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The African-American Guide to Divorce & Drama: Breaking Up Without Breaking Down helps parties navigate the process of separation and divorce, while seeking to minimize the “drama” and trauma for them and their children–the innocent victims. It is the first comprehensive book on divorce for African-Americans.  Lester L. Barclay is the managing partner of The Barclay Law Group in Chicago, Illinois. A graduate of Oberlin College and Case Western Reserve University School of Law, he has practiced matrimonial law since 1985. In that time, he has earned a sterling reputation as a skilled litigator who seeks to maintain the family’s integrity during and after divorce. https://www.divorceanddrama.com

Musa Okwonga is a poet, sportswriter, broadcaster, musician, PR consultant and commentator on current affairs. He studied law at Oxford University and then trained as a solicitor in the City before leaving the legal profession to pursue a career as a poet. He is the author of two books on football, has written for The Independent, The Guardian and This Is Africa, and is the vocalist for electronica outfit The King’s Will, who have been praised by Q Magazine as “a brilliant 21st century culture clash…like a globe-straddling Mike Skinner”. You can find out more about his work at www.okwonga.com A Love Letter to London"Heavyweight":http://youtu.be/C0OeQilbuS4 The King's Will - Love, Against Homophobia: http://youtu.be/lc0zhTvZciE To men who threaten women online, “Invisible Men”.  http://www.okwonga.com/?p=760

Anita T. Conner, 15 year breast cancer survivor and The George E. Thorne Development Center (GETDC) present the 8Annual Praise Is The Cure® Week of Hope, Health, and Healing, September 29 – October 5, 2013, to recognize the plight of African-American Breast Cancer patients, survivors, and their families and to spread awareness about the disease in hopes that it will help save lives. This is a FREE community event. Registration is required for certain activities. For more information, call 215-635-1025 or visit www.praiseisthecure.org. This City wide event will begin with Praise Sunday, September 29, 2013 at over 100 churches and worship centers in the Delaware Valley area.    Monday, September 30, 2013 with the Maddie Movement, Children’s Festival at the Abington YMCA, 1073 Old York Road, Abington, PA. The Maddie Movement is a statewide effort to make champions out of children in the fight against breast cancer. Saturday, October 5, 2013 at the Mount Airy Church of God in Christ, 6401 Ogontz Avenue in Philadelphia.   Praise Is The Cure® (PITC) is a movement that cares about the breast health of our current and future generations of African American women and men. Their mission is to motivate, educate and encourage African Americans to get breast cancer screenings and treatment.   

South African Singer Nothende has been said to have her ‘soul’ house in order and its no wonder because in just a matter of years, she has worked with many SA artists, recorded NO.1 hit singles and even scored herself nominations for SAMA & Metro FM awards. She recorded a song titled OOH, for the Gazlam Soundtrack (2), produced by one of South Africa’s veteran producer’s, Kaybee. The song gained Nothende her first SAMA nomination (Best Team Composition) in 2004. Nothende was part of a hip hop group, The Playoffs. They became the ambassadors of an HIV/AIDS Campaign, LIV-LIVE, funded by the US Embassy. Nothende was a backup vocalist for one of SA’s popular musicians, Lira. She also performed as part of opening acts for international artists such as Tamia, Kanye West, India Arie, Goapele, Bilal, to name a few. Nothende’s music is a fresh blend of urban/soul sounds enriched with great, smooth melodies and catchy lyrics. http://www.nothende.com

In The Meantime, an UP Original Movie, airing on 8/17/13 and  8/18/13 at 7, 9 and 11 p.m. EDT In the Meantime Video clip: http://www.uptv.com/videos/watch-the-up-original-movie-in-the-meantime Special Guest: KALI HAWK (“JAZZ”) -One of Glamour Magazine’s “12 Funny Women to Watch,” Kali Hawk’s film credits include a starring role in Couples Retreat with Vince Vaughn; and supporting roles in the hit comedy Bridesmaids from producer Judd Apatow, and Get Him To The Greek  In addition to In The Meantime, Kali Hawk can be seen co-starring in Peeples from producer Tyler Perry. Special Guest: DARRIN DEWITT HENSON (“KWAME”) -Darrin Dewitt Henson grew to fame when playing “Lem Van Adams” on the Showtime series “Soul Food.”  Henson’s additional credits include The Express, Stomp the Yard, Blood Done Sign My Name, Salon, The Inheritance, After, Tekken (based off the successful video game) and the HBO film, Life Support. As a choreographer, Henson has worked with such artists as Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears and ‘N Sync.  Henson is a two-time nominated Image Award actor.

Drug Addiction affects 23.2 million Americans — of whom only about 10 percent are receiving the treatment they need. Drug addiction is a dependence on an illegal drug or a medication. When you're addicted, you may not be able to control your drug use and you may continue using the drug despite the harm it causes. Drug addiction is a disease, but a treatable disease. Special guest: Suzan Swanton currently serves as the Grants Project Officer for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Addiction Technology Transfer Center grants. Prior to joining SAMHSA, Suzan was the Executive Director of the Governor’s State Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council in Maryland and the State Opioid Treatment Authority for Maryland.  Suzan has 38 years of experience in the field of substance abuse treatment, policy development and training. In 2001, she received the Nyswander-Dole Award, which recognizes extraordinary work and service in the opioid treatment field.  http://www.samhsa.gov/

Conventional wisdom has North America entering a new era of energy abundance thanks to shale gas. But has industry been honest? Cold, Hungry and in the Dark argues that declining productivity combined with increasing demand will trigger a crisis that will cause prices to skyrocket, damage the economy and have a profound impact on the lives of nearly every North American. Exhaustively researched and rigorously documented, Cold, Hungry and in the Dark: · Puts supply-and-demand trends under a microscope · Provides overwhelming evidence of the absurdity of the 100-year supply myth · Suggests numerous ways to mitigate the upcoming natural gas price spike. Bill Powers is the editor of Powers Energy Investor and previously the editor of the Canadian Energy Viewpoint and US Energy Investor. He has been publishing investment research on the oil and gas industry since 2002 and sits on the Board of Directors of Calgary-based Arsenal Energy. Powers has devoted the last 15 years to studying and analyzing the energy sector, driven by his desire to uncover unrecognized trends in the industry and identify outstanding opportunities for retail and institutional investors.

When Desiree Washington ventures into the darkly glittering world of legendary singer Bebe Jones, she gets more than just a job.  She gets a family in crisis, a diva meltdown, and a head full of stitches... The Unraveling of Bebe Jones revolves around the rich and famous Jones family and the people who work for them as they cope through an array of personal dramas.  The Joneses refers not only to the family at the heart of the story but also to the insanity of keeping up—to illusions of perfection, prosperity and even happiness­—inherit in modern Western culture. Rojé Augustin is a native New Yorker, currently based in Sydney.  She is a graduate of Columbia University with a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in literature and writing.  She has had a number of articles published in B.E.T. Weekend Magazine, a former weekly insert in the New York Daily News.  For more than a decade, she has worked as a television journalist, writer and producer for Good Morning America Weekend Edition with Diane Sawyer, 20/20 with Barbara Walters and John Stossel, CBS News Productions, The Tyra Banks Show and E!  The Unraveling of Bebe Jones is her first novel. www.rojeaugustin.com

Alexes Johnson is an experienced painter working and living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Born in New York to a mother battling a heroin addiction, he grew up fast on the artsy but tough streets of the East Village.  Shortly before his ninth birthday, his mother would lose her battle to addiction leaving Alexes in the care of the State. Adopted by a family living in Philadelphia, his passion for music and love of the Arts would be cultivated in The City of Brotherly Love. As part of the city’s underground artistic community, Alexes honed his poetry writing skills and was was in demand to share his extensive knowledge of music as a DJ. For years, Alexes battled depression and multitudes of disfunction from memories of an abusive childhood he wanted to forget. Finally coming to terms with his life while acknowledging and facing his past, Alexes was free to  come out of the darkness and into light. Alexes has just completed his first novel, “Junkie Witness”, a poetic memoir of his chaotic early childhood. He continues to reside in Philadelphia where he owns and operates Renaissance Painting. 

Universally hailed as a thrilling new figure in music for his edgy, lo-fi debut, The Headphone Masterpiece, back in 2002,Cody ChesnuTT is a soul troubadour whose frank, socially conscious ruminations on life continue to challenge popular notions of what modern soul music can look and sound like. The Atlanta native has always stood his own creative ground, ever since he first holed himself up in his bedroom to record The Headphone Masterpiece. Cody sang "To Be Young, Gifted and Black" on Meshell Ndegeocello's album Pour Une Âme Souveraine (or "For a Sovereign Soul"). Check it out on Sound Cloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/okayplayer/meshell-ndegeocello-to-be Landing On A Hundred, Cody’s second full-length LP, marks his return to the music game after a period of family-man retreat and reflection that did a world of good for him after his meteoric rise to near fame. The title is a reference to the slang saying, “Keeping It One Hundred,” or telling the whole truth, and for lovers of true blue Southern soul this new album is a must-have.  http://www.cchesnutt.com That's Still Mama video:http://youtu.be/lYvRP4kxzJA Love Is More Than a Wedding Day video: http://youtu.be/9MDOZKKYgD0

Johnathan Bender played in the NBA for eight years. He was in the top-5 of the 1999 draft pick. he was drafted by the Pacers into a $7 million dollar contract. Pulling down 10 rebounds and scoring 31 points, Jonathan broke Michael Jordan’s scoring record set in 1981 and continues to reign as the game’s all-time leading scorer.  Unfortunately, Johnathan had to leave the league after seven years of dealing with debilitating knee pain. He took four years retirement and worked on his health. While using his own product prototype—now coined the “JB Intensive Trainer”—Bender became fit enough to re-enter the NBA, where he played for another  year with the New York Knicks.  Amazingly, when the team doctors did strengthening tests on Bender, they discovered he had the strongest lower extremities on the team!   Also wanting to give back to the community, Bender also established a non-profit organization, The Jonathan Bender Foundation, which strives to empower children in his community by providing them with the tools to obtain life skills that address their educational, health and social needs.  http://thejonathanbenderfoundation.org/

Special Guest: Lauren Mandel, author of EAT UP. Lauren Mandel’s new guide, Eat Up, explains this most local of food movements to help readers learn how to use their own private and corporate rooftops to bring fresh, organic produce to their tables. Lauren holds a Master of Landscape Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. in Environmental Science. http://eatupag.com/author/lnmandel/ Special Guest: Adam Hill, City Harvest Coordinator. The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s (PHS) City Harvest program taps the skills and energy of urban gardeners to make fresh, nutritious produce more widely available in under-resourced neighborhoods. PHS City Harvest gardeners grow and donate more than 20,000 pounds of produce each year, helping to feed about 1,000 families per week during the growing season.  http://phsonline.org/greening/city-harvest Special Guest: Mike Hill works for USDA Forest Service on landscape architecture projects and youth programs. Previously, Mike worked for 10 years at the National Building Museum in DC. Mike is a graduate of the Virginia Tech landscape architecture program. Mike received the Community Outreach Person of the Year Award from the DC Chapter of the National Organization for Minority Architects in 2011.  Children's Forest Program:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r6/learning/kids?cid=STELPRDB5387114

Ahmed Soultan is a Moroccan singer, considered as one of the leaders of the "Nayda".(new urban Moroccan scene). Ahmed considers his singing style as Afrobian (Afro-Arabian).  He sings in four languages ( Amazigh, Arabic, English and French). Ahmed  sang with Talib Kweli, Angelique Kidjo and Zap Mama on the “People Power” song. He sung with Ne-Yo on the song Amazing You. Ahmed opened the Tiken Jah Fakoli concert in Dakar. He sung on the original soundtrack of Rhimou, a popular sitcom broadcast in Morocco. Ahmed’s first album came out in 2005 called TOLERANCE. The hit single from  the album “Ya Salam” is sung in Arabic and English. “Ya Salam” accompanied the opening of MTV Arabia. Second album CODE came out in 2009. The single “Achkide” from the album is sung in Berber and French. In 2011, his song “Jokko” was nominated as best North African song and best African reggae song of the year. Ahmed’s latest single is called “My Jailer”. Check out the video: http://youtu.be/NNgbHYq2fUI Ahmed recently won the MTV EMA for Best Africa/Middle East/India & Worldwide act Nominee. Website: http://www.ahmedsoultan.com/ Twitter: @soultanahmed  

Kae Sun or Kwaku Darko-Mensah Jr. is a Ghanaian-Canadian singer-songwriter. Kae Sun's music has hints of soul, folk and hip-hop creating a sound that is sometimes described as urban folk. Kae Sun's debut album Lion On A Leash came out in 2009.The mostly self produced Lion on a Leash is a collection of heartfelt, well written songs that successfully combine elements of hip-hop, roots reggae and soul. He also adds elements of afro-funk, influenced by his Ghanaian upbringing.Kae Sun turned to his native Ghana for inspiration for his EP Outside the Barcode which came out in 2011. Outside the Barcode, is an authentic and reflective collection of songs that showcase Kae’s growth as a songwriter, storyteller and guitarist.  Kae Sun's newest album Afriyie, comes out May 28th.It incorporates influences like Sam Cooke, Lauryn Hill, Dennis Brown, Ben Harper, Bob Marley and Bob Dylan.Website: http://www.kaesunmusic.com/ Burden of Love video: http://youtu.be/LYh3cCP7ALQ

Patricia E. Stein is a veterinary nurse, artist, and taekwondo junkie. She is Lakota. Patricia holds a black belt in Hapkido and she has competed in Taekwondo competitions for nine years. Patricia has held numerous women’s self defense courses throughout the East Coast of the United States and Cairo, Egypt. She worked with the Tahrir Body Guard (a group dedicated to ending sexual harassment in Egypt).  The Arming Sisters project hopes to hold 2 day compact women’s self defense course talking on awareness and mentality as well the physical application of 10 moves that could save a woman’s life. The courses will be held at the top 20 most populated reservations and 10 stops in Canada spanning the late Summer months / early Fall. The Arming Sisters project hopes to reach at least 2000 women. http://armingsisters.com/introduction/