Debut author returns home for Black History Month Feb 17, 2026

NEW ORLEANS — Debut children’s author and engineer Lillian Ebanks Joseph, a New Orleans native now living in Houston, will return home Feb. 19-21 to be featured at the Black History Month Literary Weekend, promoting her new children’s book, Lizzie Finds Her Spark.

Set in New Orleans, Lizzie Finds H...

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Renowned surgeon comes to Big Easy for Black History Month Feb 17, 2026

NEW ORLEANS — Dr. Emily Woolcock, a trailblazing orthopaedic surgeon, author, Tedx speaker, and youth mentor, will travel to New Orleans as one of 14 featured authors in the 10th Annual Black History Month Literary Weekend, Feb. 19-21.

Known for championing early inspiration and representation, Dr....

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Educator, author brings 2-book series to New Orleans Feb 07, 2026

NEW ORLEANS — Scholar, author, and theologian Dr. George Walters-Sleyon will travel to New Orleans Feb. 19-21 as one of 14 featured authors in the 10th Annual Black History Month Literary Weekend.

During the event, Dr. Walters-Sleyon will present his groundbreaking two-book series, The Rush for Bla...

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Native Daughter Brings Black History Month Literary Weekend Back to New Orleans Feb 07, 2026

 

Councilman Eugene Green to Speak at Signature Ivory & Cream Literary Jazz Brunch

NEW ORLEANS—New Orleans native, author, and literary advocate Dr. Rhonda M. Lawson is celebrating the 10th Annual Black History Month Literary Weekend back home in New Orleans Feb. 19–21 with events across the city,...

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Award-winning author, leadership coach comes to Big Easy for Black History Month Feb 07, 2026

 NEW ORLEANS — Award-winning author, leadership coach, and pastor Kevin Wayne Johnson will make his debut appearance as one of 14 featured authors at the 10th Annual Black History Month Literary Weekend, Feb. 19-21 in New Orleans.

A Richmond, VA native and founder of The Johnson Leadership Group LL...

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Maryland author heads to Big Easy for Black History Month Feb 07, 2026

NEW ORLEANS — Baltimore author and women’s empowerment advocate Michelle Rhoney will be one of 14 featured authors at the 10th Annual Black History Month Literary Weekend, taking place Feb. 19–21 in New Orleans.

Rhoney is the author of The Color of Pretty and The Color of Pieces, a compelling autob...

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Fantasy author heads to New Orleans for Black History Month Feb 07, 2026

NEW ORLEANS — Raleigh-based fantasy fiction author Torrie Q. Jones is set to highlight three installments of her critically acclaimed Reborn the Book series at the 10th Annual Black History Month Literary Weekend, taking place Feb. 20–21 in New Orleans.

Speculative fiction readers will have the opp...

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Meet the World Image Solutions Announces Essay Contest Winners Feb 14, 2025

Meet the World Image Solutions CEO Dr. Rhonda M. Lawson kicked off her latest episode of Horizons Author Lounge by revealing the winners of the highly anticipated Eighth and Ninth-Grade Essay Contest.

This year's ninth-grade winner was Akari Holland from Lackey High School in Faulkner, MD. The eigh...

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Our griot tradition is more important now than ever before Feb 08, 2025

The recent executive orders restricting the teaching of Black history in schools are a reminder that we cannot continue to rely solely on institutions to tell our stories. When Dr. Carter G. Woodson created Negro History Week in 1926, it was to celebrate the contributions of African Americans in a w...

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Meet the World Image Solutions Announces For the Culture Book Awards Winners Feb 07, 2025

ACCOKEEK MD—Meet the World Image Solutions proudly announces the winners of the inaugural For the Culture Book Awards. This year’s winners, chosen from a competitive field of talented storytellers, exemplify the highest standards of creativity, character development, and narrative depth:

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Black History Month Literary Weekend Returns to DMV Feb 07, 2025

ACCOKEEK, MD—Author, educator and member of the original Black Panther Party for Self-Defense Dr. Regina Jennings is set to be the keynote speaker for the 9th Annual Black History Month Literary Weekend, taking place Feb. 20-22, 2025.

Hosted by Meet the World Image Solutions, a Maryland publicity a...

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Black History Month Literary Weekend Returns to DMV Jan 18, 2025

ACCOKEEK, MD—Author, educator and member of the original Black Panther Party for Self-Defense Dr. Regina Jennings is set to be the keynote speaker for the 9th Annual Black History Month Literary Weekend, taking place Feb. 20-22, 2025.  

Hosted by Meet the World Image Solutions, a Maryland publicity...

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