Joey Pinkney

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Rhonda Lawson, author of A Dead Rose
(Urban Soul)

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Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the idea and inspiration to write A Dead Rose?
Rhonda Lawson: I’m sure we’ve all met or encountered someone who had a less-than-virtuous reputation. As a young [...]

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Stacey-Deanne, author of Melody
(Strebor Books)

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Full of forbidden desire and unwavering strength in the face of danger, Melody is a chilling tale that will leave readers breathless as they navigate all the plot twists and turns. Struggling to survive until [...]

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Claude M. Beauregard, author of The African Rises
(AuthorHouse)

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The African Rises is a fictional story drawing on past and present historic material. It takes a unique approach to examining how power is used by a minority to maintain their control [...]

From the opening synthesizer and bass line on the song Movin’, you know you’re going to be on a ride that can last for hours. Their MySpace page brands their music as “Down-tempo/Experimental”, but the music grop known as 29th St. sounds like a modern-day funk/jazz band that has been grooving together for decades.
Their debut [...]

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L. Miller, author of This Game Has NO Loyalty
(Pilot Publishing Group)

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Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the idea and inspiration to write This Game Has NO Loyalty?
L.J. Miller: The idea to write This Game Has NO Loyalty came to [...]

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M.G. Hardie, author of EveryDay Life
(Lumina Press)

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Within this Rhythm and Blues world, L is a young African-American man living in a one bedroom apartment in one of the many long forgotten ghettos of America. He struggles with drug use, [...]

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Sherredah Barnes, author of
Fighting the Battles of My Life
(Greenehouse Media)

Sherredah Barnes is a survivor. Now she wants to help save young girls and women from abusive relationships before it’s too late. In this true life story entitled Fighting the Battles of My Life, learn how one woman [...]

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Dedra Muhammad, author of Making Mary
(Rising South Literacy School)

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Making Mary provides keen observation of the human condition. The story, based in actual fact and masterfully told, has two major settings: 1920s Escambia County, Florida and Pontiac, Michigan. It is both a romance novel and [...]

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Roxanne C. Fredd, author of Gas Card
(AuthorHouse)

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the idea and inspiration to write Gas Card?
Roxanne C. Fred: Gas Card started out as a lie because of current events with the high price of gas. It inspired me to write this novel. I heard [...]

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Contel Bradford, author of Thug Nation
(Count Krew Publications)

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the idea and inspiration to write Thug Nation?
Contel Bradford: I initially started Thug Nation in 1996. It’s not exactly a true story, but it was inspired by my life. Everybody around me and I were [...]