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August 2009

…so when did you fall in love with Poetry?

by Evelyn N. AlfredAugust 30, 2009

My crush started in 10th grade Honors English class. I watched from a distance at first, listening to Poetry speak in iambic pentameter and measured syllables. I asked my friends if Poetry was seeing anyone special, but Poetry was free and available any time I was ready.
I flirted with Poetry for the rest of my [...]

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Introducing Toya Bryant a.k.a. Literary Nobody

by Toya BryantAugust 29, 2009

Toya Bryant is a freelance writer and blogger from Tulsa, Oklahoma. She writes opinion articles for various publications, as well as fiction short stories and poetry. Her blog, “Tales of a Literary Nobody” chronicles her life as a writer, woman and parent. She is currently writing her first children’s book and will be detailing her [...]

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Eden’s Lounge – Organic Tuesdays

by Evelyn N. AlfredAugust 23, 2009

Buzzing off of the excitement of being the “Poet in the City” I did some researching online for Open Mic events and found a variety of potential places to hit up. I wasn’t exactly sure of how to narrow it down, but a friend forwarded me an email from Eden’s Lounge and even though the [...]

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Introducing Evelyn Alfred our “Poet in the City”

by MahoganyBooksAugust 17, 2009

Not that anyone knows this, but I, Derrick Young, am a closet poet.  I’ve been writing poems about love, life, and revolution for 10 plus years.  At one point my goal was to publish a book that I wanted to call “Life, Love, & Liberty.” It was to be a collection [...]

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WE DID IT!!! A successful BBC event

by MahoganyBooksAugust 15, 2009

With a full heart, MahoganyBooks, The Renaissance Group, & The Hurston Wright Foundation collectively thank all of you that joined us at Ulah Bistro on historic U St., N.W. of Washington DC for the Black Book Coalition’s first event.  A mix of 80 plus authors, poets, literary agents, online magazines, PR & media firms gathered [...]

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Why I Self Published by Saundra E. Harris aka SassyScribe

by The Lit LoungeAugust 11, 2009

Seeing that I just saw G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, the phrase “knowing is half the battle” is ringing loud & clear in my head.  So its more than appropriate timing to have award-winning author, Saundra E. Harris, talk about her process of becoming a successful self-published author.  What stood out the most for [...]

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Debate This!…Urban Lit: Good or Bad?

by MahoganyBooksAugust 11, 2009

Hey All,
We are looking for fresh blog posts debating the Pro’s & Cons of Urban Lit. The questions I am looking to have debated are:
1. Should it be prohibited to readers of a certain age?
2. Does it feed into stereotypes already perpetuated about African Americans in Hip-Hop & News media?
3. Should Urban lit be [...]

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Press Release: WASHINGTON DC BOOK INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS ANNOUNCE LAUNCH OF DC BLACK BOOK COALITION

by MahoganyBooksAugust 7, 2009

**MEDIA ALERT***

For Immediate Release
Contact:  Kaye Young
Tel:  703.730.3873
Email:  media@mahoganybooks.com
WASHINGTON DC BOOK INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS ANNOUNCE LAUNCH OF DC BLACK BOOK COALITION
MahoganyBooks, The Hurston/Wright Foundation and
The Renaissance Group, LLC Combine Forces to Spearhead Movement
WASHINGTON, DC, Wed., August 5—MahoganyBooks, The Renaissance Group, LLC and The Hurston/Wright Foundation unite to announce the launch of the Black Book Coalition in Washington [...]

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RE: The Death (or not) of Black Literature

by Derrick YoungAugust 5, 2009

I was checking out RAWSISTAZ website and found a new blog entry posing the question about “The Death of Black Literature.” It brought about a number of thoughts and emotions because Black Literature aka African American Literature aka African American Books is “what we do.”  It would be a bad business model to sell a [...]

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