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More promos for The Queen of Comedy, which deals with the past
Promo for the historical romance novel The Queen of Comedy
David Latimore and his wife Contessa Earle, featured characters in The Queen of Comedy
I’ve edited another stock photo, changing it into a contemporary IR couple for my romance gallery. And here’s a cover reveal for a scifi romance novella:
The Emissary is an erotic scifi thriller, set in outer space
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Pictured: Stand up comedian David Latimore and his wife, singer Contessa Earle
Contessa Earle’s glamour photo in black and white
To be continued . . .
There was a time when black comedians were king. From Dick Gregory to Godfrey Cambridge, Jackie “Moms” Mabley, to Red Foxx, Bill Cosby and Richard Pryor, the realness and rawness of black comedy took many forms and faces. Whether the jokes touched upon social issues at the time (like inequality), or what it was like to grow up in a diverse neighborhood, the ability to make audiences laugh took a major leap forward during the 1960s.
The Queen of Comedy is about that time period and decades prior to the 1960s. The book was written before I created and released JUKEBOX Volume One. I plan on releasing TQOC shortly, and I’m working on promos for the novel. The story centers on a female comedian’s rise to fame during the late 1930s thru the 1950s, and the complicated relationship she has with a nephew who follows in her footsteps.
David Latimore, doing stand up comedy from the ebook The Queen of Comedy
Stand up comedian David Latimore headlines in Las Vegas
The Queen herself, Honi Hawkins, as she performs at the legendary Moulin Rouge, circa 1955
I’m really looking forward to seeing director/actor Don Cheadle’s film, Miles Ahead
Don Cheadle as Miles Davis in the film “Miles Ahead”
Don gives some insight on the behind the scenes reality of getting this film financed, here
I love the cinematography on this film, since I’m getting a chance to work on my own color grading skills (for an independent film).
Here are my Wikkid.Sexy.Cool Books promos for Valentine’s Day. They’ll be on Instagram and Twitter today:
Giovanni and Raven, two passionate lovers from a soon to be released interracial romance ebook
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Since I was already researching the past (The Queen of Comedy, JUKEBOX Volume 1 and JUKEBOX Volume 2) I decided to write a book on African Americans during World War II. Specifically, The African American WAC during wartime.
African American WAC Nina Womack during WW II
A look at the Army life of an African American WAC during WWII
PFC Nina Womack in 1944
I’ve also written two books featuring a multi-cultural group of women in today’s military.
Sisters of Mercy ebook cover
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The beautiful woman with the hourglass figure gracing the cover of author Nichelle Gainer’s book “Vintage Black Glamour” is actress/singer Eartha Kitt.
Beautiful and talented, the late great Eartha Kitt
So don’t let anyone tell you that black people didn’t have a middle class or wealth during segregation and during the swinging 60s, because there are a number of photos and writings that prove otherwise. From Madame C J Walker, to sports heroes, educators, inventors, businessmen and businesswomen and entertainers, African Americans resided in a variety of socio-economic lifestyles.
We were, and still are, not a monolithic group. Whether through education or ambition, undeniable talent or heart stopping beauty, blacks back in the day became successful in spite of obstacles like inequality.
The book Vintage Black Glamour can be purchased on Amazon
Brief bio on Eartha Kitt from The Guardian.com:
” ‘Once called the “most exciting woman in the world” by Orson Welles, Kitt became a singer and dancer whose suggestive and sensuous performances captured the public imagination in the 1950s. Her former lover Charles Revson, the billionaire founder of Revlon cosmetics, even created a lipstick for her, calling it Fire and Ice. In the 1960s she made the role of Catwoman her own when she became the first black woman to achieve mainstream TV success in America with Batman, even breaking racial taboos by flirting on screen with Adam West in the lead role.’ ” – Adam Luck
Read more about Eartha Kitt here
Additional examples of black cool and glamour:
Popular band leader and singer Billy Eckstine. Women swooned mightily over this man.
Singer Della Reese
Before Sidney, before Denzel, there was fine as hell trailblazing actor James Edwards
Boyishly handsome Sam Cooke not only sang, but also wrote his biggest hit “A Change is Gonna Come.” Other songs by Cooke include “You Send Me” “Only Sixteen” and “Bring it on Home to Me” (Lou Rawls also sang on this hit).
Lola Falana and Sammy Davis Jr
Can you name these famous black celebrities?
Highlight the blanks for the answers: 1. Nat King Cole 2. The Nicholas Brothers 3. Josephine Baker
4. Sammy Davis Jr 5. Dorothy Dandridge 6. Lena Horne
7. Sidney Poitier
Here’s my fictional glamorous heroine from the soon to be released The Queen of Comedy:
Click the photo to read an excerpt from The Queen of Comedy
Dinah Washington was known as the Queen of Jazz and also the Queen of Jukeboxes
Nina Simone. The Legend.
Jazz artist and actress Nancy Wilson
Abby Lincoln, Singer and Actress