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Saturday, June 18, 2022

2022-JUNETEENTH ""AUTHOR TAKEOVER"" featuring AUTHOR BLAQUE DIAMOND

Blaque Diamond is best known as the Perfectly Imperfect Parent. She is a graduate from Morgan State University School of Social Work, where she earned her BSW and MSW degrees. She is a Social Worker, International Speaker, and Parent Life Coach. She published her first book, In My Mother’s House in 2010. Soon after, she became an award-winning children’s book author for She Named Me Stacey, A Temporary Home for Stacey, Stacey F. My Forever Mommy, and The Stacey F Coloring and Activity Book. Diamond was named the 2017 IALA Awards Community Champion Legendary Honoree, in 2018, co-authored an Amazon bestseller, Open Your G.I.F.T.S Vol. II with actor/comedian Kim Coles. On January 19, 2021, Diamond released her long-awaited novel, 1380 Prospect Avenue “Not Another Bronx Tale.” Together with the release of the book trailer. Diamond is happy to co-author several books, but happiest to co-author the L3 Learn, Love, Lead book on affirmation with several authors including her 96-year-old mother. In 2021, she became a double award-winning author and garnered with the Baltimore African American Tourism Council, Langston Hughes Excellence in Literature Award, and Beyond the Abuse Lifetime Achievement Award.

In addition to writing children's books, Diamond is the owner of Blaque Diamond Enterprise. She facilitates Grandparent Cafes and is also the creator of “Unpack Your Mindfulness,” an incessantly endless passage for individuals who would like to gain insight into parenting themselves. Diamond is an advocate for children waiting to reunification with their biological families, foster care and adoption, and restoring their genetic lineage while learning unique styles of parenting. Diamond interviewed on WJZ-TV, the Baltimore Times, featured in Aspiring Authors Magazine, hosted the Denise Newsome Podcast for May National foster Care Month. and interviewed for her thoughts and counsel for Option A in India.

Diamond has been parenting twelve children six boys and six girls, three biological children and has raised nine nieces and nephews, four of whom she has custody and three of whom she adopted from the NYC foster care system. She lives in the DMV area in the United States with her children.

2022-JUNETEENTH ""AUTHOR TAKEOVER"" featuring AUTHOR OVESEER PASTOR TAMELA LUCUS

Pastor Tamela Lucus of Come home stop talking about it, published her first book In 2015. That book is called Pompi you are love. In 2016, I was featured in Praise & Worship magazine. In 2019, I was part of an anthology of 90 authors all over the world. We all became number one Bestseller International authors. The book is called Finding Joy in the journey. In 2020, I published my first children’s book called ‘How I feel on any given day.” Later in 2020, I had published part one of my trilogy * Celeesa needs love. In 2021, I published The Godhead. I'm also an Educational Specialist with a Drug Addiction certificate and Criminal Justice certificate. I'm also, a songwriter and singer. I had published my first song in 2020, called When I was nothing God, love me. I’m a wife, a mother of nine children majority of them are grown along with seven grandchildren. Every child is successful. I give God, the praise. Two of my children are deaf. I am an educator, ever since 1990.

Every Sunday you can see me on Youtube, IG, Twitter, Twitch Tv, Tublar, Facebook, and various podcast such as Anchor, Apple podcast, google podcast, overcast, breaker, castbox, pocket casts, radio public and stitcher. Thank you for your support.

2022-JUNETEENTH ""AUTHOR TAKEOVER"" featuring AUTHOR CHANELLE COLEMAN WESLEY

Chanelle Coleman Wesley, is a native of Milwaukee Wisconsin. She is the creative powerhouse of CeCi’s Ink, an innovative storytelling company that conveys stories through poetry, books, playwrights, blogs, fashion, and motivational speaking. Chanelle is significantly inspired by her late mother’s, Brenda J. Coleman, penchant for prolific storytelling and developing a strong sense of faith. As a survivor of abuse, Wesley believes in passing on the communication skills she developed to cope in those environments. She is also an accomplished playwright with her latest project, a gospel stage play entitled The Beautiful Truth About an Ugly Lie to be released soon. Please check her website www.cecisink.com for details. She strives to empower individuals who have lost their ability to advocate for themselves by challenging them to recognize the power of their voice. Her greatest accomplishment, however, forever remains becoming a mother to her six beautiful children and “GiGi” to her two adorable grandchildren.

2022-JUNETEENTH ""AUTHOR TAKEOVER"" featuring AUTHOR DR VELMA BAGBY

Dr. Velma Bagby,

Award-Winning Author, Minister (ThD), Christian Dating/Relationship Coach, Inspirational Speaker, CEO, Adoni Publishing, LLC

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A six-time Award-Winning Author, Dr. Velma Bagby, has written twelve books, with books thirteen and fourteen released in April 2022. She has co-written children’s books, Christian nonfiction, and Christian fiction novels relating to Christin living, women’s fiction about relationships, and Christian contemporary fiction addressing dating habits. She found her love of fiction after realizing that Jesus was a master storyteller; His parables used simple items but hidden inside His stories were wisdom and a richer message. Similarly, she enjoys writing Christian fiction and creating interesting stories, which also have a valuable message, and leaves her readers with nuggets they can take away from her stories.

She wrote her first book at 64, inspired by her daughters, who wanted to help other Christian single women after watching the downward pattern of the dating culture and a lack of training in the church. Her first book is a nonfiction relationship-focused book based on their conversations. It became a call to action for single Christian women to date with an intent to marry, called Your Adam Is Asleep Until God Opens His Eyes. She is a Christian Dating-Relationship Coach and a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC), Dr. Velma has coached/counseled for over 30 years, providing pastoral premarital and marriage counseling.

Dr. Velma continued writing about love and relationships with her short story, My 70s Love Story, available on Kindle and found in the Back in the Day Anthology. She shared dating from the 70s perspective, which focused on having fun, being social, and at a time when guys treated girls more respectfully. Dr. Velma used as her inspiration her blessed marriage of 48 years to her high school sweetheart and did not hesitate to be transparent as she shared her journey, which is full of tips for women before they say the words, “I do.”

In 2020, she published her first Christian fiction book entitled A Place Called Down-Why Christians Suffer. She deviated from a relationship-focused topic to bring us into her testimony of tests, trials, and tribulations and offer insight into a place of suffering common to us all. She shares why God allows a place of suffering and how He is in control the entire time. Down places can include groups of people, such as the down place related to the George Floyd incident, and when the world went to a down place because of the pandemic—she included both these historical events in this book. Dr. Velma’s book won an eLit Independent Publisher Book Award and two 2021 Firebird Awards—1st Place in Christian Fiction & 1st Place in Cover Design.

Towards the end of 2021, she contributed to two anthologies: The first book released in 2021 called “Song of Praise” and she published her eBook version of her story, “Our Rainbow Baby.” The story encourages women who are going through the difficulties of infertility and reminds the reader to look for the rainbow God sends at the end of the journey. A second anthology will release in August 2022, called “Do It Right the First Time—How to Write, Publish, and Market Your Bestseller.” As a contributor to this anthology, she authored a story entitled “Finding Your Writing Voice, After Corporate Laryngitis,” where she describes her transition from writing as an Administrator of the State government to writing fiction.

In 2021, Dr. Velma became a regular contributor for Victorious By Design Magazine and writes for their Love Zone corner. The online magazine has also featured her recent release. To subscribe go to: https://www.victoriousbydesign.com/-vbd-magazine-subscribe

Although she has enjoyed mentoring authors, as CEO of Adoni Publishing LLC, one of her greatest achievements occurred when she helped her granddaughter become a first-time author at age 6, while in first grade. Dr. Velma’s granddaughter is now a three times award-winning author for her book, The Little Letter k, and the Boring Alphabet Line. The book won two Story Monsters Approved Book Awards: 1st place in first-time author and picture book categories, and the 2021 Firebird Award, 1st place in the picture book category. She is now 9 years old and has three books published. Dr. Velma says the books exist because of her granddaughter’s imagination; she was simply her co-pilot.

Dr. Velma is not only an ordained minister with a Th.D. in Theology and an Inspirational Speaker, but she is also a respected teacher and leader. Her associations include being a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC), Advanced Writers & Speakers Association (AWSA), American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW), Independent Book Publishing Association (IBPA), and the Bay Area Independent Publishing Association (BAIPA), as well as the Blue Ridge Readers Connection (BRRC)

She retired from the State government after a 38-year career as a California state Deputy Administrator. Dr. Velma lives in California with her husband, Pastor, Dr. Bruce, and they are parents to two adult daughters. In addition, she is blessed to have a son-in-law, three grandchildren, and her writing buddy Gracie her German Shepherd.

Remain connected with Dr. Velma:

Website: https://drvelma.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrVelmaB

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drvelmabagby_author

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/BagbyVelma

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-velma-bagby-85b476125

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwp_Ad8G53FvoQDkaUHqEgg

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18185844.Velma_Bagby