PART ONE THE 2006 AFRICAN AMERICAN PAVILION AT BOOKEXPO AMERICA PRESS RELEASE. THE BEA STORY 2006: BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE AFRICAN AMERICAN PAVILION. BY HEATHER THE HEAT COVINGTON Simba Sana & Brother Yao of Karibu Books along with co-sponsors Kensington Press and Sunny Sana, Buyer of Karibu Books hosted the African American Pavilion Welcoming Reception and Amber Communications Group, Inc. hosted the African American Pavilion Reception & Awards Program. Both events were produced by Tony Rose, Publisher/ CEO of Amber Communications Group, Inc. and the Co-Founder of the African American Pavilion at Book Expo America. The African American Pavilion was sponsored by BookExpo America; Amber Communications Group, Inc. and Black Issues Book Review and founded in 2004 by Tony Rose, Publisher/CEO ACGI; Adrienne Ingrum, Former Associate Publisher, Black Issues Book Review; Niani Colom, Associate Publisher Genesis Press. Haki Madhubuti; founder of Third World Press, Carol Mackey; Editor-in-chief of Black Expressions Book Club, Terrie Williams; CEO/Founder of The Terrie Williams Agency, Adrienne Ingram; Former BIBR: Black Issues Book Review editor, George C. Fraser; CEO of the Fraser Network, Marcella Smith; Barnes & Noble Executive Buyer, Troy Johnson; Founder of the AALBC, Wade and Cheryl Hudson; Founders of Just Us Books, Relentless Aaron; Relentless Content, Inc., Earl Cox; CEO of BooksthatClick, Wendy Williams; “Queen of All Media”, Barbara Lowenstein, Madeline Morel, Sha Shana Critchton, Malaika Adero; top editor in the country and Senior Editor of Atria Books, Paul Coates; Black Classic Press, and Zane; Bestselling Essence Author and Publisher of Strebor Books, Int. were just some of the heavily anticipated visitors of the African Pavilion events at BookExpo America among many others. The series of events alongside the AA Pavilion turned out many renowned guests from around the country who upon arrival to the Washington D. C. Convention Center were well informed of the day’s festivities and thanks to thousands of AA Pavilion Exhibitor’s journals issued at the event, published by Yvonne & Tony Rose of Amber Communications Group, Inc., well prepared planning and plenty of online networking which thoroughly showed evidence of unity among the African American Literary Community. Powereconomics Radio Network in association with the famous “Tom Pope Show’ interviewed authors all day long via live remote from the press room. Other events aligned with the African Pavilion festivities like the African American Bookselling Professionals at BookExpo event held on Thursday, May 18th with welcoming guest speakers Clara Villarosa, Hue-Man Resources, N.Y., and featuring keynote speaker Queen Latifah, author of “Queen of the Scene,” and Laura Geringer; Harper Collins Books For Children which was proceeded by a panel on “Conversations with Successful Booksellers” like Clara Villarosa , Simba Sana, CEO of Karibu Books and James Fugate; Esowan Books. A fun panel on “Too Hood or all Good: The Impact of Urban Fiction on African American Literature” featured guest moderator Nick Chiles, journalist and commentator, Nikki Turner, author of “Project Chick” and many other books, Malaika Adero, Senior Editor of Atria Books and Benilde Little, author of “Who Does She Think She Is?” Other fun-filled events included the African American Cavalcade hosted by Macro Publishing which is on tour nationwide, a Zane and Faye Child’s BlackBoard dinner at the H20 restaurant which had to be postponed, but still had guests lined up at the restaurant in denial that the event was canceled. This is okay, folks will see the BlackBoard WordStar Awards on TV November 2nd in Hollywood. Well-noted celebrities like Zane, George C. Fraser, Malaika Adero, Haki Madhubuti, Terrie Williams, Keith Lee Johnson, Omar Tyree, Wendy Williams, Hill Harper and Star Jones made the event a notch above an A+ rating, very enjoyable and personable. Everyone asked for Max Rodriguez, who is expecting a child soon, and is the Founder of Harlem Book Fair and CEO of QBR: Black Book Review. The African American Pavilion at BookExpo America was founded by the most sought and renown figures who helped make the event possible - Co-Founders Tony Rose; CEO of Amber Communications Group, Inc. (ACGI), noted as the “Nation’s Largest African American Publishing Company of Self-Help Books, Career Guides and Celebrity Bios” (AmberBooks) Adrienne Ingrum; Former Associate Publisher for Black Issues Book Review and Niani Colom; Director, Soul Fleur PR & Associate Publisher of Genesis Press were recently noted as “The Powers Behind Black Books” in the 7th Anniversary Issue of Black Issues Book Review. The publication is now published by Ken Smikle, owner of Target Market News who recently announced not only the merger of the Target News with BIBR: Black Issues Book Review at the BEA, but the launch of a new publication entitled Blacks&Books,” the first monthly book review supplement to be nationally distributed through black newspapers and editorially focused on books for African-American readers.” There was much excitement in the air over this news and the African American Pavilion at BookExpo served as a perfect launch pad for announcements of all news and happenings in the literary community at large. The African American Pavilion at BookExpo America directly proceeds the aftermath of the Katrina Hurricane where many of the same African American publishers present joined forces with Tony Rose, CEO/Publisher of Amber Communications Group, Inc. and coordinator / producer of the African American Pavilion at BookExpo and the co- founder of the Katrina Literary Collective named by Yvonne Rose, associate publisher of Amber Communications Group, Inc.
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