Okay, I know it’s almost March and I’m just getting this newsletter out. Please show me grace and mercy as I wrap my mind and time management around my promise.
Soooo, what’s going on with me? Lots.
Requests for ‘Tell Them’ my one-woman show has kept me pretty busy this month. It’s been wonderful conversing afterwards with those who don’t know about the character Denise McNair, and what she accomplished prior to dying in the 1963 Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing. My desire is for this presentation to take root outside the month of February in order for her story to be used to help students and parents year-round.
The picture here is of me and three fabulous young actresses who pictched in to help with this presentation. I also thank Nation Son Holmes for the fabulous job she did in producing the 'I Am Black Hisotry' event at the African American Museum.
Soooo, what’s going on with me? Lots.
Requests for ‘Tell Them’ my one-woman show has kept me pretty busy this month. It’s been wonderful conversing afterwards with those who don’t know about the character Denise McNair, and what she accomplished prior to dying in the 1963 Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing. My desire is for this presentation to take root outside the month of February in order for her story to be used to help students and parents year-round.The picture here is of me and three fabulous young actresses who pictched in to help with this presentation. I also thank Nation Son Holmes for the fabulous job she did in producing the 'I Am Black Hisotry' event at the African American Museum.
FEBRUARY WRITING TIP
After writing the first draft writers need to exhale, regroup and then get back to the drawing board. That consists of reading (I suggest aloud), what you’ve written. From there, if you haven’t already, create a simple synopsis for the work and a profile for your characters. Being able to see where you want to go and who needs to be developed to help you with this will save much time in the long run.
Remember, because it’s your story you don’t have to marry the first drafts or characters you come up with.
Remember, because it’s your story you don’t have to marry the first drafts or characters you come up with.
AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT
Over the years I’ve had the opportunity to read some wonderful books regarding figures entrenched in our glorious history. Of late it’s been a pleasure to see the truth unfold as it pertains to what we’ve been taught. Two such works have been The Resurrection of Nat Turner Part One & Two. This work that rivals what has been entrenched in American history for 180 years has sparked debates across the country.
Please enjoy the description of The Resurrection of Nat Turner Part Two: The Testimony.
They were all heroes . . .
Sparked by an indigo sun, Nat Turner stormed into history with a sword in one hand and a Bible in the other. Thirty years before the advent of the Civil War—in the predawn hours of August 22, 1831, commanding a small army of slaves, Nat Turner led a bloody fight for freedom that shined a national spotlight on slavery and left more than fifty whites dead.
In The Resurrection of Nat Turner, Part 2: The Testimony, as Harriet Beecher Stowe seeks to learn the truth of the man his people called Prophet, Nat Turner shares the faith, triumph, tragedy, and hope of his fight for liberty, brotherhood, and self-determination.
For 180 years, the truth of Nat’s story has been tainted. Award-winning author Sharon Ewell Foster reinterprets history to offer a new American story of one man’s struggle for freedom and the redemption of his people. Based on actual trial records, interviews with descendants, official documents, and five years of research, The Resurrection of Nat Turner, Part 2: The Testimony is a story of the quest for truth and the true meaning of liberty.BLACK HISTORY MOMENT
February 1 - The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which abolished slavery, was adopted by the 38th Congress. Ratification was completed December 6, 1865. Also in 1870, Jonathan Jasper Wright was elected to the South Carolina Supreme Court.
February 7 - Negro History week originated by Carter G.Woodson is observed for the first time in 1926.
February 7 - Negro History week originated by Carter G.Woodson is observed for the first time in 1926.
THE READER ELITE
Would you like your book club and its activities featured in this newsletter? If so, I invite you to send your information and a group shot to: lindabonassignment@yahoo.com using 'Book Club Submission' in the subject line.
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Thank you for taking the time to read this newsletter. There's so much more I'd like to share, but it'll have to wait until next month. The good thing about that is that March is not that far off.
I invite you to visit me online at www.lindabeed.com to get more details on what I'm doing and sharing. If you've enjoyed what you've found here, please share with others. Until we meet again next month I encourage you to create or continue to work on THE WRITE PLAN for you.
Linda!
