| About Us
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The Black Quill is a summary of activities from our first five years (2003-2008). With reviews of speaker's books,
speaker spotlights, and a self-publishing primer, we bring together literary excellence from people of color in America to inspire our future generations.
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| Member Book Review
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"Office Politics"
By: Wilma BrockingtonHow often do you allow impulsive feelings to override rational thoughts?
When did you last experience a situation where you had intense emotional reactions or over-reactions? It’s easy to blame someone else, but honestly your
impulsive feelings are your fault. Simply blame it on your amygdala. Your brain has two main functions, the neocortex for thinking, and the amygdala for
feeling. To an extreme, whenever you react emotionally before thinking about the situation, research shows you probably experienced an amygdala or panic attack.
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| Past Events
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For three years, we held the Afrocentric Book Expo in the Mall at Prince Georges.
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Network With Us
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Visit the UnitedBlackWriters Yahoo homepage at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UnitedBlackWriters/. Through this on-line group, we offer the opportunity to give all of our members an awareness of unity with the United Black Writers Association and the Black Writers' Guild of MD activities. Join us to network with other writers at the workshops and help to provide unity in our literary events.
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Our Officers
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Judine Slaughter, Executive Director
Maya Prabhu, Vice President
Rebecca Bishophall, Secretary
Alexis Dobbins, Marketing Director
Paul Lawrence Vann, Historian
Brenda Farrar-Ejemai, Training Director |