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Author Cynthia D. Hunter Visits

Author Cynthia D. Hunter visited School Number 6 and met with the 8th grade class. She was a smashing success!! Ms. Hunter is the author of "Diary of a Crack Addict's Wife" a novel filled with drama and suspense that will make you laugh and cry all in the same breath.

Ms. Hunter kept the students captivated as she told her daily accounts of what a family must endure when dealing with a loved one addicted to crack cocaine. Cindy explained how she grew up right here at 89 Carroll Street.

She even has agreed to be a mentor to some of the students here at P.S. 6. She also hopes to adopt P.S. 6 as her special school. If anyone is interested in the book, it can be ordered at www.cbbooksdistribution.com or can be ordered from Barnes and Noble or any local bookstore.

Hot Hot off the Press

George K. Sargeant, businessman, entrepreneur, consultant, motivator and author. George has spent the last eleven years of his life developing and nurturing businesses, while consulting many other owners in the need for personal focus. His newest undertaking, Common Cents, Piecing Together Your Financial Future, is a workbook approach which allows you to live your life, while erasing your debt. At www.georgesargeant.com, George has simplified the steps that he outlines in Common Cents. Through this corresponding website your monthly progress is made easier. This is the first in a series of books that will allow you, the reader, to get involved in the process and start regaining control of your finances and your life.
The continuing series Common Cents will take you and your family through the ins and outs of finances with a simple step by step approach. Once you master Volume One, look for Volume Two, Common Cents, Questions and Answers with Professionals. This volume will take you into the minds of professionals around the continent, from Canada to the United States, and answer the questions you have asked George in person or by email over the years. Keep in mind that each answer will come from qualified professionals who are personal friends of this established professional himself.
In Volume Three, George will dispense some of his candid yet timeless advice regarding the set up and operation of a small business. He will also discuss the approaches needed to grow your business, and ideas for delivering profits from hard work. George promises in this book to give you thoughts, lessons and advice to jump start your success and keep you on track for years to come.

CONVERSATIONS WITH MILLIONAIRES

What Millionaires Do to Get Rich, That You Never Learned About in School!
Author:Mike Litman

Discover the amazing secrets of nine successful self-made millionaires that can get you all the success and happiness you could ever want. Plus, these secrets can help you eliminate years of struggle and wasted effort and make you an absolute fortune...Just like they already have for thousands of others! These millionaires include: the co-Author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, authors of Chicken Soup for the Soul, Multiple Streams of Income and Nothing Down, The E-Myth, Guerrilla Marketing, plus Jim McCann (the CEO of 1-800-FLOWERS), Jim Rohn (Tony Robbins' mentor), and even the king of Chocolate Chip Cookies, Wally Famous Amos! Discover secrets like: The two best ways to triple your income and double your time off, simple success secrets that launched a billion dollar empire, and how to set up a business so it gives you freedom to live your dreams.
From Mark Victor Hanson and Jack Canfield to Robert Allen and Michael Gerber, Conversations with Millionaires can help you get more of what you want in life because you'll be learning the same methods, techniques, and secrets that have already been time-tested and proven to work in the real world. Conversations with Millionaires is exactly that. A book jam-packed with the actual fast-paced interviews between real-world entrepreneur Mike Litman (Host of The Mike Litman Radio Show) and each of these self-made millionaires. Mike's world-renowned style of getting each millionaire to cut-to-the-chase and reveal exactly how they do what they do makes this book a 'behind the scenes' look at how these millionaires became so rich and successful

Retails:$15.95
ISBN: 1931866007

A. A. Roberts is an author, an award-winning playwright, and a screenwriter. Though Bobo World is his first completed novel, Anthony has written many plays, short stories, poems, and children stories.
Growing up, I was always fascinated with great stories. I remember the power that stories such as Charlotte's Web, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, and Ricki Ticki Tavi had over me as a child. They took me to new places, and made me care deeply about characters and things on a level so deep; it was as if they were speaking directly to my soul. Each story masterfully dealt with themes every human experiences at some point in time. Life; Death; Sacrifice; Friendship; Loneliness; Fear; and more. I thought it was simply magical to create a world of fictional characters and watch as their lives and their struggles became so real you actually felt their triumphs, and experienced their pains. I grew up wanting to create those kinds of experiences told from an African American perspective. And that is what inspired me to become a writer.
As for my reasons for writing Bobo World, I wanted to write a story that brought black children into the realm of fantasy. I realized it was a genre in which their presence was sorely lacking. Also, I noticed that most books aimed at the middle grade fiction market neglected to take a look at the romantic relationships that children have. I know many adults chalk it up to "puppy love", but what they don't understand is that everything being relative, "puppy love" is just as confusing, unpredictable, and intense as adult love could ever be. I thought a story such as Bobo World would serve as a wonderful venue to acknowledge this. And my final reason for writing this story is that I wanted to create a nostalgic piece that anyone who was ever a child could relate to.

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Bobo World
Author-A.A. Roberts
Retail Price: $14.95
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LITTLE LION GOES TO SCHOOL

Author:Kellie Magnus

Little Lion Goes to School tells the story of a young Rastafarian boy struggling to fit in at a new school where the children tease him for being poor and different. With his father's help he learns to value who he is, not what he possesses, and that what makes him different also makes him special. The book is written in rhyme and is meant for children 8 and under. Little Lion Goes to School is the first in a series that will follow the young Rastafarian through his adventures growing up in the Caribbean. While the book is set in the Caribbean, its themes and message are appropriate for children of all ethnicities.

Retails:$9.99

MEET THE ASTONISHING MS. DENISE CAMPBELL AUTHOR OF THREE TITLES

Denise has made abounding strides this past year. She has written and revised her debut novel SPANISH EYES - as well as wrote a new novel Love Thy Sister Watch Thy Back.
Denise doesn't stop there she has currently accepted a postion as Editing Chief at a major publishing company Black Print Publishing located in Brooklyn, New York.

TH E DEATH OF A STRONG BLACK WOMAN!

IN HONOR OF HARRIET TUBMAN - HER TRIBUTE TO THE FREEDOM OF SLAVES -
VIA THE UNDERGROUND RAIL

While struggling with the reality of being a human instead of a myth, the strong black woman passed away. Medical sources say she died of natural causes, but those who knew her know she died from being silent when she should have been screaming, smiling when she should have been raging, from being sick and not wanting anyone to know because her pain might inconvenience them. She died from an overdose of other people clinging to her when she didn't even have energy for herself. She died from loving men who didn't love themselves and could only offer her a crippled reflection. She died from raising children alone. She died from the lies her grandmother told her mother and her mother told her about life, men &racism.; She died from being sexually abused as a child and having to take that truth everywhere she went every day of her life, exchanging the humiliation for guilt and back again. She died from asphyxiation, coughing up blood from secrets she kept trying to burn away instead of allowing herself the kind of nervous breakdown she was entitled to, but only white girls could afford. She died from being responsible, because she was the last rung on the ladder and there was no one under her she could dump on. The strong black woman is dead. She died from being a mother at 15 and a grandmother at 30 and an ancestor at 45. She died from being dragged down and sat upon by un-evolved women posing as sisters and friends. She died from tolerating Mr. Pitiful, just to have a man around the house. She died from sacrificing herself for everybody and everything when what she really wanted to do was be a singer, a dancer, or some magnificent other.
She died from lies of omission because she didn't want to bring the black man down. She died from tributes from her counterparts who should
have been matching her efforts instead of showering her with dead words and empty songs. She died from myths that would not allow her to show weakness without being chastised by the lazy and hazy... She died from hiding her real feelings until they became hard and bitter enough to invade her womb and breasts like angry tumors.
She died from always lifting something from heavy boxes to refrigerators all by herself. The strong black woman is dead. She died from never
being enough of what men wanted, or being too much for the men she wanted. She died from being too black and died again for not being black enough. She died from being misinformed about her mind, her body &the; extent of her royal capabilities. She died from knees pressed too close together because respect was never part of the foreplay that was being shoved at her. She died from loneliness in birthing rooms and aloneness in abortion centers. She died in bathrooms with her veins busting open with self-hatred and neglect. And sometimes when she refused to die, when she just refused to give in she was killed by the lethal images of blonde hair, blue eyes and flat butts, being rejected by the OJ.'s, the Quincy's, the Cuba's &the; Kobe's.
Sometimes, she was stomped to death by racism &sexism;, executed by hi-tech ignorance while she carried the family in her belly, the community on her head, and the race on her back! The strong black woman is dead! Or is she?
I know I'm not! Pass this on to all the strong black women that you love, respect, and admire!

'Pass the Power'

Malveaux Keynotes African American History Month

Economist, writer and syndicated columnist Julianne Malveaux (left, photo by Leigh Mosley) delivered the keynote address for African American History Month on Feb. 12, telling the overflow Mumford Room crowd that "political and economic power is something that must be struggled for, not something that someone will give us."
A fiery speaker, alternately witty and serious, Ms. Malveaux discounted those who say "people have to give us the power." Power is "not like peanuts -- could you please pass the power?" she said. "If you stand still, you are moving backwards."
Ms. Malveaux profiled several successful African Americans. She stressed that African American History Month should commemorate the "people who toiled silently in their fields," instead of focusing only on more famous heroes like Frederick Douglass and Martin Luther King Jr.
In particular, she talked of two women, Sadie Alexander and Phyllis Ann Wallace, who inspired her own intellectual pursuits.
Sadie Alexander was the first African American woman to earn a Ph.D. in economics. She had a successful career in spite of prevailing racial attitudes that prevented her from teaching at white schools. Ironically, she had trouble finding work at black schools as well, because of their prevailing attitude toward women, Ms. Malveaux said.
Ms. Malveaux recounted a talk she once had with Alexander's daughter, who said that people who lived during segregationist times still lived full lives. "She said, 'We shouldn't feel sorry for them; we should feel sorry for America because America missed out on their contributions.'" Indeed, Alexander constructed consumption indices, a method of tracking spending patterns, during the early 1920s -- several years before the Department of Labor came up with them independently, Ms. Malveaux said.
Phyllis Ann Wallace was the first African American woman to teach at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Wallace held degrees from New York University and Yale University, which, Ms. Malveaux said, she attended at the expense of the University of Maryland because Maryland's policy was to send blacks out of state for degrees not offered at Bowie State or Morgan State, rather than allowing them to attend classes at College Park. Wallace was also multilingual and performed translation work for the CIA, according to Ms. Malveaux.
Martin Luther King Jr. was also a topic. Ms. Malveaux focused on his economic outlook. "America cracks me up," she said. "Everyone talks about his dream; he didn't die dreaming. He was trying to raise the wages of Memphis garbage workers." Her favorite quote from King came when he was questioning the capitalist structure of American society, asking, "Why must you pay a water bill when the world is two-thirds water?"
Entrepreneurship is the key to power for African Americans, according to Ms. Malveaux, and they need to spend more time and effort studying business. "Money is the road to power," she said. Once economic power is attained, political power will follow. Ms. Malveaux pointed out that African Americans account for $400 billion of the nation's gross domestic product, which would rank them between South Korea and the Netherlands as an economic force. That force could be particularly effective, she suggested, if organized to boycott industries that obstruct the progress of African Americans.
Additionally, she said that African Americans should participate in political campaigns and campaign finance. "We're not letting government off the hook, but we have a responsibility to do it ourselves," she said.
Ms. Malveaux said that "minority status should be expanded, not removed." African Americans tend to be risk-averse, she said, because they've seen that those who step out are often brought down. "We have always done business," she noted, but asked, "How can we level the playing field in a society that frequently closes its doors to us?"
A San Francisco native, Ms. Malveaux graduated from Boston College and went on to get her Ph.D. in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her syndicated column runs in more than 20 newspapers nationwide. She appears regularly on "CNN and Company," and on PBS's "To the Contrary." She has served as president of the Black Leadership Forum and as vice president of the San Francisco chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

-- Mark Hall

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CARLA DEAN JOINS C&B; BOOKS IN A JOINT EFFORT TO SUPPORT AUTHORS IN 2004

Attention: U Can Mark My Word Editorial Services is now taking requests from authors who are interested in submitting their manuscripts for professional editing in the first quarter of 2004.
U Can Mark My Word provides detailed editing at a reasonable low price. The low 'per page' fee intertwines the three tiers of editing, which are proofreading, copyediting, and content editing. U Can Mark My Word also goes a step further by applying the edits to the manuscript. This frees up the author's time, which would have been spent making the changes to the manuscript. Thereby, this allows the author to concentrate on the next steps involved in becoming published.
Carla M. Dean, CEO & Editor, has provided editing services to such notable authors as Jessica Tilles, author of 'In My Sisters' Corner' and 'Anything Goes', Monica Carter, author of 'Sacrifice the One' and 'As If Nothing Happened', Jonathan Carroll, author of 'Julius Carmichael: First Day Blues', and a slew of other authors, with the list continuously growing. Carla also provides editing services to Mr. Carl Weber of Urban Books, an imprint of Kensington Books.
If you are interested in receiving a quote and securing a date to submit your manuscript, please send an email to [email protected] or visit www.ucanmarkmyword.com and complete the submission form online.
Don't put off until the last minute to have your manuscript professionally edited. Contact Carla to ensure that you will have your novel out on the bookstore shelves and in the hands of readers for 2004.

Wishing everyone a blessed and prosperous New Year.
Carla M. Dean, CEO & Editor
U Can Mark My Word Editorial Services

February is Black History Month

From "Ghana Review" Vol 1. No. 6
Friday 27 January 1995
Supplement
Black History Month
N.B. Posted with permission of GHANA REVIEW.

A full appreciation of the celebration of Black History Month requires a review and a reassessment of the social and academic climate that prevailed in the Western world, and especially in North America before 1926 when Black History Month was established.
It is important to recall that between 1619 and 1926, African Americans and other peoples of African descent were classified as a race that had not made any contribution to human civilization. Within the public and private sector, African Americans and other peoples of African descent were continually dehumanized and relegated to the position of non-citizens and often defined as fractions of humans. It is estimated that between 1890 and 1925, an African American was lynched every two and a half days.
The academic and intellectual community was no different from the bulk of mainstream America. Peoples of African descent were visibly absent in any scholarship or intellectual discourse that dealt with human civilization.
African Americans were so dehumanized and their history so distorted in academia that "slavery, peonage, segretation and lynching" were considered justifiable conditions. In fact, Professor John Burgess, the founder of Columbia University graduate school of Political Science and an important figure in American scholarship defined the African race as "a race of men which has never created any civilization of any kind..."
It was this kind of climate and the sensational, racist scholarship that inspired the talented and brilliant African American scholar, Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson to lead the struggle and search for the truth and institutionalize what was then referred to as "Negro History Week". A Harvard trained Ph.D., Dr. Woodson dropped out of mainstream academia to devote his life to the scientific study of the African experience in America, Africa and throughout the world.
Under Woodson's direction and contributions from other African American and white scholars, the "Negro History Week" was launched on a serious platform in 1926 to neutralize the apparent ignorance and deliberate distortion of Black History. Meetings, exhibitions, lectures and symposia were organized to climax the scientific study of the African experience throughout the year in order to give a more objective and scholarly balance in American and World history.
Today, this national and international observance has been expanded to encompass the entire month of February. The expansion, of course, has increased the number of days for celebration, but its strength and importance lie in the new meaning that has emerged. As Ralph L. Crowder points out in an article in the December 1977 issue of the Western Journal of Black Studies, "it is no longer sufficient to devote the entire month to the celebration of great Negro contributions to the American mainstream."
I believe, like Dr. Crowder, that it is necessary to use the occasion to examine the collective ingenuity, creativity, cultural and political experience of the masses of Africans and peoples of African descent. In North America, a variety of programs - including lectures, exhibitions, banquets and a host of cultural activities are presented throughout the month of February to commemorate the occasion. It is not uncommon, during these weeks in February, for African students in the U.S. to receive a number of invitations to speak at gatherings, schools and in community churches.
In Ghana, it is the W.E.B. DuBois Center for Pan African Culture that has been in the forefront of programs developed to mark the observance. The intention of the founders was not and is still not to initiate a week's or a month's study of the universal African experience. Instead, the observance portrays the climax of a scientific study of the African experience throughout the year.
The month of February is significant and recognized in African American history for the birthdays of great African American pioneers and institutions. These include the birthdays of Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. DuBois, Langston Hughes, Eubie Blake, NAACP and the first Pan African Congress.
Historians may also recall that the first African American Senator, Hiram Revels took the oath of office in February 1870. Black History Month takes on a paramount significance as we approach the 21st century. Civil rights laws and celebrations such as Black History Month have exposed the legal consequences of overt discriminatory practices and racial harassment. The struggles for, and achievement of independence by African countries in the 20th century have shown the strength, the humanity, the ingenuity and the contributions of the African to the human civilization.
However, these revelations have not neutralized the prevalence of prejudicial attitudes which generate discriminatory acts both on a national and in the international arena. Behaviour may be controlled by laws, national and international, but attitudes can only change through education and the elimination of ignorance. I believe strongly that Black History Month should be the reaffirmation of struggle and determination to change attitudes and heighten the understanding of the African experience. In the words of Ralph Crowder, "the observance must be a testimony to those African pioneers who struggled to affirm the humanity of African peoples and a challenge to the present generation to protect and preserve...the humanity of all peoples of African descent."

Happy Black History Month
Yaw Boateng
Professor of Education
Eastern Washington University

Hot New Stage Plays Coming Soon

Carl Weber's Married Men - The Stage Play - Coming Fall 2004

Savvy, smart Kyle runs a booming African-American beauty supply business, but his main job is hiding his wife from the sistahs who would skin him alive for marrying a woman like her

Eric Jerome Dickey's " Friends and Lovers " The Stage Play

What happens when friends cross the line and become lovers? Lies fly, emotions erupt, and the stage is set for a totally uncensored, hilarious, and outrageously entertaining adventure in seduction, betrayal, heartbreak, revenge, and oh-so-sweet true love

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C&B; Books Self-Published Authors of the Year

Candidates for author of the year are chosen by the customers - and by the author with the most sales made on the website through-out the year. This year we choose to give two awards, in male an d female categories. We carefullly go over the sales and emails to give the People's Choice Award. We take no part in choosing except to tally up the sales and votes recieved. The ballot is held only amongst customers therefore is a closed ballot to ensure privacy

Though C&B; Books and staff feel that our author's are all best sellers of any year, we only get to choose two
BESTSELLING AUTHORS FOR THE YEAR

We are currently awaiting ballots for authors of the year in each category, poetry, mystery, children, romance, non-fiction, inspirational, Cook book and financial.
All the winners will be notified once the ballots are all in. Good luck

Baba Evans Moore lives in Southeast Washington. he is a Project Manager for the Greater Washington Urban League and a member of Black Writers on Tour. He received his undergraduate degree from The Chicago Theological Seminary, Chicago, Illinois. Before relocating to the Washington area. Baba Evans learned community organizing techniques while growing up in the streets of Chicago, and later joined the ranks of aspiring Black Entrepreneurs. he enjoys writing short stories about the Afro-American Experience, conducting workshops that encourage parents to become pro-active about the community and school involvement, an is Vice-chair of the Significant Male Taskforce. Baba Evans and his wife, A Reading Recovery teacher, are currently raising their two elementary school-aged granddaughters Baba has released his new novel While the Village Sleeps be sure to follow this writer all the way to the top.

Congratulations Baba

C.F.Hawthorne was raised in Texas, where she sat at the feet of her grandfather, listening to his nightly tall tales of the Old South. She was fascinated by his ability to tell wonderful stories, and longed to follow in his footsteps. C.F.discovered her second passion which was poetry, when her high school English teacher sent her to the library for being a class clown. That was ok with her because she hated English anyway. It is also the reason why she has a severe problem with commas. (she's addicted to commas, and is seeking help). Still unaware of her gift, she continued to write poetry for friends and family. Until one day God put a story on her heart. She sat down at the computer and wrote her first novel in 8 months. Which will soon be released in April 2002. Although she has had many struggles and roadblocks, she never forget to thank God for not letting anyone discourage her and for blessing her with the ability to dream and to hold onto that dream until it becomes her reality. She has written three more novels and is currently on her fifth and sixth book. She is truly a blessing from God and her writings show this. Don't take my word for it, read them all for yourself and you will agree. C.F lives in Southern California with her husband of seventeen years, two children, a blind dog, and a balistic cat. Other than God, her family and her animals. There is no greater Love then her blessing. Her Writing
C.F. Hawthorne will launch her book "Homeless Love" In California at her book signing celebration in May 2004.

Congratulations C.F. Hawthorne
C.F. was last years inspirational author 2003

We are currently looking for Sponsors to help us launch the award dinner for our 2003 authors
If you are interested in supporting our authors please feel free to contact Carol & Brenda, this is an effort to support self-published authors.

African American Book Ladies tell Story how they launched
Successful Online Bookstore C & B Books

C&B; BOOKS was started in 1995 by Carol Rogers & Brenda Piper. Two years ago we started the C&B; Book club. The club has grown immensely.

The motivation behind this book business was the lack of affordable books written by African American authors. We decided to become an asset to our Youth and the African American community as a whole. We offer our books for less than the major distributors. We knew this would provide our readers with a wide variety of reading materials.

We have titles for all ages and categories, fiction, non-fiction, spiritual and inspirational.

In 1995 Caroline Rogers & Brenda Piper became booksellers as a result of selling a few books at the St. Nicholas flea market located in Queens, New York.

When Caroline and Brenda first opened for business at the St. Nicholas flea market, it was to sell sensual items, perfumed gift baskets and floral arrangements, which were handmade by Brenda.

One Saturday after a little spring cleaning, we decided to bring a few books from our personal collection to the flea market, not realizing that someone would actually buy the books! We didn't believe that we would actually gain a profit or should we say become booksellers as a result of selling our personal book collection.

However at the end of the sale day, every book was sold. We actually believed that it was due to our sale prices, which ranged from $1.00 to $5.00, depending on the quality of the book. We soon found out that books were in demand.

The children really inspired us; they liked the Dr. Seuss, Lil Elmo, Curious George, Blue Clues, and many other children titles. With this in mind, we decided to specialize in all children books and titles.

Caroline was being business smart decided to sell the books at an affordable price, emphasizing children books. Her concept was, if you make a book affordable, you would educate another human being, as well as draw many loyal customers. I agreed, and as a result, C&B; Books Distribution was established.

In the beginning we never changed our prices. This actually raised our profits. The concept being the less you charge the more the customer can afford to buy. That is how we made our profit from the books. Carol would say, "Greed is not necessary if we get the books at a discount price". "Why not give the customer the same advantage".

We became known as the Book ladies. The customers would flock to us, requesting titles and not caring about the book cost because they knew that we would give them the best discount that we could.

I suppose you would actually have to sell a book to see the expression of satisfaction on customer's face to realize what we felt; especially the children. I just can't put those feelings into words; it would take too many words. Actually it would take a Book.

We sold books at St. Nicholas for the next two years. The last year during the Christmas season, we went to St. Nicholas to sell our books at their Christmas Holiday indoor market. We began to setup the books, when a nice woman approached us and asked us a question; "Do you carry any books written by African American authors?" We being the business smart women that we are (smile) and replied, "Which titles are you interested in? She told us she would return with a list.

Carol & I will always be grateful to Ms. Betty Miller Mason; she is the reason that we became African American Booksellers. When we asked Betty if we could mention her name she was elated. Betty we want the world to know that people like you are the reason that we are successful African American Booksellers. Betty Miller Mason from the bottom of our hearts we thank you for your inspiration and our first African American Book Sale.

Betty returned with an order for over twenty different authors and titles. We remained poised and assured her that we would fill her order by the following weekend

When she left, I turned to Carol and asked her, "Where in the heck are we going to get these books from?" We had absolutely no expertise in that area. She responded and said; "We will find a supplier". "Not to worry". Caroline came through. She was so excited that someone was interested in African American authors. She was impressed with the large order for African American authors, that she was determined not only get these books, but to still offer the books at a discount.

The next weekend, the nice woman returned. We gave her all of the books that she'd ordered! She was like a little girl in a candy store! As she went through her box, other customers began to hover over her, trying to buy her books. Now as I mentioned before the smart businesswomen that we are, (smile) we were prepared for a response like that. It was actually our plan of advertising. We knew that once she opened her box of books, it would interest others. We sold out and had also taken over a dozen new orders that day. It took us a week to research and find every popular African American author available.

Our customers were all races, ages, and from all walks of life. Some became our friends and others came just to visit or place their order. You may wonder why we attracted so many people. The reason that we attracted so many loyal friends and customers, were due to our concern for their satisfaction and happiness, not just their dollars.

Children have always been our specialty, so whether the parent could afford a book or not, we never let a child leave without a book, on us. Our children are the future, and reading is fundamental, we never denied any child a book and we never will.

In 1997 after we left the St. Nicholas flea market. Carol and I ventured out and became street vendors. We began setting up in all five boroughs of New York; we worked out a schedule, for each place of business. We set up shop in front of various companies that would allow vendors. People came from everywhere; our nickname, The Book Ladies became very popular.

The other street vendors, mostly men respected us. We were their sisters and they were very impressed with two women out there selling books. Everyone spoke of our dedication to the book business and community. We didn't allow anything to get in our way. We beat the odds, bad weather, hot days, long hours, every weekend; nothing stopped us from getting books into the communities. Yes, we wanted to gain profit and we still do. However the real reward is when you can provide books for all the people who want them. Now that we are on the Internet, the sky is the limit to how many people lives C&B; will touch with their books and have part in their education or leisure time.

In the year 2000, we decided to sell books from home. We set up a mail order service in-house. We really wanted an Internet service but weren't educated in that area. We researched and educated ourselves about the Internet business. It wasn't until February 2002, that our dream became a reality. Mr. Phil Andrews, Public Relations Director, and a member of the 100 Black Men of America contacted us. He encouraged us to build a website and put the books on the Internet. We didn't feel that we were ready to take on a venture that large. Carol was not as unsure about the Internet business as I was. However Carol and Phil won me over. We began to build the site. Phil Andrews joined C&B; Books Distribution Center as our Public Relations Director on March 1st, 2002.

During her research, Caroline contacted a web-designer and asked her to take a look at out our site. Diane of Difs Web-Design came to us with a site that we couldn't refuse. She is presently, updating our site.

C&B; Book Distribution center is proud to say we made it this far and there is no stopping us now! We are now a full time African American bookseller on the Internet.

Look for us at CBBooksDistribution.com
to speak with Caroline or Brenda please feel free to contact us via, telephone, 1-917-225-3575, 1-917-515-4911
or E-mail us

SUCCESS SUCCESS SUCCESS
Electa Rome Parks -Author
The Ties That Bind & Loose Ends
Read All About Here

Hello everyone, and I hope today finds you well. . . If you have a moment, I'd like to share my success story with you. I promise, I won't take up much of your time. (smile)
"Everything happens for a reason." "And for everything there is a season". We've all heard these phrases at one time or another in our lives. However, I'm a true believer that they are sooooo true.
Let me step back for a moment. . . I tend to get ahead of myself. As some of you may or may not know, 2003 has not been the greatest year for me! I was downsized from my job of ten years, (yes 10 years), I had a brief breast cancer scare (my mom died from breast cancer), I wasn't having any luck in finding the right marketing/communications job (salaries too low), I briefly had the visitors from hell staying with us (long story), depression was setting in (I'm already moody as hell), I was having a serious pity party (and anyone who listened to me was invited) and the list goes on and on. . .
However, friends and family were constantly telling me, "Maybe this is all happening for a reason, Electa. Continue to write, continue to focus on your writing." I took their advice, I used the seven months that I've been downsized to pen another "Untitled" manuscript. Honestly, writing was the only thing that brought me peace. So, instead of freaking out (which I can do), I wrote to give me peace of mind. Other writers that I met during booksignings, literary events, on-line groups, etc., were saying the same thing. "Just write, forget everything else."
To make a long story short (because I can go on and on), roughly a month ago, an agent from Los Angeles contacted me. He went on and on about my books, THE TIES THAT BIND and LOOSE ENDS. He stated how he'd heard some wonderful comments and write-ups about my books, how my reviews were great, and so on and so forth. (Of course, this was wonderful news for my ego.(LOL)
Time flew on. . . My situation hadn't changed. 30 days to the date, I spoke with the agent, now my agent, and IT happened. I, we, inked a "3 book deal" with a major publishing house!!! Tentatively, my first book (THE TIES THAT BIND) will be released in the fall of 2004, the 2nd book (LOOSE ENDS), the winter of 2005 and my third book (the one I was working on during this timeframe), shortly afterwards.
Yes, dreams do come true because this is a dream come true for me. I now live by the 3 P's. Persistence, Perseverance, Patience with a heavy dose of Faith tossed in, works miracles. And I thank God for my miracles/blessings everyday. I wanted to share this news/testimonial with you guys.
Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right. Thanks for allowing me to share!

Peace & Blessings,
Electa Rome Parks

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EUBIE BLAKE WILL RECEIVE FINAL TRIBUTE
AT HIS UNMARKED GRAVESITE

While working on a research project at Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, genealogists, Julius and Joysetta Pearse, discovered that the ashes of the great African American composer, James Hubert ?Eubie? Blake, were buried in there, in an unmarked grave. The Pearses were appalled, and from that moment were committed to the Eubie Blake Memorial project.

At the next meeting of the African Atlantic Genealogical Society (AAGS), the group voted to afford this great man of music an appropriate memorial. They began by obtaining the cemetery record that confirmed the burial of Eubie Blake at that site. It was then necessary to conduct a genealogical search to determine if he had any descendants whose permission would be required before cemetery administrators would allow placement of a memorial. The research concluded that he had no natural children with his first wife, Avis Lee, nor with his second wife, Marion Thomas Gant.

The marker chosen for Eubie is a work of art by sculptor, David Byer-Tyre. It will be unveiled at a brief ceremony at Cypress Hills Cemetery, 833 Jamaica Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, at 10:00 a.m., on February 7, 2004 (the 117th anniversary of Eubie?s birth). The administrator at Cypress Hills Cemetery has agreed to name the intersection near the gravesite ?Eubie Blake Corner?. A street sign bearing the name will also be unveiled on February 7th.

After the unveiling, at 11:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m,. a Jazz Brunch will be held at the African American Museum of Nassau County. The museum, located at 110 North Franklin Street, Hempstead, NY has Eubie Blake?s grand piano on permanent exhibit.

Outreach was made to individuals and organizations that were affiliated with Mr. Blake. The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has sponsored the cost of the memorial marker. Musicians Union ? Local 802, the Friends of the African American Museum of Nassau County, Inc. and the law firm, Randazzo and Giffords, PC are also sponsors of the project. Ms. Camay Murphy, director of the Eubie Blake National Jazz and Cultural Center, in Baltimore, arranged for the director of the Cab Calloway Orchestra (Cab?s grandson) Calloway Brooks, to represent her organization at the brunch. He has also agreed to perform. Terry Waldo, (whose one-man show ?Eubie and Me? reflects upon his relationship as a prot? of Mr. Blake?s), is on the program. Chuk Fowler and affiliates of the stage production ?Eubie?: Julia Boyd, Danny Holgate, Bernard J. Marsh, Leslie Dockery, Napoleon Revels-Bey and Lynn Clifton Allen will also participate in honoring this icon of American music. Proceeds from this project will be donated to the Eubie Blake National Jazz and Cultural Center scholarship program.

What's Up
With Her?

There comes a time in every woman's life when she has to take a close look at herself. Not at her circumstance, not at what she did, not how unfair life is or not at whom made you do it. She has to just look at herself in all her glory and imperfection.
For many women this is a scary thing because often times they don't want to know the truth about themselves. Virtuous women know what I mean.
As women, we have a tendency to water one another down. Maybe it makes us feel good or look better than the next woman. Or maybe we just don't know how to tell that woman how we admire her. In reality we really need to look at ourselves and the pain we project towards other women.
Have you ever admired a woman who has been through changes in her life? Or have you made up in your mind that she is just messed up. Before you make this mistake, take a closer look. A woman who has endured the most unusual life is someone of wisdom, someone who has been chosen by God to go through things that have made her stronger.
Think of all the great women in the bible, Mary Magdalene, Ruth and Naomi, the woman with an issue of blood flow, and Esther, to name a few. Mary was a prostitute, a very uneasy woman. But by the time Jesus was done with her, she was His closest follower. Esther was unfortunate in marrying an abusive man. By the time God was done with her, she had married one of the wealthiest men in the land.
Have you ever admired the strength of a single mother? Or have you made up your mind that it's too bad she had children on her own. A single mother knows no bounds when it comes to her children. She is strong and durable. Single mothers are strong, not because she has to be, but because it comes naturally for her to protect the extensions of her very being. Her love for her children is like that of fuel to a car. Most mothers keep their tanks full because they understand that if it runs low you could jeopardize the car and have problems in the long run. Other women only fill it when it is needed. Their cars usually break down.
Have you ever wondered why some women are not approachable? Or have you made up your mind that she is just mean. A quiet woman is a smart woman. She is valuable. She doesn't go off half-cocked and she won't be the one to argue with you over nothing. She just may even let you go on "setting her straight" and politely back out without a fight. She doesn't let many in her world. After all, she has probably been through the fire and had to rebuild. So why let just anyone in? This is usually the woman that only has "small talk" and knows her place, which is away from all the unnecessary things in life.
Have you ever wondered why that woman is so loud? Well, hey she has a lot to say. These are usually our younger women who have to learn refrain. They are eager and unsettled. They do before they think, and they do not think before they talk. They just go.
Have you ever wondered about that woman who appears to have everything, yet is still very unhappy? Well, she doesn't have everything. She doesn't have personal validation. This is something that cannot be bought. This is something developed over many mistakes and challenges that have taught lessons of the unbearable.
Women are so quick to beat the next one down instead of trying to hold her up. Before you wonder, "What's up with her?" ask yourself, "What's up with me?" Why do I beat down another woman to build myself up? That woman could be my mother, sister, aunt, in-law, stepmother, niece, grandmother, great-grandmother, neighbor, friend, co-worker, etc. That woman could just be me. Women are the carriers of life, not the channels of death. Let's build and encourage each other, as did Ruth and Naomi.
May peace and love be upon you

Tuskegee Study of Syphilis in the Negro Male

The funeral service for Mr. Ernest L. Hendon, the last survivor of the United States Public Health Service Study of Syphilis in the Negro Male at Tuskegee was held on Wednesday, January 21 at 1:00 P.M. at Sweet Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church in Union Springs, Alabama.

Mr. Ernest L. Hendon was born on February 12, 1907 in Roba, Alabama. He attended the Macon County Training School where he excelled in agriculture.

After completing his formal training, he worked on the family farm. Although, Mr. Hendon had no children, he assisted his mother in rearing his younger siblings following the death of his father. In 1941, Mr. Hendon relocated to Cleveland, Ohio in search of a better life. He was employed by General Chemical for three months before being drafted during World War II. He served three years in the United States Army and was stationed in England, France and Germany. Following an honorable discharge, Mr. Hendon returned to Cleveland, Ohio and General Chemical where he worked for 29 years.

Mr. Hendon returned to his native Alabama following retirement in 1969. He loved the outdoors, and could often be found sitting on his front porch even during the winter months. His hobby was gardening. He lived a quiet, fruitful and humble life.

Mr. Hendon passed away on January 16, 2004 at the East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, Alabama. He is survived by one sister, Mrs. Willion Chambliss and her husband, Comer, of Union Springs, Alabama and two brothers, Mr. North R. Hendon and his wife, Shirley, and Mr. Williard Moore and his wife, Esther, of Cleveland, Ohio and a very devoted nephew, Mr. Earl Taylor, of Union Springs, Alabama.

On May 16, 1997, President Clinton formally apologized, on behalf of the United States government, to the men who participated in the study. Subsequent to the apology, the Department of Health and Human Services established the Tuskegee University National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care at Tuskegee University. The National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention funds and supports the Center, whose mission is to advance the study of bioethics in research and health care and strengthen bioethics training for underserved populations, particularly people of color.

BAD BOY MICHAEL BAISDEN
HOST OF LOVE, LUST & LIES

AUTHOR OF TITLES:
MEN CRY IN THE DARK, GOD'S GIFT TO WOMEN, AND THE MAINTENANCE MAN CONDUCTED A RADIO INTERVIEW WITH THE FIRST LADY OF TRUTH AND BEST SELLING AUTHOR CYNTHIA D HUNTER, AUTHOR OF "DIARY OF A CRACK ADDICT'S WIFE"
NOW YOU, TOO, CAN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THIS TALENTED AND BLESSED AUTHOR AT HER BOOKSIGNING BEING HELD ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2004 THE TOPIC OF DISCUSSION WAS DRUG ADDICTION AND HOW FAMILY MEMBERS SUFFER DUE TO THE ADDICTION OF THEIR LOVED ONES

CYNTHIA D. HUNTER, C&B; BOOKS BEST SELLING AUTHOR OF THE YEAR, IS MAKING STRIVES IN 2004.
SHE HAS RECENTLY APPEARED AS A GUEST AND SPOKE ON THE TOPIC OF DRUG ABUSE ON "LOVE, LUST & LIES," A RADIO SHOW AIRED IN NEW YORK AND HOSTED BY THE BAD BOY , MICHAEL BAISDEN.
CYNTHIA HAS SINCE RECEIVED RAVE REVIEWS ABOUT THIS INTERVIEW.

MS. HUNTER WILL APPREAR AT JUSTIN'S IN MANHATTAN
ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2004
12-4 PM
Justin's Bar & Grill
31 West 21st Street (Between 5 & 6th Ave.)
New York, N.Y. 10010
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