ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Iesha Brown | LeighAnne Boyd | Henry Barrington | Adrian White
Iesha Brown was born in Mount Vernon the only girl of four children. Seven years later her mother had another girl. Still a baby, Iesha was sent to live with her grandmother in the south Bronx where they lived for several years before moving to Monterey projects on 180th and Lafontaine Ave in the Bronx.
As a teenager Iesha wrote songs and worked with a lot of pioneers in the rap game, such as, Jazzy Jay (Soul Sonic Force), Grand Puba, Charlie Chase (Cold Crush Brothers), Funk Master Wizard Wiz, Romeo JD (Boogie Boys), DNA (DNA HANK LOVE SHOW). She was in a group called the Two Shades of Black. The two released two songs to mediocre success. As a group they have done shows with, MCLyte, Audio Two, Krs one, Stetsasonic, Cover Girls, Sebastian, just to name a few.
She is currently a senior at Old Dominion University majoring in Communications, with a minor in professional writing. She credits her English professor Remica Bingham with giving her the idea of starting her own publishing company.
A stone cold hustler, Iesha has promoted shows, sold clothes out of the trunk of her car and owned a few clothing stores in Virginia and Atlanta. She currently has a kiosk in Virginia Beach (Bill’s Flea Market) where she specializes in urban books you can catch her out there ever day. Her goal is to overdose the population with uplifting and entertaining literature from black authors.
Iesha is a single mother who lives in Virginia Beach with her son. When Iesha is not writing she is on the corners selling books. Check out her new best seller “Tag Your Man.”
LeighAnne Boyd began writing her first novel "Once Upon a Time In The Bricks" in the late summer of 2000. With no computer at home, or enough money to purchase one, she managed to make it to the East Orange Public Library everyday to add a paragraph or two to her story. LeighAnne was discouraged by the financial situation she was in, and decided to put her dreams to the side for a few years.
In the winter of Jan. 2004, Mrs. Boyd began the first day of her "new beginning" in Chicago, Illinois at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center(NTC). For four strenuous months, LeighAnne attended bootcamp with the intentions on becoming an Electrical Technician in the United States Navy. Upon completion of her four month battle, she attended schooling, and then ventured of into the fleet.
While back and forth out to sea, LeighAnne Boyd would often daydream of making it big in the literary industry. This time she had no excuse. The USS Harry S. Truman was out to sea for a full five months before LeighAnne decided to get back on a computer and try her luck again. Within three and a half weeks, her story was complete. LeighAnne Boyd would stay on the computer for hours at a time until she finished her last sentence.
So today, "Once Upon A Time In the Bricks" is a completed 270 page book, published by Iesha Brown of Outta Da Blue Publishing. She's sold copies of her work on Barnes and Noble.com, Amazon.com, Lulu.com, Myspace.com as well as many other online websites. She has done various interviews with magazines such as No Labelz Magazine, The Flagship, Urban Essence.com and is awaiting a review from F.E.D.S. magazine . Mrs. Boyd also conducts interviews with other writers on her own website, Newjeruproductions.com.
"Once Upon a Time In The Bricks" is LeighAnne Boyd's debut novel, and she is in the midst of completing her sophomore novel, "Ugly Men Cheat Too".
Henry Barrington was born in New York, where he lived with his mother and four older brothers, in the Van Dyke projects in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn. Henry began writing short stories in high school, based on his street experiences. His high school English teacher liked what he had written and told him he should enter his stories in the state wide writing contest. He didn't follow through because the streets were more appealing.
After graduating from high school, Henry entered into the Marine Corps; in the Aviation Supply field. As a Marine he served as a Drill Instructor, Anti-Terrorist Instructor, and before retiring from the Corps, achieved the rank of Master Sergeant.
It was during a tragic event in Henry's life, he decided to embrace his passion; writing. He is now working on a Novel based on that event, titled: "Based on a Lie" Henry has already completed four novellas titled: Savannah, Interrogators, Malefactors and A Second Chance. He combined two of them into one book titled: "Warriors of the Urban Jungle." From his raw manuscripts, Henry has created a fan base in California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Ohio, New York, Texas and Virginia.
Henry holds a Bachelors Degree from National University in Criminal Justice with a minor in Behavioral Science. He has no children and resides with his wife in Maryland.
ADRIAN WHITE IS A STREET SMART SUIT AND TIE KIND OF GUY THAT IS VERY FUNNY AND SMART BUT HAS A DARK SIDE THAT HE CAN’T ESCAPE FROM. HE COMES FROM A FAMILY OF FIVE CHILDREN AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN A LONER THOUGH. EXCEPT FOR HIS LOVE OF MUSIC AND WOMEN HE FINDS HIS SELF GETTING IN THE MUSIC BUSSINESS RAPPING WITH SUCH GROUPS LIKE PUBLIC ENEMY, BIG DADDY KANE ULTAMAGNETED MCS ,AND A HOST OF OTHERS ADRIAN HAS BEEN ON TOURS FROM PARIS TO LONDON AND HAVE BEEN IN SEVARIAL FILMS THE BOY HAS GOT TALENT OUTTA THIS WORLD BUT ANDRE HIS EVIL SPLIT PERONALITY ALWAYS MESSES THINGS UP YOUNG BLACK MAN WITH THE SAME DREAMS AS EVERY ONE THE WILL AND SKILLS TO DO THE JOB BUT HES BEING HUNTED BY AN SLIT PERSONALITY HE CALLS ANDRE, ANDRE GETS THING DONE WRONG ALL THE TIME,IT COMES FROM ADRIANS YOUTH HIS FATHER WHOM HE GREW UP TO KNOW AS HIS BIOLOGICAL FATHER WASN’T TURNS OUT HIS REAL FATHER DIED WHEN ADRIAN WAS THREE YEARS OLD A NASTY AND EVIL PERSON AS A YOUNG BOY HIS FATHER ON HIS DYING BED TOLD ADRIANS MOTHER AN ABUSE VICTIM OF HIS. THAT HE WILL NEVER AMOUNT TO NOTHING AND HOPED SHE DIED SOON. HE DIDN’T KNOW OF HIM BUT FELT THEM WORDS ALL HIS LIFE.
THERE WAS A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN ADRIAN REALLY LIKED A LOT. MOVING FROM NEWYORK TO VIRGINIA HE THOUGHT WOULD BE A FRESH START. PRODUCING MUSIC WITH LOCAL TALENT TRYING TO GET A RECORD LABEL STARTED BUT ANDRE HAD OTHER PLANS HE ALSO LOVE WOMEN AND MORE WOMEN SO HE CAUSED ANOTHER MISHAP. ADRIAN THOUGHT, FINALLY I FOUND PEACE AND A GOOD WOMEN FELL IN LOVE. HE STARTED COACHING YOUTH SPORTS GOOD CAREER, THEN ANDRE STARTED GETTING JEALOUS, BROUGHT OTHER WOMEN AROUND. ADRIAN STARTED HURTING WOMAN AFTER WOMAN. AFTER THAT EVERY WOMAN THAT HE HAS EVER LOVED HURT HIM. ITS LIKE BAD CHARMA, MUSIC SCENE SLOW DOWN NO MORE FILMS SMOKING WEED ALL DAY GOING FROM JOB TO JOB FINDING HIMSELF BROKE AND A LONE THIS HAD TO STOP SO ADRIAN TRY TO SEEK GODS, LOVE AND A GOOD LIFE FOR HIS SELF AND FAMILY, HE HAVE A BIG HEART LOVE PEOPLE AND GOOD CHANCE OF BEING ON TOP AGAIN ,BUT NOT IF ANDRE HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT HES FIGHTING A SPIRITUAL BEING DEEP INSIDE HIM THAT WANT HIM TO FAIL ANUFF IS ANUFF ITS TIME TO FIGHT BACK AND STOP BEING A GLUTTEN FOR PUNISHMENT.
