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NFL Network to feature documentary on Raye of Light subject Jimmy Raye

NFL Network to feature documentary on Raye of Light subject Jimmy Raye

“The Indelible Legacy of Jimmy Raye” features the groundbreaking Michigan State University quarterback as part of the NFL Network Black History Month programming. When Jimmy Raye enrolled at Michigan State University in 1964, he did more than just enroll in a university hundreds of miles from his native Fayetteville, N.C.: he was part of a groundbreaking movement that changed college football forever. In his junior season in 1966, Raye was Michigan State’s first black starting quarterback and the first black quarterback from the South to win a national title. His crucial role as a groundbreaking college football integration pioneer, told...

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Writing for August Publications

August Publications

In this age of self-publishing, why would you want to submit a book to a small publisher like August Publications? Four reasons: experience, promotion, production and distribution. EXPERIENCE: Before launching August Publications, publisher Kevin Reichard was a writer and series editor at many leading publications/publishing houses, including MIS:Press/Henry Holt, internet.com/Jupitermedia, Ziff-Davis/PC Magazine and C|Net, in a career that included magazines, book and website writing and production. Backed by this experience in book, magazine and Web publishing, we can guide your work to the most appropriate medium. PROMOTION: Our promotional efforts are focused: We take the time to reach the right people rather...

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