Patricia O’Flynn Pattillo, publisher, CEO, "The Color Purple," by Alice Walker

Robert Thomas, associate publisher, "Invisible Man," by Ralph Ellison

Mikel Holt, associate publisher, "The Cotillion (One Good Bull is Worth Half The Herd)," by John Oliver Killens

Thomas E. Mitchell, Jr., editor, "Go Tell It On The Mountain," by James Baldwin

Kia Marie Cook, staff reporter, "The Coldest Winter Ever," by Sister Souljah

Teretha Martin, tech. support/webmaster, "In The Meantime: Finding Yourself and the Love You Want," by Iyanla Vanzant

Colleen Newsom, classified advertising, "Don’t Make A Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings," by Tyler Perry

Jimmy V. Johnson, sales representative, "Manchild In The Promised Land," by Claude Brown

Sharon Pitter, student coordinator, "Boss Lady," by Omar Tyree

"Not Yet, Free At Last" by Mikel Holt