And you all have a copy of the book on your desk.

Thank you, Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown, members of Council, especially those who are present. I have a connection with everybody up on this stage that goes beyond their political duties. Curtis Jones is my Councilperson. Give it up to him. Jannie Blackwell is a dear friend, and Kenyatta Johnson, I ...

Darrell, you roll those B's and M's off your tongue.

At any rate, President Darrell Clarke, members of City Council and guests, and, of course, Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown, who has supported from the beginning the African American Children's Book Project; in fact, before she was a ...