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Troy
Johnson
Technology
is the key to everything.
Company:
Troy Johnson
Location:
New York, New York
Website: www.aalbc.com |
Biography:
Troy Johnson is a technology expert
and industry leader in marketing books on the
World Wide Web. Mr. Johnson is the founder and
webmaster of AALBC.com, LLC (The African American
Literature Book Club). AALBC.com was launched
in 1998, and is now the largest and most frequently
visited web site dedicated to books by and about
black people. Johnson is also shareholder and
Senior Book Editor, of the 4 year old, Harlem
World Magazine. In addition, to his entrepreneurial
ventures, Mr. Johnson has over 20 years of corporate
experience; in roles ranging from designing
wide area networks to managing international
projects.
Mr.
Johnson has been recognized in articles that
have appeared in Publishers Weekly, Essence
Magazine, The New York Times, The Amsterdam
News, Black Issues Book Review, Emerge Magazine,
Black Enterprise and many other publications.
He has also made numerous radio and television
appearances including C-Span2’s Book TV
and The Black Family Channel’s Literary
Living.
Johnson
is a frequent panelist and public speaker. His
subjects and events have included lecturing
on; “Success Strategies for the African
American Book Market” at the PMA University;
“Distribution and the Internet”
during the Sacred Circle/Spoken Word International
Festival; "Using the Internet to Advance
Black Arts" at Howard University; “Get
the Word Out: Marketing and PR” at the
Small Press Center's Third Annual New York Round
Table Writers’ Conference; and many others.
Mr.
Johnson has served on numerous boards and committees
including the advisory boards of Black American’s
in Publishing and New York is Book Country.
He is currently a board member of the Literary
Freedom Project, and an advisory board member
of the Harlem Book Fair.
Mr.
Johnson holds a BS in Electrical Engineering
from Syracuse University, an MS from Polytechnic
University, and an MBA from New York University’s
Stern School of Business. He lives in Harlem,
New York, with his wife and two daughters.
Availability:
Available to give presentations and lectures
on the World Wide Web, technology, publishing,
entrepreneurship, and minority issues.
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