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About the Author

Patrick M. Oliver is founder of the Say It Loud! Readers and Writers literary arts program for children, youth and adults. Oliver is a literary consultant, program manager, radio host, youth advocate and social change agent. He was senior subcontract administrator in the defense industry and program director for the Open Book Program a city-wide reading program for children and youth in Chicago, IL. Mr. Oliver was Director of Sales and Marketing at Third World Press (Chicago. IL). As a consultant he has developed in-school and after-school programs for schools and organizations throughout the United States.

My forthcoming book, Notes from a Literary Activist, includes twelve chapters on the importance of activism to promote the various forms of literacy in our communities. These concise essays are a series of relevant notes, anecdotes and observations from my experience of over twenty years of work with programs that encourage reading in our communities. Also includes original cover illustration by world-renowned artist Frank Frazier, photographs from photographer Jamel Shabazz, fiction and non-fiction interludes from scholars and images of historical movements. Notes from a Literary Activist will be available early 2013.

Chapters

Reading: It's a Family Affair

Give Them Books Before the Ball: Black Boys and Literacy

Return to the Source: What Happened to the Black History Classes

In-school and After-School: Where are the Books

Shouting, Singing, Dancing and Not Reading - The Black Church

The Black Dollar: Bling or Books

Libraries and Your Tax Dollars

Foundations: How About Dollars for Literary Arts Programs

Tablets, Ebooks, Smartphones and Other Devices Dividing Us Digitally

What is S.T.E.M.?:
You Better Ask Somebody

The Write Approach:
Using Our Literary Scholars

Say It Loud!:
Recommendations and Resources

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Turn the Page and You Don't Stop:
Sharing Successful Chapters In Our Lives with Youth
Publication Date: May 2006
Published by Say It Loud! Readers and Writers
African American Literature/Cultural Studies/Self-Help
Paperback / $12.00 / ISBN 0-9779499-0-7

“Patrick Oliver is on-target with his passion for our children and literacy. The stories he has assembled will inspire and motivate young people across this nation to read and achieve at the highest level.” --Salome Thomas-EL, educator and author of I Choose to Stay

“This book will surely be valuable to educators, youth advocates and social practitioners as an inspiration to young people who may or may not consider themselves ‘readers’. It may prove a useful resource—some of the contributors identify important programs and opportunities for the curious.” --From the Afterword, Useni Eugene Perkins, author Harvesting New Generations

Contributing writers and artist: Cory Anderson, Melrita Bonne, Traycee Lynn Bryant, Kenny Carroll, Reverend Marrice Coverson, Frank Frazier, Patrice Gaines, Dr. Sandra Y. Govan, Hadassah Hickman, Victor Hill, Allyson Horton, Randall Horton, Wade Hudson, Andrew Sekou Jackson, Parneshia Jones, Janis F. Kearney, Haki R. Madhubuti, Dr. Julianne Malveaux, Dr. D. H. Melhem, David C. Miller, E. Ethelbert Miller, Opal Moore, Useni Eugene Perkins, Felicia Pride, Jamel Shabazz, Irene Smalls, Dr. Ivory Achebe Toldson, Lynnette C. Velasco and Latoya Wolfe

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