1. Festival of Words Norwalk, CT Saturday, June 19, 2004 by Phara Bayonne & S.D. Harris

2. BCALA-CT Booth

3. Sonja Ahuja (right), event organizer

4. (Left-Right)BCALA-CT Secretary, Phara Bayonne, mystery writer, Valerie Wilson Wesley & BCALA-CT President and event committee member, S.D. Harris

5. (left) BCALA-CT Historian, Josephine Fulcher-Anderson & Friends

6. Josephine Fulcher-Anderson & Ricky Blue, New York Entertainment Showcase Manager

7. S.D. Harris & Ricky Blue share a laugh with Barbara Smith, event and campus relations manager at Norwalk Community College, where the event was held

8. Mohan Tracy (left), Chair of Norwalk Public Library’s Board, Jannie Williams (middle), Norwalk Public Library Board Member and winner of the Festival’s raffle, and Sonja Ahuja

9. Barnes & Noble Booth with (right) Phil McKain and Jannie Williams, and (left) BCALA-CTers Blanche Parker and Josephine Fulcher-Anderson

10. (Left-Right) Children’s Author, Lizzy Rockwell & Black Books Galore President, Toni Parker

11. Festival Committee Member Marie Jean (left) and friends

12. Slade Morrison and S.D. Harris

13. Slade Morrison at Book Signing Table

14. Slade Morrison signing books for young fans

15. Slade Morrison at the Mic

16. Slade Morrison talks to the audience at the BCALA-CT sponsored reception

17. [Left-Right] BACALAers: Leslie Williams, (Treasurer) Astoria Ridley, Debra Williams-Gray (Vice President) & Phara Bayonne

18. Astoria Ridley & Leslie Williams

19. BCALA-CT Reception Table

20. Hugh Price, Author “Achievement Matters: getting your child the best education possible” awaits his turn to speak.