Black Author Showcase Holiday Book Fair Program

Holiday Book Fair Show Place Arena Upper Marlboro, Maryland December 13, 2008

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Books for Africa

In This Season of Giving, Give a Book By Stafford L. Battle

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uilding a bridge from misery to hope often can be best accomplished by the simplest of actions such as the donation of used books to people who lack them. This act can help spread President-elect Barack Obama’s message of hope and change by improving literacy in places where books are scarce.

Black Author Showcase Volume I1, Issue 1 December 2008 Executive Staff Diane Williams Stafford Battle Dr. Rey O. Harris Sponsors and Partners The Vine Newspaper Warm Spirit Books for Africa DC Bookman The Olde Towne Inn Signal Financial Harriet’s Girls, Inc. Costco All Rights Reserved Copyright 2008 22nd Century Press, LLC Mitchellville, Maryland USA http://www.22ndcenturypress.com http://www.blackauthorshowcase.com [email protected]

“Books for Africa” founded by Tom Warth has shipped more than 20 million books to Africa. It costs about 40 cents to send a book and more than 35 kids will read that one book. Yet despite that tremendous effort, today, many African schools and libraries in the rural areas still have bare shelves where books should be sitting. The Black Author Showcase is working with Books for Africa via the “Bring a Book and a Buck” campaign on December 13th at the Show Place Arena to collect and ship books to Kenya. Diane Williams cofounder of the Black Author Showcase reveals that, “In this historic election year, when our president-elect has direct family ties to Kenya, we consider it an honor and civic duty to help spread a message of hope and change via literacy.” Many unwanted books in America are thrown away or buried in landfills. Ecologically and ethically, it makes perfect sense to donate the knowledge in those books to children who can become better educated citizens and help end the scourge of poverty and disease in their homeland and around the world. The next Benjamin Banneker or Albert Einstein may be living in a small grass hut in Africa waiting for a chance to learn and mature. Despite America’s current economic concerns, the U.S. remains the richest country in the world with a generous abundance of books idle in warehouses, supply closets and attics. On December 13, the residents of Prince George’s County are offered the opportunity to get involved in the spirit of giving as well as participate in creation of a better world for all of us. ✍

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WELCOME TO THE BLACK AUTHOR SHOWCASE

Holiday Book Fair SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2008

SHOW PLACE ARENA, PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, MARYLAND 10 AM TO 5 PM

PROGRAM 10:00 AM

Welcome, Introductions and Opening remarks

10:30 AM

Children’s books author readings and storytelling

11:00 AM

Poetry

11:30 AM

Memoirs

Noon

Poetry

12:30

Inspirational authors

1:00 PM

Panel Discussion: Making It Through Difficult Times Featuring financial writer Harrine Freeman, Kelly Vaughn from the MD Dept. of Housing, Kalimah Matthews - Signal Financial, Tanoah Morgan - The Vine newspaper, Myra E. Abdullah - New York Life, and Denise Hendrick – FDI.

2:30 PM

Contemporary Literature & Nonfiction

All Day

Author Presentations/Readings/Signings Hourly drawings for special prizes! Book Baskets & Gift Wrapping

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County Literacy Council ‘One of the Best’

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he Literacy Council of Prince George’s County is one of the best small charities in the metropolitan area, according to e Catalogue for Philanthropy. “Charities were selected for excellence, cost-effectiveness, and impact,” said Barbara Harman, President of the Catalogue for Philanthropy: Greater Washington. is year, the Literacy Council will help nearly 1,400 adult learners through individualized assessments, one-toone tutoring, high school diploma programs, and smallgroup classes in basic skills instruction, English for speakers of other languages, and family literacy. e Literacy Council’s team of 50 classroom instructors and assessors, and 60+ volunteer tutors offers multiple sites throughout the county. “anks to the support of community contributors, thousands of Prince George’s County adults have been able to prove to themselves, to their families, and to all of us, that it really never is too late to learn. ey are grandparents, parents, out-of-school youths, Prince George’s County- born, immigrants, multi-job workers, or unemployed. What they have in common is the ability to learn and the need for your help,” said Gail Drake, Executive Director of the Literacy Council. To learn more about the Literacy Council in the Catalogue for Philanthropy and make a donation, visit www.literacycouncil.org/cfp. To learn more about upcoming tutor-trainings and volunteer opportunities, visit www.literacycouncil.org. ✍

Be a Part of the Black Author Showcase Holiday Book Fair for December 12, 2009 Reserve Your Vending Space NOW!

Donate Today to Raise $10,000 for Kenya Help us spread literacy & knowledge and combat poverty throughout the world www.abuck4books4kenya.com

“A simple name for a simple organization with a simple mission. We collect, sort, ship and distribute books to children in Africa. Our goal: to end the book famine in Africa.” -- BFA

BOOKS FOR AFRICA

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Stafford L. Battle & Rey O. Harris

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AFROCyberspace: 1000+ Web sites That Will Enrich Your World ISBN: 978-0-9818262-0-2

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tafford Battle and Rey O. Harris bring to light afrocentric web sites that you might never nd using traditional search methods. Save time and maximize your online efforts by going directly to stellar cyber-source destinations written for and about Black people. Keep current with the latest afrocentric blogs, wikis, netcasts, and Web 2.0 sites. Gain premium access to the AfroCyberspace web portal and social network. AFROCyberspace is open to everyone regardless of social background. e journey is sure to expand your view of the world. Stafford L. Battle is the Digital Designer for Howard University College of Medicine and co-founder of the Black Author Showcase. He has worked in the publishing industry for several decades including stints at Time-life Books, e Smithsonian Magazine, Washington Living Magazine, and local newspapers and publications. Reynold O. Harris Ph.D., aka Rey, is originally from Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Harris is an Educational Technologist, trainer, researcher and consultant who has been involved with education, employment and training activities for the past 33 years. During this time, he has conducted seminars on marketing, business, information technology and empowerment throughout the Black Diaspora. ✍

For more information visit: http://www.afrocyberspace.com

Roland Tyler Strength Within: Surviving by the Grace of God ISBN: 978-0-615-21031-5

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oland Tyler’s true life story is incredibly unique and unlike any other. He tells of the horric tests and trials experienced from youth to adulthood, most of which the average young boy could not have endured. Your curiosity will be aroused when you learn of how as a young boy, he overcame a dismal childhood stricken with abuse. He will take you for an emotional walk through my family history. It’s struggles, its tragedies and the obstacles as a family exactly as they played out. Most importantly you will learn from my story that strength is created from within through all life experiences and like a tiger, that strength is reveled from GOD. I insist that my story strengthens your momentum and will thereaer, enable you to prevail. rough life, hard times and hurdled obstacles that were put before me . . . us, I survived by the GRACE OF GOD. ✍

B Sharise Moore Taste ISBN: 978-1-60585-198-3

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Sharise Moore holds a bachelor’s degree in English with a concentration in Creative Writing from Rutgers University. In addition, Moore is a certied secondary English teacher, classical pianist, and published performance poet. When on hiatus from writing, she conducts writing seminars for teens and adults in both poetry and prose. At present, she lives in Prince George’s County Maryland. You can visit her on the web at www.blaqmerm aidpress.com ✍

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Joyce Burnett Adam’s Belle: A Memoir of Love Without Bounds ISBN: 978-0-9816102-1-4

J K. Lowery Moore Moments In Love: Reflections Through Poetic Expressions ISBN: 978-0-9795333-2-7

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. Lowery Moore is the author of the sizzling novel, When I’m Loving You and the poetry book, Moments in Love: Reections through Poetic Expressions. Born Katina Anjanette Moore, this author and poet is a native of Washington, DC currently residing in Temple Hills of Prince George’s County, MD with her two sons. As a summa cum laude honor graduate, she holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration, with a minor in Marketing, from Strayer University. She is the founder of So Sophisticated Publications, an independent publishing company, which she established to publish and maintain control over her literary work. ✍

oyce Burnett is a native of Los Angeles, a tness instructor, and a writer. Her latest work is the memoir of Isabel Washington Powell, the rst wife of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. She served in the Peace Corps in Mali and Mauritania and was also a Fulbright Scholar in Eritrea. She met Isabel Washington Powell, the glamorous show girl from the 1920’s who married the late Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Joyce was enthralled by the vivid pictures Belle painted of her life. Belle reminded Joyce of her own Aunt Ceola. She dressed impeccably, cooked better than most chefs, and approached situations with a touch of sass. Joyce began this project shortly aer publishing an article on her experience as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, and Mali. She worked closely with Belle for almost ten years to record an incredible story. Belle was very pleased with the early dra of Adam’s Belle, but sadly, she passed away before her story was published. ✍

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Veronica Rogers

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Oh! Jesus, Help Me Over The Hump Of My Rainbow ISBN: 978-1-4363-4514-9

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eronica is the younger of two daughters in her family, a single mother three times over, and a proud grandmother of six precious darlings. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and educated in the Baltimore City public school system by dedicated, God-fearing teachers who made sure she received a quality education. Ronii went on to graduate from the School of Hard Knocks, earning a Ph.D. in Faith, Wisdom and Child Rearing. She is an organizational specialist who has enjoyed a corporate career, spanning 45 years. Her book, Oh! Jesus, Help Me Over the Hump of My Rainbow, is a memoir of inspiring and revealing stories from various seasons of my life; using paradigms of rainbow colors—described as 4 roads—to paint a poignant picture of growth and reection from her childhood, to being a single parent of one daughter and two sons. She shares experiences from that run the gamut of rape, abuse, despair, rage, rejection, promiscuity, and dishonesty. According to Rogers, “as you read my book, you will laugh, cry, and cheer aer grasping the true meaning behind ‘Ronii’s rainbow.’” ✍

Donate A Book and A Buck for the Kenya Literacy Campaign www.abuck4books4kenya.com

Dyahnne Alston All About Aisha ISBN: 978-0-9820897-2-9

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yahnne is the Founder and CEO of Sweetie’s Books / Sensations Publishing, a fully minority-owned publishing company specialising in children’s books that feature African-American and other minority children and adult literature that touches the soul. She is a mother, grandmother, author, and educator. Dyahnne is originally from North Carolina, reared in Virginia, and currently resides in Maryland. ✍

R. Jay Jay Johnson The Conductor, Truth Unveiled ISBN: 978-0-9817795-0-8

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Jay Jay Johnson was born and raised in Washington, D.C., attended Howard University and graduated with a degree in Architecture. He is also an artist with training in the visual arts. He is the author of several unpublished books. e Conductor, Truth Uneiled is his rst published work. It is the product of ToonUps Publishing. A company that Mr. Johnson established in order to self publish his work. Presently, he resides in Prince Georges County, Maryland, and is the father of four children. ✍

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DeLois Jackson

Brenda Hill

FAITH: My Walking Cane To Glory ISBN: 0-8059-5937

Remember What Your MAMAs Taught You, A Unique Way of Looking at Customer Service ISBN: 9780595375363

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eLois Jackson is a native of Florida, founder and CEO of TAN-D Enterprises. She is an author, inspirational speaker, and workshop facilitator. She has more than 29 years of office automation, acquisition logistics, program management and information technology experience with the Department of Defense. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business management, a Master of Science degree in human resource management, from Troy State University. In addition, she holds a Master of Science degree in National Resource Strategy, from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. Ms.. Jackson is a Management and Program Analysis Officer, in the War ghting Integration and CIO office, for the Secretary of the Air Force and serves as technical advisor for civilian matters for the Directorate of Information. ✍

Ellie M. Johnson Some Things You Just Can’t See: Seeing with the Natural Eye versus Seeing with the Spiritual Eye ISBN: 978-0-9799798-1-1 Ellie M. Johnson is the wife of James T. Johnson, Jr., mother of ve children—Renauda, Jamel, James III, Kerchina, and Timothy. She is also the grandmother of three beautiful girls. Ellie is a vessel willing and prepared to do the work of Him who sent her. She is a teacher, an author, and a speaker. One of her favorite scriptures in the Bible is Romans 8:28—”And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” ✍

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renda Hill is the President of DAP Network and Consulting Services that specializes in seminars teaching the key to delivering extraordinary customer service consistently and effortlessly. Brenda has more than 20 years of experience providing quality customer service, 10 years of professional Human Resources experience, 10 years of management experience and 6 years of sales experience. Brenda’s passion for improving the treatment of others, and her love of writing encouraged her to write Remember What Your MAMAs Taught You, a unique way of looking at customer service. ✍

Scratches is a fictional book for ALL -- young, old, male, female, rich, poor. http://www.FrankieNicole.com

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Kevin Wayne Johnson

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Give God the Glory! ISBN: 978-0-9705902-2-0

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evin Wayne Johnson is a 24-year veteran of the federal government and corporate America in the eld of contracting and procurement. He has testied before the United States House of Representatives and presented to the District of Columbia Committee on Government Operations. Kevin’s true love is for God. He and his wife Gail were ordained into the Christian ministry as deacons in 2000. In 2002 he became a graduate of the True Disciple Ministries Bible Institute, Somerville, New Jersey. He speaks frequently at the requests of pastors and church leaders across the United States. He is the author of the national best-selling, nine-book series titled Give God the Glory! and has earned twelve literary and media awards, including 2007 Memphis Black Writer’s Conference Author’s Hall of Fame Award and 2006 & 2007 Christian Publisher of the Year, Book Expo America, African-American Pavilion. He hosted the talk show “Give God the Glory!” on the Voice America Internet Talk Radio Network and on Black TV OnLine.com, during the 2004 – 2007 seasons, reaching more than 300,000 viewers per broadcast. He attests everyday that God uses ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary things! ✍

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Monda Raquel Webb 7:33 am ISBN: 978-0-9797827

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uthor and Poet Monda Raquel Webb lives in Rockville, Maryland. Currently, she works in corporate America, sells real estate, has made several appearances on HGTV as a featured Realtor® on the hit series “Get It Sold” and pursues her passion, writing, in her free time. ✍

Rosemary Banks Resident Manager: A job truly underestimated by most ISBN: 9781605634432

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esident Manager reveals the landlord’s side of managing multifamily apartments, the side no one talks about in public or the media. Resident managers are proled as being evil and accused of sitting on their lazy rear ends all day doing nothing but giving orders and collecting rent. is is truly a myth. You have to have thick skin, otherwise you will be shaking in your boots. Residents, you’ve had your 15 minutes of fame; now it’s Rosemary’s chance to unveil what really goes on behind closed doors. ✍

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Janice McMillian Bruised, Broken and Blessed ISBN: 0-9721499-1-0

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anice McMillian is founder of Zadok Publishing, which produces Christian and motivational books. Author and publisher of “Let the Redeemed of the Lord Say So,” Bruised, Broken and Blessed,” and contributing author to “Your Exceptional Life Begins Now.” Currently, she is publishing a new work by author, Rev. Mary Pickett titled, “I Didn’t Know I had an STD, Sexually Transmitted Demon.” She intends to share written words of life that li up the bowed down head. ✍

Manes Pierre Spinning the Globe: Voices Around the World ISBN: 9780595499250

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native of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Manes Pierre is director of Small Learning Communities and teaches U.S. History at Duval High School in Maryland. Pending his Ph.D. from Nova Southeastern University, Manes Pierre enjoys riding motorcycles and participating in local politics. While he has written several articles, this is his second book. ✍

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Harrine Freeman How to Get Out of Debt: Get an “A” Credit Rating for Free ISBN: 1933949439

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arrine Freeman is the CEO and owner of H.E. Freeman Enterprises that helps clients restore their credit rating and develop good money management skills to pay off debts and plan for retirement. She was once in $19,000 in debt, only making $21,000 a year and was successfully able to get herself out of debt without ling for bankruptcy. As a guest speaker at regional and national churches and schools, national radio shows, organizations and Fortune 500 companies, Freeman’s simple, yet effective methods positively impact the bottom lines of her clients. She has appeared in Forbes, Market Watch, Black Enterprise, Essence Magazine, Pink Magazine, the Prince Georges Gazette, Bankrate.com, Creditcards.com, Yahoo.com and on NBC. ✍

Living Well

Is the Best Revenge

http://www.ellebailey.com The debut novel from author Elle Bailey, is set in Chicago and tells the story of Charlene Brazelton, a hardworking, longsuffering, modern-day superwoman!

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N. Xavier Arnold

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Autobiography of an African American Real Estate Guru ISBN: 0965100723

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utobiography of an Aican American Real Estate Guru may make you rich! is true story of a Black entrepreneur and self-made real estate millionaire is inspirational, compelling, and practical. Discover the 10 secrets of real estate wealth development, and a proven training method that’s 90 percent effective! Learn to invest and grow wealth for real. No gimmicks, no seminars, no kidding. Are you ready to live the dream, start here! ✍

Michael M. Moore Thank God For Plan B, Because Plan A Didn’t Work ISBN: 978-0-9792561-4-1

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an of God, Father Author of ve novels, 30 years professional artist...Mr. Moore is former Vice-President of for the Birmingham Art Association and member of the Birmingham writers consortium. Mr. Moore has exhibited in over twenty two museums and locations in the last three years and has sold over 8,000 copies of his novels since March of 2008. Currently only three of Mr. Moore’s novels are in print. Two more are due to be published in January of 2009. ✍

Lorraine Gordon Dancing with Momspirations, A children’s story about growing up with positive, inspiring messages ISBN: 978-0-9791456-0-5

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ancing with Momspirations is an inspiring children’s picture book based on true snapshots from Lorraine Gordon’s life of teaching her children the power of positive language and how it affects the way we think and behave. is book is recommended for parents, guardians, and pre-kindergarten to third-grade children. It’s an ideal book for parents who want to develop their own affirmations for children. Dancing with Momspirations can be read aloud to children to increase vocabulary, identify primary colors and numbers, and build auditory skills and memorization as children learn to repeat their favorite Momspirations. ✍

Malcolm Gilbert There’s Gotta Be More to Life Than This ISBN: 1604773189

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alcolm Gilbert is a husband, father, author, entrepreneur, motivational and inspirational speaker. He is the voice of today’s generation. He’s traveled the world and experienced the good and the bad of this world. He has experienced, witnessed and lived through MANY aspects of life, in many different places. From mental abuses and street life, to college graduate and business man. He hasn’t forgotten those who need help and encouragement during their discouraging trials and situations. We can change, overcome obstacles, strive and move forward with an honest and true direction as written by this young man. His book, “ere’s Gotta Be More to Life an is”, makes the needed connection to show everyone that there is more to life now! e time is now to get meaning, understanding, and purpose for our lives. Millions of adults and young adults are looking for truthful answers in their current situations. ✍

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Shirley Johnson Griffin

Rohulamin Quander

Was it a Dream ISBN: 1-60610-825-5

The Quander Quality: The True Story of a Black Trailblazing Diabetic ISBN: 1-931741-162-X

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hirley Johnson Griffin is the author of Was It A Dream: A Collection of Real-Life Short Stories, which is her rst literary project. She is a retired teacher of the Baltimore City school system. Her career gave her the opportunity to teach in the American school system in Hanau, Germany. is experience sparked her desire to travel the world. Traveling became her greatest joy. Shirley Griffin currently resides in Crownsville, Maryland. ✍

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ohulamin uander, author, is the son of James W. uander. Rohulamin has been locally, nationally, and internationally recognized as the prime moving force on the documentation of the unique and distinguished history of the uander Family, whose ancestors served George Washington at the Mount Vernon Plantation. In 1984, he was a principal organizer of the uander Family’s Tricentennial Celebration, marking the Family’s 300th anniversary of documentation in North America (1684-1984). He continues to be in demand as a lecturer. A graduate of Howard University, he has served as an administrative judge for the DC government since the late 1980s. He has also served as the Mayor’s Agent for Up the street, down the block, Historic Preservation. In this latter capacity, he conducts & ‘round the corner administrative hearings on preservation, rehabilitation, and ISBN: 1-4196-8863-4 adaptive reuse of historic landmarks and buildings located in historic districts in the ’NYUE (pronounced unique) lives in the suburbs National Capital City. As Alpha Kappa Alpha of the Washington, D.C., and is an extrovert that loves people. In her book, she guides you on a journey into embraced its centennial year and beyond, there the explosive medium of “adult love and sexually.” is is remained a keen interest a spectacularly, exciting and lavishly polished story. Male to know something about readers will crave women seductively sporting an array of AKA’s background, beautiful browns and hues sparkling with a sensual glow. history, and the early Female readers will drool at founders and members. the magnicently powerful Nellie uander was at the statuesque men displaying sinheart of all of that, and the fully perfect chiseled bodies in details of her life are now rich colorful brown tones. She being related in Nellie deeply appreciates new friends uander, An Alpha Kappa that inject her daily with the Alpha Pearl, a book by ability to keep her imagination Judge Rohulamin uander, family historian and Founder alive and hopeful. A giver by of the uander Historical Society. A substantial portion of nature, she enjoys bringing a the net proceeds from the book are being donated to Alpha surprising smile to the faces of Kappa Alpha scholarships. ✍ many. ✍

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