OUR CHILDREN CAN SOAR Trailer
My good friend and film maker extraordinaire, Nadirah Bell rocked this trailer for Our Children Can Soar. Enjoy! You can find this and other vids on my youtube channel~
Books
8th Grade Super Zero
Eighth-Grade Superzero by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich My rating: 5 of 5 stars Reggie’s story didn’t grab me right away. As I continued to read I became more and more excited about the transformation that he experienced. I found myself not wanting to put the book down, but not wanting to rush to the conclusion. I want … Read more
Printmaking in books
My etching class ended last night. I was able to pull one more print that I’m almost happy with, but will now be renting space at the Atlanta Printmaker’s Studio in order to study the craft and practice more. In the meantime, here is last night’s progress on the hummingbird piece. The drawing looks a … Read more
Our Children Can Soar – NJ
The original paintings for OUR CHILDREN CAN SOAR has left Cleveland and is now on exhibit at the Weiss Center in Jew Jersey. The art will be on display from March 11-April 7. Gallery hours: 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Admission is free Scheduled Events All events take place in the Harold … Read more
Our Children Can Soar is an NAACP Image Award winner!
I woke to outstanding news this morning. OUR CHILDREN CAN SOAR has won an Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Children! Congrats to Michelle Cook and all of the artists who contributed to this wonderful project! You can see a list of all of the award winners here:
Happy Wish Day!
Today is the release day for Zetta Elliott’s A WISH AFTER MIDNIGHT (encore edition). Since I can’t be there (NYC) to help celebrate her at the launch party, I will have a cupcake here in her honor. A little background on the book, Zetta self-published AWAM in 2009 under her own Rosetta Press through Amazon’s … Read more
…9 Days Later
Today is the day I am featured on The Brown Bookshelf. Check out 28 Days Later for a lengthy interview avec moi and a sneak peak at my new book. Thanks Don for a great interview, and special thanks for that magic wand trick…hilarious.
Amazon Strong-arms Macmillan
I am always shocked and sometimes appalled at how much power booksellers have over the industry. Between Amazon and their refusal to sell a publisher’s book based on price points and Barnes and Noble’s power to reject a book based on it’s cover design, it makes me wonder if booksellers, specifically giant commercial entities like … Read more
28 Days Later!
I am honored this year to be a part of The Brown Bookshelf’s 28 Days Later Campaign! The Brown Bookshelf is designed to push awareness of the myriad of African American voices writing for young readers. Their flagship initiative of is 28 Days Later, a month-long showcase of the best in Picture Books, Middle Grade … Read more
Whoa.
So I was taking a break today to congratulate Kekla Magoon for winning this year’s John Steptoe Award where I noticed her book has also been nominated for an NAACP image award. I then noticed that OUR CHILDREN CAN SOAR has also been nominated in the “Outstanding Literary Work for Children” category. Hot dang! How … Read more