Archive for June, 2008

V. K. Fields

By • Jun 30th, 2008 • Category: Triumphant Tuesday

In the spotlight this week is Valerie K. Fields.  Fields is the owner of VK Fields & Co Public Relations firm and she is also the founder of two non-profit groups–Miracle Ministries and MiT (Millionaires in Training).  She was nominated by her cousin who thinks she is phenomenal! Fields is a minister, businesswoman, entrepreneur and [...]



EKG Literary Online Magazine promises to be the pulse of the literary community.

By • Jun 30th, 2008 • Category: Literary Events and News

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: EKG Online Literary Magazine  200 K St. NW # 710 Washington DC 20001 EKG Literary Online Magazine promises to be the pulse of the literary community. Nationwide – July 1, 2008 — EKG Online Literary Magazine is a free online magazine published for the purpose of entertaining and enlightening all members [...]



MenInBlack: Favorite African-American Male Authors

By • Jun 30th, 2008 • Category: Men In Black

In honor of the literary contributions that African American male authors have made, APOOO members decided that we could not wrap up the month without a favorite male author’s list.



Down to the Bone by Mayra Lazara Dole

By • Jun 30th, 2008 • Category: Book Review

Down to the Bone by Mayra Lazara Dole gives us a look at the disenfranchisement of gay and lesbian teens, particularly in the Cuban community. Seventeen year-old Laura has fallen in love with Marlena. They have been involved in a committed relationship for two years, however, neither of their families know. That all changes when [...]



Den of Sin by Storm

By • Jun 30th, 2008 • Category: Book Review

Den of Sin by Storm is an erotica lovers dream, filled with over-the-top sex scenes that seem to get you completely absorbed. Nadia Weber is a gorgeous woman who knows what she wants, it is sex and a whole lot of it. Not interested in the boring one-on-one sex that one would find with a [...]



Jealousy by Marsha Jenkins-Sanders

By • Jun 30th, 2008 • Category: Book Review

Author Marsha Jenkins stated her sophomoric novel, Jealousy, is a fictional account of a true story. She also stated jealousy can make people do strange things and thanks to a jealous cousin who made her life miserable for many years, she was able to write a novel that will intrigue many readers. Dakota North lived [...]



Just Be by Carla R Sarratt

By • Jun 30th, 2008 • Category: Book Review

They are back: Kendra, Lamar, Steven, Cidney, and even Destiny; the freshmen of Carter G. Woodson High School. I was first introduced to these characters in Carla R. Sarratt’s young adult novel Freshman Focus, where they were learning the ropes of being in high school and how to deal with unexpected experiences. Now they have [...]



Family Secrets, Lies & Alibis by Nanette M. Buchanan

By • Jun 30th, 2008 • Category: Book Review

Family, Secrets, Lies and Alibis by Nanette Buchanan introduces us to D.Q., a man with two families. For over thirty years he takes care of his wife, Tonya, and their children. At the same time he is providing for his mistress, Nikki, and their son Rell, while actually living in both households. Rell is under [...]



Physicians for Brokenness by R. Deborah Williams

By • Jun 30th, 2008 • Category: Book Review

Author R. Deborah Williams has written a book that teaches the origin of brokenness and how we are to be healed and made whole in order to be a help to someone else. Starting where it all began, in the Garden of Eden, author Williams deals with the mindset, the temptation and a host of [...]



Brittany by Loretta Walls

By • Jun 30th, 2008 • Category: Book Review

Author Loretta R. Walls penned a wonderful romance/mystery within the world of dance, a place that takes years of practice and a lot of discipline to become the most sought after and the best in that field of the arts. Brittany is an awesome dancer, one who could make her body speak volumes, as she [...]