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My Second Trip to Los Angeles, CA

Report By Larry Ukali Johnson-Redd

The 4^TH Annual Los Angeles Black Book Expo;

June 13^TH, to 15^THof 2008.

I attended the lightly attended First Annual 6/04 and heavily attended 06/20/0 Second LABBX.

In 2006, there was no LABBX, however, the 2007 attendance was moderate; however, this 2008 LABBX had a

light to moderate turn out so many missed out on a chance

to meet and exchange views with Authors and activist from all over California and the United States of America!

Larry Ukali Johnson-Redd, Author, Poet and Educator and the intelligent and beautiful Terry O’Neal, Author and Poet

http/www.terryoneal.com http://www.lovingblackwomen.com/

We were photographed at the 4 TH Annual LA Black

Book Expo in L. A. Saturday, June 14, 2008!

Attached please find audio files of my Short Spoken Word Presentation as well as the audio of my interview of Yaya Fanusie,

Ph.D. done on Sunday in Hollywood right outside of the Hollywood Bowl!

Edwina Warder, CEO e BIZ Marketing http://www.ebusinessonline.com/

Here are pictures of the authors, poets and marketing people who traveled to Los Angeles or some who are

from Los Angeles. Also pictured are LABBX supporters!

(Ukali and Terry Moore at the 4^TH Annual LA Black Book Expo)

I hope that more brothers and sisters from around the country and inside of Los Angeles would more fully

support the 5^th Annual Los Angeles Black Book Expo! I hope to see you there next time.

Terry Moore “bringing it” to the LABBX 2008

{LABBE Supporters enjoying Terry Moore, Ukali and others with Spoken Word}

Claudia Epperson, Authtor of the Warror King

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At the Play Boy Jazz Festival, the only Play Boy Bunny I saw was the corporate emblem. I walked up

to the X section and felt no shame at all as I devoured ½ of a chicken, some mixed vegetables and

mashed potatoes with garlic. The walk from a Hollywood Blvd restaurant. The walk up to the Hollywood

Bowl—8 long uphill blocks in the Hollywood sun and up the outdoor theater to the highest section provided plenty of exercise

I arrived with Yaya Fanusie; so I interviewed Yaya who now lives in Maryland but used to live in Oakland.

Yaya and I split up because of the ticket I bought was at the top of the outdoor amphitheater, singer Ryan

Shaw performed “Let it Be” as I finished off my food and began to listen to the music. I was inside of the

Hollywood Bowl.

As I looked out over the audience, I could see Jazz lovers all types consuming food and beverages and listening

to some great old school music. Most of the people I saw were a part of the reading community who could have

supported the 4^th Annual Los Angeles Black Book Expo.

I looked to my left and I looked to my right and all I could see was folks, enjoying the music, wine, food

and conversations! More folks were coming and going. Ryan Shaw and his group were playing

“Try A Little Tenderness” By the late great Otis Redding! And it was done in an excellent manner!

I have now hooked up with Yaya and we are walking around and speaking to people at random while

listening to the Afrocentric vibes!

Next came an Afrocentric African-American/African group that included some Native African sister

singers who sang in their African Language to the beat of African drums and melodic music of

Dee Dee Ridgewater: A Malian Journey

They left with their version of a Wayne Shorter original song; renamed “Long Time Ago” with all

of the roots and reality an Afrocentric mind could conger up.

Then came the African or Puerto Ricans singing Lodi Ladi Ladio as they completed an Afrocentric

Style tune! One of the musicians had long African Dread Locks, but I am sure the others had some

African Blood in their veins. The musicians look like ants because you are a long ways away in the

X section but you have this shaded area and the large screens that blow up a nice visual of the

musicians you hear so clearly! The score is 42 to 31 Lakers.

{Laker fans focusing on the game and the music

as the sun set in Hollywood}

The name of their group is Plena Libre. There is a serious undertone in Los Angeles, they are Lakers

Loyalists looking at a portable television; following the Championship Series hoping the win as the Afro

Latin Jazz beats and music continues. The score is 59 to 57 Lakers Plena Libre finishes up.

And, then the stage turns around and up pops an African-American soul group playing some real smooth

Blues sons. No down time and so it goes on.

Keb Mo as the next band was called brought the type old school blues with a full band including organ

at a perfect pitch ‘give me what you got” they sang! Lakers up by 7!

Just as I was making some new friends here comes Yaya saying we should go now to avoid the big crowd! We left!