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Author Delvon Johnson Releases Latest Novel

The anticipated sequel to Love Yourself First is finally here! August 6th, is the release date for the new novel by author Delvon Johnson. The press release hit the web recently with news of the FAB author’s latest work, Be Careful What You Ask For.

“African-American Book Exchange (AABX) proudly announces the August 6, 2012 release of critically-acclaimed author Delvon Johnson’s long-awaited sequel to his hit novel, Love Yourself First. In Be Careful What You Ask For, you’ll meet amazing new characters as they join the unforgettable personalities of Devon’s first book, and together they slice up the Big Apple once again! All the drama, intrigue, and suspense of the high-stakes fashion world leap off the pages of Be Careful What You Ask For in a wild ride that doesn’t stop until the very end. This sizzling new e-book will be available in all formats and on all devices through AABX, Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, and everywhere e-books are sold.”

If you didn’t read Delvon’s first novel, you may want to double up on your book purchases next month. You’ll want to be sure to know what’s really going down in NYC with previous favorite and new exciting characters. Love Yourself First, is a critically acclaimed novel and Be Careful What You Ask For will undoubtedly follow in its footsteps.

Delvon is also known for his entertainment column in GBM News titled Drama Among The Stars. The author was recently featured in Women’s Essence and previously in Fashion Avenue News and EDGE Magazines. Serving as the Executive Producer of J. Omar Tutler’s web series Justus, keeps Delvon pretty busy as well as acting. His fashion sense has him now working on a project with Fashion designer Adrian Alicea. Delvon is on FIRE! But don’t take our word for it (well really you can :)) visit him online at delvonjohnson.com and be sure to get your copy of Be Careful What You Ask For.

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ShowUp ShowOut 2012 was a HUGE SUCCESS!

Thanks for an awesome event ladies!

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The 10th Annual Underground Music Awards

Each year the public tunes in to the Billboard Music Awards and The Grammy’s in hopes that their favorite artists will come out on top. Underground artists and music can be found in the playlists of many iPods, and smartphones across the nation. Do these talented yet unsigned artists receive the recognition they deserve? Of course not, and this is why the Underground Music Awards exist. Each year the UMA connects fans of underground music to artists, DJs, and other professionals to honor independent artists and for their contribution to the music industry.

If you’re a fan of underground music, you might want to head on over to the UMA site to vote for your favorite artist. Voting ends August 12th. The actual award ceremony will take place August 19th. A local favorite ToniSteelz is up for the Most Promising Female Artist Award. While Connecticut native Bori Puro is a nominee for the Essence of Hip Hop Award.

The UMA is not simply an award ceremony. It’s a 3 day event with discussions, presentations, networking and the opportunity to meet some awesome people who are also making it happen. If you’re an independent artist, this is the networking event of the year that you don’t want to miss. Tagged as the biggest national award show for independent artists, the 10th Annual Underground Music Awards will take place August 17th, 18th, and 19th at the infamous BB King Theater in NYC.

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After a three year partnership Twitter decides to call it quits with the professional social media network LinkedIn.

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Must See Online TV!

Online TV is BOOMING! Earlier in the year Nielsen reported a staggering 145 million US viewers currently watch video online. What are they watching? Since Status Junkie Media loves to stay on top of the latest in community entertainment, we thought we’d put you on to three shows with promising futures that you should know about.

Women, especially African American women are on the rise in being seen and heard. If you’re looking for a show that empowers and celebrates womanhood tune your browsers to DPVN.net and watch a few episodes of The Everyday Superwoman show with host Kim LaRue. Kim’s grace and personality makes her delivery one that leaves an impression as she interviews African American women who are definitely “Superwomen” in their worlds. The wife and mother encourages takes us on many journeys including into her home where in one episode she shares with us her favorite tree. Whether it's her spotlight on women in music, to an all women drum troupe, to the plight of women in Africa, The Everyday Superwoman show is more than simply a talk show, it’s educational and history in the making.

The title of “U Never Know What U Gonna Get” web show is what first caught my attention. Several shows later, I find myself anxiously waiting for the next one. The show which is produced by Wyredmind Entertainment LLC, features four New Jersey friends with different “starving artist professions” and their shenanigans. Each character gives their own unique personality to the show, that can be identified as any group of friends on any given day. You can sense the off camera teamwork and friendship they share which in our opinion makes for some good scripted reality drama (it’s fake but scripted from real possible situations past present or future) I’m pretty sure the episodes where the casts attempts at being roommates is not that far from the truth. The commercial parodies are hilarious! Keep an eye on them. Their “Big Banana Coconuts” tag line may prove to be bigger than anyone expected.

We previously did a brief intro on this next show but the producers give such a new perspective on lesbians that we couldn’t leave them out. What do you get when you travel to different cities and spotlight the lives of successful lesbian women? The Other Women of America of course. TOWOA starts off the series with a focus on the women of Atlanta. The series receives major kudos for getting away from the sex and drama that's usually associated with lesbians and presents the ladies in a positive spotlight that women everywhere can identify with. TOWOA shares careers family, love, life and struggles. It seems to not have the outlandish theatricts usually found in reality TV. There are only teasers and promos out for now but look for the series sometime this year. Take look at the impressive sizzle reel below to get the fire cooking.

There you have it! We’ve given you some ideas for your insomnia nights, when you’re browsing the web with nothing to do or you simply want to stay up on the latest in entertainment. These are the shows our communities are talking about in their statuses. Leave it up to Status Junkie Media to bring it to you.