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On Thursday, August 14, 2008 Broadway Star Bernard J. Marsh launched his new book GREAT WHITE WAY/GREATWHITE LIES at Two Steps Down Restaurant 240 Dekalb Ave. Brooklyn, New York, 11205. The atmosphere at the book signing was very festive and the book was well received by all the attendees.

About: Bernard J. Marsh
Mr. Marsh is the third generation of performer and fifth generation, Brooklynite. He is a veteran of stage, screen and television. He has appeared on Broadway in �Eubie�, �The Tap Dance Kid�, and Bob Fosse�s �Big Deal�. In the films, �The Cotton Club� directed by Francis Ford Coppola and Spike Lee�s �Malcolm X�. The television version of, �Eubie� and TV Soaps and commercials. In addition he has appeared in many regional and national productions of �Aint Misbehavin�, �My One And Only�, �Fences� and �I'm Not Rappaport�. Plus, he has appeared in many international productions in Europe and Asia. Mr. Marsh has also directed and choreographed nationally and internationally. In addition he was also a dance teacher of Tap and Jazz for many years. He is also co-writer; director and choreographer of the musical play �Chitlin� Circuit�. Mr. Marsh holds a bachelors degree in Theatre and Labor Relations, bestow upon him by The State University of New York. He teaches a class for senior citizens entitled, �Acting as Therapy for Senior Citizens� in Brooklyn, N. Y. He is a founder and resident director for �The Living Theatre� of The African Atlantic Genealogy Society in Hempstead, Long Island. A founding member of the Macon Street Library branch of A.A.G.S. in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York. At present he is the author of the book �Great White Way / Great White Lies/ A Lie Can't Live Forever�.

Forward By - Lee Chamberlin

Excerpt: Mr. Marsh's treatise concerns in the role race plays in the American theatre and explores the moral and legal questions submitted to New York City's Broadway theatre community and the Actor's Equity Union about casting criteria.

The Author of "Great White Way/Great White Lies" presents the positions of the parties involved for you to examine and ask you to consider the role race should or should not play in the narration of the American Experience portrayed on America's Stages. His story makes for a fascinating journey.

"Bernard Marsh espouses rock steady courage to question and assess challenging issues of racism existing in the theatrical performance arena. Many theatrical performers can be empowered by reading and build on a vision for maintaining multicultural theatrical performances on the New York Broadway stage"
Dr. Juollie Carroll- Professor, Medgar Evers College

Taking his material from memoirs, letters, and personal experience, Mr. Marsh has given us unprecedented insight on the struggle, intrigue and deception of "a life on the stage."
Joysetta Pearse- Certified Genealogist

To order a copy by phone you may call 347.689.3629 or email: [email protected]. To Interview Broadway Star Bernard J. Marsh contact PA Public Relations Company at 718.380.2062.

September 1, 2008
Greetings Ms. Carol...

Thank you for allowing me to grace your event this past weekend. It was professionally organized and between yourself and your staff, you made the atmosphere very comfortable and relaxing.

As long as you continue to request my presence at your future events, I will attempt to be present at each and every one of them! (**Next time - I should be a guest panelist -- my credentials speak for themselves!!)

Peace and blessings...
David L.
Author/Publisher
Total Package Publications, LLC
"A Place Where Stars Are Born!"
Total Package Publications

Welcome to Marc's Monthly Muse 2008...A Continuation of the Critically Acclaimed... Weekly Muse
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5th, 2008
Please break away from the political national convention news reports just for uno momento. LOL...I know it's difficult.
UPLIFT SERIOUSLY NEEDED...
As we make our way into fall...let us remain prayerful and attentive concerning those who have been affected by the rash of tropical storms and hurricanes.

THIS MONTH:A SEPTEMBER TO REMEMBER:
September 7th - Booklover Chat Online Interview with Donna Hill
September 9th - Anointed Voices Online Interview
September 10th - Blogtalkradio Online Interview with Kenda Bell
September 11th - Blogtalkradio Online Interview with ATAZP
September 13th - 14th - Black Expo (River Region) MONTGOMERY (Tentative)
September 19th - Interview with Black Author's Online Network Radio
September 19th - Poetry Night at The Bookstore HUNTSVILLE
September 20th - S2S/B2B Monthly Bookclub Meeting HUNTSVILLE
September 20th - RHYMESPOT HUNTSVILLE
September 27th - 28th - For Sista's Only ATLANTA (Tentative)
For more info on the aforementioned...please see calendar at the bottom of the muse.

LAST MONTH:AUGUST WAS SIZZLIN'!
*Big ups/props to Curtis Bunn and staff for an extremely successful 2008 National Book Club Conference in Atlanta. Many, many noteable faces were seen to the likes of: Omar Tyree, Terry McMillan, Kenya Moore, Eric Jerome Dickey, Iyanla Vanzant, Victoria Christopher Murray, Victoria Rowell, Terrie Williams, Kimberla Lawson Roby, Tavis Smiley, Walter Dean Myers...whew, too many to name! This event was sold out, jam-packed, and the atmosphere was vibrant.

*Huntsville's own ArtNSoul Society of Expression had a very successful outing at The Bookstore as poetry night was standing room only. Many poets came, and literally flowed the roof off of the joint! Major props to Cassandra and staff.

*Monthly meeting of Sister 2 Sister/Brother 2 Brother Bookclub (Huntsville, AL) went very well. Cassanegra (Blair Underwood) was the focal among the books discussed. Be on the lookout for information concerning the grand local author showcase schedule for October.

*The community really stepped up to the plate for the annual LUV, FOOD, & CUTS activity which raised countless dollars...but more importantly an abundance of school supplies were collected in an effort to send underprivileged youth to school with an adequate amount of supplies of the high quality cut. Major props to United Stylists, WJAB90.9FM, and ArtNSoul Society of Expression.

RIGHT NOW: EXTRA EXTRA !!!PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY OF RTIQLATION - SPOKEN ESSENCE OF MUSIC!
What in the world are you waiting for? Don't be a Johnnie come lately and get left behind...behind in the times while people are savoring the soothing sounds of the brand spanking new...RTIQLation - Spoken Essence of Music! Yes...reviewers are saying that it is indeed THAT hot! Okay...enough talking about it. LOL, while I'm verbally kicking...you all feel free...to start CLICKING! CLICK HERE TO PRE-ORDER!

Hear a sample of the feature track, "CHORUS CALL" at http://www.myspace.com/mlacy .

What do you think? Now are you ready to pre-order your copy?

On behalf of Quiet Girl Music Productions, AVO Publishing, Canita Rogers, Carla McAlpine-Franklin, Gloria Betts - Caldwell, and Mr. Lacy...ENJOY! Thank you for your support.

Be on the lookout for info concerning cd release functions and several interviews for this project.

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Hi...welcome to The AVO Publishing Bookstore...

"Welcome to Poetic Happy Hour"

INTRO
Unlike a failing levee my faith is designed to impede the flow of dangerously high tides of a troubled water... For starters when bad weather is Predicted... A bad moon Rising may be after me... Yes...I may be an evacuee... But I'll never allow my spirit to escape me... Instead...my weary legs will adapt and tread Murky water beneath me... Although I feel imprisoned By this wayward world... No one has held me captive... It is up to ME...to release me... PLEASE DON'T LET "YOU" STAND IN THE WAY OF YOURSELF...

POLITICAL NATIONAL CONVENTIONS
Spoken are wise words as onlookers are thinkin' of sweet November and votin'... Media is quotin' and mis-quotin' diggin' like coalminers for the skinny... 411 converts to 911 Dirt is scattered... Battered are hearts and egos of striving political leaders who have been put onto the chopping blocks and fed into The societal "freedom of press'" feeder... Meanwhile cheers of hope are cast about a decorated venue... Prayers articulate about the atmosphere hoping that a victory is the main course on the menu...

RUSSIA/GEORGIA
It's definitely sad when tradition prompts gats to go from safety to smoke mode... Former USSR's ties that bind with a Georgia foe, behind Georgia lines finds multi-ton tanks on playgrounds and back yards... Intervention is again prompted by a stretched thin USA... As freedom birds soar Lord knows we don't need another cold war... At 19 he served in Iraq Now at 23 he may be training to go against the Red Army... Hopefully one day all promising youngsters will reap the harvest of peace time farming...

KWAME KILPATRICK
Frequent creepin' and ballin' all on Detroit's diminishing dollar even makes the late Marvin Gaye want to holler... Affairs with staff who may or may not care reeks of disaster eye ball to eye ball But page after page and phone call after phone call on a city cell spells overnight stays within the city jail... Many years of cover-ups side-dealin' lyin' and spyin' have finally lead karma's chickens home to roost... 120 days in the slammer will not guarantee that KK won't stand again in front of the robed man with the hammer...

OLYMPIC GOLD
Such a pleasure and blessing to witness the athlete caressing that top medal on the victory stand One hand over the heart the other cast high above the head ...pointing skywardly... Read are the rites which in so many words say: "You are a champion" over the melodies and bars of the respective national anthems... Hope is given to those who are striving to accomplish something positive in this corrupt world while divinely abiding by The Covenant of The Most High...

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES/PERFORMANCES
Sunday, September 7th, 2008 Booklover Online Chat with Donna Hill Blogtalkradio.com 6pm EST

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 Annointesoundz.com Interview Annointedsoundz.com 6pm EST

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 RTQLation Interview with Kenda Bell Blogtalkradio.com 9pm EST

Thursday, September 11th, 2008 Online Interview with ATAPZ Productions Blogtalkradio.com 9:30pm EST

*Saturday -- Sunday September 13th/14th, 2008 BLACK Expo - Montgomery, AL Acadome (Campus of Alabama State University) Details TBA

Friday, September 19th, 2008 Poetry Night at "The Bookstore" - Huntsville, AL 7:30pm CST 2246 Winchester Road N.E.

Friday, September 19th, 2008 Online Interview (Black Author's Network) 8:00pm EST Blogtalkradio.com

Saturday, September 20th, 2008 Sister2Sister/Brother2Brother Monthly Bookclub Meeting 3pm CST Huntsville/Madison County Public Library

Saturday, September 20th, 2008 RHYMESPOT -- Huntsville, AL

Featured Artist...details TBA *Saturday - Sunday, September 27th & 28th, For Sista's Only -- Atlanta, Ga Georgia World Congress Center Details TBA

*Tentative

STAY TUNED FOR FUTURE EVENT POSTINGS (Local and Nationwide)

(c)2008 AVO Publishing/Marc Lacy
Author of "The Looking Heart" and "Rock & Fire"
Producer of "REFlux", "Lost in The City of Poetry", and "Tryin' to be a Spoken Word Artist"
http://www.marclacy.com
http://www.myspace.com/mlacy

The 6th Annual Harlem Book Fair on Long Island (HBF-LI) presents a great opportunity to bring African-American authors, artists, poets, performers and vendors together with the Long Island community. The daylong event features book signing by noted authors, panel discussions, ethnic music and dance, fiction and nonfiction books, vendors, and a Children's Pavilion with its own featured authors, storytellers and face painters. HBF-LI will be held Saturday, September 27, 2008, 12 noon - 6 p.m. at the Freeport Recreation Center, 130 East Merrick Road, Freeport NY. For further information call (516) 977-6993 or fax (516) 908-4077. The Harlem Book Fair on Long Island is supported by the African Atlantic Genealogical Society, the Freeport Community Development Agency and QBR The Black Book Review.

Book Fair Application

Letter from a college student: The other day, a friend of mine visited me in the lobby of my dorm just to chat while her laundry was drying. As we were chatting, two young freshmen came by. One of the boys wanted to 'talk' to my friend (as in date). She asked him how old they were, and both of the boys replied 18. My friend and I both laughed hysterically because we are both 22 years old. After my friend left, the young men were still hanging around and one wanted to know how he could gain her interest. The first thing I told him to do was to pull up his pants! He asked why, then said he liked sagg in' his pants. I told him to come over to my computer and spell the word saggin.' Then I told him to write the word saggin' backwards.
S-A-G-G-I-N
N-I-G- G-A-S

I told him the origin of that look was from centuries ago. It was the intent of slave owners to demoralize the field workers by forbidding them to wear a belt as they worked in the fields or at any other rigorous job. In addition, men in prison wore their pants low when they were 'spoken for.' The other reason their pants looked like that was they were not allowed to have belts because prisoners were likely to try to commit suicide. And, saggin' pants prevents you from running.

We as young Black people have to be the ones to effect change. We are dying. The media has made a mockery of the Black American. Even our brothers and sisters from Africa don't take us seriously. Something as simple as pulling up your pants and standing with your head held high could make the biggest difference in the world's perception of us. It is time to do right by ourselves. We need to love and embrace each other. No one is going to do that for us.

It all comes down to perception. What people perceive is what is reality to them. We have to change not only the media's perception of us, but we need to change our perception of ourselves. Remember all eyes are on you Black Man. All eyes are on you Black Woman. All eyes are on your Black Child. People point the finger at us and expect us to engage in negative and illegal activities, to manifest loud, boisterous behavior, to spend our hard earned money in their stores, buying goods we don't need, or really want. We have allowed not only the media, but the government and the world to portray us as a 'sub-culture.' They have stripped our culture down to the point where the image of Black people is perpetuated as rappers, athletes, drug users, and consumers of junk food, expensive tennis shoes, expensive cars, expensive TVs, cell phones and not investing in homes for our families.

We are so much more!!!!!!!

To all our Black Men: Its time to stand up. There are billions of Black Women who want to do nothing more than worship the ground that you walk on. We are so in love with your potential. We want to have your back, we want to love, support and cherish every ounce of your being. But with that you have to show that you are willing to be the head of our households. You have to prove yourselves worthy of our submission. We need you to be hard working...Not a hustler. We need you to seek higher education, to seek spirituality. We need you to stand! And trust us, we will have your back. We know that it gets hard. We know you get weary. Trust and believe that there is nothing that a Black Man and a Black Woman can't handle with GOD on their side.

To all our Black Women: It is also time for you to stand up. It is time for you to stop using our bodies as our primary form of communication. It is time to be that virtuous woman that Proverbs spoke of. You cannot sit by the wayside while our men are dying by the masses. You are the epitome of Black Love. It starts within you. You need to speak with conviction to let not only our Black Men know, but the world, that you are the Mothers of this world. You are so powerful. You are so beautiful. You need to love and embrace every blessing God has given us physically, emotionally and spiritually.

For all our Black Youth: We need to love them. We need to teach them. We need to stand up for them. We need to protect them. We need to show them that there are no 'get rich quick' schemes. We need to tell them that they WILL die trying if they submit to a life of crime and deceit. We need to teach our children that no one will love them the way we can. And being a basketball player, a rapper, or a drug dealer is not reality. It's not realistic and only a small percentage of people ever make it as a rapper or professional athlete. We need to teach our children that we can be more than rappers and athletes. We can be the owners of these sports teams. We can be the CEO's of OUR fortune 500 companies. We need to believe in literacy. I am almost certain if we were to look back to the 1930's and 40's, the literacy rates for Black American Children are probably still the same.

Please share this information with the young people that you know and their parents too! Have a wonderful day

"The measure of your success is not calculated by the material possessions you acquire, but by the quality of the life you lead and the others you lift up and inspire along the way."

REMEMBER THE POWER OF YOUR WORDS! Watch your Thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions, Watch your actions, they become habits. Watch your Habits, they become character. Watch your Character, for it becomes your Destiny.

Hello Everyone:
I pray that all is well with you and your family. Here we go into another week of September. Three more months left in this blessed year. The year that was labeled "New Beginning". When I look at the things that are happening around us everyday, it seems more or less like "The End"!

Hurricanes that come with such a force that they almost wash a city away, major corporations falling because of financial troubles, young girls walking around with babies and they are only babies themselves. To me this feels more like "The End"and not a "New Beginning"!

The word of God says that the end is near so our minds should be clear and we should have self control so that we can pray! (1Peter 4:7)

Pray for your country, pray for your leaders and pray for your walk with God so that you can grow through all of this. God does everything for a reason. And His reason is usually to draw us closer to Him, to depend more on Him and not on ourselves. Isn't it amazing that you can hear of a mega million dollar company that has fallen, but you will never hear of a faith filled Christian who is walking by the word, falling. Because no matter what may come our way we have to stand firm on the word of God that says that even though we walk through the valley of the shadow of death, we should not fear because God will be with us (Psalms 23:4). If the head of these mega companies would stand firm on the word of God and not the company manual, then maybe, just maybe, they will not have to walk through that valley in fear.....

Revelation 4:11
You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.

Romans 12:12
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.

Be blessed by His word,
Pam Adderley