Now Available!!!!---"I CAN DO ANYTHING"
The "I Can Do Anything" book was created to provide youth with a practical introduction to various career options. What makes the book unique is that included within this overview are excellent examples of unknown African American achievements from past to present. This book is not a history book. It is a book to be used as a tool that will enable students to do self-assessments and skill assessments about their future during the early stages of their academic endeavors at the 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th and the freshmen level of college. Book is available at www.amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com
Author Collective Series
"I Can Do Anything" Featured at the following events:
American Library Association Conference, Boston, Massachusetts Date: January 15-19, 2010
South Carolina Book Festival, Columbia, South Carolina Date: February 26-28, 2010
Tuscon Book Festival, Tuscon, Arizona Date: March 12-14, 2010
National School Boards Association 2010 Conference, Chicago, Illinois Date: April 10-12, 2010
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books 2010, Los Angeles, CA April 25-26, 2010
National Council Educating Black Children, Las Vegas, NV Date: April 28-May 1, 2010
Upcoming Booksignings
Borders, 3304-A Crain Highway, Waldorf, MD 20602 Date: Saturday, March 13, 2010 Time: 1:00pm. to 3:00p.m.
Borders, 4420 Mitchellville Road, Bowie, MD 20716 Date: Saturday, March 27, 2010 Time: 1:00p.m. to 3:00p.m.
Borders, 1115 Annapolis Mall, Annapolis, MD 21401 Date: Saturday, April 3, 2010 Time: 2:00p.m.
Borders, 600 14th Street, NW, #100, Washington, DC 20005 Date: Saturday, April 24, 2010 Time: 12:00p.m. to 2:00p.m.
National Black Book Festival Location: Houston, Texas Date: May 21-23, 2010
Speaking Engagements
Citigroup, Frederick, MD Date: February 18, 2010 Time: 12:00p.m.
National Black Teen Summit, New York, NY Date: August 2010 Time: TBD
Authors' Reception, Date: August 14, 2010 Location: La Plata Library, La Plata, MD Time: 10:00a.m.
Radio Shows
Motown Writers' Network Radio Show, Detroit, Michigan Date: March 24, 2010
WHCR-90.3 FM, Harlem, New York Date: March 7, 2010
Faithful Folios, Snellville, Georgia Date: August 2, 2010 Time: 4:00p.m.
TV Shows
On Time, WJZ, Baltimore, MD Date: June 27, 2010 Time: 6:30a.m. Click on: wjz.com/video/
Good Morning Maryland, Baltimore, MD Date: TBD Time: TBD
2009 Events
The "I Can Do Anything" book was created to provide youth with a practical introduction to various career options. What makes the book unique is that included within this overview are excellent examples of unknown African American achievements from past to present. This book is not a history book. It is a book to be used as a tool that will enable students to do self-assessments and skill assessments about their future during the early stages of their academic endeavors at the 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th and the freshmen level of college. Book is available at www.amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com
The "I Can Do Anything" Curriculum featured at the South Carolina Council for African American Studies. (February 2009)
The "I Can Do Anything" Curriculum featured at the National Council for Black Studies in Atlanta, Georgia. (March 2009)
"I Can Do Anything" Book featured at the Miami Book Fair International (November 13-15, 2009).
Carolyn Mattocks inducted into Biltmore Who's Who. (April 2009)
Carolyn Mattocks becomes a featured member on the Biltmore Who's Who website. (October 2009) You can visit www.biltmorewhoswho.com
Historical Inspirations participated in Baltimore Book Festival on Sunday, September 27, 2009 from 12pm to 3:30pm Click on link to see event www.youtube.com/watch
Carolyn Mattocks becomes member of the Black Writers' Guild. You can visit website at www.blackwritersguild.org
Carolyn Mattocks featured on radio shows in Knoxville, Tennessee. (June 2009) You can visit website at www.connexshun.com
Historical Inspirations collaborates with the "Label Me Royalty" Program.
Historical Inspirations will release new product in 2010---A new historical poster called "The Steps to the Ultimate Dream." This poster will be dedicated to the one year inauguration of President Barack Obama.
Historical Inspirations partners with the Tri-County Youth Services Bureau to promote the "I Can Do Anything" Book. To learn more about the Tri-County Youth Services Bureau, you can visit www.tcysb.org
The "I Can Do Anything" book featured at the Michigan Charter School Conference (November 2-3, 2009)
Booksignings
November 13, 2009
Iverson Mall, 3731 Branch Avenue, Temple Hills, MD 20748 Time: 2p.m.-4p.m.
November 14, 2009
EastPoint Mall, 7839 EastPoint Mall, Baltimore, MD 21224 Time: 12pm-2pm
Mondawmin Mall, 2301 Liberty Heights Avenue, Suite 2001, Baltimore, MD 21215 Time: 3pm-5pm
Security Mall, 6901 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244 Time: 6pm-8pm
December 18, 2009
Prince George's Mall, 3500 East West Highway, Hyattsville, MD 20783 Time: 12pm-2pm
Speaking Engagements
Tri-County Youth Services Bureau, Waldorf, MD Date: December 8, 2009 Time: 1pm
College of Southern Maryland, Frederick, MD Date: December 8, 2009 Time: 4pm
2008 Events
A Good Book Store, 2101 Gwynn Oak Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21207-October 18, 2008 from 3p.m. to 5p.m.
Historical Inspirations participates in the 10th Annual Youth Leadership Conference at Morgan State University.
Co-author of a study guide pertaining to Dr. Carter G. Woodson and the Origins of Multiculturalism. Study Guide can be found on the website of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History.
Historical Inspirations featured on Blacknews.com from February 12th through 19th.
Author wins Essay Contest. See essay at blackhistory.cmgww.com/index.php
Author's story, "A Well-Lit Path to Wisdom" featured in Our Black Fathers: Brave, Bold, and Beautiful. This book features 50 stories about black fathers. It will provide you with stories of triumph, wisdom, and lessons that have been imparted to their children.
