Deals.Novelist Tina McElroy Ansa's upcoming film "Baby of the Family," based on her novel of the same name, will be the inaugural film project of the Macon Film and Music Commission. During the press conference, Mayor C. Jack Ellis Clarence Jack "C. Jack" Ellis, is the current mayor of Macon, Georgia. Clarence Ellis, a Macon native, was born on January 6, 1946.[1] Prior to taking office, Ellis served in the United States Army, worked for the United States Census Bureau, hosted a public , of Macon, Ga., remarked, "we want to make sure that people in the [film and music] industries know that Macon is a welcoming city that will work with them." The film, executively produced by Ansa and directed by her husband Jonee Ansa (AFI AFI American Film Institute AFI Awaiting Further Instructions AFI Armed Forces Insurance AFI A Fire Inside (band) AFI Air Force Instruction AFI Australian Film Institute AFI Agencia Federal de Investigación ), is currently shooting in and around Macon and stars Emmy Award-winning actresses Alfre Woodard Alfre Ette Woodard (born November 8, 1952) is an American actress. She has been nominated for an Academy Award and has won four Emmy Awards, three SAG Awards and one Golden Globe Award. , Sheryl Lee Ralph Sheryl Lee Ralph (born on December 30, 1956, in Waterbury, Connecticut) is a Tony Award-nominated American actress and singer of Jamaican ancestry. Biography Ralph graduated from high school at age 16. She graduated from Rutgers University at age 19 in 1975. and Loretta Devine Loretta Devine (born August 21, 1949 in Houston, Texas) is an 5-time NAACP Image Awards winning African American actress. Devine graduated from the University of Houston in 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts in Speech and Drama and Brandeis University in 1976 with a MFA in Theater. . Denise Stinson, of the Stinson Literary Agency, has just spearheaded Walk Worthy Press' co-publishing deal with giant Warner Books. Walk Worthy, Stinson's new Motown publishing company, publishes Christian fiction and nonfiction for the African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. audience. Walk Worthy's inaugural book Temptation, by Victoria Christopher Murray hits stores in September, and SingSation! by Jacqueline Thomas will be released in November. Black-owned self-help and career guide publisher Amber Books inked a two-book international imprint/publishing deal with John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Tony Rose, the award-winning publisher and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Amber Books, says that the new deal "is a tremendous opportunity for Amber Books, and we welcome it." Look for Amber's 2000 releases: Get That Cutie cut·ie also cut·ey n. pl. cut·ies also cut·eys Informal A cute person. In Commercials, Television, Films, And Videos--Breaking Your Talented Child into the Entertainment Industry by Kandias Conda (Amber Books, April 2000); The African-American Guide to Personal Growth, Health, Safety, Sex and Survival by Debrah Harris-Johnson (Amber Books, July 2000); and A Time For Sleep by children's book author Irene Smalls. Log on to their Web site at www.amberbooks.com. Warner Books has snagged comedy king Steve Harvey (star of "The Steve Harvey Show", the upcoming Spike Lee movie "Kings of Comedy" and host of "Showtime at the Apollo") for a high six-figure comic autobiography. Tracy Grant's self-published Hellified (Visao Press, October 1999), a humorous coming of age story, now revels in the distinction of being the first independent book main selection offered in Doubleday Direct's Black Expressions book club. "Validation from Doubleday is great," said Grant. "Our agreement is also appealing because it does not restrict Visao Press, my publishing company, in other retail areas." Grant is currently writing his second novel Decisions, an African American political thriller. Smithsonian Institution's Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History African American history is the portion of American history that specifically discusses the African American or Black American ethnic group in the United States. Most African Americans are the descendants of African slaves held in the United States from 1619 to 1865. and Culture has recently landed two deals: Carole Hall's The Black Washingtonians, with Wiley & Sons, and Portia James' and Deborah Willis-Kennedy's Jubilee: From Congo Square and Emanicipation Day to Rent Parties Kwanzaa: A Year of African American Celebration and Commemoration, with HarperCollins. Both volumes will hit stores in 2002. Want something mentioned? E-mail your info to: dara_cook@hotmail.com |
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