The first and only law school admissions book written especially for African Americans is here!

If you know anyone interested in going to law school - one of the most comprehensive admissions resources will soon be available. . .

Take advantage of the opportunity to purchase a copy of this important book today!

The African American Pre-Law School Advice Guide: Things You Really Need to Know Before Applying to Law School provides comprehensive and detailed information on the admissions application, grade point average, the Law School Admission Test (LSAT), personal statements and essays, interviews, supplemental materials, recommendations, financial aid and money matters, and choosing a law school.

In addition, this book features special sections including:

• Do You Really Want to Go to Law School?
• Affirmative Action
• About Law School and Beyond
• Things You Can Do to Enhance Your Application and Make Yourself an Attractive Admissions Candidate
• Your Admissions Decision
• Special Admissions Programs
• Alternative Legal Education Options
• Networking
• Recommended Readings and Viewing, and
• Truths and Motivational Notes.

A useful "straight out" outline is provided in the beginning of the book which gives you all of the basic advice given throughout the book in a limited number of pages.

PLUS an extensive appendix with pre-law resources, the ABCs to Law School Acceptance, law school listing and Strategize! Pre-Law School Strategy Planner! (which includes: "create your 'ideal' resume", a "create a strategic plan for law school admission" chart, LSAT Strategy study plan sheets, the LSAT practice test-score tracker, and an essay/personal statement planner). In addition, there are sample letters, a steps to admission checklist, an admissions timetable, a law school admissions budget, guidelines for recommenders, an essay/personal statement checklist, an application process organizer/checklist, special profiles of historically Black law schools, a choosing a law school checklist and a listing of Black law firsts. No other law school admissions guide provides all of this!!!!

This reader-friendly guide is filled with numbered and easy-to-read facts, insights, advice, observations, antidotes and anecdotes regarding the competitive law school admissions process. If you are serious about getting into law school, you will want to read this book cover to cover! 

PROFILES & ESSAYS OF SUCCESSFUL
AFRICAN AMERICAN LAW SCHOOL APPLICANTS
(ISBN: 0-9679303-1-6)

NOW AVAILABLE!

ATTENTION AFRICAN AMERICAN LAW STUDENTS AND LAW GRADUATES!!! If you or someone you know is an outstanding example of someone who worked hard to make himself/herself highly competitive in the law school admissions process and is interested in being profiled in this upcoming book to serve as a model for other African Americans interested in pursuing admission into law school, please e-mail us a message expressing interest and attach a copy of your resume or a listing of your accomplishments at info@hopespromisepublishing.com or hopespromise@hotmail.com. In this guide, we are interested in featuring what you did PRIOR TO law school that made you a competitive admissions candidate. We will begin selecting students to be profiled for PROFILES & ESSAYS Volume II beginning Winter 2004. Selected students will have their personal profiles and essays featured in the book. Each student profiled will receive a complimentary copy of the book, a letter of thanks, a press kit and promotional materials as consideration for their contribution to this important book. This is something you definitely want to be a part of!

IMPORTANT NOTE: Submissions are still being accepted! Please send a copy of your personal statement and resume to be considered for inclusion.

Interested in embarking upon the highly competitive law school admissions process but don't know what kind of people law schools are looking for? Start here!

An empowering, practical and concrete admissions help resource that actually shows aspiring law students models of what others have done to make themselves outstanding candidates and eventually successfully admitted law students in a fiercely competitive law school admissions process!

This dynamic, groundbreaking law school admissions preparation book offers:

• 75 profiles from a diversity of African Americans who were successfully admitted into over 100 different law schools across the nation (featuring their educational backgrounds, study abroad experiences, the law schools that admitted them, honors and awards, activities, work experiences, languages, computer proficiency, skills, abilities, and interests prior to law school)
• More than 60 actual engaging and effective personal statements and essays submitted along with their application packages
• Words of honest, hard-hitting advice especially for future law school applicants directly from the Black law students and graduates featured
• Expert insight on the admissions process and the importance of the personal statement, resume and profile from experienced law school admissions directors
• An advice book/workbook filled with helpful checklists and detailed tips to assist you in preparing first-rate personal statements, resumes, profiles, addenda and recommendation letters
• Self-assessment, strategic planning and law school admissions committee exercises
• A listing of useful writing resources as well as minority pre-law/lawyer organizations and websites
• The landmark Grutter v. Bollinger University of Michigan Law School affirmative action admissions Supreme Court decision
• Affirmations for law school admissions success to encourage proactive, positive thinking
• A section providing personal statement/essay instructions from most ABA-approved law schools . . . and more!

These phenomenal models of excellence featured serve as inspiration and motivation to those striving to be as competitive as possible at a time when getting into law school is tougher than ever. If prospective law students read this book and seek to emulate and surpass the exemplary accomplishments of these impressive examples in their own individual ways, they are destined to become successful law school applicants as well!

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are featured in Profiles & Essays and have not received the complimentary copy of the book, please e-mail Evangeline at hopespromisepublishing@gmail.com with your correct mailing address and it will be sent to you.

Persons to be featured include:

Telia Anderson - Harvard Law School
Felicia Andrews - University of Michigan
H. Gregory Baker - Columbia Law School
Gary Bevel - University of North Carolina Law School
Vivian Buckingham - Columbia Law School
Khara Coleman - Washington University
Natasha N. Davis - University of Cincinnati College of Law
Taneesha Dobyne - Ohio State University
Robyn Clarice Donaldson - John Marshall Law School
Courtney Dunbar - Harvard Law School
Tricia J. Duthiers - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Aisha S. Greene - Columbia Law School
Keith Howard - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Khadijah King - University of Akron School of Law
Sarah-Elizabeth K. Langford - Howard University School of Law
Nicole Lawson - Harvard Law School
Dionne Muhammed - Washington University, St. Louis
LaJoyce Porter - Howard University School of Law
Addisah Sherwood - Cornell Law Schoo;
Tasha Marie Stevens - Howard University School of Law
Stafford W. Thomas, Jr. - Boston College Law School
Yohannes Tsehai - Harvard Law School
Jameece Walton - University of Cincinnati
Michael L. Whitlock - University of Virginia School of Law
Sherman P. Willis - University of Iowa College of Law
Jarvis Wyatt - University of Denver Law School
Natasha Afiya Yates - Howard University School of Law
Candice Alfonso – Seton Hall University School of Law
Demarron A. Berkeley – Duke University School of Law
Charla Blanchard – University of Notre Dame Law School
Kristen M. Clarke – Columbia Law School
Samantha Cutler – University of Richmond Law School
Martine Jean – Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University
Irene Joe – Stanford Law School
Anthony J. M. Jones – University of Buffalo Law School
Marcia Soraya Miller – Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
Funmi E. Olorunnipa – Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley
Kisha Payton – Duke University School of Law
Damario Simmons – University of Oklahoma College of Law
Deanna Singh – Georgetown University Law School
Kindra R. Speech – University of South Carolina School of Law
Ebony Azizi-Sylla – University of California, Berkeley Boalt School of Law
Anitra Rochelle Thomas – Villanova University School of Law
Diana Walker – University of Houston Law School
Demetris V. White – University of Maryland
Chasity Wilson – University of Texas School of Law
Candice M. Alfonso – Seton Hall University School of Law
Jeanine Bell – University of San Francisco School of Law
Stephanie M. Brown – Georgetown University Law Center
Starlett Carter – Harvard Law School
Karyn DeShields – Wayne State University Law School
Angela Dixon – University of Iowa College of Law
DeShala Dixon – Boston College Law School
William Guilford – New York University School of Law
Vivian Hunter – Georgetown University Law Center
Anthony J. M. Jones – University of Buffalo Law School
Travis LeBlanc – Yale Law School
Andrew Lindsay – Harvard Law School
Joseph B. Mays, Jr. – Georgetown University Law Center
Yakeima McAllister – Brooklyn Law School
Aaron McLeod – University of Iowa College of Law
Felicia Mickens – The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
Abdulwalia A. Muhammad – Pace College of Law
Dionne Muhammad – Washington University School of Law
Dana Myles – DePaul University College of Law
Emeka Onyejekwe – New York University School of Law
L. Okey Onyejekwe, Jr. – Stanford Law Schoo l
Mandisa S. Price – Harvard Law School
Christopher Shaw – Boston College Law School
Jarrod Skinner – Capital University Law School
Grasford W. Smith – New York University School of Law
Anthony M. Webb – University of Chicago Law School
Benecia Williams – Georgia State University College of Law
Damon Young – The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law

IMPORTANT NOTE: Submissions are still being accepted! Please send a copy of your personal statement and resume to be considered for inclusion.

THE AFRICAN AMERICAN LAW SCHOOL SURVIVAL GUIDE:
INFORMATION, ADVICE, AND STRATEGIES TO PREPARE YOU
FOR THE CHALLENGES OF THE LAW SCHOOL EXPERIENCE

by Evangeline M. Mitchell, J.D.

Foreword by Derrick Bell
(ISBN: 0-9679303-2-4)

AVAILABLE NOW!

FROM THE BACK COVER

The African American Law School Survival Guide: Information, Advice, and Strategies to Help Prepare You for the Challenges of the Law School Experience

This empowering and comprehensive book is a must read guide for any person who is getting ready to attend law school - one of the most challenging and all-consuming postgraduate, professional school programs - and who wants to maximize their experience!

There are many books out there that discuss important things you need to know regarding the law school experience, but this is the first and only one that gives you all of that key information plus pays special attention to the unique issues and concerns particularly facing African American law students!

In addition to insightful information on pre-law school preparation, financial matters, course selection, reading and briefing cases, the Socratic method, note taking, study groups, legal research and writing, exam-taking, extra-curricular and co-curricular activities, clinical education, the job search, and the bar exam, this book also provides critical and focused chapters on other significant areas including:

• Law School Academic Support Programs
• Sex, Gender, and Relationships in Law School
• The Nontraditional Law Student
• Dealing with Racism in the Law School Environment
• Your Black Law Students Organization
• Promoting and Supporting Diversity at Your Law School: Ways to Make Diversity Work

• The Historically Black Law School Experience
• Making the Most of Law Student Work Experiences
• Alternative Careers and Opening Your Own Doors By Creating Your Opportunities
• Motivational Words of Advice for Your Sanity and Survival

And much more!!!

This essential and reader-friendly primer is filled with numbered and digestible facts, advice, observations, and anecdotes based on the author's research, as well as personal experiences in law school.  Furthermore, it features thoughtful and enlightening contributions from law students, lawyers, law professors and administrators across the nation who genuinely want to see future Black law students succeed! 

Law school is a means to an end, but you don't want to merely survive in law school, you want to thrive.  You can do this best by better understanding what you are about to undertake and applying the information inside.  This resource helps you put things into perspective so you can make the best of and the most of your entire law school experience.

Evangeline M. Mitchell is a graduate of the University of Iowa College of Law and the Harvard University Graduate School of Education.  She is also the author of The African American Pre-Law School Advice Guide, Profiles & Essays of Successful African American Law School Applicants and Conquering the Bar Exam.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION:  "Evangeline, what do the symbols on the cover of THE AFRICAN AMERICAN LAW SCHOOL SURVIVAL GUIDE mean?"

ANSWER:

One of the symbols is a West African Adinkra Symbol for “Sankofa” meaning “learn from the past.”

The other is a West African Adinkra symbol which represents “ram’s horns” and means “humility and strength.”

In my opinion, these are qualities that someone who wants to be a successful law student must possess.

List of Contributors

Latina Alston

Byronn Bain, M.A., J.D.

Juma Crawford, Ed.M.

David E. Danner, Esq.

Dean Andriel M. Dees

Cheryl Harris Diggs, Esq.

Angela L. Dixon, Esq.

Robyn C. Donaldson, J.D.

Beverly F. Druitt, Esq.

Dean Stanley L. Evans

Steve Everett

Maxcy D. Filer, Esq.

The Honorable Donald R. Havis

Yolanda Ingram, Esq.

Norma L. Jarrett, J.D.

Irene Oritseweyinmi Joe

Isaac Johnson, IV, Esq.

Maria J. Mangano, Esq.

Rashida Maples, Esq.

A. Marshall

Byron “BJ” McLain

Mark T. Morrell, Esq.

Benjamin Morton, Esq.

Timothy E. Naccarato, Esq.

Funmi Olorunnipa

Ijeoma Opara, Esq.

Tarik Patterson

Antonette Payne

Professor Carla D. Pratt

Dean Liane Richardson

Chiquisha Robinson, Esq.

Michael Santana, Esq.

Danielle R. Simon

Richild Stewart, Esq.

Tamara C. Storey, MSW, LCSW

J. Machelle Sweeting, Esq.

Aaron N. Taylor, Esq.

David T. Taylor, Esq.

Pieter Teeuwiseen, Esq.

Lutrell Williams

Professor Darryl C. Wilson

Professor Adrien Katherine Wing

Conquering the Bar Exam: Personal Stories and Practical Advice for Overcoming the Final Hurdle to Becoming a Full-Fledged Licensed Lawyer (Insight for First Generation and Minority Law Students and Graduates)

by Evangeline M. Mitchell, Attorney at Law

COMING WINTER 2007!

ISBN: 0-9679303-4-0

SEEKING CONTRIBUTORS:

Hope's Promise Publishing is currently seeking submissions for an upcoming publication entitled “Conquering the Bar Exam.”  The book will feature stories from those who have successfully passed the bar exam (regardless of how many attempts it took to get there), advice from bar exam experts, bar exam preparation tips, contact information for every state's board of bar examiners, general information about the contents for the bar exam and bar pass rates, information regarding the different bar review companies, bar exam preparation books and materials available for bar exam candidates, a listing of helpful bar review and exam-related websites, statistics for bar passage rates of minorities from the past several years, as well as words of motivation, inspiration and encouragement for those seeking to become members of the bar.

Hope's Promise Publishing (www.hopespromisepublishing.com) is looking for insightful, down-to-earth, real-life stories/short essays of people's actual experiences with the bar exam – especially from persons who are members of minority groups, are from socio-economically and educationally disadvantaged backgrounds, and/or are a first-generation (or the very first ever) law students/lawyers in their families.

If you have something to say that will help encourage, enlighten and inspire future candidates for the bar exam that will be featured in a publication that will be made available in actual and online bookstores and distributed nationally, we want your contribution!

Although there is no absolute format for how you should write your essay or any set page limit, we do request that each entry is somewhere between one to four typewritten, double-spaced pages saved in Microsoft Word.

If you are interested in contributing, please send an e-mail expressing your interest to info@hopespromisepublishing.com and you will be sent further information regarding submission requirements and permission to use your contribution. Every contributor will receive a complimentary copy of the publication once it is in print. Be a part of this important and groundbreaking publication!!!

Blacks and the Road to Harvard: Students and Graduates Share How They Got There, Their Experiences and Advice for Those With Harvard Aspirations (An Anthology) (tentative title)

Ever wondered about what Blacks have done to get into and what their experiences were like at one of the most prestigious higher education institutions in the world? In this book, they tell you themselves in their own voices and offer advice for those aspiring to reach the Ivy League.  As a Black person, does saying that you graduated from HARVARD truly make a difference?  It will feature students and graduates not only from Harvard College, but also Harvard John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard Divinity School, Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard Graduate School of Design, Harvard Dental School, Harvard Medical School, Harvard Law School, Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. The mystique will now be unveiled.

Submissions from Harvard students and graduates are now being accepted.

INTERESTED IN BEING PROFILED?  E-MAIL US.

JOURNEYS OF SUCCESSFUL

AFRICAN AMERICAN LAWYERS

 

What is the purpose of this book?

Many prospective and current African American law students don't know or have mentoring relationships with any lawyers and are uninformed about the realities of the different areas of legal practice, alternative career paths or what they will face in seeking employment during and in their lives after law school.  They want to know what it is it really like to be an African American lawyer in the twenty-first century?  This book will help serve this need.

 

We learn what it takes to be successful by looking at what successful people did to reach their goals and this book will seek to help others learn how they can achieve success, based on whatever definition of this word they choose to employ, in their future careers as well.  

 

This book will literally feature profiles of a diverse group of African American lawyers followed by personal autobiographical essays written themselves telling their own stories in their own words as well as words of advice and encouragement.  

 

As a lawyer featured in this publication, your experiences will serve to inspire and empower potentially thousands of people, African Americans and others alike, with law school aspirations who you otherwise would be unable to reach personally.  

 

Who is the target audience for these books?

Junior high, high school and college students, as well as other prospective law students looking to change careers or taking an interest in the law later in life, as well as current law students and law graduates.

 

Who are you looking to feature?

Hope's Promise Publishing is looking to feature an eclectic and diverse cadre of Black law graduates/lawyers who have found or are pursuing society's or their own personal definition of "success" inside or outside of the law.  We are not looking for a certain “type” of lawyer.  What we are looking for is someone who wants to contribute to an important project and who has something to say.  We would like solo practitioners, lawyers in various sized law firms, judges, clerks, writers, CEOs of businesses, real estate developers, law professors, charter school founders, non-profit directors, etc.  We want people from different geographical areas from small towns to major cities in the South, North, East, Midwest and West Coast.  We want lawyers who are well-known, influential and in the public eye, local legal experts, politicians and community leaders, as well as those little-known unsung heroes championing for the voiceless on an everyday basis.  In short, we want YOU. 

 

Can any African American lawyer submit materials for consideration?

Yes.  The only requirement is that the person classifies him/herself as African American and holds an earned Juris Doctorate degree.  You may also nominate someone you know and we will contact them to find out about their interest in participating in this project.

 

How many lawyers will be featured?

Exactly 100. 

 

What is each person interested in being featured required to submit?

A profile, resume, an autobiographical essay, as well as their favorite quote and words of advice for future lawyers.

 

What should the profile include?

The undergraduate, graduate and legal institutions the person attended and the degrees earned and graduation honors and distinctions; whether the person was the first lawyer in his or her family or a part of a legacy of lawyers and whether the person has children who are lawyers or currently in law school; the person’s hometown and current place of residence; law school experience (law review memberships, study abroad experience, organizations, moot court, etc.), what their professional affiliations were in law school and beyond (organizations, bar associations, committees served on within these organizations, etc.); state and courts admitted to practice in; other certifications and licenses;  community and career recognition, awards and honors; publications (law review articles, newspaper articles, books, etc.); speeches/addresses given (title, place, groups addressed and dates given); community service, church membership, volunteer work; legal and non-legal internships, judicial clerkships, fellowships and positions; family (spouse, children); hobbies and interests.

 

What is the scope of the content of the autobiographical essay that contributors must submit?

Your essay should discuss your own personal journey to and in the legal field.  If you left the law and went into another career or chose a non-traditional path, your story is also equally welcomed.  It should be honest and balanced.

 

 Some may choose to begin talking about where they came from and how they got to where they are now and discuss the decisions and roadblocks they've encountered in following their paths as well as their future aspirations.  Others might want to begin by discussing their first legal employment experiences while in law school to landing their first major legal job after graduation and their different progressive positions in the legal field.  Alternatively, others may choose to discuss reasons and experiences that led to their starting their own law firms, law-related businesses, or simply choosing careers outside of the legal profession.  

 
We implore you to share invaluable knowledge, insight and wisdom from your personal experiences that will help others to not repeat mistakes that you or those you know have made, and to explain things you wish you would have known, or that it has taken experience in practice and serving on the hiring committees for different legal employers to further understand.

 

We want to know your perceptions of how life as a lawyer would be versus the harsh realities that you’ve faced first-hand.  Explain the daily challenges, competition, the time sacrifices that have to be made, issues of finding mentors, low expectations of yourself and/or others that you had to overcome, nights spent wrestling with decisions regarding personal fulfillment and lifestyle choices, what it means to be a “lawyer” in your own mind and in relating to non-lawyers, etc.

 We are also interested not only in your career paths, but also in your family backgrounds, educational backgrounds, socioeconomic backgrounds, things, occurrences and people who motivated and inspired you, those who told you that you couldn't do it and that your goals were too high or unattainable, roadblocks and obstacles you overcame, in addition to failures and setbacks that you have encountered and conquered throughout the process of becoming a lawyer.  In addition, we are interested in the special challenges that you have faced as a Black lawyer.

 

We want human stories that real people can relate to so they can realize that if you did it, then with fortitude, hard work, fierce determination and perseverance it is doable for them as well - although the road will not be easy just as is true for any worthwhile endeavor in life.

 

What do you want for the advice/encouragement section?

Please include any words of wisdom, pieces of advice, Bible scriptures, famous sayings, stories, or anything that you would like to impart upon future lawyers that you feel will encourage and inspire.  Give them something that they can hold onto as they seek out to find their own special place, purpose, plan and mission in life as they follow their dreams of pursuing a professional legal education.   Just think about the best advice that was given to you, or the advice you wish was given to you that you’d like to pass on.

 

What are the writing guidelines?

For this project, the main guidelines are to write clearly, in plain language and in an interesting and engaging way.   There are no page limitations although two to four pages is a reasonable length.  Note that an extremely long submission will likely be edited down.   There will be minor copyediting for clarification, spelling, grammar and punctuation concerns. 

 

Will contributors keep their copyright interests in their submission?

Yes, you will maintain full copyright interests in your contribution and are free to publish it elsewhere as you choose.  However, you are required to complete a permission form granting Hope’s Promise Publishing the right to publish your work in this book which can be submitted along with your contribution.

 

What do contributors receive in return for their contribution?

In consideration for your contribution, you will receive a complimentary copy of the book, letter of thanks, a certificate of recognition and listed on the publishing company’s website. 

 

Should contributions be mailed or e-mailed?

You can mail or e-mail you contribution.  Either method is completely acceptable.  You will receive notification as soon as it is received.

 

What is the deadline?

The deadline for Journeys of Successful African American Lawyers is December 30, 2005.

BE FEATURED IN THE UPCOMING VIDEO
“THE REALITIES OF THE LAW SCHOOL EXPERIENCE”

We are now looking for law students and graduates to be featured in the video documentary that will be produced by Persistence of Vision Productions.  If you are or you know someone who might be interested, please send an e-mail or letter expressing your interest TODAY to persistenceofvisionproductions@gmail.com.

THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENT SURVIVAL AND SUCCESS GUIDEBOOK: BLACK COLLEGE GRADUATES SHARE THEIR CANDID ADVICE AND REAL-LIFE EXPERIENCES ON HOW TO (& HOW NOT TO) MAKE THE MOST OF THE ENTIRE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE
(ISBN: 0-9679303-5-9)

No set release date.

What is the purpose of this book project?:

To provide insight into the college experience from diverse Black perspectives. It is intended to address the many issues and concerns facing persons of African descent contemplating attending college based on the actual experiences of persons who are currently going through or who have successfully gone through college.

There are a few other books now available for future Black college students. Why add yet another book to what is already out there?:

This book is not in competition with the other Black college guides currently available. It is a supplement to them. It is not designed to replace other books out on the market that provide guidance as to how to select colleges, get into college or where to go for financial aid. This is a completely different kind of book designed to impart advice and engage future college students from a number of diverse perspectives on how to make the most of and take full advantage of the college experience.

What is the primary motivation for wanting to put a publication like this together?:

Bottom line: We want Blacks to succeed in college – on every level. The editor/publisher has discovered that there are many people who have already graduated from college who are realizing that what they did several years ago (when they didn’t know any better) is having a very real impact on their futures. Things would have been different if they would have known what to expect and had some guidance on how to make the most of their college experiences. Not being focused, making less than stellar grades, getting caught up in the wrong things and with the wrong people, and not being able to prioritize correctly, or just not having any balance have come back to haunt them years later. Why should people have to continue to make the same mistakes over and over when they can learn from others' mistakes and successes and benefit from their wisdom?

What chapters will be presented in this book?:

The book will feature chapters on everything from affirmative action in admissions, succeeding in academics, the social scene, pledging fraternities and sororities, the job search, dating, sex and relationships, coping with racism and discrimination, campus diversity, studying abroad, preparing for graduate and professional school, the job search, among several others. No relevant topic regarding the college experience will go uncovered.

Why is such a book so important?:

Many young Black people are still the very first to go to college or have not been given a lot of advice and insight prior to beginning their college careers. They need a thorough resource that will provide insight and advice from a number of people with different perspectives on what they did well, the mistakes they made and what they would have done differently from those who are getting through successfully and have successfully gone through it and have been able to thoughtfully reflect on their complete experiences and impart their wisdom.

What makes this project so unique?:

Based on the author’s research, there is no current and up-to-date book out right now that provides real-life insight, advice and personal accounts of actual experiences to future Black college students from hundreds of diverse Black college graduates throughout the country. No such book provides accounts from a variety of Blacks who attended many different types of institutions including public and private HBCUs, private and state predominantly White universities and Ivy League institutions from across the country.

What will contributors be asked to provide?:

Contributors will be asked to share the best real-life and hard-hitting advice given to them or things they had to learn the hard way that can benefit those coming behind them. They should divulge personal experiences where important and concrete lessons can be gleaned, so that others can chart a course for a truly successful and full college experience.

What part can I play in contributing to making this book project great?:

Get the word out, enter your submissions and encourage your friends and associates, who are current college students or graduates, to contribute to this book project.