1. For Immediate Release
Henderson Barnes & Noble to Host Diversity Expert Devin James
for a Booksigning Event During Black History Month
Henderson, NV, January 13, 2016 – Henderson Barnes & Noble and Destiny Publishing
announce an upcoming lecture and booksigning by diversity expert Devin James, author of Inside
Ferguson: A Voice for the Voiceless. The event will take place on Friday, February 5th, at 6 pm, to
coincide with Black History Month.
Devin James, a Memphis native, is the founder of DJG (formerly known as the Devin James
Group), a nationally recognized Nevada DBE certified firm that provides multicultural
communications and community outreach services to the government at the state and municipal level
across the nation. In 2014, the group served as the only minority-owned firm requested by St. Louis
Leaderships’ Economic Development agency to officially work in Ferguson, Missouri, to improve
relations between Ferguson’s black community and its all-white leadership.
Inside Ferguson: A Voice for the Voiceless is a multi-pronged thesis on institutional racism,
cultural competence, implicit bias, and other social justice issues. The memoir details James’
experiences working with Ferguson officials and Missouri government immediately after Michael
Brown was shot.
James will give a short presentation from his Inside Ferguson Study Guide (developed to help
community discussions on “Elephant in the room” topics) that will be debuting at public schools,
community colleges and universities across the country and will sign copies of his book Inside
Ferguson. The book is currently available for purchase at Henderson Barnes & Noble and online at
http://goo.gl/XUxuH3.
“Inside Ferguson by Devin James is a blistering and authoritative account of what went on
behind the scenes in the Missouri city in the immediate aftermath of Michael Brown's tragic death.
James offers explosive new details about the city's botched response to Brown's shooting and reveals
how police and local government officials thwarted his efforts to bring peace to the community by
turning him into the story. This is a remarkable, disturbing and brutally honest story about modern
day racism and one man's attempt to make sense of it all.”
– Jason Leopold, Senior Investigative Reporter at Vice News
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To learn more about the author visit:
www.devinsjames.com or visit www.insideferguson.com
www.facebook.com/devinsjames
www.twitter.com/devin_s_james
https://www.linkedin.com/in/devinjames
Barnes & Noble Henderson:
Contact: Debby Federico
567 North Stephanie
Henderson, NV 89014
702-434-1533
crm2745@bn.com
Local Event Planner:
Contact: Mihaela Schneiders
661-645-6845
lvmail2015@aol.com
National Publicist:
William M. Johnson 213-298-6371
booking@devinsjames.com