Black Comic Book Festival
January 12, 2013
New York, NY
www.nypl.org/locations
Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts & Humanities
January 26-February 3, 2013
Eatonville, FL
www.zorafestival.com
Local Authors Expo
February 2, 2013
Birmingham, AL
www.eventbrite.com/event/4610732826
Harlem Fine Arts Show
February 7-10, 2013
New York, NY
www.hfas.org
Black Comic Book Day--Detroit
February 9, 2013
Detroit, MI
www.blackcomicbookday2013.eventbrite.com
African American Children's Book Fair
February 9, 2013
Philadelphia, PA
www.aalbc.com
OnyxCon: Sankofa
February 16, 2013
Atlanta, GA
www.onyxcon.com
Friday, December 14, 2012
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
State of the Black World Conference III
State of the Black World Conference
"State of Emergency in Black America: Time to Heal Black Families and Communities"
November 14-18, 2012
Washington, DC
Black Power Hip Hop Conference
Presented by National Black United Front (NBUF)
November 2-4, 2012
Washington, DC
The Consortium of Afro Latino Communities
An extended Latino Heritage Month event meant to highlight, expose, and showcase the African roots of Latino heritage and culture.
October 20, 2012
Baltimore, MD
FREE ADMISSION, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!!!!
Friday, September 14, 2012
Once Upon A Time In Afrika
Once Upon a Time in Afrika
a new novel By: Balogun Ojetade
Published through MV Media
Available through paperback and ebook
www.mvmediaatl.com
Poetry Workshop w/Tony Medina
Reginald F. Lewis Museum presents
Poetry Workshop with Master Poet Tony Medina
Saturday, September 22, 2012
1pm to 3pm
Baltimore, MD
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Motor City Black Age of Comics Convention
Motor City Black Age of Comics Convention
September 29, 2012
Detroit, MI
BE THERE!!!!!!
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Fall Season 2012
This is the current listing of the Schedule of Events that we have for the upcoming Fall Season. This listing will be periodically updated, and emailed out to the members of our Mailing List.
Baltimore Book Festival
Atlanta Multi-Cultural Book Festival
October 6, 2012
Fayetteville, GA
www.theatlantamulti-culturalbookfestival.com
Alien Encounters III
October 25-28, 2012
Atlanta, GA
www.afpls.org/aarl
African
American
Cultural
Festival
of
Raleigh
and
Wake
County
September
1-2,
2012
Raleigh,
NC
Write
Time
Black
Writers
Retreat
September
1-3,
2012
Fort
Lauderdale,
FL
Pan
Afrikan
Day
of
Solidarity
September
8,
2012
Baltimore,
MD
410-900-7527/443-839-6926
Black
Writers
and
Book
Clubs
Literacy
Festival
September
14-15,
2012
Memphis,
TN
Annual
African Street
Festival
September
14-16,
2012
Nashville,
TN
Dayton
Book
Expo
Author
Pavilion
at
Dayton
Women's
Fair
September
15-16,
2012
Dayton,
OH
Brooklyn
Book
Festival
September
23,
2012
Brooklyn,
NY
Baltimore Book Festival
September
28-30,
2012
Baltimore,
MD
Motor
City
Black
Age
of
Comics
Convention
September
29,
2012
Detroit,
MI
Birth
Ur Book Conference
October
5-7, 2012
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta Multi-Cultural Book Festival
October 6, 2012
Fayetteville, GA
www.theatlantamulti-culturalbookfestival.com
La
Plaza
Hispana
October
6-7,
2012
Baltimore,
MD
Cavalcade
of Authors Conference
October
12-14, 2012
Chicago, IL
9th
Annual Pen to Paper Symposium
October
13, 2012
Dayton, OH
Latino
Book
&
Family
Festival
October
13,
2012
Los
Angeles,
CA
Alien Encounters III
October 25-28, 2012
Atlanta, GA
www.afpls.org/aarl
LatinoFest
Baltimore
County
TBA
Baltimore,
MD
4th
Annual Author's Literary Festival
November
2, 2012
North Chesterfield, VA
Mosaic
Literary Conference
November
9-10, 2012
New York, NY
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Thursday, June 28, 2012
International African Arts Festival 2012
41st Annual International African Arts Festival
June 30-July 4, 2012
Brooklyn, NY
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Easct Coast Black Age of Comics Convention--May 19th
SUPPORT THE MOVEMENT!!!! BLACK AGE FOREVER!!!!!
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Summer Season 2012
Dear brothers & Sisters:
It's about that time of year again. Festival and convention season is about to be in full swing. The summer season is the busiest time of year for us to show off our works to the masses. Here is my contribution to that effort. Here is the latest Schedule of Events that I have for you... :
East Coast Black Age Comics Convention
May 19, 2012
Philadelphia, PA
www.ecbacc.com
Balticon
May 25-28, 2012
Baltimore, MD
www.balticon.org
Book Expo America
June 5-7, 2012
New York, NY
www.bookexpoamerica.com
Odunde Festival
June 8-10, 2012
Philadelphia, PA
www.odundefestival.org
Great Midwest Book Fest
June 16, 2012
Milwaukee, WI
www.greatmidwestbookfest.com
LatinoFest
June 23-24, 2012
Baltimore, MD
www.eblo.org
International African Arts Festival
June 30-July 4, 2012
Brooklyn, NY
www.iaafestival.org
Bayou Soul Writers and Readers Conference
July 5-6, 2012
New Orleans, LA
www.bswconference.com
African American Festival
July 7-8, 2012
Baltimore, MD
www.africanamericanheritagefestival.net
Happy Nappy Day
July 8, 2012
Qwynn Oak, MD
www.happynappyday.com
Harlem Book Fair
July 21, 2012
New York, NY
www.harlembookfair.com
4th Annual Orange and Blue BBQ
July 21, 2012
Syracuse, NY
serenawills@yahoo.com
Baltimore International Reggae Jerk Festival
July 22, 2012
Lochearn, MD
www.baltimorereggaejerkfest.com
18th Annual Peoples' Festival
July 28, 2012
Wilmington, DE
www.peoplesfestival.com
Eastern Shore AfrAm Festival
August 10-11, 2012
Seaford, DE
www.easternshoreafram.org
Los Angeles Black Book Expo
August 11, 2012
Los Angeles, CA
www.labbx.com
FestAfrica
August 13-14, 2012
Silver Spring, MD
www.festafricausa.com
Southern Hospitality Book Retreat
August 17-20, 2012
Atlanta, GA
www.shbookretreat.com
OnyxCon
August 18, 2012
Atlanta, GA
www.onyxcon.com
African American Author's Expo
August 18, 2012
Baltimore, MD
www.aaaexpo.ning.com
Black Writers Reunion & Conference
August 29-31, 2012
Fort Lauderdale, FL
www.blackwriters.org
Hope that this helps out. Updates will be periodically added!!!
It's about that time of year again. Festival and convention season is about to be in full swing. The summer season is the busiest time of year for us to show off our works to the masses. Here is my contribution to that effort. Here is the latest Schedule of Events that I have for you... :
East Coast Black Age Comics Convention
May 19, 2012
Philadelphia, PA
www.ecbacc.com
Balticon
May 25-28, 2012
Baltimore, MD
www.balticon.org
Book Expo America
June 5-7, 2012
New York, NY
www.bookexpoamerica.com
Odunde Festival
June 8-10, 2012
Philadelphia, PA
www.odundefestival.org
Great Midwest Book Fest
June 16, 2012
Milwaukee, WI
www.greatmidwestbookfest.com
LatinoFest
June 23-24, 2012
Baltimore, MD
www.eblo.org
International African Arts Festival
June 30-July 4, 2012
Brooklyn, NY
www.iaafestival.org
Bayou Soul Writers and Readers Conference
July 5-6, 2012
New Orleans, LA
www.bswconference.com
African American Festival
July 7-8, 2012
Baltimore, MD
www.africanamericanheritagefestival.net
Happy Nappy Day
July 8, 2012
Qwynn Oak, MD
www.happynappyday.com
Harlem Book Fair
July 21, 2012
New York, NY
www.harlembookfair.com
4th Annual Orange and Blue BBQ
July 21, 2012
Syracuse, NY
serenawills@yahoo.com
Baltimore International Reggae Jerk Festival
July 22, 2012
Lochearn, MD
www.baltimorereggaejerkfest.com
18th Annual Peoples' Festival
July 28, 2012
Wilmington, DE
www.peoplesfestival.com
Eastern Shore AfrAm Festival
August 10-11, 2012
Seaford, DE
www.easternshoreafram.org
Los Angeles Black Book Expo
August 11, 2012
Los Angeles, CA
www.labbx.com
FestAfrica
August 13-14, 2012
Silver Spring, MD
www.festafricausa.com
Southern Hospitality Book Retreat
August 17-20, 2012
Atlanta, GA
www.shbookretreat.com
OnyxCon
August 18, 2012
Atlanta, GA
www.onyxcon.com
African American Author's Expo
August 18, 2012
Baltimore, MD
www.aaaexpo.ning.com
Black Writers Reunion & Conference
August 29-31, 2012
Fort Lauderdale, FL
www.blackwriters.org
Hope that this helps out. Updates will be periodically added!!!
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Spring Season 2012
Greetings Brothers & Sisters:
Hopefully this year has started off on a very positive note for all of you. Hopefully this passing Black History Month has been a positive and beneficial one for one and all. The crux of the season is about to kick off, and I will do my part to help you all to spread the word about your various works of art and literary expression. Here is the latest Schedule of Events that I have come up with:
National Council for Black Studies
NCBS National Conference
March 7-10, 2012
Atlanta, GA
www.ncbsonline.org
Negritud Conference
Journal of Afro Latin American Studies
March 22-24, 2012
San Juan, PR
www.afrocubaweb.com/negritud
National Black Herstory Conference & Awards
March 22-24, 2012
Atlanta, GA
www.blackherstory.org
National Black Writers Conference
March 29-April 1, 2012
Brooklyn, NY
www.nationalblackwritersconference.org
Write On! Workshop
March 31, 2012
Dayton, OH
www.penofthewriter.com
Dayton Book Expo
April 28, 2012
Dayton, OH
www.daytonbookexpo.com
Harlem Book Fair-Newark
April 28, 2012
Newark, NJ
www.harlembookfair.com
Kids' Comic Con
May 5, 2012
Bronx, NY
www.kidscomiccon.com
State of Black Science Fiction 2012 Youth Symposium
May 5, 2012
Atlanta, GA
www.facebook.com/events
Baltimore Urban Book Festival
May 6, 2012
Baltimore, MD
www.baltimoreurbanbookfestival.com
Hip Hop Literacies Conference
May 9-11, 2012
Columbus, OH (Ohio State University)
www.ehe.osu.edu/edtl/hip-hop-literacies.php
Bronx Heroes Comic Con
May 12, 2012
Bronx, NY
www.bxhcc.com
East Coast Black Age Comics Convention
May 19, 2012
Philadelphia, PA
www.ecbacc.com
Balticon
May 25-28, 2012
Baltimore, MD
www.balticon.org
This is by no means a complete list. We will continue to update the list as newer information is made available. Hope that this helps you all!!!!
Hopefully this year has started off on a very positive note for all of you. Hopefully this passing Black History Month has been a positive and beneficial one for one and all. The crux of the season is about to kick off, and I will do my part to help you all to spread the word about your various works of art and literary expression. Here is the latest Schedule of Events that I have come up with:
National Council for Black Studies
NCBS National Conference
March 7-10, 2012
Atlanta, GA
www.ncbsonline.org
Negritud Conference
Journal of Afro Latin American Studies
March 22-24, 2012
San Juan, PR
www.afrocubaweb.com/negritud
National Black Herstory Conference & Awards
March 22-24, 2012
Atlanta, GA
www.blackherstory.org
National Black Writers Conference
March 29-April 1, 2012
Brooklyn, NY
www.nationalblackwritersconference.org
Write On! Workshop
March 31, 2012
Dayton, OH
www.penofthewriter.com
Dayton Book Expo
April 28, 2012
Dayton, OH
www.daytonbookexpo.com
Harlem Book Fair-Newark
April 28, 2012
Newark, NJ
www.harlembookfair.com
Kids' Comic Con
May 5, 2012
Bronx, NY
www.kidscomiccon.com
State of Black Science Fiction 2012 Youth Symposium
May 5, 2012
Atlanta, GA
www.facebook.com/events
Baltimore Urban Book Festival
May 6, 2012
Baltimore, MD
www.baltimoreurbanbookfestival.com
Hip Hop Literacies Conference
May 9-11, 2012
Columbus, OH (Ohio State University)
www.ehe.osu.edu/edtl/hip-hop-literacies.php
Bronx Heroes Comic Con
May 12, 2012
Bronx, NY
www.bxhcc.com
East Coast Black Age Comics Convention
May 19, 2012
Philadelphia, PA
www.ecbacc.com
Balticon
May 25-28, 2012
Baltimore, MD
www.balticon.org
This is by no means a complete list. We will continue to update the list as newer information is made available. Hope that this helps you all!!!!
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Black Comic Book Day!!!!!!
As an extension to the Black Age of Comics conventions, there is an annual event program called "Black Comic Book Day". It showcases the work(s) if independent black comic book artists/publishers/producers to the masses. This year, Black Comic Book Day will be held in three places:
Black Comic Book Day-ATL: February 11, 2012
Black Comic Book Day-Detroit: February 11, 2012
Black Comic Book Day-NYC: February 18, 2012.
For more information about each event, please check out the websites, www.onyxcon.com, and www.blackcomicbookday.com. Also, don't forget to support the four Black Age of Comics conventions coming up this year in Detroit, Atlanta, Philadelphia, and their home base in Chicago!!!!!
Black Comic Book Day-ATL: February 11, 2012
Black Comic Book Day-Detroit: February 11, 2012
Black Comic Book Day-NYC: February 18, 2012.
For more information about each event, please check out the websites, www.onyxcon.com, and www.blackcomicbookday.com. Also, don't forget to support the four Black Age of Comics conventions coming up this year in Detroit, Atlanta, Philadelphia, and their home base in Chicago!!!!!
Monday, January 16, 2012
PLM Afrikan Marketplace 2012
Wanted to represent for my revolutionary activist brothers and sisters at the Pan-Afrikan Liberation Movement, also known as PLM for short. They hold a monthly marketplace every thrid Saturday of the month, helping to spread the concept of Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics), as well as Umoja and Ujima. here are the dates for 2012:
January 21st
February 18th
March 17th
April 21st
May 19th
June 16th
July 21st
August 18th
September 15th
October 20th
November 17th
December 15th
The Afrikan Marketplace is always held at the Maggie Quille Druid Heights Community Center, located at 2140 McCulloh Street located in Baltimore, Maryland. The marketplace runs from 1pm-7pm, and they usually have events afterward. If you are in the Baltimore area and would like to participate in the Afrikan marketplace, please contac PLM at 443-257-2470, or email them at acefund04@gmail.com.
So, come one...come all!!!! SUPPORT BLACK BUSINESSES!!!!! SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY!!!!
January 21st
February 18th
March 17th
April 21st
May 19th
June 16th
July 21st
August 18th
September 15th
October 20th
November 17th
December 15th
The Afrikan Marketplace is always held at the Maggie Quille Druid Heights Community Center, located at 2140 McCulloh Street located in Baltimore, Maryland. The marketplace runs from 1pm-7pm, and they usually have events afterward. If you are in the Baltimore area and would like to participate in the Afrikan marketplace, please contac PLM at 443-257-2470, or email them at acefund04@gmail.com.
So, come one...come all!!!! SUPPORT BLACK BUSINESSES!!!!! SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY!!!!
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