I had a chance to attend a great event called The Gem Project Mini Writers and Media Summit Benefit at the Coffee Cave in Newark, NJ. I learned from some of the best in Media and Publishing. It is great to explore what is going on in your own community. You never know what you will find out or who you will meet! 

Speakers at the event included

• Corynne Corbett - Beauty Director of ESSENCE magazine
• Ayesha K. Faines - TV Journalist, Freelance Writer, Blogger of Fly, Funky Diva
• Megan Reid - Writer/Contributor for Face2Face Africa, FITNESS magazine, and WEBiMAX 
• Chana Ewing - Social Media Manager and Founder of the website Michelle O’ Brunch 
• Slim Jackson- Executive Editor of Single Black Male and Writer of The Real Slim Jackson 
• Alfred Blake - Author of the book “A Students’ Handbook to Breaking All The Rules”

(Source: heavyonfashion.blogspot.com)

Here is a sneak peek of my time at the Best of Morris Essex Party Expo at the Parsippany Sheraton in Parsippany, NJ