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September 2009

Gwen Ifill speaking at the CBC Author Pavilion

by MahoganyBooksSeptember 30, 2009

Mrs. Ifill spoke eloquently about writing with integrity.  I’m interested in hearing how you all ensure that you are writing books that are true to your beliefs?  Share your thoughts and tips.

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Wow!…Who?…Me? A Speaker

by Derrick YoungSeptember 30, 2009

Wow!…Who?…Me?  I was asked to be a speaker at my alma mater, Bowie State University.  I’ve got to say I’m both excited & nervous, but most of all I am honored.  Thank you Student Alumni Association for inviting me out.
 

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Statement regarding Charisse Carney-Nunes controversy over “I Am Barack Obama” book…She will appear on CNN tonight at 8pm

by Derrick YoungSeptember 28, 2009

Hey Family,
Please check out in the statement and link below from Charisse Carney-Nunes.  She could really use the support of  well informed people right now.  There is a lot of unkind noise as well as crazy comments being made towards Charisse’s on her YouTube page because of a visit she made to a school in [...]

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Business Profile of Gary A. Johnson Company & Associates, LLC

by MahoganyBooksSeptember 24, 2009

MahoganyBooks is dedicated to promoting like-minded, African-American owned businesses that are committed to being social entrepreneurs in their respective communities.  Creating a strong network of African American businesses that support, promote, and share resources further the reach and impact we have in the marketplace. 
The following questions are geared to give prospective customers insight into your [...]

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Am I Not a Man?: The Dred Scott Story — Book Feature

by MahoganyBooksSeptember 23, 2009

An illiterate slave, Dred Scott trusted in an all-white, slave-owning jury

“Ain’t I a Man”

to declare him free. But after briefly experiencing the glory of freedom and
manhood, a new state Supreme Court ordered the cold steel of the shackles to
be closed again around his wrists and ankles. Falling to his knees, Dred
cried, “Ain’t I a man?” [...]

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For Immediate Release: MahoganyBooks Announces The LitLounge Live! at Bowie State Homecoming 2009

by MahoganyBooksSeptember 23, 2009

Bowie, MD, September 21 – MahoganyBooks is excited to present The LitLounge Live! in partnership with Bowie State University at this year’s homecoming festivities on Saturday, October 17, from 4-6pm.
The event, sponsored by Bowie’s Office of Alumni Relations, is the school’s first foray into a literature themed event at homecoming. The lineup features several Essence [...]

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To a Bourgeois Sister, an experiment in Line Endings

by Melanie HendersonSeptember 21, 2009

So I’ve been reading The Art of the Poetic Line by James Logenbach. I appreciate Logenbach’s discussion of the line break vs. line end and do agree that when a line ends, it doesn’t necessarily break; the syntax may continue. Line break implies a definitive end, a stop. But, all lines of [...]

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Writing.Is.Hard

by Evelyn N. AlfredSeptember 20, 2009

Dear Ernest Hemingway,
What’s up Ernie? Is it cool that I call you Ernie? Maybe we should work up to that considering we don’t know each other. For what it’s worth, I have made a serious attempt of writing 250 words daily, like you use to do…however I read somewhere (else) that the actual number was [...]

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CAPITAL BOOKFEST 2009 CELEBRATES FIVE YEARS; FEATURES OVER 80 NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AUTHORS

by MahoganyBooksSeptember 20, 2009

The Renaissance Group
Marketing Consulting• Extraordinary Events
Passionately Pursuing Perfection
CONTACT: Charlotte Reid
therenaissancegroupcr@gmail.com
626.840.0810
                                                                       
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CAPITAL BOOKFEST 2009 CELEBRATES FIVE YEARS;
FEATURES OVER 80 NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AUTHORS

September 16, 2009- Largo, Maryland:  Marita Golden.  Omar Tyree.  Shane Evans.  E. Ethelbert Miller. Tim Reid.  Charisse Nunes.  Liza Mundy.  Connie Briscoe.  Victoria Christopher Murray.  [...]

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CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS AUTHORS’ PAVILLION 2009

by MahoganyBooksSeptember 20, 2009

The Renaissance Group
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CONTACT: Lee McDonald
therenaissancegrouplm@gmail.com
678-778-3955

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

THE RENAISSANCE GROUP JOINS FORCES TO HOST THE
CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS AUTHORS’ PAVILLION 2009

September 15, 2009 – Washington, D.C.: The Renaissance Group, LLC (TRG) heralds a triumphant return to sponsor, organize, and [...]

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