ESSENCE Empowerment Experience

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Terry McMillan is the queen of black female fiction and her latest installment in the “Waiting To Exhale” series, “Getting To Happy,” is no different.

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Not only has Soledad O’Brien made a name for herself with the CNN’s “Black In America” series, she’s also shared her story with her book “The Next Big Story: My Journey Through the Land of Possibilities.”

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Dolen Perkins-Valdez is the author of “Wench,” a New York Times bestselling novel published in 2010.

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Blogger and ESSENCE Relationships Editor Demetria L. Lucas toasts with fans of her “A Belle In Brooklyn: The Go-to Girl for Advice on Living Your Best Single Life.”

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Self empowerment author Iyanla Vanzant has written a great many books and made waves this year during her candid sit-down with Oprah Winfrey.

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Monique Greenwood, seated on the right, has written a book entitled “Having What Matters.”