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AALBC.com eNewsletter (Video Supplement) April 13th 2010 - Issue #178 Celebrating Our Literary Legacy Since 1998

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Sonia Sanchez reads from the work of Toni Cade Bambara http://aalbc.com/authors/sonia.htm Of the videos described in this eNewsletter, this is one of my favorites.  Sanchez, a great story teller in her own right, really brings Bambara's work to life in this reading.

asha bandele http://aalbc.com/authors/asha_bandele.htm asha bandele describes what makes a writer great.  The video was recorded during a reading at the Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College, Brooklyn NY.  asha is such a powerful speaker.

Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond reads from Powder Necklace http://aalbc.com/authors/nana_ekua_brew-hammond.htm Brew-Hammond read with such expression and emotion that the characters came alive in this touching excerpt from her novel.  The video was recorded during at UpSouth event in Harlem.

Mary "HoneyB" Morrison excerpt from keynote speech http://aalbc.com/authors/marybmorrison.htm Here is a portion of Mary "HoneyB" Morrison's keynote address which was given at Aspicomm Media's Self-Publishing Symposium 2010.  There is more than one side to this serious business woman.

Maaza Mengiste reads from her novel Beneath the Lion's Gaze http://aalbc.com/authors/maaza.html Maaza Mengiste reads from her novel Beneath the Lion's Gaze during an AALBC.com sponsored reading at the 2010 National Black Writers' Conference.

Gilda Squire on how to market your book with a limited budget http://aalbc.com/advertise_on_aalbc.html#gilda Gilda Squire, founder of Gilda Squire Media Relations, talks about marketing your book with a limited budget during at Aspicomm Media's Self-Publishing Symposium.

Dolen Perkins-Valdez reads from her novel Wench http://aalbc.com/authors/dolen_perkins-valdez.htm Dolen Perkins-Valdez reads from her novel Wench during an AALBC.com sponsored reading at the 2010 National Black Writers' Conference.

E. Ethelbert Miller http://aalbc.com/authors/ethelbert.htm E. Ethelbert Miller reads from his memoir The Fifth Inning and talks at the Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College, Brooklyn NY.

Peggy Dodson, CEO Urban Broadcasting Company Peggy interviewed a few of us after a panel discussion.  Afterwards we chatted.  Her story was so compelling; I said to myself YOU should be the one being interviewed; here is one minute of her story.

The importance of copy editing your promotional materials http://aalbc.com/writers/editors.htm Bryan Christian, a seasoned marketing professional, discusses the importance of copy editing your promotional materials.

Edwidge Danticat speaks on her sense of shifting identity in her literature http://aalbc.com/authors/edwidge.htm Edwidge Danticat speaks about her sense of shifting identity in her literature during the 2010 National Black Writers' Conference.

Kalamu ya Salaam's Tribute to Toni Cade Bambara http://aalbc.com/authors/kalamuya.htm ". . .there are some of us for whom there is no honor that the oppressor can give us that would entice us out of the hills."  Watch the video to understand why this quote applied to Toni Cade Bambara.

Malaika Adero reads from the work of Toni Cade Bambara http://aalbc.com/authors/toni_cade_bambara.htm#ma Malaika reads the short story "Luther on Auburn," Deep Sightings & Rescue Missions a posthumous collection of short stories, essays, and interviews of Toni Cade Bambara.

Monda Raquel Webb reads from her novel: 7:33 am http://aalbc.com/authors/monda_raquel_webb.html Monda put on a SHOW at the Hue-man book store in Harlem.  She has live music, read poetry and performed a scene from her novel with fellow author Renee Flagler!

Renee Daniel Flagler describes her Self-Publishing Symposium http://aalbc.com/authors/renee_flagler.htm Here Renee described her popular Self-Publishing Symposium.  AALBC.com has been a supporter and participant in this event since it's inception.

Web 2.0 Expo NY 09: Baratunde Thurston, "There's a #Hashtag for That" http://aalbc.com/fun/ Ok, AALBC.com did not create this video, but I stumbled across it a few minutes ago and had to add it.  If you "tweet" you gotta check it out: It is hilarious and Baratunde provides some valuable information

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