(March 23, 2011) Reality TV Star Bigg Marv Inspires Kids At Boys and Girls Club

(March 23, 2011) For Bigg Marv, co-star of the hit reality show HAMMERTIME on A&E, celebrity is about more than just personal recognition. That is why he believes strongly in giving back to the community and trying to make a difference.

On Wednesday, March 23, 2011 he will be one of the speakers at the ribbon cutting ceremony of the "Taco Bell Graduate To Go" recording studio event that is hosted by the Taco Bell Foundation and the Boys and Girls Club of Oakland, California. His message? Always go for your dreams.

"This is an opportunity for me to share my own experiences with the Boys and Girls Club," says Bigg Marv. "They are an organization committed to giving young people an opportunity to be their best everyday. That is exactly what I learned from it, and I hope something I say will let the young people know how fortunate they are to have it in their lives."

To accomplish its purpose, Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland (BGCO) provides programs and services tailored to the special needs of today’s youth and supplementary to the endeavors of families, the Oakland schools, and other community – based organizations. The event begins at 3:00p.m. pacific time. The location is 3300 High Street, Oakland, CA. 94619.

For more information about the work of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Oakland, contact Dawn Duplessis, VP of Advancement, at 1-510-444-8211 ext. 16. To contact Bigg Marv, email Cyrus Webb at cawebb4@juno.com or call 601.896.5616. You can also follow him on twitter at www.twitter.com/biggmarv or visit www.shadowplayent.com.

Actor/Author/Recording Artist Tray Chaney in the April 2011 Issue of Sister 2 Sister Magazine

Congrats to Tray Chaney for his feature in the April 2011 issue of Conversations Magazine. See the article below but pick up your personal copy in stores now!

(March 25-26, 2011) Mississippi Welcomes Author M. Beatryce Shaw

(March 25-26, 2011) Conversations Book Club and its partners welcome children's book author M. Beatryce Shaw to Mississippi. She will be signing her books MR. BROWNE'S ROSES and MR. BROWNE AND THE ROSE SHOW which deal with early childhood color awareness and dealing with individuals with disabilities.

"We are excited about Beatryce being with us," says Cyrus Webb, President of Conversations Book Club. "Her books give our children and us adults messages that we have to deal with on a daily basis."

Below is her public schedule:

FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 2011
* 1-3p.m., Pearl Public Library (2416 Old Brandon Road * Pearl, MS)
* 4-6p.m., Appetizers Restaurant (3000 Hwy 80 E * Pearl, MS)

SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 2011
* 9:30-11a.m., Breakfast with Books (Subway Restaurant * 112 Service Drive * Brandon, MS)
* 1-3p.m., Pearl Public Library (2416 Old Brandon Road * Pearl, MS)
* 6-7:30p.m., Appetizers Restaurant (3000 Hwy 80 E * Pearl, MS)

For more information about Shaw and her books, visit www.schoonerpublications.com. To find out more information about the schedule and Conversations Book Club, contact Cyrus Webb at cawebb4@juno.com or 601.896.5616. You can also visit www.thebestbookclub.info.

Entrepreneur Tray Chaney, The "Entertainment Renaissance Man", In Sister 2 Sister Magazine

He acts (HBO's The Wire), writes (autobiography THE TRUTH YOU CAN'T BETRAY),raps (mixtape JACK OF ALL TRAYS and album coming soon) and along the way inspires, but as Sister 2 Sister Magazine says in their April 2011 issue, Tray Chaney is "working to become an Entertainment Renaissance man"---and that is just the beginning.

"I'm at a really good place in my life," says Chaney as he reflects on the feature in the national magazine in stores worldwide now. "I have everything I could ever want going for me right now, and the success in my career is truly icing on the cake."


The actor/author/recording artist is sharing page 73 of the magazine with the love of his life: his son. "All of this is really for him," says Chaney. "I am glad that he can be a part of what is going on right now. He sees what I am doing, and I let him know that all of this is because of my love for him."

Chaney is sharing that love with others as well by giving back whenever he can. He remains the national spokesperson for The Write Stuff literacy campaign and its Take Time To Read initiative, and he is often seen visiting schools and sharing the message of pursuing your dreams.

"It's important that I use celebrity to achieve something good," says Chaney. "That's the only way that it really has meaning. You can't keep it all to yourself, and you have to let the young people out there know that good things can come their way if they work hard and believe in themselves."

In the Sister 2 Sister feature he also talks about his big screen role in the movie Streetz due out in April 2011. What's next? "The skies is the limit," says Chaney. "I'm not stopping. In fact, I'm just really getting started."

To stay abreast of what's going on with Tray Chaney, visit his blog at http://traychaneyblog.tumblr.com/