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Friday September 10, 2010
Start: 09/10/2010 6:00 pm
End: 09/10/2010 8:00 pm

An exuberant
return to the four unforgettable heroines of "Waiting to
Exhale"--Savannah, Gloria, Bernadine, and Robin--15 years later. Each is
at her own midlife crossroads. All four are learning to heal past hurts
and to reclaim their joy and their dreams. They've exhaled: now they
are learning to breathe.  Can you feel the relief!

Saturday September 11, 2010
Start: 09/11/2010 4:00 pm
End: 09/11/2010 6:00 pm

From the  queen
of Romance Novels comes a tale of Supermodel Seneca Houston who became
muse to designer Luis Navarro, and who christened her Butterfly. Now, at
33, Seneca wants a normal life. At a hideaway, Seneca finds love with
plastic surgeon Eliot Rollins. But when Seneca wants to retire, there
are repercussions. Original.

Sunday September 12, 2010
Start: 09/12/2010 6:00 pm
End: 09/12/2010 8:00 pm

An erotic,
political journey into Americas sexual heartland, this book reveals
psychosexual nuances in order to answer questions regarding the black
mans relationship to the white woman.

Monday September 13, 2010
Start: 09/13/2010 6:00 pm
End: 09/13/2010 8:00 pm

The Williams
sisters are two of a kind...forceful, resilient and winners who stayed at
the top of their game for years.  If they Come to Win, consider it
done!  In the tradition of Marlo Thomas's "The Right Words at the Right
Time," the multiple grand slam tennis champion and entrepreneur, Venus Williams, along
with an esteemed group of business leaders and acclaimed artists, serves
up a book of wisdom that shows how to turn a competitive spirit into
successes off the field.

Tuesday September 14, 2010
Start: 09/14/2010 6:00 pm
End: 09/14/2010 8:00 pm

Who wants to
live without temptation? Edited by Emmy award-winning and Essence
bestselling author Lori Bryant-Woolridge, "Can't Help the Way That I
Feel" features women who willingly give in when offered the right
enticement.

Thursday September 16, 2010
Start: 09/16/2010 6:30 pm
End: 09/16/2010 8:30 pm

The author of
"Kinky Gazpacho" delivers a smart, funny, and surprising novel that
shows what can happen when a woman who wants it all finds a nanny good
enough to make her perfect dreams come apart at the seams.

Friday September 17, 2010
Start: 09/17/2010 6:00 pm
End: 09/17/2010 8:00 pm

Gloria J.
Browne-Marshall is an assistant professor at John Jay College of
Criminal Justice (City University of New York), where she teaches
courses in constitutional law, evidence, and race and the law. A former
civil rights litigator, Professor Browne-Marshall has published several
articles on criminal justice, civil rights, and international human
rights issues. She holds an M.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and
a J.D. from St. Louis University School of Law. She'll tell you all you
need to know about the Constitution.

Saturday September 18, 2010
Start: 09/18/2010 10:00 am
End: 09/18/2010 8:00 pm

The
workshop has been so inspiring it has been expanded to a full day. 
Marcia Mayne and her speakers panel inform, encourage and give real talk
on the book publishing business including advise on how to expand your
brand through speakers bureaus.  Price $149.95  Place to be Determined.

Start: 09/18/2010 2:00 pm
End: 09/18/2010 4:00 pm

Sanchez gives
herself over with deep pleasure to the exacting beauty of haiku, a form
she has cherished her entire writing life. Winner of the Robert Frost
Medal and the Langston Hughes Poetry Award, among many other honors,
Sanchez has for decades been a soaring voice in protest against racism,
sexism, and other forms of injustice, and in praise of black heritage
and culture. Her newest haikus are diamond distillations of complex
feelings, painful history, the torrent of language, and oceanic
sensuality.

Start: 09/18/2010 4:00 pm
End: 09/18/2010 6:00 pm

One Man's walk from self-destruction to salvation.

Start: 09/18/2010 6:00 pm
End: 09/18/2010 11:00 pm

Journalist
Robin Stone will be the keynote speaker on Saturday Sept. 18, 2010,
6-11pm, at Helen Butler Hall in Amityville. The event is a gala dinner
for Mustard Seed Survivor Empowerment Foundation, a non-profit
organization that counsels survivors of sexual

Tuesday September 21, 2010
Start: 09/21/2010 6:00 pm

Our
favorite TV Judge launches her nationwide tour at Hue-Man! Thank you
Judge Hatchette!  A fun filled launch party to mingle and mix.  From 5-6
private reception...open to special guests a Hue-Man Circle Card
Members...6-9 general admission.  Raffles and prizes!

With
care and conviction, Judge Hatchett uses real life stories from the
courtroom and her personal life to offer counsel. She challenges the
reader to ask self-reflective questions that lead to moments of
self-discovery and a defined pathway to healing.

Wednesday September 22, 2010
Start: 09/22/2010 6:00 pm
End: 09/22/2010 8:00 pm

Norris, host of National Public Radio's
"All
Things Considered," set out to write about "the hidden conversation on
race" and in doing so unearthed painful family secrets--from her
father's shooting by the Birmingham police within weeks of his discharge
from service in World War II to her grandmother's peddling pancake mix
as an itinerant Aunt Jemima.

Thursday September 23, 2010
Start: 09/23/2010 6:00 pm
End: 09/23/2010 8:00 pm

Panelists  discuss
the ending days of White Privilage.  JL Calderon, Co-editor Marcella
Runell Hall, Esther Armah (WBAI), Sofia Quintero (aka Black Artemis) and
Dr. Perry Greene (Adelphi University Provost and Talib Kweli's father).

Friday September 24, 2010
Start: 09/24/2010 6:00 pm
End: 09/24/2010 8:00 pm

Growing up poor
in Jamaica, Cat soon commits his first robbery and murder shortly before
emigrating with his mother to the United States. Years later, Cat
becomes the founder of The Order of Thieves, a secret society committed
to performing a special kind of robbery, the jux

Saturday September 25, 2010
Start: 09/25/2010 2:00 pm
End: 09/25/2010 4:00 pm

This book deals with vaccines and health issues.

About the Author
Mr. Cost holds a BA from Vassar College and an MBA from Northwestern
University's Kellogg School of Management. He has worked in corporate
sales, marketing research, and management. He is the author of
<I>What Is Safe Sex In The Age of AIDS?</I> for which he
was nominated the best new author of the year by the National Black
Achievement Awards. He is also the author of the first edition of
<I>Vaccines Are Dangerous</I>. Mr. Cost has been interviewed
on Tony Brown's Journal, The Gary Byrd Show, The Gary Null Show as well
as by publications such as Ebony Magazine, The Amsterdam News, The
Daily Challenge, The New York Times, and The Village Voice.

In his new
book, Vaccines Are Dangerous A Warning to the Global Community 2nd
Edition, Mr. Cost exposes the misinformation that has been told to the
general public regarding vaccines by showing the contradictions in the
medical establishment's own literature. He encourages parents and
others to do some research before taking any vaccine.

Sunday September 26, 2010
Start: 09/26/2010 2:00 pm
End: 09/26/2010 4:00 pm

New Authors read from their works

Monday September 27, 2010
Monday October 04, 2010
Start: 10/04/2010 6:00 pm
End: 10/04/2010 8:00 pm

Historians Rutkoff and Scott (coauthors of New York Modern) "reject the
assertion that Africans lost their culture during the traumatic Middle
Passage," finding instead a rich articulation of African cultural
traditions in the cultural products of the African-American "Great
Migration of the twentieth century." The authors follow the movement of
African-Americans from the rural South to the urban North and reveal how
profoundly "the culture of African American migrants helped define
twentieth-century urban America." Different routes resulted in unique
cultural creations, observable in music (the guitar-based Delta blues,
Texas blues) and religion (most notably the growth of
Pentecostal-Holiness churches), all connected to aspects of West African
culture. The authors, while attentive to necessary statistics and
succinct in general historical background, transform the migrating
millions from an indistinguishable mass into distinct communities. As
Rutkoff and Scott take the reader to ChicagoÖs Bud Billiken Day or
HoustonÖs Juneteenth, August WilsonÖs Pittsburgh, or Walter MosleyÖs Los
Angeles, "the flashes of the West African spirit that black rural
southerners brought north" are rendered visible.

Thursday October 07, 2010
Start: 10/07/2010 6:30 pm
End: 10/07/2010 9:00 pm

Swimming the Garda is a murder mystery with a strong cultural feel.

Friday October 08, 2010
Start: 10/08/2010 6:00 pm
End: 10/08/2010 8:00 pm

Define Your Own Way provides young African American
women with a roadmap to effectively transition their lives from good to
better to best. Jones, a life coach, uses her skills to address issues
such as self-image and self-esteem while tackling topics such as how to
"set long-term goals in a society that often encourages short-term
gratification." Jones' has successfully coached and mentored young women
through the widely popular programs offered at Imani Phi Christ, the
non-profit organization she founded. Although Jones has specifically
written this book with young Christian women in mind, it can be used by
women of all ages who want to chart their own course and stand up for
their belief in community empowerment, faith, and most importantly,
themselves.

Saturday October 09, 2010
Start: 10/09/2010 11:00 am
End: 10/09/2010 1:00 pm

A play written especially for Readers Theater- Miss Bookworm, the
friendly librarian, comes to the aid of the Book Family when Mr.
Illiteracy threatens to make them homeless. The Books gain strength as
they state their cases on why they should be read and a transformation
occurs. This delightful play enlightens and promotes reading enjoyment
for children and adults. It encourages diversity and literacy through
the use of Readers Theater which increases reading fluency,
comprehension, vocabulary, appreciation for the arts, and more.

Start: 10/09/2010 1:00 pm
End: 10/09/2010 4:00 pm

Where are you in life? Are you where you want to be?
Are you who you want to be? If not, H.S. Reed, Jr., is ready to help you
get there! Based on his experiences, this motivational book is loaded
with all the tools you need to work toward living a successful life.
Find the ways to: Face your fears Find your purpose Set goals Deal with
those negative 'bubble busters' Actively work toward goals Learn from
failure Have faith in yourself Succeed financially And much more! With
relatable examples, applications, and encouraging but honest writing,
Reed's words can get any reader off the couch and out changing their
lives in no time. Reed will teach you how to change your thinking so you
too can tap into the greatness within you. You're Either a Part of the
Problem, or You're a Part of the Solution, so Find a Way to Make a Way
and begin solving your problems today!

Start: 10/09/2010 4:00 pm
End: 10/09/2010 6:00 pm

Hang on to your seat as Pat G-Orge-Walker spins a hilarious, inspiring
novel of mistakes and second chances, heartache and love, sin and
salvation-

Appearances mean everything to Delilah Dupree Jewel. So
after hearing of her daughter-in-law-s sudden death, Delilah decides
that coming to the rescue of her long estranged son Jesse and her
granddaughter Tamara would be a good look . . . though Lord knows she-ll
have to dig hard to find her maternal instincts.

But Delilah
quickly discovers Jesse wants nothing to do with her. And Tamara, who-s
following in Delilah-s musical footsteps, isn-t interested in her career
advice, especially since Delilah got ahead using the singing couch. And
Delilah-s old flame Deacon Pillar, an ex-convict who-s traded in his
gangster ways for a Bible, is stirring up a past that-s sure to shock.
Now, all Delilah knows is that she-d better hold on to her faith, -cause
she needs God now more than ever. . . .

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