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Feb 23
2 min

The Night Owl Goes to Space

Tradesha Woodard, Reporter WCNC did a story on me on February 4, 2023. She did so in honor of the contributions that I make to Black History by helping to elevate the voices of marginalized authors such as herself (Ref: The Purple Turtle) and others. You can watch the replay by going here. With that in mind, one such author, Kim C. Lee reached out to me on February 21, 2023 and asked if I’d be willing to read and provide a review on her soon to be released 4th children’s book

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Dedrick Moone

Feb 13
1 min

Black History Month Read-A-Thon

iReadify is a Black-owned, multicultural digital library for children. They promote diverse characters and culture in every book. iReadify showcases the beauty of diversity in a safe and secure digital environment while keeping children engaged and developing their love for reading. Literacy Nation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Their goal is to increase the awareness and distribution of books that promote inclusion and positive representation of people of color. Rea

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You Can Have Your Cake and Grandparents Too

Dedrick Moone

Feb 6
1 min

You Can Have Your Cake and Grandparents Too

Christal (C. L.) Holliday-Firmin is a wife, mother, award winning author, and poet. She’s known to blend her sense of humor and whimsical vision of the world into all of her work. She’s passionate about improving literacy while simultaneously promoting positive family imagery in children’s literature. Her book, You Can Have Your Cake And Grandparents Too!", is a heartwarming story about a young man who absolutely adores all 6 of his grandparents. I received an autographed cop

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Dedrick Moone

Feb 5
1 min

My Contribution to Black History Month

I do more than just write, publish, and format books. You see I also do full length professional reviews for authors as well. While I don’t discriminate, my preference is to limit my reviews to Black Authors and authors of color. The reason being is that Black, Hispanic, and Latino authors represent less than 10% of all authors according to a study by Zippia in 2022. You can read more about this by going here. Given that sentiment, you can see that we’re a very small marginal

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Giving Marginalized Authors a Voice in the Literary World

Dedrick Moone

Feb 5
2 min

Giving Marginalized Authors a Voice in the Literary World

I’m not one of those people that makes a big deal out of my birthday. Because of that, I generally don’t disclose when it is or rather that it’s coming up. Those that happen to know when it is and choose to recognize me on the date in question are more than welcome to celebrate, honor, and acknowledge me but I by no means invite them to. The reason being in part is that it falls during the celebration of Black History in February. I don’t consider myself to anyone of importan

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Dedrick Moone

Jan 5
3 min

The Purple Turtle

Tradesha Woodard was born and raised in Memphis, TN. She discovered that she loved to read, write, use her imagination and tell stories as an adolescent. In time, Tradesha realized the power behind stories as she transitioned into womanhood. What I mean in that sense is that they she realized that stories could be used to uplift the society. She resultantly decided to pursue academic studies at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) where she earned a Bachelor's degree in M

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Haelee Moone

Oct 10, 2022
1 min

Story Time With Kayla

ᴋᴀʏʟᴀ ꜱᴘᴇᴀʀꜱ ɪꜱ ᴀ ɢʀᴀᴅᴜᴀᴛᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴄᴀʀᴛʜᴀɢᴇ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇɢᴇ. ꜱʜᴇ ʜᴀꜱ ᴀ ʙᴀᴄʜᴇʟᴏʀꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴀʀᴛꜱ ᴅᴇɢʀᴇᴇ ɪɴ ᴇxᴇʀᴄɪꜱᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴘᴏʀᴛꜱ ꜱᴄɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴍɪɴᴏʀ ᴅᴀɴᴄᴇ. ꜱʜᴇ ᴠᴏʟᴜɴᴛᴇᴇʀꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ɢɪʀʟ ꜱᴄᴏᴜᴛꜱ ᴏꜰ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴄʜɪᴄᴀɢᴏ, ɢɪʀʟꜱ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴜɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴄʜɪᴄᴀɢᴏ ꜰᴏᴏᴅ ʀᴇᴘᴏꜱɪᴛᴏʀʏ. ᴋᴀʏʟᴀ ɪꜱ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴋᴀʏʟᴀ. ꜱʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇꜱ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴜʟᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ʙᴏᴏᴋꜱ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ꜱʜᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴄᴏʟᴏʀ ɪɴ ᴀ ꜰᴜɴ ᴡᴀʏ. ʜᴇʀ ɢᴏᴀʟ ɪꜱ ᴛᴏ ꜱʜᴀʀᴇ ᴀꜱ ᴍᴀɴʏ ʙᴏᴏᴋꜱ ᴀꜱ ꜱʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴍᴏᴛɪɴɢ ʟɪᴛᴇʀᴀᴄʏ

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Ice Cream You Scream at Two Scoops Rock Hill

Dedrick Moone

Jul 22, 2022
1 min

Ice Cream You Scream at Two Scoops Rock Hill

Markeeter E Knox is a wife, mother, and educator. She’s a philanthropist, champion of diverse communities, mentor, and a veteran of the US Air Force. One of her goals in life is to ensure that children feel like they’re loved particularly young ladies. She’s releasing her first ever book, I Scream You Scream: We All Learn About Ice Cream with respect to those reasons stated above. She wrote this book in concert with her 6-year-old daughter, Trinity. Readers will join them on

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Dedrick Moone

Jul 11, 2022
1 min

Preorders at Two Scoops

Markeeter E. Knox will release her first ever book, I Scream You Scream: We All Learn About Ice Cream on July 23, 2022. She wrote it in concert with her 6-year-old daughter, Trinity Z. Ellison. Readers will join them on a fun adventure in learning how multicultural children fit into this diverse world. She will be doing a first look at it during a visit to Two Scoops Creamery, Rock Hill on Sunday, July 17, 2022. Attendees will receive a discount on their ice cream orders. Th

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Teaching Diversity and Acceptance Through Ice Cream

Dedrick Moone

Jul 1, 2022
1 min

Teaching Diversity and Acceptance Through Ice Cream

Markeeter E. Knox will be releasing her first ever book, I Scream You Scream: We All Learn About Ice Cream very soon. She wrote it in concert with her 6-year-old daughter, Trinity. Readers of this book will join them on a fun adventure in learning how mixed ethnicity children fit into this diverse world. This book, published by The Rules of a Big Boss LLC will officially launch at Super Icy Brothers. Best of all, CN2 News is coming out to cover her in a story regarding the pr

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I Thought You Knew: A Redemptive Love Story to Daughters Everywhere

Dedrick Moone

Apr 13, 2022
2 min

I Thought You Knew: A Redemptive Love Story to Daughters Everywhere

Rachel Boyd is a general assignment reporter for Spectrum News. She originally hails from Tampa Florida, but she relocated to Wilmington, NC after interning with Spectrum in July 2020. One of the favorite parts of Rachel’s job is showcasing the amazing things people have seen and done in their lives. Rachel is inspired by the stories that she hears so she loves making those stories heard, especially ones that have been buried under the surface for years. Rachel stopped by Ben

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Dedrick Moone

Apr 4, 2022
2 min

This is our History

Virtuous Cornwall is an alumni of Rutgers University. She’s a military wife, mother, and the CEO/Founder of VNC Books. Writing is her passion and she gears it towards children and families. Her latest book, This is our History takes children on a journey to Africa, Elkins Castle, and so much more. While the book primarily targets people of African diaspora, it actually features characters of all ethnicities. It doesn’t paint one or the other in a bad light because it’s beyond

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Dedrick Moone

Feb 21, 2022
2 min

Club 4 Kids

Virtuous Cornwall is an alumni of Rutgers University. She was born in the United States but was raised in Ghana, West Africa. She’s a military wife and the CEO and founder of VNC Books. Writing is her passion and she gears it towards children and families. Virtuous especially caters towards those in the inner city. She gave me a wonderful birthday gift on February 19, 2022. That gift was an opportunity to share my love of being a #GirlDad with members of Club 4 Kids on Clubho

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Dedrick Moone

Nov 15, 2021
1 min

Meet Frankie Jordan

Kim C Lee is a literacy advocate, children’s book author, content creator, and educator. Kim writes to illuminate the perspectives and experiences of African American children. She released her first children’s book, The Night Owl, in July 2020 and followed it up with a second book, Meet Frankie Jordan, in January 2021. I initially purchased this book for my daughter while visiting Ben’s Boyz. I’m nosy so I couldn’t help but read it despite it being a children’s book. I was b

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Haelee Moone

Sep 26, 2021
1 min

The Rules of a Big Boss 🎧

The Rules of a Big Boss: A book of self-love was my first ever book. I wrote it to help myself heal from trauma and to also help others improve their self-esteem. I’ve won an award for it from @literarytitan and a few other places 🥳. ••• It‘s been converted into an audiobook and it’s narrated by Kiea Dixon. Kiea is a narrator, professional singer, and she’s from Virginia like me 😁. ••• Kiea has a total big sister vibe. Take a listen for yourself if you don’t believe me. And

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Haelee Moone

Sep 23, 2021
1 min

The Rules of a Little Boss 🎧

The Rules of a Little Boss: A book of self-love is was written for elementary school aged children to help them discover their self esteem. I wrote it because I didn’t want them to have the same struggles that I had when I was their age. ••• It‘s now on audio and it’s narrated by Kiea Dixon. Kiea specializes in children‘s books narration and she’s from Virginia like me 😁 ••• Kiea has a soothing and energetic big sister voice so I know that you all will love her. You can grab

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Haelee Moone

Aug 10, 2021
1 min

Audiobooks Coming Soon

I’m excited to announce that The Rules of a Little Boss AND The Rules of a Big Boss are both going to be on a audio platform near you 🎧!! It’s gonna be so fire when I can finally say “Siri play my book” 🎧🙌🏾 Even better is that BOTH books are being narrated by the by the same person. She totally narrates like a big sister so you’re going to love her. I won’t say her name yet but I’ll share a few clues below. 1. She has a Bachelors of Music degree from James Madison Univer

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Haelee Moone

Jul 27, 2021
1 min

We Have the 10 O’clock Slot

My dad and I received an invitation from the Director of F.O.R. Sto-Rox Library to participate as members of their exhibit at the 11th Annual Conference of African American Librarians on July 30, 2021. The goal of F.O.R. Sto-Rox Library is to guide people to literacy. Their exhibit is designed to provide an opportunity for authors, editors, and publishers to share their works during the conference. We have the 10:00 AM slot barring any schedule swaps. We’ll be sharing my debu

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