Comments for Urbania Magazine

Comment on Interview with A Beautiful Satan Author RJ Champ by LadyK

LadyK — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:28:16 +0000

If I had not already read this book, I would have bought it immediately based on this interview! RJ truly has a way with words!

Comment on E-Publishing Price Points – At What Level Should a Self-Published Writer Price an E-Book? by E publishing companies in Chennai

E publishing companies in Chennai — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:35:21 +0000

Nice post. Quite useful. Its worth getting back again and again! Keep posting

Comment on Put on Your Crown – Queen Latifah Book Giveaway by Samirah

Samirah — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 05:41:06 +0000

I’m gonna tone down my response to “Thinks” July 2010 remark. But, I think that that is silly as heck, to put it mildly. Latifah is saying women should treat themselves on a much higher level than they merely do. “Treat Yourself Like a Queen” is merely a pun, a play on words as well as a simile.

The example used where Think says living like a queen is to mistreat people is butt backwards. Queen-dom didn’t start in Europe with Kings, Queens & their squires & so on. This thing goes waaaaaay back. And there were people in some, many kingdoms who were wealthier than the King & Queen. Their empires in Africa where the king was wealthy wth long, old money. They lived lavishly & the ppl were’nt their subject bt citizens of the empire. Being much much wealthier than the people meant they had a responsibility to take care of them & they did. But, Latifah isn’t speaking of kingdoms, nor any of this. She’s merely saying be good to yourself, feel good about yourself like a queen ddoes when it comes to treating yourself or feeling special.
Why would you tae the ball & run down hill like you did? Where’s the negativity coming from when she’s trying t get women to love themselves. Don’t ill treat your freedom of speech.

Comment on Aspiring urban writers, artists and musicians find resources online by jill rene

jill rene — Fri, 27 May 2011 12:09:28 +0000

Black people come from a vast amount of experiences and that is always what I look for in reading different fiction. Personally, my heritage and life experiences have taken me all over the globe and back again. I hope that as I pursue writing I will be able to see and hear all experiences told with tenacity and boldness in each authors own words.

Comment on Your Reviewer’s Favorite Reviewer – Joey Pinkney by Sixthirtythree

Sixthirtythree — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 14:53:02 +0000

Wow! Great interview! I always find it fascinating how people can find a way to their passion and then expand upon it.

Have you tried ebooks? I’ve just learned about how authors are downloading their books for like $2.99 and they are selling faster than hardback books.

Good Luck and have continued success!

Comment on 10 Online Radio Shows to Generate AA Book Publicity by Author Andrea Clinton

Author Andrea Clinton — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 13:00:21 +0000

There’s also: Red Snappeer, G.D. GRACE, Lisa Ttyrell Perry Show. You can get more info. about their shows on Facebbok

Comment on How to Write a Book Jacket Cover by JoEllen Taylor

JoEllen Taylor — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:14:27 +0000

This is great information. I’ll definitely use it for my book jacket cover creation. Thanks for posting!

Comment on Interview with AAMBC Founder Tamika Newhouse by Anthony S. Mooer

Anthony S. Mooer — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 00:21:18 +0000

High-Powered Interview. Great questions leading to inspiring and empowering answers! Simply inspiing! Thank you both for the experience!

Comment on Incarceration of Black Males and Urban Fiction by Niccole Simmons by Shaka Senghor

Shaka Senghor — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 21:33:31 +0000

Thank you for shedding light on the positive side of streetlit. I am an and owner of Drop A Gem Publishing. I write what I call conscious street lit. I chose to write about the streets with a political, social, and emotionally evolved slant that awakens the consciousness of readers. Like the authors you mentioned in your article I got my start while serving nineteen years in prison. I read Donald Goins and Iceberg Slim which opened my mind and eyes to books by Malcolm-X, Marcus Garvey and Assata Shakur. Without streetlit I would have never expanded my consciousness. Keep spreading the word and shedding the light on the culture. When time permits go to my webite http://www.dropagempublishing.com and check out the video I have posted. Thanks in advance.

Peace
Shaka

Comment on Put on Your Crown – Queen Latifah Book Giveaway by Think

Think — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:41:11 +0000

I saw Queen Latifah on the Larry King show the other night making a plug for her book and it seems that the gist of it is and I quote “Every woman is a queen and deserves to be treated as one.” Uh, what? Meaning she should be waited on hand and foot by servants, maids and butlers? That she should live in bourgeois decadence never caring how her subjects live in squalor? Because that’s truly what royalty is all about. How about instead “Every woman is a woman and deserves to be treated with respect as a woman, just as every man is a man and deserves to be treated with respect as a man.” But I guess that doesn’t have the gimmicky sloganeering ring to it that Latifah’s statement does.

I’m sorry but it just irks me that some people still have this backwards, feudalistic mindset that idolizes royalty and wealth. This is 2010. There shouldn’t even BE any queens or kings in existence anymore. Idolizing royalty is to keep a mindset that gets in the way of progress. She’s famous enough now that if she just went by Latifah instead of Queen Latifah everyone this side of Mars would still know who she is so how about it Latifah? Can you drop the “Queen” from your name and get down here with the commoners who work for a living in the hot non-air-conditioned struggles of the poor? How about using that star power and gravitas to push for raising the minimum wage to a LIVING wage and real wealth redistribution in this country instead of calling yourself a queen and helping legitimize an oppressive status quo?