Detroit Network - National Association of Black Females in Music and Entertainment
Join us for the Women's Month Brown Bag Luncheon Series. During the month of March we will salute, Valencia Renay Williams and Beverly Jenkins
two dynamic authors from the Metropolitan Detroit Area- Dreamgirls living their Dream.
The National Association of Black Female Executives in Music & Entertainment, Inc. Detroit Network will begin the series:
Saturday, March 24, 2007 12:30 - 2:30pm
De Angelo's Restaurant 17425 Telegraph Road in Detroit.
Tickets are $15 includes a light lunch
For more info:
Serenity Lynn 248-763-2254 Gisele "Gee" Caver 313-549-7400
NABFEME is a non-profit organization that is led by volunteer entertainment executives who seek to increase the awareness and raise the profile of African American women in music and entertainment. We accomplish this mission through activities that foster empowerment, education, mentoring, career development and networking. Our executive team is committed to investing in the education of future leaders and providing programs and alliances, which will increase the participation and awareness of women of color in the entertainment arena.
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Guest Speakers will discuss:
Getting published. Staying dedicated and connected to the community. How did I get here from there?
Valencia Renay Williams
Valencia Renay Williams is a single mother dedicated to helping hurting people boost their self-esteem, bringing them closer to actualizing dreams. Almost anyone would be inspired once they got wind of her own personal struggles and victorious triumphs.
Valencia began to write novels while incarcerated doing a 4 year prison term. It was then in the midst of confinement that she looked within and demanded a change of course for herself. The result of her desire to lead a productive life, coupled with her unique talents is seen in her first novel, The Hottest Summer Ever Known. Since the release of her book in September 2004, Valencia has been featured on Fox TV2 News and Inside Edition, as well as on local radio stations and Essence and Sister2Sister Magazine. The book currently has a 5 star rating on amazon.com.
The depiction of life portrayed in The Hottest Summer Ever Known is very appealing and has made the book a favorite among the African American salons as well as it has gained notoriety for bridging the gap irregardless of age, race, or social class. This is evidenced at her many book signings and appearances at book club meetings and local happening events in the Detroit Metropolitan areas.
Valencia R. Williams is also an accomplished singer and film witter, however; her greatest accomplishment is being a mother and positive image to her children Beonka and SamQuavis.
Beverly Jenkins
Beverly Jenkins is a historical romance writer. Born in Detroit, she graduated from Cass Technical High School and attended Michigan State University, where she majored in Journalism and English Literature.
Ms. Jenkins has received numerous awards for her works, including: the Detroit Free Press Book of the Year, three Walden books Best Sellers Awards; two Career Achievement Awards from Romantic Times Magazine; a Golden Pen Award from the Black Writer's Guild, and in 1999, Ms Jenkins was voted one of the Top Fifty Favorite African-American writers of the 20th Century by AABLC, the nation's largest on-line African American Book Club. She has written twenty books to date including, two young adult books and a contemporary romantic suspense series of novels.
Ms. Jenkins has been featured in many national publications, including the Wall Street Journal, People Magazine, Dallas Morning News and Vibe Magazine. She has lectured at such prestigious universities as Oberlin University; the University of Illinois; and the University of Michigan. She speaks widely on both romance and 19th century African-American history. She is active in both her church and community, and in November 2001, Ms Jenkins was named a winner of the YWCA Woman of Achievement Award.
Beverly Jenkins is a renowned writer and speaker who shares her time with her family in Southeastern Michigan.
Please join us for delightful fare* and empowering discussion. Writing and Publishing from the Self Published and Traditional Worlds. Dreamgirls living in Dream Jobs!
Authors will be selling and signing copies of their books.
*Drinks must be purchased separately
