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 New York, NY - (3/2/04). The AFRican an African lifestyle magazine published in New York City, celebrates its Atlanta, Georgia debut with an exclusive event Monday, March 15th at Atlanta s Club Masquerade. Hosted by WAOK/WVEE radio personality/radio host Jean Ross, the event marks the magazine's first formal steps outside its initial distribution area of New York City. The Atlanta event will include an exhibition of African art, African drummers and music by by DJ Cozy Shawn. Founded in Spring 2001, The AFRican, a bi-monthly publication, has been a grass roots publication that works to describe and energize the culture of urban Africans in the United States as well as inform culturally aware urban adults who identify with, or seek a connection to, African culture. "The AFRican is about exposing our culture, our concerns, our dreams, our tensions, our art, our every thing," says Frankie Edozien, Editor-in-Chief. "This is a time for Afro-realism. Essentially we have to embrace Africa, the good, the bad and the ugly and just do what we can to improve the continent and by extension Africans all over the world." "The AFRican is a collaborative effort," says Edozien. "It is the product of Africans putting their sweat, energy, talent and resources together to deliver a lifestyle publication that makes connections between the sons and daughters of the continent and the many descendants of Africa, providing the world with a holistic presentation of the Motherland and her many unique voices both at home and in the Diaspora." A complementary web platform, www.africanmag.com, is also online, designed to reach a broader audience and spur cross-cultural knowledge sharing and interaction. For more information about The AFRican, check our website, www.africanmag.com or email us at info@africanmag.com For more information on the Atlanta event, contact Sparkie Martin at sparkie@africanmag.com Club Masquerade is located at 695 North Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia (just behind City Hall). Event kick off is 6 pm. Do not miss a chance to be part of our, culture, our voices, our vision ... Atlanta style.
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 African-American Book Publishers Association Members (left to right) Niani Colom, Publisher of Genesis Press, Inc.; Adrienne Ingrum, Associate Publisher of Black Issues Book Review; W. Paul Coates, Publisher of Black Classic Press; Tony Rose, Publisher & CEO of Amber Communications Group, Inc. (Amber Books); Bill Cox, Publisher of Black Issues Book Review; Katura Hudson, Associate Editor of Just Us Books and Max Rodriguez, Publisher of Quarterly Black Review. |
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Book Review . . . Book Review . . . Book Review
At last! Poetry that is understandable and uplifting without needing a Ph.D. in English. Don Barbera's Until It Ropes Like Okra: Rhymes in the Vernacular brings iit all down in front for your enjoyment. Written mostly in classic street corner rhyme, Until It Ropes Like Okra draws upon the writer's personal experience living, loving and learning in the Black community.
Until It Ropes Like Okra offers romance and humor, as well as, pointed political commentary, unabashed Black boosterism and insights into the human condition. The author aims to please by serving up large portions of down home attitude, sprinkled with wry sarcasm and then batter dipped and set on the table.
Written in easy and accessible language, Until It Ropes Like Okra makes no pretense of soaring in the realm of hidden meanings and remote references. It is a fresh, in your face mugging of the King's or Queen's English complete with participles dangling, infinitives split and the double negative raised to an art form, but it is all in good clean fun.
Until It Ropes Like Okra: Rhymes in the Vernacular is published by Writers Club Press, an imprint of iUniverse.com. For further information contact the author at his email: dbarbera@flashnet. For a quick preview of the book, visit the author's website at http://sea_cur.tripod.com/
Editor's Picks: Until It Ropes Like Okra, Kool Aid, & Children of Nat Turner
