Wordless Wednesday with Linky

Since it's black history month, I figured I'd share my own history. To celebrate my ancestry, I want to share a picture of my great-great grandfather and my great grandmother and her sister in the left photo. On the right, is a picture of my great-great grandfather and his brother. They aren't black, they are German. But it's still my history. You see, that little girl would go on to marry a black man and produce my grandfather and slew of other kids. So that's worthy of celebration!

Happy Wordless Wednesday!!

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Romance is in the Air Giveaway Hop

It's almost Valentine's Day and romance is truly in the air. Valentine's Day is not one of my favorite holidays because my husband makes me feel like everyday is Valentine's Day. But I do love to watch Lifetime movies. I will likely be planted in front of the television for better part of the day. The best ones come on near Valentine's Day and Mother's Day is a good time too. And for the book lovers, there are some great books centered around romance and love as well. My favorite would be Big Girls Don't Cry by Francis Ray, Donna Hill, Brenda Jackson and Monica Jackson. Actually anything written by Francis Ray is a keeper for me. I also like romance authors Donna Hill and Rochelle Alers.

So in the spirit of love and romance, I'm participating in the Romance is in the Air giveaway hop. The first entry is mandatory, all others on the rafflecopter form are optional.

This giveaway is open to U.S. residents and international participants. 

What's up for grabs? (1) One $20 gift card from Amazon or up to $20 in purchases from the Book Depository.

How to enter: Just fill out the rafflecopter form below.

Don't forget to enter the other giveaways on other blogs that are participating in the is giveaway hop. There are nearly 200 blogs participating in this hop, that's a lot of chances to win something great. A big thank you to I Am a Reader, Not a Writer and Rachael Anderson for hosting this hop.

Happy Hopping and Good Luck!

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Wordless Wednesday with Linky

Happy Wordless Wednesday!

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Follower Love Giveaway Hop

I'm so happy to get back to my giveaway hops. I'm kicking off 2013 with the Follower Love Giveaway Hop. This hop is open to US residents and international participants. It's easy to enter, just fill out the rafflecopter form. This hop has been hosted by I Am a Reader, Not a Writer and the Reader's Antidote.

What's up for grabs? A $20 Amazon gift card or up to $20 in purchases from the Book Depository.

How to Enter: Fill out the rafflecopter form. The first entry is mandatory, all others are optional.

Good luck and don't forget to go enter the giveaways at all the other blogs participating in this hop.  There are over 200 blogs participating! You could win some really great prizes. Happy hopping!

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Sheer Good Fortune with Toni Morrison in Radar Magazine

Hey all, my article about my voyage to Virginia Tech where I met and interviewed Toni Morrison and met Maya Angelou and Nikki Giovanni, was published in Radar Magazine in December 2012. As you may remember, I took the voyage with my literary sisters, Joneia P. Brown and Kimeko Farrar. If you'd like to read the entire magazine online, check it out at Radar Magazines.

For all you that would like to read just my article, here it is. Hope you enjoy!