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Having Her Say
African American Women Authors on NJN’s Another View
Tuesday, March 20 at 6:30 pm and Friday, March 23 at 11:30 pm
Trenton, NJ – Three African American women authors discuss their craft and getting published in Having Her Say in this month’s Another View. Host Candace Kelley is joined by Sibyl Moses, the author of African American Women Writers in New Jersey, 1836-2000, published by Rutgers University Press; romance novelist Leslie Banks, author of more than thirty novels and ten novellas including romance, crime suspense and paranormal; and romance novelist Donna Hill, author of more than fifty publications including several bestsellers. Banks and Hill take time out with Kelley to remember the late author and journalist Bebe Moore Campbell whose interview on Another View in December 2005 will be included in the program.
In Having Her Say, Moses talks about the significance of documenting the African American experience through literature by and about women and the accomplishments of other African American female authors in New Jersey. In addition authors Banks and Hill discuss the booming market for black romance novels. Having Her Say airs on NJN on Tuesday, March 20 at 6:30 pm, and is rebroadcast Friday, March 23 at 11:30 pm.
ABOUT THE GUESTS
Sibyl Moses is the author of African American Women Writers in New Jersey, 1836-2000, published by Rutgers University Press. The book features biographies of authors participating in the African American struggle for racial justice on the local, state and national levels and chroniclers of racial integration in New Jersey. Included in the book is a judge on the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, a Broadway playwright, a founder of a national African American teacher’s sorority, Sunday school superintendents, presidents of missionary societies and others – all providing a look into the community life of African Americans in New Jersey and the important roles these women have played in that community. Moses, a Newark native and graduate of Weequahic High School, is a reference specialist in African American History and Culture at the Library of Congress. She spent 15 years identifying the authors and their publications during her off-hours and in her free time. A magna cum laude graduate of Spelman College, she holds a master’s degree from the University of Ife in Ile-Ife, Nigeria, and a master’s degree and doctorate in library and information science from the University of Illinois. Her publications have appeared in American, British and Nigerian journals. Currently, Moses is working on a companion volume on African American male authors.
Leslie Banks, corporate marketing executive and consultant turned author, has penned over thirty novels and ten novellas in genres as diverse as romance, women’s fiction, crime suspense and paranormal. A graduate of The University of Pennsylvania Wharton undergraduate program and alumna of Temple University’s Master of Fine Arts filmmaking program, Banks has contributed to various magazines and newspapers, and has written commercial fiction for several major publishing houses. In 2000, Banks won a contract to write a book series for the popular cable network television series Soul Food. Under the pen name of L. A. Banks, she continues to work on her twelve-book Vampire Huntress Legend series and is writing the second book of a series novelizing the film Scarface.
Romance author Donna Hill began her writing career in 1987 and has more than fifty published titles to her credit. Her work has appeared on several bestsellers lists, including Essence, Emerge and The Dallas Morning News, and three of her novels have been adapted for television. Hill has been featured in Essence, the New York Daily News, USA Today, Today’s Black Woman and Black Enterprise. She has received numerous awards for her body of work, including The Career Achievement Award and The Trailblazer Award, and has been awarded commendations for her community service. Through her editorial and promotions company, Donna Hill Promotions, she organizes author-centered events and workshops, and provides publicity and marketing services for authors. Hill is a writing instructor at The Frederick Douglass Creative Arts Center in New York.
Another View, NJN’s award-winning series dedicated to the African American experience, airs on NJN the third Tuesday of every month at 6:30 pm and is rebroadcast the following Friday at 11:30 pm. The executive producer of Another View is Linda Coles; coordinating producer is Sia Nyorkor. The program reflects the needs, concerns, and interests of New Jersey’s African American community and communicates important information about current events and issues from an African American perspective. Since its inception twenty years ago, Another View has played a vital role in fulfilling NJN’s commitment to providing New Jersey’s diverse population with quality programs and services that educate, inspire, inform and enlighten. Closed captioning is provided.
NJN is available on all New Jersey cable systems, satellite systems, and Time Warner Cable channel 750 in NYC.
Another View is also available via video streaming at njn.net after the original broadcast.
Additionally, the program is repeated on NJN’s JerseyVision available on Comcast Digital Cable in New Jersey.
(Check http://www.njn.net/digital/schedule.html for detailed listings.)
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