The Author Pavilion @ Washington, DC Convention Center - September 25th - 27th

Washington, DC Convention Center
September 25th - 27th
Exhibit Hall A - Booth #908

The Author Pavilion hosts the nation’s premier African American literary and scholarly talent.
Authors come from all over the country to sign and promote their books to an informed crowd of elected officials, activists, students and representatives. Dynamic, personal interaction between authors and attendees is a hallmark of the exhibit hall.

The Exhibit Showcase Hall is open to the public at no cost.
Visitors must obtain a “FREE” badge in the registration area.
(Schedule Subject to Change)

Meet Your Favorite Authors!
Thursday, September 25th
(Pavilion Hours NOON – 7:00 P.M.)

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

· Ta-Nehisi Coates - The Beautiful Struggle A Father, Two Sons, and an Unlikely Road to Manhood

· Anthony Browder – Egypt on the Potomac

· Zane – Honey Flava

· Judge Mathis – Street Judge

· Sil Lai Abrams - No More Drama: Nine Simple Steps to Transforming a Breakdown into a Breakthrough

· Jessica Tilles – In My Sister’s Corner

· April Silver – Be a Father to Your Child Real Talk from Black Men on Family, Love, and Fatherhood

* Dr. Suzan Johnson-Cook - Moving Up: Dr. Sujay’s Ten Steps to Turning Your Life Around and Getting to the Top!
* Brenda Greene & Fred Beauford – Meditations and Ascensions: Black Writers on Writing

2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

* Eloise Greenfield – The Friendly Four
* Brenda Thomas – Laying Down My Burdens
* Bill Strickland – Make the Impossible Possible
* Sandra L. Frazier - Private School It’s Not Just for the Wealthy Anymore
* Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, JD/MA - Report on the Status of Black Women and Girls(R)
* George Fraser – Click
* Alicia M. Crowe - Real Dads Stand Up What Every Single Father Should Know about Child Support, Rights and Custody
* Mark McEwen - Change in the Weather: Life After Stroke
* Max Remeau – Take Back the Land, Gentrification and The Umoja Village Shantytown
* Dr. Farrah Gray - Get Real, Get Rich: Conquer the 7 Lies Blocking You from Success

4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Poet, author, and motivational speaker, J. Joy “Sistah Joy” Matthews Alford will host the poetry session at the Author Pavilion. Sistah Joy is the Co-producer and host of the award winning (2007 Telly) Sojourn With Words, poetry-based weekly cable television show.

* Sistah Joy - Lord I’m Dancing as Fast as I Can
* Jeff Motley – Soul Centered The Thoughts, Emotions & Poetry of Jeff Motley
* Monda Webb – A Peek Into My Soul Redux
* Bill Holmes – Straight From My Heart
* Billye Okera - The Mourners’ Bench
* K. Lowery Moore – Moments in Love
* Ewuare Osayande - Blood Luxury
* Deserie Johnson - Black Butterfly
* Jason Reynolds - Jacobs Ladder
* Andre “Brenardo” Taylor

Friday, September 26th

(Pavilion Hours 10:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M.)

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

· Michael Baisden – Men Cry in the Dark

· Yaba Baker – Princess Briana

· Trice Hickman – Unexpected Interruptions

· Ronda Penrice - African American History For Dummies

· Charles D. Ellison – Tantrum A Political Thriller

· Hayden – A Matter of Attitude

· Celeste & Jennifer Norfleet – She Said, She Said

· Queen Afua – The City of Wellness Restoring your Health Through the Seven Kitchens of Consciousness

· Helen H. Kimbrough – Ocean Waves and Other Tales

· Dr. Marimba Ani – Yurugu: An African-Centered Critique of European Cultural Thought and Behavior

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. “PANEL DISCUSSION”

(Fannie Mae) Financial Literacy: Smart Money Solution for Emerging Leaders

· Harrine Freeman – How to Get out of Debt

· William R. Patterson – The Baron Son

· Lynn Richardson – Living Check to Monday The Real Deal about Money, Credit and Financial Security

· Willie Wilson – What Shall I Do Next, When I Don’t Know Next What to Do? The Extraordinary Story of a Man, His Faith, and the Building of a Financial Empire

· Stephanie Jones – State of Black America 2008 In the Black Woman’s Voice

· Kenneth Brown – A Leap of Faith From Welfare to Faring Well

* Derrick Alexander Pope - Thy will be Done: An African American Guide to Estate Planning
* Farrah Gray - Get Real, Get Rich: Conquer the 7 Lies Blocking You from Success

3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

* Dr. Emma S. Etuk – Never Again: Africa’s Last Stand
* Kevin Wayne Johnson – Know God and Do the Will of God Workbook
* Rod Terry – Hope Chest A Treasure of Spiritual Keepsakes
* Dr. Gregory and Marcelynn Clark – The Link Between Nutrition & IQ How Foods Affect Attention Span, Memory, and Learning
* Sheryll Cashin - The Agitator’s Daughter: A Memoir of Four Generations of One Extraordinary African-American Family
* Paul & DuEwa Kamara – Paul Travels to Maseleh
* L. Trenton Marsh – From 1.0 to 4.0: Ten Strategies for Academic and Collegiate Success
* Jock M. Smith – Climbing Jacob’s Ladder From Queens to Tuskegee: A Trial Lawyer’s Journey on Behalf of ‘the Least of These’
* Kunle Oguneye - Sikulu & Harambe by the Zambezi River
* Nathan McCall - Them

Saturday, September 27th

(Pavilion Hours 9:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.)

11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

* Omar Tyree – Pecking Orders
* Sister Claudette Marie Muhammad – Memories
* Maurice Glenn – Reflections: Creative Writings From The African-American Aesthetic
* Avlin Singh, Tiny Robinson & John Reynolds - Lead Belly: Life in Pictures
* Patti Webster - It Happened In Church
* Candace Sandy & Dawn Marie Daniels – Souls Revealed A Souls of My Sisters Book of Revelations and Tools for Healing Your Life, Soul, and Spirit
* Charisse Carney-Nunes - I Dream for You a World: A Covenant for Our Children

1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

* Iyanla Vanzant – Tapping the Power Within: A Path to Self-Empowerment for Women
* Breena Jacobs – Daddy’s Girl
* Pat G’Orge-Walker – Somewhat Saved
* Dr. Ken Edelin - Broken Justice. A True Story of Race, Sex and Revenge in a Boston Courtroom
* Lucy Anne Hurston – Speak, So You Can Speak Again: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston
* Harriet A. Washington - Medical Apartheid
* Paul Wharton – How Models are Made
* Teen Authors; Ashley Jones - Teenage Bluez 1; KInae Kelly - Teenage Bluez 2 and LaKeisha Dorsey - Teenage Bluez 3
* Charles Ogletree - All Deliberate Speed: Reflections on the First Half-Century of Brown v. Board of Education

The Author Pavilion is presented by The Renaissance Group and The Hurston Wright Foundation.