DIARY OF A SUPPOSED-TO-BE-BALLING-AFRIKAN-GIRL
Dear Afrikan Girl,
This weekend, The 105TH ANNUAL CONVENTION of the
NAACP was held in Las Vegas!'
Included
as part of its program was the
8th Annual NAACP Author Pavilion, which welcomed a myriad of local and national
authors to the Mandalay Bay Convention Center to showcase their work and
interact with fans.
July 19th at 1pm - 6pm
July 20th - July 22nd at 10am - 6pm
Shorelines B, Mandalay Bay Convention Center - 3950 S. Las Vegas
Boulevard, Las Vegas NV 89119
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| My book cover isn't here, as a result of late coming lol. JK. |
The annual pavilion featured both established
and up-and-coming authors of color.
Some past attendees include Isaiah Washington,
Antwone Fisher, Victoria Rowell, Walter Mosley, Blair Underwood, Eddie Levert,
Cece Winans, Hill Harper, Dihanne Carroll, Melinda Doolittle, Victoria
Christopher Murray, Bernice McFadden and many more.
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I am honored to inform you that, this year, my
name
joined this list of remarkable people, as my debut novel
Yefon: The Red Necklace was not
only among the
novels at the Author Pavilion,
but it sold out too!
But hold up!! This is
starting to sound too serious…. Before I tell you more, I know I have been away
for a days!!!!
I have been away for a few days, and frankly I
missed journaling, and sharing my adventures with you!
But, you know without doubt that it was for a good cause!
Before I continue with my story, let me give you something a little less heavy to smile about...
PLEASE WATCH THIS VIDEO! SCI-FI GONE WRONG!
Seriously I'm not trying to be mean but BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!
OKAY! Back to the Story! I promise you, no more distractions!
Like I was telling you, For
the past weekend, I was so pre-occupied in Las Vegas…
Nah, I wasn’t balling out
and attending topless pool parties, as one would expect…
This time around, I was honored
to be among the few actors at the Author Pavilion of the NAACP Annual
Convention, selling copies of Yefon: The Red Necklace, and signing
books for clients!
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The good news is that I
made a lot of great contacts, and sold out all copies of Yefon: The Red
Necklace!
Woooo-hooo!!!!!!
I will to teach you those 10 tips in a moment!
But Before I do so, let me tell you what the NAACP
stands for…
Its mission
is "to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of
rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination’’.
Its name, retained in accordance with tradition, uses the once common term colored people.
The NAACP bestows the annual Image Awards for achievement in the arts
and entertainment, and the annual Spingarn Medals for outstanding positive
achievement of any kind, on deserving black Americans.
The
NAACP holds an annual convention, and this year it was held at the Mandalay
Hotel in Las Vegas.
There were many parts of the program, including the Author’s
Pavilion, which I was honored to be a part of this year. The NAACP Author
Pavilion is produced by The Oracle Group and is free and open to the public!”
Among the authors this year, Africa was well represented
with several authors including:
Ugandan sisters, and authors of Whose Shoes: Julian B. Kiganda & Christine K. St. Vil
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The award winning and Best Selling Nigerian brother Enitan
Bereola
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African authors were not the only representatives from the motherland representing this weekend! Cameroon was heavily represented, not only with my presence but Our Minister of Culture Ama TUTU Muna.
The Cameroon National Ballet also performed.
This is a little video I made using my Iphone.
Manu Dibango was
scheduled to perform, but couldn’t as a result of ill health.
For those who don't know this legend, he is the original singer of Makossa, those beats that Michael Jackson, Rihanna and a few others skillfully copied!
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So As a result, Africa shone this year!
Some of you may have seen the Africa Shines poster on social media! If you didn't, here you go!
Other prestigious authors included: OWN TV Personality Bershan
Shaw, comedian Loni Love, Actor, Director Eric
LaSalle, Rapper Ja Rule, National Black Women's Justice Institute Co- Founder Monique W Morris, and so on. Other authors I ran into included: Terrance Tykeem, Paula Turner, Omiyale Jube, Robin Smith, DH Livingston, Brook Blander, and Bret Alexander.
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| With Loni. |
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| With Enitan. |
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| With the Ugandan sisters, and self-made millionaire Farrah Gray. |
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| With Bershan. |
Visit www.naacpauthorpavilion.org for the full list of authorsat this year’s NAACP Convention.
Follow @NAACP on Twitter.
You can also Follow the authors:
@bereolesque
@eriqlasalle23 @lonilove @novelista @RealJaQuavis @sahndrafondufe
@whoseshoesbook
This weekend wouldn't have been the same without my dear mummy!!!
PROS AND CONS OF WEEKEND
CONS FROM MY TRIP
- Vegas at this time of the year is hot as hell! Taxis out there are expensive and I ended up being dehydrated each there, with skin as cracked as a math book!
If you don't know what that looks like, here is some visual help, LMAO.
In desperation, I bought this oil from Walgreens, only to find out how toxic it is ... SMH. Find out why:
PROS FROM MY TRIP
1. I sold all my books! Learn How.
2. I made so many priceless contacts this weekend at the NAACP. When you look at an organization, with so much history and tenacity, you can imagine what quality of people it attracts. I was truly honored and grateful to connect with all of them!
The funniest part for me was meeting these famous people that every one else knew but me, and running my mouth Sahndra style. They would eventually ask me where I was from, and we would have a great conversation.
A good example of this was author Eriq La Salle, who I saw in the movie Coming to America, when he looked like this..
But now, signing next to him at the pavilion, I had no the slightest clue that it was he!
This is how he looks now... Of course when you put both photos side by side, you can tell its the same person...
But at that moment, I had no clue.
3) I was part of a panel of four, including the Ugandan sisters, and hair blogger @naturalhairrule [ http://www.naturalhairrules.com/]
We spoke about culture, natural hair and staying authentic! It was truly wonderful!
4) I enjoyed a nice trip with my mother, and sharpened my marketing skills!
5) I connected with many fans, and met new ones!
Disclaimer: I left the pavilion early because I have another signing in DC this weekend, and I had to return to LA to get ready for it, so it is still going on now. Today is the last day.
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