Walter Marcellus (aka “Marc”) Lacy is the second child and first son of three children born to Walter and Julianne White Lacy. Alongside maintaining a current residence in his birthplace of Huntsville, Alabama, Marc has also resided in Korea and Germany. Marc is most noted for his smooth flowing lyrics and creative mind which are exuded in his eloquently written poetry. But also a beast is awoken within as he delivers his often-charged and thought provoking spoken word performances. By offering a wide range of subject matter in his work, Marc has been able to cover a lot of ground within his craft. READ MORE

Pittershawn Palmer is a published freelance writer, journalist, speechwriter, copywriter and copyeditor. She made her mark in journalism by conducting flawless research and masterful interviews. Pittershawn earned her B.A. in English from Iona College where she graduated with honors, and was inducted into Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honor Society. She is currently completing her Masters in Journalism and will soon begin studies towards an M.F.A. in Writing.

Pittershawn enjoys reading, playing piano, traveling, singing, graphic arts designing, and skating. She has published a book of poetry, Words…Loving Emotions; a short story through Amazon, The Letters and is working on her first novel.  READ MORE

MAURICE BROADDUS

Maurice Broaddus graduated in 1993 from Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis and holds a Bachelor's of Science degree in Biology (with an undeclared major in English). He works as an environmental toxicologist for a local firm, Commonwealth Biomonitoring. He comes from a family that includes several practicing obeah (think: Jamaican voodoo) people, but is now the facilitator for the church, The Dwelling Place.

Obviously his areas of interests includes religious studies, folklore, and myths. It should be noted that he only wants to get famous enough to be able to snub people at horror conventions. To that end, he has already started to practice referring to myself in the third person.  READ MORE

Charisse Carney-Nunes, freelance writer and attorney, is the author of the children’s book, NAPPY (Brand Nu Words 2006) and of SONGS OF A SISTERMOM: MOTHERHOOD POEMS (Brand Nu Words 2004). Charisse is the founder of Brand Nu Words, a company dedicated to publishing uniquely artistic books and related media that tell stories that too often lay untold. READ MORE

Francis Ray is a native Texan and lives in Dallas. A graduate of Texas Woman's University, she is a School Nurse Practitioner with the Dallas Independent School District. In 1999 and 2000 she was nominated for Texas Woman's University Distinguished Alumni Award.

Ms. Ray's titles consistently make bestseller's lists such as Blackboard and Essence Magazine.. INCOGNITO, her sixth title, was the first made-for-TV movie for BET. She has written thirty-one titles to date. Awards include Romantic Times Career Achievement, EMMA, The Golden Pen, and The Atlantic Choice.  READ MORE

TAVIS SMILEY

Tavis Smiley is the host of the Tavis Smiley show on PBS and The Tavis Smiley Show from PRI (Public Radio International). He is the author of the bestsellers Hard Left, Doing What's Right, How to Make Black America Better, and Keeping the Faith.

This spring, his efforts to promote the publication of The Covenant with Black America helped to make it a number-one New York Times bestseller. He lives in Los Angeles, California.  READ MORE

Jonathan Luckett is a gifted writer who is making his mark on the world of African-American fiction. With his novels, The Mating Game, Dissolve, How Ya Livin’, and Jasminium, Jonathan brings to his readers unforgettable characters, suspenseful and sensuous romance, and true-to-life drama that are rapidly becoming the recognized elements of his signature style.

Best-selling author, Zane has this to say about Jonathan's latest novel: "The Mating Game is an erotic and engaging novel that will have readers fanning themselves with another book while they read this one!"  READ MORE

A. C. Arthur was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland where she currently resides with her husband and three children. An active imagination and a love for reading encouraged her to begin writing in high school and she hasn’t stopped since.

Determined to bring a new edge to romance, she continues to develop intriguing plots, racy characters and fresh dialogue—thus keeping the readers on their toes!

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Thomas Brooks is the author of the new book A WEALTH OF FAMILY: An Adopted Son's International Quest for Heritage, Reunion and Enrichment. This inspiring adoption and reunion saga delivers timely and provocative viewpoints on multicultural families and powerful insights on how to triumph over racism and poverty. Brooks grew up as the only child of a struggling single mother in inner-city Pittsburgh. He was battling racial stereotypes at school and searching for a place among his peers. Then he was told at age eleven that he was adopted. He did not know it at the time, but Brooks had actually been born to a white biological mother who descended from Lithuanian Jews and a black Kenyan foreign student father. READ MORE

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