"25 Things That Really
Matter In Life" by Gary A. Johnson
Washington, DC Area Book Tour Photos
Borders Books, Largo, MD (May 3, 2008)
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Right to left: Photo #1:
Gary signs his book for Mary Hart-Peterson, Photo
#2: Author L. J. Flood buys a book. Photo
#3: Jaimi Jones waits to get her book signed.
Right to left: Photo #1:
Gary signs his book for Kirk Caldwell, Photo #2:
Ricky Ford and Gary. Photo #3: Arlene,
Gary and Anita.
Right to left: Photo #1:
Gary, Streetmasters Hosts Butch Jaimeson and Lee
Manley, Photo #2: Vanessa Werts and Gary,
Photo #3: Gary and Ray Morton.
Right to left: Photo #1:
Longtime friends Michael Frost and Kirk Caldwell,
Photo #2: Vanessa and author Moses T.
Alexander Greene, Photo #3: Gary enjoys a
laugh.
Left to Right:
BMIA.com Publisher Gary Johnson, Movie
Producer/Director Janks Morton, Professor/Author James Clingman,
Sign Language Interpreter Extraordinaire Jeffrey Bowden at the end of the
"power lunch" at The Stonefish Grille at The Boulevard at Capital Center
in Largo, MD (October 5, 2007)
Black Men In America.com was one
of the sponsors of Poets and Painter at
Mayorga Coffee Factory
in Silver Spring, MD. It was a great night of
enlightenment and entertainment. Many thanks
to Reign, The Poetry Man and "Baby
Reign" for showing BMIA.com some love with the VIP
table. Folks Will Whitlock can
sing. He performed his "Give Me The Love," from
his latest CD. Click here
to visit Will's MySpacepage.
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Left to Right:Photo #1: Will Whitlock, Jesse Taylor and
Reign Photo #2: Reign and BMIA.com
Publisher/Founder Gary Johnson Photo #3:
Will and Jesse in the Green Room
Photo #4:
Will, Reign, Gary J.
Here is a partial photo collage of some
of the poets, spoken word artists and singers who graced
the stage and ripped the microphone at
Mayorga Coffee Factory:
Benny Blaq, Reign, Will
Whitlock, Jesse Taylor, Lady Wisdom, Nferno, Baby Reign,
La La and more.
For those of you
new to the Poets & Painters concept, a painter
begins to paint as a a poet or spoken word artist
performs. When the poet stops, the painter turns
the canvas around. Check out some of the artwork
from the night.
The Poetry Man and Reign Join Gary Johnson
on The Radio
Left to Right:
The Poetry Man and Reign in the Black Men In America.com office
after their debut on the Dwyane Sims Radio Show with Gary Johnson on
www.wflo.fm.
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Mike Stewart
Black Men In
America.com Hosts Preview of New Play
On December 19, 2005, Black Men In
America.com hosted an invitation only preview of a new one man
show starring Mike Stewart called “How
a Black Man Loves.”In his one-man play, Stewart, who also wrote the play, explores
the full range of a black man’s emotions as he dramatizes the
many issues that feed into love and self-esteem.
The play is a dynamic,
provocative and powerful production that will uplift and inspire
individuals to want to achieve their greatness. In addition,
the play focuses on community building
and networking with organizations to empower and uplift the
Black man in order that he may reclaim our youth, families and
communities. Stay tuned for more details about this
dynamic play.
Click here to learn more
about Mike Stewart and his play.
(From
left to right): Photo #1 Mike Stewart
Photo #2: Mike and Doc Semper.
Photo #3: Ray Bullock, Doc and
Mike talk with the ladies after the show. Photo
#4: Gary Johnson and
"The Event Diva" Angela Taylor.
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"Where an investment in
art, is an investment in your future."
Michelle’s
of Delaware is a fine art gallery located in the heart
of downtown Wilmington featuring works by
visual artists of AfricanHeritage. The
gallery collection consists of originals and
original graphics (serigraphs, lithographs,
intaglios, etching and collographs). In addition to fine art,
the gallery also carries high quality offset lithographs
commonly called prints. The primary mission of the gallery is to
provide the community access to high quality works of art by
international and nationally known visual artists.
Left to Right:
Photo #1: Actor/Trainer
Mike Stewart and
BMIA.com Founder Gary Johnson,
Photo #2: Gary J., Ray Bullock, (Sr. Art Director)
and Mike Stewart), Photo #3: Sr. Art Director
Raymond Bullock
Xpress Yourself
Publishing, LLC, in conjunction with Black Men In America.com
recently hosted an afternoon of
Sweet Revenge
at the Black Men In America.com office with bestselling author
Jessica Tilles, host of J.T.'s Book Corner.
Here are some pics from that successful event.
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From
left to right: Photo #1:
Jessica sells and signs her new book "Sweet Revenge."
Photo #2:
A full house enjoy Master of Ceremonies (and part-time standup
comedian Gary Johnson).
Photo #3:
Gary Johnson entertains the crowd reading Jessica's book.
Photo #4:
Author Tahira Choloe Mahdi
author of the new book,
"How to Be Queen of the Universe"
addresses the audience.
Photo #5:
Author Sylvia L. Simmons, author of the book,
"Anything But Love,"
talks about Jessica.
Photo #6:
Jessica Tilles and Gary Johnson
after the party.
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Karibu Books: Showing
Black Men Some Love
Karibu, pronounced KA-REE-BOO which means "welcome" in KiSwahili, is a
specialty bookstore chain located in the Washington DC area. The
company's philosophy is to empower and educate people by
providing complete access to books by and about people of
African descent.
(From left to
right) Photo #1: Dr. Hayward Farrar Ph.D., author David
Miller and Joel Austin. Photo #2: Joel Austin
displays his masculine looking Daddy Diaper Bag. Photo #3:
Farrar, Miller, Austin and Gary Johnson.
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Photo #1: Gary Johnson addresses the crowd.
Photo #2: The panel listens to the discussion.
