Shawna Seed is a Kansas native with a long journalism career including Colorado’s Daily Camera, The Dallas Morning News and ESPN.com. Seed’s first novel, the critically-acclaimed mystery, Identity, was released in 2013 and quickly followed by her latest book, Not In Time, a story that follows an art historian named Genevieve who’s been hired to help a family recover stolen art from the World War II era.
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The Romance Slam Jam: 20 Years Of Elevating Black Romance
Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, Denzel and Pauletta Washington and even President and First Lady Obama: for decades, they and thousands of others have positively exemplified African-American men and women in lasting, loving relationships. However, for too many book publishers, the idea of black authors writing love stories and romance novels were neither logical or… Continue reading The Romance Slam Jam: 20 Years Of Elevating Black Romance
Sobriety, Success & Overcoming Adversity, The DMN Charlie Wilson Interview
Alcoholism, a heroin habit and an expensive addiction to cocaine that left him sleeping on the streets of Hollywood Boulevard——Charlie Wilson had weathered it all. But in 1995, as he rebuilt his life and made a committment to sobriety, the R&B legend decided to not merely survive, but to triumph. “I’ve always been a praying… Continue reading Sobriety, Success & Overcoming Adversity, The DMN Charlie Wilson Interview
“Selma,” Sheriff Clark & Stan Houston, The DMN/Briefing Interview
He was cast in a major motion picture and surrounded by some of the biggest names in Hollywood, but portraying a narrow-minded nemesis wasn’t exactly the pivotal role Stan Houston had in mind. In fact, when the GA native was first offered the part in Selma as Sheriff Jim Clark, he turned it down. Twice. “[The role]… Continue reading “Selma,” Sheriff Clark & Stan Houston, The DMN/Briefing Interview
The Color Barrier, DISD & Creative Arts, The DMN Buster Spiller Q&A
Purlie. Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Fences. A Raisin In The Sun. Starting with NYC’s African Grove Theatre in 1821, blacks have endeavored to build and sustain a venerable presence in theatre for African-American actors, performers and playwrights. From what began as early minstrel-type plays and evolved into musical theater and dramas with social commentary, black theatre… Continue reading The Color Barrier, DISD & Creative Arts, The DMN Buster Spiller Q&A