FSB Associates (www.fsbassociates.com) are in a unique position, one that they are used to in providing internet marketing services by seasoned publishing professionals. If it's sales, marketing and internet experience in providing a total package for the ultimate literary experience they are preeminent in this field. Alas, the clock is ticking with a different view of history fast approaching, and what an exciting time to be an American brimming with anticipation! On January 20th Barack Obama will become the President of the greatest country in the world, with his mantra that "change can happen!". We will be in position to witness a day that will illuminate a new awareness that will resonate in time. What an appropriate time to introduce to you an outstanding book definitive of this time - 'STILL I RISE' by Roland Owen Laird Jr., Taneshia Nash Laird, and Elihu Bey. More about this book, the authors and others who are touting it is as follows:
"As a contribution to illustrated history from a Black point of view, " writes acclaimed foreword author Charles Johnson, "Still I Rise is a unique achievement, one that will be valued - like Art Spiegelman's Maus: A Survivors Tale...by students, educators, collectors, and general readers for a long time to come." Newly available in an updated edition, the compelling and irreverent graphic history that recounts the entire scope of the African-American experience, now concludes with Barack Obama's groundbreaking 2008 Presidential candidacy.
Still I Rise traces the epic struggles and victories of African-American in the face of racist obstacles and unfathomable hardships. It follows the rise of slavery the Nat Turner Rebellion; military contributions of African-Americans; the birth of modern integration; Freedom Summer; the emergence of the Black Power movement; the Million Man March; and Hurricane Katrina. Cultural milestones are also found here, from the Harlem Renaissance and the Invisible Man to heritage festivals and artists who illuminate the complexity of African-American life. Heroic notables and visionaries are introduced such as Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Madame C.J. Walker, Ida B. Wells, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., and many more. Lesser-known luminaries are featured too, including Carter G. Woodson, the father of Black Studies, and Deadria Farmer-Paellman, who campaigned for restitution from modern companies that played a direct role in the slave trade.
The insightful text is sometimes acerbic but does nothing to lessen the impact of the book. Other times there's humor with a powerful if not honest demeanor. Taking its title from a Maya Angelou poem, STILL I RISE is a moving and inspirational account of the rich history of African-Americans. Now, about the authors: Noted African-American entrepreneur Roland Laird is a co-founder of Posro Media, a Trenton, New Jersey-based company that produced the comic book series MC Squared: A Man With a Serious Game Plan, and the syndicated comic strip The Griots. The company has worked and continues to develop a number of animated and documentary projects for film and television. For this book, the authors' first rate scholarship s supplemented with a healthy dose of attitude, and Bey's illustrations are both energetic and uncompromising. If you are a true comic book fan you will want this book!
