Searching for graphics with President Barack Obama will result in many interpretive examples.  Although the nuances of the messages differ, these mini-billboards are created by supporters and detractors alike, who desire to have their feelings about this political figure quickly and succinctly known.  Among these graphics, there exist those which, if surveyed through hermeneutical and racial theory approaches, demonstrate the attempt to incite racial code words and symbols as a tactic to disqualify president Obama.

Anti-Obama Graphics:  The Hermeneutics of Racial Codes in Visual Representations

MSiA Women of Color Solidarity Panel

People make a lot of assumptions about romance. However, the genre is rich and full of layers that show cultural distinctions of how people negotiate love.&nbsp;

Why Romance

Authors must build a platform and social media presence to get their voices out there and connect with readers. In this LWL episode, Lyndell Williams talks about why authors must schedule the time to create content and garner an audience to share their work.&nbsp; &nbsp;

The Writer's Stage: Building a Social Media Presence

Book reviews can invigorate authors, but it is not all rainbows and sunshine. Negative reviews may drain and stress writers. In this episode. I talk about the need for anybody sharing their words to put reviews in their proper perspectives and avoid having them crush creativity.&nbsp;

Book Reviews: Drama for Authors

Naming characters can be an involved and frustrating part of the novel-writing process, but it is critical to provide ones that will pique readers' interest and give them a chance to connect with the personalities making up a story's plot. In this LWL episode, I talk about the undertaking of finding the most suitable names for my stories' characters and a little bit of reader drama with one character's name.&nbsp;

Naming Characters

Humans have an innate appreciation for the power contained in language. We have a need to communicate from the moment we leave the womb. In this episode, Lyndell talks about the power of strategically creating words to impact people. She shares a powerful story that motivated her to become a writer and author.&nbsp; Music: David Sonya Beats (Maria)–&nbsp;https://bit.ly/2Zx2k4x

The Power of Crafting Words

For many writers, November means the start of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), when they dedicate time and energy to achieve set writing goals. They hit their notebooks and keyboards to pump out as many words as possible.&nbsp; In this episode, blogger Maryam Jawwad talks with Lyndell about her NaNoWriMo, her first day and the benefits and drawbacks.&nbsp;

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