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Koereyelle
Koereyelle
Nobody is Coming to Save You
Cheryl-Davis
Cheryl Davis
The more artists know about their rights, the better they can protect them.
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TAMIKA NEWHOUSE

Jay-Styles
Jay Styles
"Just because your book is self-published doesn't mean it has to look self-published."

JAY STYLES

Lynette-Edwards
Lynette Edwards
‘Be led by your dreams & awaken by your passion’.

LYNETTE EDWARDS

Verostina-Antwi
Verostina Antwi
"Someone may be responsible for where you are but you are responsible for staying there."

Verostina Antwi

Cheryl-Davis
Cheryl Davis
The more artists know about their rights, the better they can protect them.

Cheryl L. Davis

Sidik-Fofana
"I am only a product of where I have lived and what I have read."

Sidik Fofana

Christal-Jordan
The darkest storms birth the brightest rainbows. Your success or failure ultimately depend upon YOU

Christal Jordan

aries-jordan
Instead of doing it scared, do it knowing that you are divinely supported.” ~ Ariel Driskell

Aries Jordan

Lizette-London
We carry wellsprings of intuitive knowings and creativity well beyond our years – passed to us intergenerationally.

Lizette London

Kyerra-Weldon
“Make it Make Sense”

Kyerra Weldon

Brenda-Moorer
“A creative creates no matter the medium.”

Brenda Nicole Moorer

Breanna-J-McDaniel
The bookshelf is big enough for all of us.

Breanna J. McDaniel

Kimberly-Latrice-Jones
Kimberly Latrice Jones

Kimberly Jones

Love-Nafi
Love Nafi

Love Nafi

LATRUTH
Always love your child more than you hate the person you had kids with.

latruth

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Karisma Ray

KATRINA
"your words create your options....watch your mouth!"

Katrina T'Marie Curtis

Gia-Compton
"Without accountability and transparency projects do not move."

GIA COMPTON

Maya-Lawrence

Maya Lawrence

Tameka-Bob
"And remember to always follow your intuition."

TAMEKA BOB

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Reggie Griffin

Ashley-Silva
Ashley Silva
"If I'm too much for you, you deserve less." "Do not pull up a seat to the table.build your own f*cking table."

ASHLEY SILVA

Christine-Platt
Christine Platt
"Less is Liberation! "

CHRISTINE PLATT

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TINA CHARISMA

Ryan-Richmond
Ryan Richmond
Anyone who is really successful has doubts. - Jerry Bruckheimer

Ryan Richmond

Koereyelle
Koereyelle
Nobody is Coming to Save You

Koereyelle

Kar-Logan
"Everyone will be there for a piece of the pie when they weren't in the kitchen to help you make it."

Kar Logan

Ardre-Orie
Your story is your glory.

Ardre Orie

Sean-Charles
"Evolution favors experimentation"

Sean Charles

Tiea-Whitaker
"Embrace the power within you to create a new path, one that is not confined by what has come before. Your future is yours to shape, filled with infinite possibilities and untapped potential"

Tiea Whitaker

Lynn_Rogoff
The rewards of life's work are in the process of the deep delve into a subjects life.

Lynn Rogoff

Walter-Gainer-II
Being self made starts with having a community to help you be the best you.

Walter Gainer II

AR-Shaw

A.R. Shaw

Marquelle-Young
“Almost every problem in the world can be solved with a little bit of empathy.”

Marquelle Young

Bernette-Sherman-Author
"Things aren't always as they seem."

Bernette Sherman

AntionetteToniMutcherson
"In order to live your best life you must first become the best version of yourself."

Antionette "Toni" Mutcherson

Tianna-Faulkner
"I am a Clark Atlanta University graduate and I believe in the university's motto, which is to "Find a way or make one." I also believe that you should put God first and never give up on your dreams."

Tianna Faulkner

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LaJill Hunt

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© Elle Wood Photography LLC All Rights Reserved

Dr. Nicole Odom-Hardnett

Connie-Morrison

CONNIE MORRISON

J. Dillard 1 - Nicole Brown
"Follow your clippers" - Barberpreneuer

J. DILLARD

Scarlett Miller
That’s They Business and Who Can’t Run

Scarlett Miller

Corey-Parson
Words are powerful; choose them carefully.

Corey Parson

Chatejah-George
Chatejah George
“Always have faith in anything you do”

Chatejah george

Denise Essex
Denise Essex
"Practice makes permanent"

Denise Essex

Leslie-Black
Leslie Black
"lways trust your inner voice"

leslie black

TERRANCE-HUTCHINSON
TERRANCE HUTCHINSON
Without good health, there can be no wealth

terrance hutchinson

Serita-Wilkins
“You can’t be the best if you do not know your the best”.

Serita Wilkins

Amber-Moss
"Every ache is a step towards redemption."

Amber Moss

Julian-Winters
"You never have to earn joy. You deserve it."

Julian Winters

HD-Hunter
Art is about collaboration and inspiration, across genres, across generations, across dimensions of reality, even.

H.D. Hunter

Brittani-Hill
If your dreams don't scare you, they aren't big enough.

Brittani Krsytin

Kierra-Wagstaff
"The downtime is just as important as the hustle."

Kierra M. Wagstaff

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“There are many things you can do overnight but there is no overnight success.” – Tory Burch

Angela DeCaires

Myrna-Gale
Without Knowledge you will always walk in doubt/A man without selflove is a man who loves no one!

Myrna Gale

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J.-Dillard
"There's never any pressure when you take it one page at a time!" and "Follow your clippers" - Barberpreneuer

J. Dillard

LaShawn-Davis
"You are greatness because you come from the greatest."

LaShawn Davis

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Candace Doby

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Armelia Cartier

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DOLAPO ERINKITOLA

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Vi Andrews

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"Power lives in patience and persistence."

Tyrell Crawford

Cara-Reese
“A child who understands their relationship to words is forever free.”-Jason Reynolds.

Cara Reese

Art House Featured Speakers

Lay’Na-Anderson

Lay'Na Anderson

Jeffrie-StJames
“Love, Passion, Eternity”

Jeffrie St James

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Lymaira Agosto

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Sunna'Le the Jill

Prodi-G-Akita
Prodi-G - Shine Ho! Akita - Gods the only one who can do it BIGGER !

Prodi- G & Akita

Naj-Reese
“A someone were to ask me what keeps me grounded, I’d say it’s that I never got over of my life, and if you asked me who, I’d say which one”

Naj Reese

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Theo Griffin

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K. Sarai

dominique-symone
Engaging revolution is part of taking responsibility for what we owe to each other, to our future, and to ourselves."

Dominique Symone

Valerie-Tyman
"Don’t underestimate what you can’t see within me because I am greatness."

Valerie Tyman

Dhayana-Alejandrina
“All the work you are doing in silence is opening doors; trust your pace”

Dhayana Alejandrina

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J. Kharma

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Poetic V.

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LDJWRITER

Sharon-Walker
"We are all artists in some shape or form. The difference is the medium we work with."

Sharon Walker

Lit Crawl

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