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( Carl Brandon Society's Black History Month recommended reads 2009 )Also remember that today is is the National Call-In Day to support Jason Vassell, to the office of the Northwestern District Attorney. Please take the time to do this!
Update: I called the DA's office and once they heard what I was calling about I got sent to the voicemail of the DA's secretary. I left a message, polite and explaining why I was concerned that James Vassel was being treated more harshly than his attackers and that I wanted to know when they were going to start focusing on him as the victim defending himself in this situation. Then I left my phone #. Not sure it will do any good, but if enough of us call, maybe they might see that their mistake has gotten bigger than they though, or at least that people are noticing from all over the country.
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Do you support the right of any human being to marry the person they love? The right to say 'I Do' to a life of commitment and sharing with that one special person? Through sickness and health, for better or worse, till death do them part? We do.
That's why the following authors have donated stories to this anthology in the hope of making the dream of marriage a reality that everyone can share:
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Printing and distribution costs have been kindly donated by MLR Press. All proceeds of this antholgy will go to Lambda Legal Fund to help them continue thier fight in defense of gay marriage and lgbt rights.
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Recommended by Carl Brandon Society - American Indian Heritage Month (November 2008)
The CARL BRANDON SOCIETY recommends the following speculative fiction books by writers of First Nations/Native American heritage for American Indian Heritage Month:
Andi Marquette is giving away a copy of her latest release, Land of Entrapment. Leave a comment on this post and you’ll be entered into a drawing. The winner will be chosen a week from today (October 4th). Good luck!
Land of Entrapment
K.C. Fontero left New Mexico in the wake of a bitter break-up to take an academic fellowship in Texas. With a doctorate in sociology and expertise in white supremacist groups, she’s on her way to an academic career. But a plea for help from her ex, Melissa, brings K.C. back to Albuquerque to find Melissa’s troubled younger sister. Megan has disappeared with her white supremacist boyfriend and K.C. knows she has the expertise to track the mysterious group, and she knows she’ll be doing a public service to uncover it. What she doesn’t know is how far into her past she’ll have to go to find both Megan and herself and the deeper she digs into the group, the greater the danger she faces.
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I ran across one of my favorite vids from about a year ago, and just had to share it. It’s an amazing art exhibit on concepts of beauty and I hope to find someplace willing to host it where I live. I would love my kids to be able to see something honoring beautiful women like their goddess mother Xakara.
Women of a New Tribe is a not to be missed art display, and there's also a book out now where you can find this work called Women of a New Tribe; A Photographic Celebration of the Black Woman by Jerry Taliaferro.
In Atlanta after a trip on the red eye, will be leaving for home at about 9:15. I plan to do a big post on the whole convention, but for now I'll leave you with the winners of the 2008 Golden Crown Literary Awards. There will be comintary when I am more awake.
Congratulations to all the winners!!!
My roomate’s heading off to sleep so I’ll make this as quick as I can so as not to keep her up…
As of today Chilling Tales of Terror and the Supernatural is available from PD Publishing. I was lucky enough to have 5 pieces of flash fiction accepted into this revolutionary anthology. Rather then buying it from one of the book corps, if you can I ask readers to support your local independent lgbt friendly bookstores.
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