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LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Dr. Rosie Milligan invites you to attend the Black Writers On Tour & Southern California Black Business Expo—all under one roof, Saturday, March 30, 2019 From 9 to 6 p.m. at the Carson Community Center, 801 E. Carson Street, Carson, CA.

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Dr. Rosie Milligan invites you to attend the Black Writers On Tour & Southern California Black Business Expo—all under one roof, Saturday, March 30, 2019 From 9 to 6 p.m. at the Carson Community Center, 801 E. Carson Street, Carson, CA.

Come out and meet writers from across the country as well as participate in 7 writer’s seminars including Learn How To Write Your Book and much more.

Other events include a Children Writers Showcase Competition and a Let The Elders Speak Forum presented by Celebrity speaker Desreta Jackson-Battle, who starred as “Young Celie” in “The Color Purple” Movie.

General admission & parking is FREE, with a total of 9 FREE seminars for the general public.

The Self-made Millionaire & Business Guru Mr. Ivy Stokes from Atlanta, GA is the keynote speaker

For more information use 323-750-3592 or visit www.blackwritersontour.com

This article originally appeared in the Los Angeles Sentinel.

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