**Please note that due to the COVID-19 global crisis, we have decided to postpone this event indefinitely…**

Salutations Everyone!

I am so excited to announce that we are hosting another book signing! Here are the details:

• Date: To be determined (the event has been postponed due to the current pandemic).
• At the Caribbean Paradise Restaurant (in Lasalle, Montreal)
• 1-4pm

We hosted a book signing with Danielle Murrell Cox two years ago, and it was awesome! And we are so grateful for the Caribbean Paradise Restaurant as they are one of our major sponsors again!

This time around, we are hosting a book signing with the amazing Ms. Akilah Newton who is the author of an amazing activity book that EVERY CANADIAN CHILD should have! It is called “Big Dreamers: The Canadian Black History Activity Book for Kids Volume 1“

• We would like to sponsor at least 20 copies of this activity book so that we can give them to children who come from single-parent homes…If you would like to help us reach our goal by sponsoring an activity book, please let us know!
• If you are a single parent, and would like your child to receive a FREE copy at our event, please register your child here: Register your child for a free copy!

Why literature Sabi? Why books?

I’m a teacher and this year I’m making it my mission to encourage families to step away from technology a bit because I have seen a decrease in our youths’ ability to think, problem solve and reason without the help of technology (this generation is too dependent on technology)…

I understand that we are trying to be “green” and move away from printing books, but reading literature on digital devices is NOT for everyone… From a neurological standpoint, the brain does a lot more processing when reading on a device (it must sometimes process light, color, AND motion etc.), so it is more difficult to for the brain to absorb the information from reading off of a tablet or computer, in comparison to reading from an actual book (or other printed literature). Additionally, reading a physical book is an entire different experience! Turning the pages, feeling the pages and smelling the pages is everything!

Why only black literature? This sounds a little racist & exclusive…

By no means do I want to come across as being a racist or anything…By no means do I want people who are not black to feel offended. But I need people who are not black to try their best to understand something…

Most of our black youths have been damaged by society. They have been made to feel inferior… They have been “excluded from the race to success”…They have been made to feel as though they are not as smart as the others. They have been made to feel that blacks are ONLY good at sports and entertainment. Some black youths have been made to feel that they don’t stand a chance. And it is our job to undo this damage… We have to show black youths otherwise…We have to build them up by showing them that skin color doesn’t define greatness! There are plenty of black success stories out there, however, they are seldom in the mainstream spotlight… We, as strong and educated black people, have to create our own spotlight!

So, I am doing my part, I am creating a spotlight… I am showing our black youths the positive contributions that blacks have made to this world…No, we are not just athletes, dancers and singers… We are educators, we are writers, we are scientists, we are politicians, doctors, we are police officers, we are accountants, we are engineers, we are astronauts, etc…. We are A-W-E-S-O-M-E!

And no, I’m not trying to exclude other races, I am just trying to repair some damage, and remind the young black youths, who feel excluded, that they are worthy of being included!

I hope to see you guys at Caribbean Paradise very soon!