage
 
ACTOR WESLEY SNIPES
AUTHOR BROTHER G. - GRAPHIC ARTIST  MSHINDO 1
JONATHAN WOODS  ANAMATION DIRECTOR AND MUSIC COMPOSER. 
Present
"African Legends Past and Future",
The Shades of Memnon Book Series
 & Announce and Show the New
"Zulu Mech 1" Sci-fi Fantasy Movie Starring Wesley Snipes.  
 
 
THE AFRICAN AMERICAN PAVILION
MEETING ROOM  # 1C01/1C02
SATURDAY MAY 30
2:00PM-4:00PM
Devineexpressions Book Club, LLC,
 Self-Published Author Christian Book Awards, (SPA-C Book Awards)
   
SATURDAY MAY 3OTH
BOOKSIGNINGS
SATURDAY MAY 30TH, 2009
11:00PM - 3:00PM
AFRICAN AMERICAN PAVILION
Celebrity Author Booksignings Booth # 2249
Pamela Springer (Global Skin Solutions) 1I:00am-11:30pm
Heather Covington (Literary Divas) 11:30-12:00pm 
Peggy Brooks-Bertram/Barbara Seals Nevergold (Go, Tell Michelle) - 12:00-12:30pm   Mildred Muhammad (Scared Silent-The DC Sniper) - 12:30-1:00pm   
Victoria Christopher Murray (Lady Jasmine) - 1:00-1:30pm  
Brenda L. Thomas (Laying Down My Burdens) 1:30-2:00PM
Omarosa (The Bitch Switch) -  2:00pm-2:30pm)
Buffie The Body (Vixon Icon)- 2:30-3:00PM
3:00pm-5:00pm
May 30th - 9:00am-5:00pm Exhibitor Publisher/Author Book Signings.
 
The African American Pavilion
Reception and Awards Program
 
HOST- HEATHER COVINGTON
 
THE AFRICAN AMERICAN PAVILION STAGE
 
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
OMAROSA
(THE APPRENTICE)
AUTHOR OF "THE BITCH SWITCH" 
  
SATURDAY MAY 30TH
1:00PM -2:30PM
SATURDAY MAY 30TH
 
  
THE 2009 AFRICAN AMERICAN PAVILION WILL CELEBRATE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THESE AFRICAN AMERICAN
BOOK PUBLISHING INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL WITH:
 
The "Haki Madhubuti" Independent African American Publisher of the Year;  Self Publisher of the Year;  Christian Book Publisher of the Year;  Bookstore of the Year;  Distributor of the Year and Book of the Year.
 
Four industry professionals will be honored with The Fourth Annual Glenn Thompson "Lifetime Achievement" Award;  Toni Trent Parker "Author of the Year" Award;  The Ntozake Shange "Legendary Writer of the Decade" Award;  The James Haskins "Pioneer" Award;  The Audre Lorde "Gamba Adisa"-Distinctive Voice and Writer" Award;  The "Octavia Butler" Book Award;  The BEA "Trailblazer" Award;  The Chester B. Himes "Urban Book Publisher" of The Year  Award;  The Relentless Aaron "Urban Street-Seller" Author of the Year Award (East Coast/West Coast); The Urban Book Series of the Year Award;  The Sonia Sanchez "Legends" Award;  The Maya Angelou "Legends" Award;  The Irene Smalls Childrens Book "Author of the Year" Award;
 
Celebrity/Speakers booksignings at Table 14 immediately following speeches.
 
3:00 - Welcoming Remarks:  Pavilion Co-Founders - Tony Rose, The Harlem Book Fair/Philis .  Wheatley Publisher Award Recipient, Executive Director, The African American Pavilion - Publisher/CEO, Amber Communications Group, Inc.,, and Adrienne Ingrum, Adrienne Ingrum, LLC., with Yvonne Rose, Director, The African American Pavilion at BookExpo America.
 
3:01 - Host:  Heather Covington, CEO, Disilgold.com,  National Best-Selling Author of, Literary Divas: The Top 100+ African American Women In Literature, NAACP Image Award Nominee for Outstanding Literature (Biographies) and Tekila Nika: The Forbidden Bronx Video Diary Tales.
 
3:02 - Thomas Joyner, Jr., CEO, The Tom Joyner Foundation; Wil LaVeist and Thomas LaVeist, Authors, Tom Joyner Presents How To prepare For College with Sybil Wilkes (Sybil's Book Club)
The Tom Joyner Morning Show.  The Tom Joyner Foundation has raised more than $55 million Dollars to help students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities stay in school. Sybil has achieved a number of accolades including The Presidents Award from The NAACP Image Awards.
 
3:08 - Cynthia Ballinger and Roslyn Jordan, Publishers, Lift Every Voice Books.  The vision is to see African-American Christians encouraged in their faith through quality books by African-Americans.
 
3:12 - Peggy Brooks-Bertram and Barbara Seals Nevergold, Authors, Go, Tell Michelle.

3:14 - Wade Hudson and Cheryl Hudson - President and Publisher, Just Us Books, The nations largest African American Children's Book Publisher.

3:14 - Omar Tyree, Author, 12 Brown Boys - New York Times Best-Selling Author, Phillis Wheatley Book Awardee.

3:17 -  Mary B. Morrison, New York Times and Essence National Best-Selling Author of Sweeter Than Honey, He's Just a Friend, Some Bodies Gotta Be On Top, Never Again Once More, She Ain't the One, When Somebody Loves You, and author as Honey B., of Sexcapades

3:17 - Brenda L. Thomas, Essence Magazine Best-Selling Author, Threesome, Where Suduction, Power and Basketball Collide, Fourplay, The Dance of Sensuality and Laying Down My Burdens.

3:19 -  Mildred Muhammad, Author of Scared Silent-The DC Sniper and ZANE, Publisher, Strebor Books International, LLC/Simon & Schuster, National Best-Selling Author of several New York Times and EssenceBest-Selling titles including: Addicted, The Sex Chronicles: Shattering the Myth, The Heat Seekers, Nervous, The Sisters of APF, Shame On It All, The Sex Chronicles 2 and Skyscrapers.

3:22 - Pamela Springer, Global Skin Solutions Book Publishing.  Owner of The Skin and Make-Up Institute of Arizona.

3:24 - Omarosa, Keynote Speaker, Author of The Bitch Switch, International SuperStar (The Apprentice).  In 2004 Omarosa captured the attention of the business community and the nation as a cast member of the hit show The Apprentice with Donald Trump.    Since then, she has established herself as one of the most recognizable stars on television.

3:35 - Buffie The Body, International Star and Author, Vixon Video and Vickie Stringer, Publisher, Triple Crown Publications and Vickie Stringer Publishing, National Best-Selling Author.    Vickie Stringer is the author of national best-seller How to Succeed in the Publishing Game.

3:38 - Carol Mackey, Editor-In-Chief, Black Expressions Book Club.  Carole Mackey is the acclaimed editor-in-chief for Black Expressions Book Club,  The club and pubication reaches more than a half million readers and has 3 million subscribers.

3:36 - Nikki Turner, Essence Magazine National Best-Selling Author, Ghetto Super Star and Dana Dane, Author, Numbers.   Dana Dane has established himself as an innovator in rap music.  He also lends a great deal of time to the community and assists aspiring artists by fusing Hip-Hop with education.

4:00 - Terrie Williams , National Best-Selling Author, Black Pain:  It Just Looks Like We're Not Hurting.  Terrie Williams is a best-selling author.  Founder, The Stay Strong Foundation to offer educational and leadership workshops, internships, and mentoring opportunities for youth and The Terrie Williams Agency, one of the country’s most successful public relations and communications firms.

4:02 - Dante Lee, Founder, Diversity City Inc./BlackNews.com, NationalBest-Selling Author. Dante Lee Presents: The African American Scholarship Guide For Students and Parents.  Dante Lee is a successful  multicultural marketing and public relations firm based in Columbus, OH. He has been recognized as one of the "Top 30 Young Leaders under 30" by Ebony Magazine,

4:04 - Booker T. Mattison, Baker Publishing Group, Author, Unsigned Hype.

4:06 - Max Rodriguez, Founder, The Harlem Book Fair, which is free to the public and hosts over 250 exhibit booths. The annual program features celebrity authors on panel discussions and is aired from the Schomburg Museum on C-Span’s Book TV. 

4:08 - Brother G., Co-Creator and Co-Producer, ZULU MECH 1 and National Best-Selling Author, "Shades of Memnon" book series and Mshindo 1, Co-Creator and Co-Producer, ZULU MECH 1.

4:10 - The 2009 African American Pavilion at BookExpo America Glenn Thompson "Lifetime Achievement " Award is being presented to four of America's greatest Literary, Screen, Sports and Media giants:

4:11 Tom Joyner is a nationally syndicated radio and television personality, philanthropist and entrepreneur whose morning show is heard in more than 115 markets by nearly eight million listeners each week.  The Tom Joyner Foundation® has raised more than $55 million to help students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities stay in school.  His new National Best-Selling book is Tom Joyner Presents How To Stay In College.

4:13 - Kassahun Checole is Publisher of Africa World Press and The Red Sea Press, which are "sister presses" based in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. over With over 1000 titles of non-fiction, poetry and photographs, dedicated to the publication and distribution of books on the African World, Africa World Press and Red Sea Press have evolved to become the premier publishers of books on African, African-American, Caribbean and Latin-American issues.

4:15 - Coach Tony Dungy led the Indianapolis Colts to a Super Bowl victory on February 4, 2007, the first such win for an African American coach. Dungy had taken eight of his previous ten teams to the playoffs.  With this victory, he joined Mike Ditka and Tom Flores as the only individuals to win the Super Bowl as a former player and head coach. He is the Author of the National Best-Sellers Finding Your Path To Significance: Uncommon and Winning With Quiet Strength.

4:20 - Wesley Snipes, International Film Actor, (The Blade Trilogy) and NAACP Image Award Winner. Wesley Trent Snipes is an American actor, film producer and martial artist. He has starred in action-adventures, thrillers, and dramatic feature films but is best known for his role as Blade in the Blade trilogy. In 1991, Snipes formed a production company called Amen Ra Films and a subsidiary, Black Dot Media, to develop projects for film and television. He is the co-producer and star of ZULU MECH 1.

4:40 - Special awards to:  Thomas Joyner, Jr., CEO, The Tom Joyner Foundation;  Sybil Wilkes (Sybil's Book Club) The Tom Joyner Morning Show;  Dante Lee, Founder, Diversity City Inc./BlackNews.com;  Troy Johnson, Founder, AALBC.com;  Ron Kavanaugh, Founder, Mosaic Books.com;  Heather Covington, Founder, Disilgold.com;  James Lisbon, Founder, AMAG Magazine Online;  Ann Burns, Former Senior Editor, Library Journal;  Carole Hall, Former Vice President, African American Division, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.;  Kam Williams, Book Reviewer;  Annette Thomas, Literary Coordinator for the NAACP Image Awards;  Lynette McMillion, The Tushe Group;  Vaness Lloyd-Sgambati, Publicity Coordinator;  Shayla Price, Founder, Career Voices

THE 2009 AFRICAN AMERICAN PAVILION EXHIBITORS
        
African American Expressions (Booth # 2241)  Afrikan World Book Wholesalers (Booth # 2143)  Africa World Press/Red Sea Press (Booth # 2158)  Amber Communications Group, Inc. (Booth # 2249/2251)  Baby Daddy Publishing (Table # 7)  Baker Publishing Group (Booth # 2250)  Barack Obama Posters/The Poster Kings (Booth # 2148)  Biz-E-Bee Publications (Table # 7)  Brain Candy Publishing (Table # 8)  Brand Nu Words (Table 11)  Brooklyn Christian Center; (Boothe # 2160)  Brown Erotic Publishing (Boothe #2164)  Career Voices (Table # 9)  Chocolate Angel Publishing (Table # 8)   Disilgold Soul Publishing (Table # 12)  Diversity City Media, Inc./BlackNews.com(Booth # 2246)  Divine Expressions Book Club (Table # 2)  Eugene LaCorbinere (Booth # 2141)  Expressions of Love Publishing (Table # 5)  From Him To Us (Booth # 2145)  Gary Braxton (Booth # 2140)  Global Skin Solutions Book Publishing (Table # 5)   Green Olive Tree Publishing (Booth # 2162)  Jumpstart 33 (Table # 9)  Just Us Books (Booth # 2244)  Khunum Productions (Table # 10)  Kija Entertainment (Booth # 2159)  Kojack Books (Table # 6)  Lift Every Voice (Table # 1)  Literacise (Table # 8)  Litermed Publications Nigeria LTD (Booth # 2153)  L.T. Publishing (Table # 7)  Melodrama Publishing (Booth # 2155)  Mo Better Publishing (Table # 10)  Naphtali Books (Booth # 2144)  Nega Fulo Books ( Booth #  )  Power Play Books/Life Changing Books (Booth # 2157)  QBR The Black Book Review/Harlem Book Fair (Table # 14)  RJ Publications (Booth # 2240)  Seker Nefer Press (Booth # 2243)  Soft Skull Press (Table # 6)  Sun Cycle Publishing (Table # 3)  The Cartel Publishing (Booth # 2146)  The Street Life Series by Kevin Weeks (Table # 6)  Toon-Ups Publishing (Table # 10)  Tom Joyner Foundation (Booth # 2248)  22nd Century Press, LLC (Booth #2142)  Twinlineal Institute (Table # 5)  Uncrowned Queens (Table # 9)   Urban Touch Entertainment (Booth # 2163)  Vickie Stringer Publishing ((Table # 4) 
Visionary Exceptions (Table # 4)  Writing for the Lord Ministries (Booth # 2161)  
 
 
Tony Rose
Publisher/CEO
Amber Communications Group, Inc.
Executive Director and Co-Founder, The African American Pavilion at BookExpo America
.
Adrienne Ingrum
President
Adrienne Ingrum, L.L.C.
Co-Founder, The African American Pavilion at BookExpo America
 
Yvonne Rose
Associate Publisher
Amber Communications Group, Inc.
National Director, The African American Pavilion at BookExpo America
 
Heather Covington
President
Disilgold.com / Disilgold Soul Magazine
Associate National Director, The African American Pavilion at BookExpo America and National Director of Online Promotions
 
Lynette McMillon
President
The Tushe Group
Associate National Director, The African American Pavilion at BookExpo America and National Director of Publicity, Promotions and Sponsorships
    


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