Black Inventors, Crafting Over 200 Years of Success, highlights the work of Black inventors from over seventy countries. The author, Keith C. Holmes, has spent more than twenty years researching Black inventors from countries that include Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Canada, Cuba, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Ghana, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, St. Vincent, South Africa, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Kingdom and the United States. Without inventions, innovations, financial resources, materials, muscle and labor saving devices, civilizations cannot exist and flourish.
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Groundbreaking Book Cites Thousands of Inventions By People of Color
Beyonce Releases "Live At Roseland" App
FULL CONCERT WITH BEHIND THE SCENES AND SURPRISE CONTENT FOR THE AVID BEYONCE FAN
Beyonce's sold-out four nights at New York's famed Roseland Ballroom back in August was a resounding success with the first night's tickets selling out in a record 22 seconds. "4 Intimate Nights With Beyonce" was a fan and critical favorite with Rolling Stone Magazine declaring that the club had turned into a coliseum with Beyonce's "rafter-rattling force."
Mary J. Blige, Jill Scott, Patti LaBelle, KEM, Ledisi, Kenny G, Doug E. Fresh, Kevin Eubanks, Ramsey Lewis and Nicole Henry Headline the Lucky 7th Annual "Jazz in the Gardens" Music Festival
The lucky 7th year of the two-day Jazz in the Gardens music festival returns to Miami Gardens with an incredible line-up sure to put the audience at Sun Life Stadium on their feet on March 17 and 18, 2012
The lucky 7th year of the two-day Jazz in the Gardens music festival returns to Miami Gardens with an incredible line-up sure to put the audience at Sun Life Stadium on their feet on March 17 and 18, 2012. Beginning Saturday, March 17, 2012, "Jazz in the Gardens" attendees will be treated to exhilarating performances by the queen of neo-soul Jill Scott, the soulful chart topping KEM, Ledisi who was recently named "the next Patti LaBelle by Patti LaBelle", old school human beat box Doug E. Fresh and the timeless jazz superstar Ramsey Lewis. The Sunday, March 18, 2012 line up will feature the incomparable voice of the multi-platinum, nine time Grammy winner Mary J. Blige, R & B legend Patti LaBelle, smooth jazz saxophonist Kenny G, jazz guitarist Kevin Eubanks, formerly of The Tonight Show, and locally grown internationally recognized chanteuse Nicole Henry.
Author Queenkay Pens Book About Life, Loss, And Overcoming Tragedy In Her Debut Memoir, The Recon-Struction And Transformation Of QueenKay
Tragedies can occur without warning. A sudden death of a loved one, abuse, or negative life experiences can cripple us and lead us down a path of self destruction and unhappiness. Author QueenKay reveals how to turn life’s most painful situations into triumphs in her new book, The Reconstruction and Transformation of QueenKay (Xlibris, $19.99, ISBN# 978-1465369901). In The Reconstruction and Transformation of QueenKay, Kay reveals her story of survival and details the struggles she faced as a girl and her tumultuous journey into womanhood.
Actor Vincent M. Ward Launches New Production Company
The Writer and Producer Will Kick Off 1st Quarter with Notable Projects and TV Appearances
The accomplished Actor, who has worked many years in front of the camera, will move behind the scenes to consult for small businesses and talent looking to find their niche in the entertainment industry.
Ward is a student of the performing arts, having cultivated his acting chops on stages in Playhouses across the U.S. He has since then managed to build an impressive roster of TV and Film credits and wants to help others reach that same plateau.
“I really want to help people reach their dreams” offers Ward. “I think I have something unique to offer the world of entertainment. 2012 will be a big year for me and my team and I am hoping to establish V.M.W. Productions as a driving force in communities across the globe”, he offers.
Services offered at V.M.W Productions will include script writing and editing, creative services (design for digital and print) marketing, Advertising as well as union and guild resources for Talent. V.M.W. Productions will also include a national events division where Ward will serve as Executive Producer for Award shows and Conferences. This division will also provide an upscale networking experience for professionals to assemble, mingle, and share ideas. These gatherings are designed to arm attendees with the resources for career advancement, a superior focus of Vincent M. Ward and his affiliate-partners.
Operations for the branding and marketing of Vincent M. Ward as Actor, Philanthropist and Spokesperson will also continue under the production house; including the production of original Films, Web and Television series Co-Produced by Ward himself.
Be on the lookout for Vincent this spring as he continues to flex his acting muscle in “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” on TBS Network and the hit NBC Network sitcom “Whitney”. You can also catch him in the highly anticipated stage play “Reap what you Sow” February 25, 2012 at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles, CA.
Members of the press are invited to request more details about the production company and Vincent is now available for appearances and bookings. To connect please visit http://www.vincentmward.com and you can also follow him on twitter @vincentmward.
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