Easct Coast Black Age of Comics Convention--May 19th

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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!!!

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!!!!

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!!!!! 

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!!!!

Schedule of Events: Winter 2012

Greetings and blessings, brothers and sisters:

I hope that you are all doing well, and are persevering through these troubled times.  The holidays are coming upon us, and the new year is right around the corner.  Hopefully, many of you are preparing yourselves for your new literary venture, and having a major impact on the populace with your creative works.  Whatever that I can do to help, I will surly do it.  As is my duty, here is the latest Schedule of Events listing that I have come up with:

Zora Neale Hurston Festival for the Arts & Humanities
January 21-29, 2012
Eatonville, FL
www.zorafestival.com

New Year Book Jubilee
January 28, 2012
Dallas, TX
www.texaslit.com

Harlem Fine Arts Show
February 10-12, 2012
New York, NY
www.hfas.org

Black Comic Book Day
February 11, 2012
College Park, GA
www.onyxcon.com

Black Comic Book Day (Detroit)
February 11, 2012
(The Truth Bookstore)
Southfield, MI

Black Comic Book Day (New York)
February 18, 2012
(Hue Man Bookstore)
New York, NY

National Council for Black Studies
NCBS 36th Annual National Conference
March 7-10, 2012
location tba
www.ncbsonline.org

National Black Herstory Conference & Awards
March 22-24, 2012
Atlanta, GA
www.blackherstory.org

Negritud Conference (Journal of Afro-Latin American Studies)
March 22-24, 2012
San Juan, PR
www.afrocubaweb.com/negritud

National Black Writers Conference
March 29-April 1, 2012
Brooklyn, NY
www.nationalblackwritersconference.org

Dayton Book Expo
April 28, 2012
Dayton, OH
www.daytonbookexpo.com

Hip Hop Literacies Conference
May 9-11, 2012
Ohio State University
Tba, OH
www.hiphopeducation.tumblr.com


This is by no means a complete list.  If any of you has any information that you would like to share, the list will be updated as soon as possible.  We are also working on holding the Expo for the fall of 2012.  Stay tuned!!!!

Black Science Fiction Society

In my cyber travels, I have been fortunate enough to come across many interesting people, and some fascinating online communities.  I've been able to cross paths with like-minded individuals, and other artistic souls.  Since I've always been one to infuse my politics with my art, I had always hoped to be able to find a place where I could do just that.

Enter the Black Science Fiction Society.

They exist on a Ning platform.  They're an online community that you can easily join, dedicated to expanding the Black/African presence in the genre of Science Fiction.  Instead of just whining about not getting acceptance from white folks in that field, these people are actually doing something about it.  They are very progressive in their ideas, and also in their creative ventures.  One main thing about them that I like, is that they do a lot of stuff offline, as well as on their site.

You have many creative brothers and sisters on that site.  They go from self-published authors, to artists...animators to publishers...poets to performance artists.  They are a very tight-knit community, and are very supportive of each other.

They have many different genres that they cater to; Sword and Soul, Fantasy, Steampunk/Steamfunk, Military, Action/Adventure, Suspense, Fan Fiction, Comic Books, and so many others.  They're not all diehard Afrocentrics, but a lot of their stories have elements of not only our continental culture, but also elements of the Diaspora.

Many are trying to collaborate with each other to work on projects.  They've already produced a magazine, and a few anthologies.  They even have an online store where you can purchase a number of the members' books.  They've even created an online TV channel; you can join that site, and upload your content.

It is definitely a way for me to be able to creatively express myself.  I've even posted and excerpt or two of some novels that I want to work on.  I've always wanted a way to 'edu-tain' the masses.  Perhaps for my next book idea, I should try my hand at fiction....?

If you get the opportunity, please go to their site, and join up.  Purchase some of their products, and sample some of the groups that they have to offer.  We need to support our own.  Because if we don't....who will?


www.blacksciencefictionsociety.com


They also have a sister site called Wagadu


www.wagadu,ning.com