Greetings Everyone,
Well, my nationwide book tour for "Black America, Body Beautiful: How the African American Image is Changing Fashion, Fitness, and Other Industries" started at Barnes and Noble Booksellers in Greenville, North Carolina on August 21st! The turnout was quite surprising and very sucessful!!
I was delighted to see my colleagues and students from East Carolina University, local neighbors as well as my family (wife and kids) at the book signing event.
So what did I talk about during this first book tour event? Basically, I shared with the audience the major reasons why I wrote this book and the why these topics of body image, body type and standard of beauty are so important to the African American population today, in the past and especially in the future. In fact, my major goal from the book's themes is to start a cultural revolution.
This Cultural Revolution focuses upon the mission of my website -- http://www.blackamericabodybeautiful.com/ -- which is:
"Promoting more accurate and diverse representations of physical and visual images associated with African Americans."
After I presented my major issues, I had a number of great questions from the audience. Then, I got down to business -- Signing Books!!
Again, I want to thank everyone who attended, everyone who asked questions, everyone who took time from their busy schedules to listen to my issues, and everyone who will join our new network to begin this new Cultural Revolution on body image, body type and standards of beauty as it relates to African Americans and all those who share similar issues.
Check out some of the photos from this Kickoff Book Signing Event!
Finally, this was a very special event because it happened just a couple of days just before my 50th Birthday! Now this is a great way to bring in my 50th Birthday!
Photographs by: Darrien Bailey
