APR Client Update

Hey Gang,

Did I tell you that while covering Fashion Week, screening movies, writing reviews and interviewing talent, I was planning this event for our client, Chef Jerome Brown?

Check it out. It's going to be amazing and I will certainly have photos and updates next week

Byron Cage Presents… “RSVP” with Chef Jerome!

You Are Cordially Invited to an Exclusive Celebrity and Media Tasting as “Personal Chef to the Stars” Pre-Launches Debut Cookbook and Films TV Pilot, "RSVP"

WHO: “Personal Chef to the Stars“, Chef Jerome Brown, Recording Artist Byron Cage, Grammy Winning Recording Artist Deitrick Haddon, NBA Superstars Shaquille O'Neal, Brevin Knight, Damon Jones, Grammy Award Winners , BeBe Winans & Montell Jordan, Actor, Tommy Ford, Atlanta Falcons Ovie Mughelli, Chauncey Davis, Laurent Robinson, and Former Atlanta Falcons Wide Receive Terance Mathis as well as other NFL Greats Mike Stone, Reggie Howard, Chris Slade, Shawn Robinson, TV and film talent such as (Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Atlanta), DeShawn Snow, Kim Zolciak, Lisa Wu Hartwell, NeNe Leakes, Sheree Whitfield, (BET’s College Hill), Drewski, (Tyler Perry's supervising producer), Roger Bobb, (Actress) Demetria McKinney (Tyler Perry's House of Payne), Frankie Lons (BET: Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is), Leroy McMath (Power Entertainment/Owner of World Basketball Association, Kim Elba (Celebrity Makeup Artist), Comedian Actor Tony Rock, NASCAR driver Garrett Liberty, Gerard Henry, 4X Olympic Gold Medalist Angelo Taylor, Multi-Platinum/Grammy Award Winning artist Daron Jones, Nike representatives and exclusive media outlets.


WHAT: Grammy Award Nominated and Stella Award Winner "The Prince of Praise", Byron Cage hosts “Personal Chef to the Stars“, Chef Jerome Brown as he pre launches his debut cookbook and film his TV pilot, "RSVP". Scrumptious Food, Lights & Cameras, Red Carpet interviews, Celebrity Guests and an Amazing Venue will be the scene as Cafe Circa, Downtown Atlanta's chic and swanky place to SAVOR, INDULGE and BE becomes the venue host for an spectacular evening. Guests will indulge in some of Chef Jerome's most delicious and delectable entrees, be entertained by some of today's hottest acts and honor a great friend as he journey's into another phase of his professional career.


WHERE: Café Circa
464 Edgewood Ave SE
Atlanta, GA 30312
(404) 477-0009


WHEN: Thursday, September 18, 2008 TIME: 8:00pm-1:00am

Fashion Week Rundown

Well Gang,

I did it!!!! I survived Fashion Week. Whow, it was seriously brutal. It began so crazy. It's very rare that I attend the first day, but so much has been going on and I became so consumed with work that I missed my online registration deadline. The penalty - on-site registration. I expected a hidious line and annoying people so early in the morning. But, I was pleasantly surprised. Registration was smooth and quick.

Oddly, the sights, sounds and smells of Fashion Week have not changed from where I sat in Bryant Park that early morning. As well, something about Sixth Ave. on that beautiful Friday morning seemed a little remote; almost non-New York-ish. I am seriously optimistic that over the next week the excitement of the fashion world will awaken 6th Ave and 40th St.

Regardless, I am still stoked!!!!!!!!





September 8, 2008

It's Monday morning and I have a pretty full day. Currently, I'm headed to Fashion Week. have an issue with my pass, so I'm arriving early in order to rectify the situation. I'll be here until about 2:00pm.

Believe me, it sounds like a short day, but it's truly intense and fast paced. At 2:30pm I'm headed over to the Empire Hotel to interview Alfre Woodard, Sanaa Lathan and Taraji Henson from tyler Perry's new film, "The Family that Preys." I screened it a week and a half ago. The cast is amazing, the film is great and this is a new area for Mr. Perry, however, he pulls it off.

When I got to the Empire Hotel, I was escorted to a sexy rooftop area where the interviews were held. Very classy!!!!!!!

Oh yeah, of course, Fashion Week usually doesn't seem to go off without a hiccup of controversy - animal activists are flanked in the front of the tents smeared in blood, wearing fake animal skin and carry photos of skinned animals.

It was pretty gross, but highly effective.





September 10, 2008

Hey Gang,

No Fashion Week today. Another exciting gig popped up. We will film a day in the life of Gospel recording artist, Deitrick Haddon. I will fill you in on all the details once we've uploaded the footage. Truly superb madness! You are so going to love it.

I'll keep you posted.

Spike Lee's New Joint - FIYA!!!!!

Hey Gang,

In as much as I would love to tell you about this film, "Miracle at St. Anna", I am bound by journalist confidentiality until the film is nearer to it's release date. What I will say is, "Don't miss this film. You have never seen Spike like this before. Don't expect the Spike Lee of past. He has expanded!"

Fashion Week is Here!!!!!!

Ok Gang,

For those of you who don't know, I look forward to Fashion Week twice a year - February and September like a kid waiting by the Christmas tree on Christmas morning. As a little girl, it was my dream to go to F.I.T. - Fashion Institute of Technology, but my mom who was a single parent just couldn't afford it. Fashion has always had a healthy hold on me. I guess the desire is still in me because for the past 5 years, I have gone to Fashion Week faithfully - in the front row. It's fast-paced and exciting and sometimes the swag bags are amazing.

It's difficult, but when you get the opportunity to go back stage, watch out 'cause, "It's a Different World." Oftentimes, it was work and I would take clients, expose them to the experience, and also introduce them to some of the reporters, designers, photographers and models.

Well, this year I am going as press. I'm the Gospel Entertainment writer for a business/entertaninment/entrepreneur magazine, however, the same publisher has just appointed me Editor-in-Chief of her new fashion magazine. Unfortunately, I can't share the name with you just yet, but it s FIYA and definitely needed in the industry.

Fashion Week runs from September 5-12, so check back with me as I share some tid-bits of the the days exciting events. Believe me something is always going on; things not shown on TV. I'll try to give you scoop without giving away my story for the magazine.

Also, If you go and want to share your experiences, please feel free.

Affinity Public Relations Finally Creates Company Blogspot

Hello Friends,

It took a while, but I finally did it! I've launched my company's blogspot. I guess it took so long because life just seemed so hectic; I didn't believe that I'd have enough time to sit still and just write; something I really love to do. That is, not until I began blogging with some wonderful friends of mine several months back. You know, now I'm hooked.

So, I invite you to come back as often as you'd like to to follow my life as a PR Strategist, writer and aspiring author. You will not only share in my daily business life, but you will be a significnat part of my entertainment life as well. I have the exciting task of being a movie, music and literary reviewer and writer for GospelCity.com, the largest Gospel web portal in the world.

As well, I am a woman who is deeply in love with God, her husband and her family. There's no telling what you'll find when you come back.

Oh, and did I mention that that we have amazng, interesting and passionate clients?


Read below to find out a bit more about me.


I am a Public Relations professional with 18 years of extensive and polished experience in public relations, marketing, communications and media relations. Her diverse skills cover all aspects of the entertainment, community and non-profit industry. She has effectively used her knowledge of public relations techniques to support branding strategies and specific client goals, from repositioning products and services to new product introductions and market expansion.

I have held positions ranging from PR Coordinator, PR Consultant to her current position as the Pres./CEO of Affinity Public Relations. As well, she is a Business and Relationship Coach. Among the clients she has represented in her stellar career are, industry notables such as Actress Ericka Alexander from “The Cosby Show”, from Fox’s “Living Single”, Vanessa Middleton’s feature film, “30 years to Life” and most recently, SHO’s “Street Time”, Will Calhoun, drummer for the band “In Living Colour”, Fashion designers, Blood, Sweat and Tears, Celebrity Stylist, Milado, Inc., Mark Breland, boxer, Gold Medalist, trainer and actor, Drs. Ella Bell and Dr. Stella M. Nkomo, authors of ”Our Separate Ways: Black & White Women and the Struggle for Professional Identity”, “1016 Films, Inc”. Harlem’s premiere Black, Latino, Asian and urban film production company, Lenny Green from New York’s 98.7 KISS-FM’s “Kissing After Dark”, Ernie Paniccioli, photographer, historian, lecturer and author of “Who Shot Ya?” Hip-Hop’s first-ever pictorial chronicling the Hip-Hop culture for the past the decades, Corey Red and Precise, hip-hop’s dynamic duo bringing God’s word with fat beats and hard core-intelligent lyrics, Lifestyle Publication, Xii Magazine; Renaissance man John Gray; Internationally known Christian entertainer, Carman, Promise Communications, LLC, an independent Christian Record Label, home of MDD and Teresa Brown, Powerhouse Gospel Entertainment Attorney James L. Walker, ACID/ALKALI Clothing Line, Rev. Run’s Words of Wisdom: Daily Affirmations of Faith, Inspired by... The Bible Experience Audio Bible - #1 Selling Audio Bible in HISTORYNational Urban League 2007 St. Louis Conference, A Prayer 4 Hip-Hop 7-City Tour, All in the Name of God , a documentary chronicling the extensive abuse that has become pervasive in the church, ACE Film Festival, Gospel Music Channel NYC Roundtables, Mr. Roland Martin - Listening to the Spirit Within - 50 Perspectives on Faith Book - CNN Political Analyst and Essence.com Contributor, Kenny Lattimore and Chante Moore Marriage Conferences, Chef Jerome Brown - Personal Chef to the Stars, GospelCity.com - Largest Gospel Web Portal in the World to name a few.

As a media specialist, I have been notably successful in placing major client stories with a broad spectrum of key media outlets including The New York Times, ABC Channel 7 News, Channel 12 News, UPN 9 News, The Staten Island Times, The Bronx Times, The Journal News, Am New York, The Taipei Journal, Relevant Magazine, Today’s Black Man, Sister 2 Sister Magazine, Vibe Magazine, Xii Magazine, Feed Magazine, Reti Italian Television, Channel 4 News, Lion Television, Bobby Jones Gospel, Gospel Superfest, HD News, NBC Weekend Today Show, The Word Network, BET Celebration of Gospel, Newsday, Upshot Magazine, BeliefNetBloomberg Urban Radio, Essence Magazine, Ebony Magazine, Jet Magazine, Gospel Synergy,Gospel EUR, EUR Web, RadioScope, Urban Network Magazine, 700 Club, Family Net TVand landmark venues, namely, The Pentagon, The White House and The Hammerstein Ballroom as well as well as coverage in a variety of trade, print and broadcast media.

Also, I am an accomplished counselor in strategic communications, crisis and issues management, community relations and media training.