"HipHop & Books" Youth Rally Slated for April 2008 in Mississippi

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"Hiphop & Books" Youth Rally slated for

April '08 in Mississippi

Conversations Book Club and TRU Publishing, in connection with their literary partners*, are pleased to announce the 1st "Hiphop & Books" Youth Rally of Mississippi! This will take place on Saturday, April 26, 2008 at the Smith Park in Downtown Jackson beginning at 1p.m. and ending at 5p.m.

 

 The purpose of the event is to unite and entertain lovers of hiphop music with a family-friendly show as well as bring attention to the problems of illiteracy and school dropouts. Conversations believes that by showing that the hiphop community is about more than just the glitz and glamour portrayed through television and music that it can serve as a wakeup call for young people to still strive for the best possible life they can get through a good education and positive role models.

 

The days events will feature space jumps for the kids provided by Inflatable Kingdom, concession-style food and performances by Mississippi's own Ondrea Nicole, Trill, G-Money(seen above), Britt, Jacktown Slim and Jack Squad. Our special guest for the rally is Lil Half Ounce aka HollywoodHalf whose album SMALL TOWN HYPE features Fiend, C-Murder, Lil Cali, Pearlie Mac, Savage of Trill Ent and more.

 

To encourage school participation, Conversations & TRU are presenting this contest: The school that has the most students that attend the rally will receive $1,000 in brand new books for their school library donated by Conversations & TRU! (In 2007, Conversations & The Jackson Advocate donated over $500.00 in brand new books to the Shady Creek Trailer Park in South Jackson.) At the close of the event there will also be a historic, special announcement made that you want to be present to hear!

 

Admission is free, however, vendors including Krooked Ledda Clothing and others will be on hand with merchandise. For more information, contact Robin Gardner at 601.664.8805, Stanley Clark at 601.559.3463 or Stephanie Mitchell at 601.500.8950. Also visit http://www.hiphopandbooks.com.

 

*This event is brought to you in part by Shadow Play Entertainment, For The People Productions, S. M. Productions, C. O. D. Records, Off Da Chain Entertainment and Jaia Productions

BREAKING: Conversations Partners w/Borders in LA & TN

After the success of Conversations Book Club's hosting of Rapper/Author Jacki-O at Borders in Metairie, Louisiana earlier this month, the word has spread about the dedication the group has to literary events. This has prompted negotiations with other Borders in other states for Conversations Book Club to become their official book club. We are now happy to announce that two arrangements have now been confirmed!Effective immediately, Conversations Book Club is now the official book club of Borders in Memphis, TN (6685 Poplar Pike, 1.901.754.0771) AND Metairie, LA (3131 Veterans Blvd, 1.504.835.1363). This means that we now have two new locations for our monthly meetings that take place in each state. Feel free to call each store and thank them for becoming partners with the largest literacy movement that has taken place in our generation! 

 

Young, old, black and white are coming together for a common purpose: Books! On behalf of Conversations Book Club, we want to thank everyone who has made this a possibility. Make sure you bookmark both webpages http://conversationsmemphis.blogspot.com and http://conversationsneworleans.blogspot.com to keep abreast of the many new activities that will be taking place.

 

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Jacki-O's "Grown & Gangsta" Book Tour Back on track: April 8-10, 2008

 

Book lovers and fans of Miami's own recording artist/author Jacki-O can breathe a little easier: TRU Publishing & Conversations Book Club are releasing book tour dates and locations for the debut novel that is taking the world by storm: GROWN & GANGSTA. (See below)

The success of the debut release of Corey "C-Murder" Miller's TRU Publishing is undeniable as the crowds in Mississippi and Louisiana showed in early March 2008. Jacki-O's story of six friends dealing with coming from nothing to having everything is striking a chord with readers of all backgrounds, fulfilling the purpose that both she and the publisher had in mind. Below are the upcoming dates in Mississippi and Tennessee for April 8-10,2008.

 

GROWN & GANGSTA TOUR DATES, APRIL 8-10, 2008

 

TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 2008

4-6:00p.m. --- Booksigning @ Stax (Official Blockwear), 1021 Ellis Ave, 601.949.8489 (MS)

6:30-7:00p.m. --- Booksigning @ 3 Sons Restaurant, 367 W. Northside Dr., 601.982.7383 (MS)

7-8:00p.m. --- Book discussion @ 3 Sons Restaurant, 367 W. Northside Dr., 601.982.7383 (MS)

 

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 2008

12-2:00p.m. --- Booksigning @ Be-Bop Record Shop, 3887 Metro--- 601.969.3181 (MS)

4-6:00p.m. --- Booksigning @ Be-Bop Record Shop, Maywood Mart --- 601.981.5000 (MS)

 

THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2008

11-1:00p.m. --- Booksigning @ Borders Book & Music (Memphis, TN)---901.754.0770

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To see when Jacki-O will be in YOUR city or to schedule interviews, contact Cyrus A. Webb at cawebb4@juno.com or 601.896.5616.

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TRU & Conversations add tour dates for Jacki-O's "Grown & Gangsta"

Book lovers and fans of Miami's own recording artist/author Jacki-O can breathe a little easier: TRU Publishing & Conversations Book Club are releasing book tour dates and locations for the debut novel that is taking the world by storm: GROWN & GANGSTA. (See below)

The success of the debut release of Corey "C-Murder" Miller's TRU Publishing is undeniable as the crowds in Mississippi and Louisiana showed in early March 2008. Jacki-O's story of six friends dealing with coming from nothing to having everything is striking a chord with readers of all backgrounds, fulfilling the purpose that both she and the publisher had in mind.
"It's not just lovers of her music that are buying this book," observes Conversations Book Club President Cyrus A. Webb. He serves as Marketing and Communication Liason for TRU Publishing, accompanying both Cee and Jacki-O to all literary events. "When you come to a book stop for Jacki-O you will see people of all races and musicial taste who are drawn to the story. Some are just curious to see if the book lives up to the hype. So far I am proud to say that noone has been disappointed. This book delivers on so many levels."

Webb is excited to announce that during March 2008-May 2008 Jacki-O will be promoting the book in Memphis, TN/ Nashville, TN/Montgomery, AL/Selma, AL/Tupelo, MS/Natchez,MS/Jackson, MS/Miami, FL/Ft. Lauderdale, FL/Atlanta, GA/Chicago, IL.

To see when Jacki-O will be in YOUR city or to schedule interviews, contact Cyrus A. Webb at cawebb4@juno.com or 601.896.5616.

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