Summary: Join host John T. Wills who will have an intellectually stimulating conversation with the award-winning journalist and author Betty DeRamus. Betty has a passion for the triumphs of ordinary people motivating her to write two nonfiction books, Forbidden Fruit: Love Stories from the Underground Railroad and Freedom by Any Means: True Stories of Cunning and Courage on the Underground Railroad. Published by Atria Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, both books stress the achievements of mostly little-known African-American heroes and heroines of the 18th and 19th century. These highly acclaimed works are a MUST for you bookshelves. DeRamus has received a host of literary awards including first prize for commentary from the Overseas Press Club of America; the Deems Taylor Award from the American Society of Composers; Authors and Publishers Award from Essence Magazine; the Sigma Delta Chi Foundation awarded her the Eugene Pulliam Fellowship for Editorial Writers. As a Detroit News columnist, DeRamus was among the handful of print journalists who was present to watch Nelson Mandela walk out of prison in 1990. For her coverage of Mandela’s release, she won an award for international reporting from the National Association of Black Journalists. Be sure to tune in for a special event sure to enlighten, empower and sure to inspire! www.bettyderamus.com http://jontwillschronicles.com
