The
African American Pavilion at BookExpo America in Washington
DC is Sold Out
Special Guest Speakers Include: George C. Fraser; Haki Madhubuti; Pat Schroeder; Terrie Williams; Rev. Dr. Barbara Reynolds; W. Paul Coates; William E. Cox; Relentess Aaron; Irene Smalls
Tony Rose,
Publisher/CEO of Amber Communications Group, Inc. (ACGI),
the Nation's Largest African American Publisher of Self-Help
Books & Celebrity Biographies
Nationwide
(BlackNews.com) - The African American Pavilion exhibitor
space at BookExpo America being held in Washington DC at the
Washington D.C. Convention Center is SOLD OUT!
According to Pavilion
Co-Founder, Tony Rose, "The response by the exhibitors and
the book publishing industry to The African American Pavilion
at BEA 2006 has been tremendous and powerful."
Rose
continued, "The pavilion will be hosting some of the giants
in the African American Publishing Industry such as: Third
World Press; Africa World Press/Red Sea Press; Just Us Books;
Strebor Books International; and Triple Crown Publishing.
Our new exhibitors, Silver Maple Publications; K Harris Publishing,
Inc.; African American Literature Book Club (AALBC.com); Who's
Who Publishing; and Writing for the Lord Ministries will have
a chance to network and rub elbows with some of the greatest
book publishers in the world, Haki Madhubuti, Kassahun Checole,
W. Paul Coates, Wade Hudson, Zane, and Vickie Stringer."
BookExpo
America, one of the largest book trade exhibits in the
world provides independent African American book publishers,
self-publishers, authors, black imprints at major publishing
houses, distributors, literary agents, publicists, librarians,
and bookstore owners with exposure to more than 80,000
book buyers and booksellers from across the globe.
"This year,"
according to Rose, "with over thirty-five exhibitors
in the African American Pavilion, the largest AA Pavilion
yet, and our Pavilion programs, we expect more than
10,000 BEA attendees to cross up and down the pavilion
aisles. There will be great opportunities to learn,
share educate, sell and network".
The Tom
Pope Show, heard on The PowerNomics Radio Network, will
be interviewing authors and other publishing industry
notables, May 10th, May 12th, May 16th, Live, and May
19th, in the African American Pavilion meeting room.
Room number 156.
According
to Adrienne Ingrum, Pavilion Co-Founder, "The African
American Pavilion meeting room is a great place for
our exhibitors to relax and learn more about the publishing
industry from a few of our industry greats. On Saturday,
May 20th, 10:00-10:30 Madeleine Morel and Barbara Lowenstein
of Lowenstein - Morel Associates, Literary Agents and
Sha-Shana Crichton of Crichton and Associates Inc.,
Literacy Agency will present a seminar on How to find
and work with an agent / Licensing Books and from 12:30-1:00pm
Marcella Smith, Director of Small Press and Vendor Relations
- Barnes & Noble will present a seminar on Tips for
getting your books in Barnes & Noble. Sunday May 21st
10:00am-12noon Karibu Books and Black Classics Press
will host a symposium for the Pavilion exhibitors about
the important role publishers play in bookstores' business."
In addition
to the many licensing, sales, distribution and business
opportunities the pavilion provides, the festivities
will include music, food and refreshments. Karibu Books
and Kensington Press will sponsor The African American
Pavilion Welcoming Reception on May 19th from 3-5pm,
Sunny Sana, Buyer, Karibu Books will MC. Reverend Dennis
Dillon, CEM, The Brooklyn Christian Center, author,
Affirm Your Purpose, will give the Benediction.
Pat Schroeder,
former Congresswoman and President/CEO of the Association
of American Publishers (AAP) will give the pavilion
opening remarks. Terrie Williams, best selling author
and the founder of The Terrie Williams Agency, will
give the welcoming reception's keynote address. W. Paul
Coates, Founder and Director of Black Classic Press;
William E. Cox, Former Publisher of Black Issues Book
Review will give the pavilion address and pavilion remarks
respectively; Troy Johnson, The founder of AALBC.com;
Heather Covington, the Founder of Disilgold .com, author
of Literary Divas: The 100+ Most admired Women in
Literature; Dante Lee, CEO and President Of Diversity
City Media, Inc, author of How To Think Big...When
You're Small; Dr. Jamie Walker, President of J.D.
Publishing Group, author of 100 Ways Black Women
Can Learn to Love Themselves; Simba Sana CEO, Brother
Yao, COO of Karibu Books and Jason Krulewitz, General
Sales Manager, Reed Expositions/BookExpo America, will
all speak on a variety of subjects. The event promises
to have book giveaways and free prizes.
The African
American Pavilion Reception and Awards Program May 20th,
3-5pm, will be hosted by Tony Rose, Publisher/CEO, Amber
Communications Group, Inc., and Adrienne Ingrum, Former
Associate Publisher Black Issues Book Review; and Tanya
Evans-Walls, Esq., Legal Write Publications will MC.
The opening
remarks will be given by none other than the legendary
Professor Haki Madhubuti, Chairman and Publisher, Third
World Press, award winning publisher, author and poet.
Publisher of the current New York Times Bestseller,
The Covenant With Black America: Introduction by
Tavis Smiley and YellowBlack: the First Twenty-One
Years Of A Poet's Life...A Memoir.
The keynote
speaker for African American Reception and Awards Program
is Power Networking Guru, George C. Fraser, CEO, FraserNet,
Inc., Publisher, SuccessGuide Worldwide, Founder of
The PowerNetworking Conference, and author of the national
bestseller, Success Runs In Our Race: The Complete
Guide to Effective Networking in the African American
Community.
The Reverend
Dr. Barbara A. Reynolds, Host of Reynolds Rap on Channel
169- The Power Xm Radio, award-winning journalist, author
of several bestselling books, Jesse Jackson: America's
David and Out of Hell and Living Well
will give the pavilion overview.
John V.
Elmore, Esq., Former New York State Trooper, Manhattan
Assistant District Attorney, New York State Assistant
Attorney, and criminal defense attorney, author of the
national bestseller, Fighting For Your life: The
African American Criminal Justice Survival Guide;
and Relentless Aaron, Founder of Relentless, LLC, National
Bestselling Author, St. Martin's Press will give the
pavilion remarks and address respectively. Irene Smalls,
award winning author/storyteller/historian, author of
My Pop Pop and Me; Lynette C. Velasco, president
of Black Americans in Publishing and Renee Flagler,
President/CEO of Aspicomm Media, Inc. will all have
powerful messages for the African American Community
and Book Publishing Professionals.
The African
American Pavilion Reception and Awards Program celebrates
the achievements of our African American Publishing
Professionals. The 2006 African American Pavilion at
BookExpo America "Awardees" are:
Haki Madhubuti,
Chairman and Publisher, Third World Press - The Glenn
Thompson "Lifetime Achievement" award; W. Paul Coates,
Founder and Director, Black Classic Press - The Glenn
Thompson "Lifetime Achievement" award; Kassahun Checole,
President and Publisher, Africa World Press/Red Sea
Press - The Glenn Thompson "Lifetime Achievement" award;
Faye Childs, CEO, BlackBoard Multi Media Entertainment
- The African American Pavilion at Book Expo America
- "Lifetime Achievement" award; Wade Hudson, President,
Cheryl Hudson, Publisher, Just Us Books, Inc. - The
Haki Madhubuti - "Publisher Of the Year"; Kevin Johnson,
Publisher, Writing for the Lord Ministries - The Haki
Madhubuti - "Gospel Publisher of the Year"; Dr. Ida
Greene, President, People Skills International - The
Haki Madhubuti - "Self Publisher of the Year"; Brother
Nati Kamau-Nataki, Co-Owner, Tabia Kamau-Nataki, Co-Owner,
Afrikan World Book Distributors - The African American
Pavilion at BookExpo America - "Book Distributor of
the Year"; Dr. Raye G. Richardson, Owner, Blanche Richardson,
Manager; Karen Johnson, Manager; Tamiko Johnson, Buyer;
Cherysse Calhoun, Assistant Manager, Marcus Book Stores
- The Clara Villarosa/Emma Rodgers - "Bookstore of the
Year"; Curtis Rivers, CEO Marie Rivers, President, Moodmakers
Books - The Clara Villarosa/Emma Rodgers - "Bookstore
of the Year"; Jawanza Kunjufu, President, African American
Images Bookstore - The Clara Villarosa/Emma Rodgers
- "Bookstore of the Year"; Simba Sana, CEO, Brother
Yao, COO, Karibu Books - The Clara Villarosa/Emma Rodgers
- "Bookstore of the Year"; Ezel McDonald, Owner, The
Heritage Bookstore - The Clara Villarosa/Emma Rodgers
- "Bookstore of the Year"; Terrie M. Williams, Author,
The Toni Trent Parker - "Author" award. 1994 - The Personal
Touch: What You Really Need to Succeed in Today's Fast
Paced Business World - (Warner Books); 2001 - Stay Strong-Simple
Lessons For Success in life - (Scholastic); 2002 - A
Plentiful Harvest: Balance and Harmony Through the Seven
Living Virtues - (Warner Books) 2007 - It Just Looks
Like I'm Not Hurting: Depression, Hope, and Healing
in Black American Life - (Scribner); Haki Madhubuti,
Chairman and Publisher, Third World Press - The African
American Pavilion at BookExpo America - "Book of the
Year" award. The Covenant With Black America: Introduction
by Tavis Smiley and YellowBlack: The First Twenty-One
years Of A Poets Life...A Memoir.
THE 2006
AFRICAN AMERICAN PAVILION EXHIBITORS ARE:
Africa World
Press/Red Sea Press (Booth 5148); African American Literature
Book Club (AALBC.com) (Booth 4945); Afrikan World Book
Distributors (Booth 5049); Amber Communications Group
Inc. (Booth 5050); Aphesis Publishing (Booth 5040);
Arc Type Press (Booth); Barry Nix (Booth 4951); Blacast
Entertainment/ Urbanbooksonline.com (Booth 5144); The
Beckham Publications Group Inc. (Booth 5145); Black
Issues Book Review (Booth 5151); Brooklyn Christian
Center (Booth 5041); Brown Erotic Publishing (Booth
4848); C&B Books Distribution (Booth 4947); Delores
Quinerly Press (Booth); Just Us Books, Inc. (Booth 5150);
K Harris Publishing, Inc. (Booth 4947); Kaden Publishing
(Booth 5143); Kinship Press (Booth 4950); Lefall and
Company (Booth 5045); Maria Falconer (Booth 4946); Nile
Publishing (Booth 4847); Nunes Productions (Booth 4849);
People Skills International (Booth 4846); Power Play
Media (Booth 5142); Publishing Associates (Booth 4850);
Ruby Burke (Booth 4948); Silver Maple Publications (Booth
4852); Strebor Books International (Booth 5048); Third
World Press (Booth 5146); Triple Crown Publications
(Booth 5141); Who's Who Publishing (Booth 5149); W.
James Richardson (Booth 4851); Writing for the Lord
Ministries (Booth 4949).
Press, please contact:
Tony Rose
Publisher/CEO
Amber Communications Group, Inc.
Co-Founder, The African American Pavilion at BookExpo
America
amberbk@aol.com
Adrienne
Ingrum
Former Associate publisher
Black Issues Book Review
Co-Founder, The African American Pavilion at BookExpo
America
aingrum@aol.com
Yvonne Rose
Associate Publisher
Amber Communications Group, Inc.
www.amberbks@aol.com
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