The Harlem Renaissance Book Fair at the Reardon Center in Kansas City Kansas has come and gone. I had a lot of fun.

I would like to relate that I sold a lot of copies of NEQUA, but I didn’t.  No money, just fun.

I was pleased to see several persons I knew from K.C. MO. The former owner of Wilma’s books which was located on Troost was there. She has a fabulous collection of hardbound books with A+ dust jackets. I have purchased a couple of great books from her in the past.  The Word on The Brazos  by  J. Mason Brewer  in fine condition was the one I remember best.

I met Christine Taylor-Butler, a science-fiction writer who was selling her newest book which has great cover art and illustrations, titled The Lost Tribes.

Sarah Washington O'Neal Rush, Great Granddaughter of Booker T. Washington came from New York, with a book for sale "Rising Up From the Blood: A Legacy Reclaimed, A Bridge Forward,".  She, Steve Penn and Sonny Gibson each gave presentations about their books.  

I also got to see my old boss from the 2010 Census Anita Watley. 

Alvin Sykes was signing the Emmet Till book which explains about his strange path getting the national legislation passed, which provided funds for  Justice Dept. and the F.B.I. to go after civil rights  violators.

I also got to shake hands with Mr. David Haley the Senator  for 4th District in Kansas, which covers Wyandotte County.  Thanked him for his part in backing the Harlem Renaissance Book Fair and asked that he make sure it is back next year, maybe with some funding for expansion.

A great day -even found out that my friend Maurice Copeland used to hang out with a writer I just met named Fred Whitehead. Small interwoven world.