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DLNA SURVEY POLLS
DLNA POLL SURVEY 1- Why did Miss Jones really leave her No. 1 Radio Program?-Email Disilgold@aol.com
DLNA Pollers reveal that Miss Jones wants to spend time with her child and maybe fed up with recent allegations that another shock jock diva may have put a hit on her life for her brash comments. There is no need of Miss Jones sticking around to await if this rumor is true. As controversial as she may be, she’s well respected and liked by millions for her promotions as well on the number one Hip Hop radio station.
DLNA POLL SURVEY 2- Is Mariah Carey really in love with Nick Cannon? Email Disilgold@aol.com
DLNA Pollers feel that the marriage happened to quickly to be a true love affair and Nick Cannon is being toggled around like a puppet on a string. If it is love, time will only tell, but pollers believe Mariah just wants to have a baby with no strings attached and Nick will be gone from the picture soon. He may be enjoying the ride while he can. After all, who wouldn’t want to be Mariah’s puppet?
DLNA POLL SURVEY 3- Do you think it was right for Miss Info seem to insinuate T-Boz might be under the influence of alcohol on her radio show? Email Disilgold@aol.com
DLNA pollers felt Miss Info was truly out of place, but for the publicity of it all, it drew attention to Tionne Watkins who actually suffers from Sickle Cell Anemia. Disilgold has her excellent poetry book she wrote years ago, but unfortunately she didn’t make it in Literary Divas. She may have been drowsy from medication and if in fact, she did have a drink, that’s her business. Miss Info should not have put out there says pollers. It was her tackiest delivery of news ever and we like Miss Info’s news.
DLNA POLL SURVEY 4- Will you tune in to see the Wendy Williams Show on Fox 5 to help boost her ratings for a 6 week show trial or do you hope Wendy’s show does not make it? Email Disilgold@aol.com
DLNA pollers like Wendy Williams and love that she says the things everyone is thinking, but not bold enough to say. There’s something good about the shock jock diva and she’s making history with an upcoming movie, new tv show and syndicated radio show. Give her credit says pollers. She even tries to stay in shape and whether her hair is way too big for her head or not, it gives her that Hollywood look putting her in direct competition with Oprah and Tyra who pollers say haven’t shown her any love yet. Wendy is really reliant on her fans and trooper for staying true to her craft.
DLNA POLL SURVEY 5- Do you think Will Smith’s New Hancock Movie will be the highest grossing film from the Hollywood actor? Email Disilgold@aol.com
DLNA pollers think it will rank high, but not surpass his other movies because of timing. Summer movie releases are very competitive and more and more folks are building home theaters and awaiting to rent dvds by Will Smith for their entertainment.
DLNA POLL SURVEY 6- Do you think Film star Brad James should have his own talk show on tv ? Email Disilgold@aol.com
DLNA pollers can’t believe the talent of this actor and fell he should immediately star in his own tv show. Now you know how Hollywood reads our press, so don’t say we didn’t tell you. We can’t revela the sexy comments we received.
DLNA POLL SURVEY 7- Magic Johnson just penned a book sure to sell millions of copies, so do you think he should put in his bid for vice president of the United States?Email Disilgold@aol.com
DLNA pollers asked for the title of Magic Johnson’s book. Well, he didn’t tell his fans at first, but we think we have the official title. Stay tuned for an update next week. Magic is taking over. DLNA pollers also suggested he run for vice president because he’s a true business man who understands the American Way. You heard it here first.
DLNA POLL SURVEY 8- Do you think Ryan Leslie’s new album will be the highest grossing debut artist album in history and out sell Elvis Presley’s collection because folks from all nationalities like him?Email Disilgold@aol.com
DLNA Pollers are crazy over Ryan Leslie’ snew music. It does help that he’s a Harvard grad with a clean image, but he just released a forbidden photo on his myspace that is revealing a not so nice image. We won’t tell you what he’s cropping, but you can take a look yourself folks.
DLNA POLL SURVEY 9- Is R. Kelly really off the hook or do you think he is still guilty?Email Disilgold@aol.com
DLNA pollers think he’s not off the hook and something will come back to bite him in the ass just like all of these cases popping up for celebrity past alleged offenses. R. Kelly’s fans want to support him, but many feel they are supporting his supposed offenses. The charges stick with you for life, but the AA community believes he was set up like Michael and are slowly trying to give R Kelly, a well liked musician another chance. Folsk can’t shake his hits! The man is a hit maker!
DLNA POLL SURVEY 10- Why is everyone saying that Disilgold.com is a hottest site of 2008? Email Disilgold@aol.com
According to DLNA Pollers, folks are tired of elevating their beginning signs of carpal tunnel syndrome by clicking onto hyperlinks onto some media sites who insult their intelligence with hype headlines and photos accessible to any media to only find a brief write up about nonsense, lies and hog wash along with insults about celebs. Celebs can’t even leave their house.
DLNA POLL SURVEY 11- Do you think Madonna’s husband will take all of her money because she didn’t sign a pre-nup?Email Disilgold@aol.com
DLNA Pollers think that she will gladly give him whatever he wants to move on with his life. She has enough money to open a football stadium and host her own concerts for the rest of her life.
DLNA POLL SURVEY 12- Do you think Sean Diddy Combs is responsible for a 300 million dollar lawsuit filed by a victim shot in the face for being at the wrong place at the wrong time?Email Disilgold@aol.com
DLNA Pollers don’t feel Sean Diddy Combs is responsible. Celebrities are always targeted upon attending events, but nevertheless, they shouldn’t be held accountable when folks get crazy. Sean Diddy Combs is so stressed right now, he’s gaining weight, letting folks like Charlemagne mock him and about to give up and we can’t let that happen. Where are folks loyalty. You know Diddy made hip hop fashionable. Poor fellow. He got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and can’t even enjoy it.
DLNA POLL SURVEY 13- Can poets like Cynthia Highsmith Hooks bring poetry back in style this year with one poem?Email Disilgold@aol.com
Cynthia Highsmith Hooks is the author of The Soul of a Black Woman: From a Whisper to a Shout, one of the best poetry books of this era. For those of you who don’t know, her book was honored a YGA Poetry Book of the Year, but when her husband went overseas to serve our country, she abruptly stopped writing, but is making a comeback. Her site can be visited at: http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewwork.asp?AuthorID=11931
DLNA POLL SURVEY 14- Uh, oh… Zane has so many top books out, should Disilgold form a Best Strebor Books category at Disilgold? Email Disilgold@aol.com
DLNA Pollers feel that a category should be made in Zane’s honor. With over 30 authors published in one year, it is inevitable that many will be celebrated this year by the community.
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Tony Rose, Publisher/CEO, Amber Communications Group, Inc. and other top Black Book Publishers to receive The Wheatley Book Award at the Harlem Book Fair
July 2008 - (National) Tony Rose, Publisher/CEO, Amber Communications Group, Inc. and Executive Director/Co-Founder of the African American Pavilion at BookExpo America has been selected to receive the prestigious Wheatley Book Award. Other 2008 honorees are Haki R. Madhubuti (Third World Press); W. Paul Coates (Black Classic Press); Kassahun Checole (Africa World Press) and Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade Hudson (Just Us Books).
Created by Harlem Book Fair founder Max Rodriguez, the Wheatley Book Awards recognizes literary achievement that transcends culture, boundary, and perception. Past honorees include Maya Angelou, Chinua Achebe, Sonia Sanchez, Walter Mosley, Octavia Butler, Ishmael Reed, Ruby Dee, John A. Williams, Walter Dean Myers, Amiri Baraka, Eloise Greenfield, Omar Tyree and other notable authors.
Rose states, “I am very honored and proud to have been selected as a ’Wheatley Book Award’ recipient, following in the footsteps of the many distinguished awardees who have vastly contributed to the literacy of all Americans, but particularly people of African descent. I applaud Max Rodriguez for creating such an important platform in recognition of the literary achievements of the men and women who had the foresight and fortitude to make a difference in our communities and the world.”
The 2008 awards foreshadow an expansion to honor more writers in various categories from African and the African Diaspora experience. Max Rodriguez said, “Through this year’s honorees, we acknowledge the diversity of our reading public; next, we will embrace those writers and publishers who contribute to our awareness as a global community.”
The Wheatley Book Awards celebrates 40 Years of Black Book Publishing, a red carpet, black tie dinner, award program, and reception for the founders of modern black publishing as the formal opening event of the 2008 10th Anniversary of the Harlem Book Fair. The event will be held on Friday, July 18, 2008, at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 515 Malcolm X Boulevard in Harlem, New York, with a reception starting at 6:30pm.
The Award program was named after Phillis Wheatley, the first published African American poet whose writings helped create the genre of African American literature. She was born in in 1753 in Gambia, Africa, became a slave at age seven and was purchased by the Boston Wheatley family, who taught her to read and write, and helped encourage her poetry. The 1773 publication of Wheatley’s Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, brought her fame, with dignitaries such as George Washington praising her work.
Tony Rose is the Founder, Publisher and CEO of Phoenix, AZ based, Amber Communications Group, Inc. (ACGI). Amber Books Publishing, the corporation’s first imprint, was founded in 1998 and soon became established as the nation’s largest African-American publisher of self-help, career-guide and commercial/pop book titles written by and for African Americans. During ACGI’s ten year history, five other imprints emerged: BUSTA BOOKS - Celebrity Bios; COLOSSUS BOOKS featuring world-renowned personalities and history-making topics, AMBER/WILEY BOOKS - self-help & financial books co-published with John Wiley & Sons, Inc., AMBROSIA BOOKS for non-fiction/fiction novels and docu-dramas, and AMBER BOOKS2 for in-general specialty books.
Tony Rose is noted as the first African American Independent Publisher to gain a multi book Co-Publishing/imprint deal with John Wiley & Sons, Inc. in their two hundred year history and the first Independent African American Publisher to be licensed and distributed by Black Expressions Book Club with fifteen titles signed to date. Among ACGI’s most notable and diverse titles are: African Americans and the Future of New Orleans; Beautiful Black Hair; The African American Family’s Guide to Tracing Our Roots; The Afro-Centric Bride; The African American Scholarship Guide for Students and Parents; Born Beautiful: The African American Teenagers Complete Beauty Guide; Pay Yourself First: The African American Guide to Financial Success and Security; Aaliyah – An R & B Princess in Words & Pictures; Destiny’s Child: The Complete Story and Memoirs of a Superfreak – The Confessions of Rick James.
In 1996 Tony, along with his wife Yvonne Rose, began writing, and published in 1998 Amber Books first National Best-Selling title, Is Modeling For You? The Handbook and Guide for the Young Aspiring Black Model. Rose, originally from Roxbury/Boston, and a former internationally renowned record producer, having had production deals with Virgin Records, Atlantic Records and Pavilion/CBS/Sony Records, has also penned Before the Legend – The Rise of New Kids on the Block… and a Guy Named Maurice Starr – The Early Years scheduled for a July 2008 release.
Rose has acquired/licensed paperback rights from: Simon & Schuster, Harper Collins and Hyperion Books for publishing and distribution by ACGI. He has also successfully negotiated numerous worldwide partnerships and licensing deals for ACGI in the United States, South Africa, Europe, and Asia. ACGI is distributed by Independent Publishers Group (IPG).
As a leading book publisher, and mentor to hundreds of authors and publishers, Tony Rose has become one of the most forceful voices in the African American Book Publishing community. In 2004 he co-founded the African American Pavilion at Book Expo America, bringing together as exhibitors a community of thousands of African American book publishers and book publishing industry professionals, a feat that had been unprecedented in the 109-year history of BookExpo America. In 2005 Rose founded the Katrina Literary Collective, which has been responsible for collecting and donating over 90,000 books for the Hurricane Katrina Survivors and he serves as a founding Director of the Harlem Book Fair National and The Harlem Book Fair/Roxbury, Mass.
Rose is also the Executive Director and Co-Founder, The African American Pavilion at BookExpo America, Founding “Coordinator” for the Community of Color Pavilion / African American Exhibitors at the American Library Association Annual Conference (ALA), a Member of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association. (BCALA) and the Creator and Executive Producer of Literary Living, a unique television show formerly aired on The Black Family Channel and aimed exclusively at the African American book buying market, featuring African American book publishing professionals / personalities and celebrities.
Rose is the recipient of several awards including: The Chicago Black Book Fair and Conference Independent Publisher/Press Award; The BlackBoard Bestseller’s African-American Publisher of the Year Award; The American Library Association “Reluctant Reader” Award; The 1st YOUnity Book Reviewers, Disilgold Soul Magazine “Publisher of the Millennium” Award; The Diamond Literary Festival “Certificate of Appreciation” Award; The Harlem Book Fair, Boston/Roxbury “Charles C. Yancey” Literary Award; The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, House of Representatives, In Recognition of “Promoting the African American Experience Through the Literary World” Award; The City of Boston “Continuous Promotion of African American Authors” Resolution; The Black Caucus of The American Library Association (BCALA) “Appreciation Award; The BookExpo America “Founders Award”; The Haki R. Madhubuti “Independent Publisher of Note” Award; The City of Los Angeles, State of California, Leimert Park Village Book Fair, Certificate of Appreciation, “For Extraordinary Contributions to the African American Literacy Legacy” Award; The Los Angeles Black BookExpo, Certificate of Appreciation ”Outstanding Contributions in Promoting Black Literature” Award and The Cape Verdean News “Millennium Award” for Book Publishing Excellence.
HEATLIST COUNTDOWN BY WWW.DISILGOLD.COM- Developing!
HEATLIST10- DISILGOLD BOOK REVIEW: Just Too Good to Be True by E. Lynn Harris
“Brady Bledsoe and his mom, Carmyn, will remind you of most typical single mother and son relationships. Brady aspires to become a football jock and his dreams become a revelation, but when women swoop at his feet, it becomes questionable if they are really in love with Carmyn’s son or just eyeing for a piece of his cool millions as a Heisman Trophy contender for a spot on on a NFL team.
There are scenes where Brady encounters AKA’s, and don’t be surprised to find a diary entry of a girl who wants to bed him. He’s sort of your imperfect son as Carmyn finds out, but at the same token, Brady finds out his mother is not perfect either.
A heartwarming and endearing story that focuses on Brady’s young life, Too Good To Be True makes for a top book read, and the same eye-capturing attention to E. Lynn’s writing style in books like ” I Say a Little Prayer,” and ” A Love of My Own.” However, E. Lynn now draws a broader audience with this eventful story that focuses mostly on the young adult life of a black man.
Lynn has created a masterpiece once again that will catapult and transition his writing career into cinema production. Just to give you an idea of how he draws you into his stories, imagine a man named Zander who pretends to be gay, but is straight and only acts this way to attract and bed more women who trust that he’s one of the girls, but is really a sex siren awaiting to prey on fine women. There are many more surprises all through our E. Lynn Harris’s book. You can’t put “Too Good to Be True” down.
Lynn’s new novel is… “MASTERFULLY WRITTEN! ENGAGING & EXCITING LITERATURE FOR ALL READERS!”
*****5 STARS! Disilgold SOUL Literary Review
Reviewed by Heather Covington
President of the YOUnity Reviewers Book Club
HEATLIST9- DISILGOLD BOOK REVIEW: Click: Ten Truths for Building Extraordinary Relationships by George C. Fraser
Click: Ten Truths for Building Extraordinary Relationships by George C. Fraser reveals ten powerful secrets for building long term networking relationships with tested and proven principles utilized by “the master teacher and visionary” who is responsible for bringing out the nation’s largest gathering of black professionals at his PowerNetworking Conference.
Revealed by critics and media worldwide as the best networking event for black professionals and business owners, Fraser now reveals how he built his FraserNet enterprise and the results will amaze you. George challenges you to connect to achieve ”value based relationships rather than just network to achieve “superficial rapport built”on goal based objectives. He shows you how to reconnect with your relationships no matter how busy and utilize your voice to “add value, thus validating your sense of purpose and point of view.”
An excellently organized work with pivotal transitions that gravitate the eye of your aspiring CEO and most accomplished business guru, quotes from prominent figures in networking are inserted to keep you focused on building your brand, loving what you do and serving others. What I particularly liked was his dedication toward giving back to youth. George Fraser also points out the need for self-evaluation assessment since change starts with you.
My favorite chapter section is “Truth-5″ where Fraser mentions, “Bless them and release them!” When you have shared your values, no matter how far relationships travel apart, those who have connected in the past will reconnect and continue to grow together. However, Fraser reminds readers to not forget to work and play, enjoy the process of success and “make peace, not war, with words during conflicts which come with the territory on one’s journey to success.
In other words, watch what you say, surround yourself with positive people to avoid conflicts, and if you are having trouble join affluent organizations to help you get there. If you are ready to release your “authentic voice” read CLICK.
Over all, Click by George C. Fraser is one of the most MAGNETIC, POWERFUL, LIFE CHANGING and IMPORTANT BOOKS OF THE YEAR! If you like books by Napoleon Hill, Stedman Graham, Susan L. Taylor and Terrie M. Williams, you’ll love CLICK. Take it with you on the road to learn, grow, prosper and succeed!
*****5 STARS! Disilgold SOUL Literary Review
Reviewed by Heather Covington
President of the YOUnity Reviewers Book Club
HEATLIST8- DISILGOLD BOOK REVIEW: Black Pain: It Just Looks Like We’re Not Hurting by Terrie M. Williams
Noted as the top PR maven worldwide who helped catapult many talented stars to success with expert promotions, event planning, press release campaigns and mainstream exposure, Terrie M. Williams candidly and shockingly reveals how her road to success became debilitating and painful when she discovered she was suffering from depression, a symptom that afflicts everyone at some point of their life due to many reasons that are all stories unique to each individual, and what she she attributes as the “game face,” a new definition!
Some disorders she discovered through her personal assessment were symptoms like “overeating and workaholism,” but she also, identifies these disorders in other people with symptoms such as “shopping, gambling, sex addiciton, crime, alcohol abuse and violence.”
Her purpose for writing Black Pain seems to not only reveal her own struggles and how she acquired mental and better health solutions, but her willingness to help others with heartfelt quotes and stories from career oriented people from all walks of life and several hundred celebrities. One of the most poignant sections of her book are “Twenty Signs That You Might Be Depressed” on page 26. If any of these signs sound like you or someone you know, the prescription antidote may be a thorough reading of Black Pain.
Over all, Terrie M. Williams’ message resounds loud and clear with three simple statements, “Depression kills,” “Black people are dying!” and “We don’t have to live in pain!” so the first step is acknowledging you’re in pain, reading about the struggles of others to know you are not alone and breaking your own silence by sharing your story. It may set you free and make you richer. Black Pain is now the number one book in America and I can’t think of an author more deserving of this honor. Terrie M. Williams has touched so many lives. If you’ve read The Personal Touch, also by Terrie M. Williams, you’ll love Black Pain.
Black Pain offers readers “healing in one’s own time” and validates that folks aren’t “going crazy” as mentioned in this phenomenal book, but just hurting. Prepare to renew your spirits. BLACK PAIN IS AN EMPOWERING, WELL-CRAFTED, INSPIRING AND POWERFUL JOURNEY! TERRIE M. WILLIAMS HAS DONE IT AGAIN!
*****5 STARS! Disilgold SOUL Literary Review
Reviewed by Heather Covington
President of the YOUnity Reviewers Book Club
HEATLIST7- DISILGOLD BOOK REVIEW: The Ring Formula: How to Marry Mr. Right by Alduan Tartt, PhD.
Topped with the quote, “This book is for women who refuse to settle for less than what they deserve in relationships!” The Ring Formula: How to Marry Mr. Right by Alduann Tartt, PhD., delivers by revealing powerful secrets for all women looking forward to attracting the mate of their dreams and bonding with marriage.
Offering a competitive advantage, Dr. Alduann Tartt, shows you how to change your attitude, “WOW” him, please him, attract his family, love him, gain his trust, friendship and respect for life.
The Ring Factor simply shows women how to “PUT YOU TOGETHER” and be on your way to a long lasting relationship that will make him say “I Do!”
One factor that will ring in most readers minds is that “selfishness has no place in a marriage!” In other words, women today have to be wiling to give the man in their lives anything they want and sacrifice their dreams because at the end, you’ll dream together and be better as one!”
INCREDIBLE, INTENSE AND DEBATABLE, but a THRILLRIDE WORTH TAKING TO BE A BETTER YOU! The Ring Factor is for those seriously considering marriage!
*****5 STARS! Disilgold SOUL Literary Review
Reviewed by Heather Covington
President of the YOUnity Reviewers Book Club
HEATLIST COUNTDOWN #6- Tony Rose, Publisher/CEO, Amber Communications Group, Inc. and other top Black Book Publishers to receive The Wheatley Book Award at the 2008 10th Anniversary of The Harlem Book Fair, The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, July 18, Harlem, New York. (SEE FULL PRESS RELEASE ABOVE)
HEATLIST COUNTDOWN #5- Candid Interview and Magazine Spotlight this week with Na’kisha Crawford has single women standing with ovation on bookstore lines! Find out why! Read the Review ! (VISIT WWW.DISILGOLD.COM)
HEATLIST COUNTDOWN # 4- Mychal Simonz- Not Just another Top Celeb with a Hit Book! If you haven’t read Maybe Tomorrow than you should read it
HEATLIST COUNTDOWN # 3- Mychal Simonz- Not Just another Top Celeb with a Hit Book! If you haven’t read Maybe Tomorrow than you should read it
Maybe Today! A prolific and controversial memoir is born! Read the review!(VISIT WWW.DISILGOLD.COM)
HEATLIST COUNTDOWN # 2-- DLNA POll Survey Question Results Revealed! LIVE ! VISIT DLNA POLL SURVEY link!
HEATLIST COUNTDOWN #1- Disilgold founder launches new Disilgold Literary Dish Radio program on the official YGA Voting Poll Brochure at www.HeatherCovington.net.
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