Meet April Ryan, Angel Rich, Ardre Orie and Ramunda Young at MahoganyBooks “Black Books Matter” Meet & Greet During Congressional Black Caucus Conference

MahoganyBooks Invites Attendees of the Congressional Black Caucus Conference to Anacostia 

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) –Join MahoganyBooks for a “Black Books Matter” Meet and Greet featuring CNN Political Analyst and White House Correspondent April Ryan, Entrepreneur Angel Rich, Celebrity Ghostwriter Ardre Orie and MahoganyBooks Co-Founder/Owner Ramunda Young during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundations’ 2019 Annual Legislative Conference. The meet and greet takes place on September 12, 2019 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at 1231 Good Hope Rd., S.E. All books purchased at the event will be autographed. RSVP at http://bit.ly/mbookscbc19

“MahoganyBooks is excited to host four dynamic and influential women in Anacostia during the 2019 Annual Legislative Conference,” stated Co-Founder/Owner Derrick Young. “We want to introduce conference guests from all over the country to Anacostia. This will be a great opportunity for the community to network, connect and be inspired by national leaders in politics, business, and activism.” 

Known for speaking truth to power and representing her Baltimore roots, April Ryan will meet and take photos with guests during the reception. This famed journalist has been seen in Essence, Vogue, Elle and will sign copies of her latest book, Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House.

Hailed as the next Steve Jobs by Forbes Magazine, Angel Rich is an activist, entrepreneur and creator of Credit Stacker, a financial literacy app geared towards youth. She will autograph copies of her highly sought-after book, The History of the Black Dollar.

Ardre Orie is a celebrity ghostwriter, book publishing expert, playwright, film director and CEO of 13th & Joan Publishing House. Her host of clients include VH1, MTV, WETV, BRAVO, BET, CENTRIC, YouTube, the NBA and Grammy Award-winning artists. Say hello and meet “The Queen of Storytelling”.

Ramunda Young is the Co-Founder/Owner of MahoganyBooks, the nationally recognized bookstore in D.C. featuring books written by, for and about people of the African Diaspora. She has been named to “The Root 100”, featured in Essence and on the Steve Harvey TV show alongside her husband and Co-Founder/Owner. This sought-after speaker is excited to welcome all CBC attendees to D.C.

About MahoganyBooks

Started in 2007 by husband and wife, Derrick and Ramunda Young, MahoganyBooks is the fastest growing online bookstore for people of the African Diaspora. It has grown from being exclusively an online bookstore to opening the doors of their first physical location in the historic Washington, DC neighborhood of Anacostia. Over the years, MahoganyBooks has connected readers to writers for exciting and thought-provoking literary events with the likes of U.S. Representative John Lewis, Walter Mosley, Chimamanda Adichie, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Misty Copeland and D.C.’s “Mayor for Life” Marion Barry among others.