Actress Bern Nadette Stanis, (Thelma from Good Times) Signs Debut Book at Tavis Smiley Health Fair

Stanis will sign her new release, "Situations 101", a hot dialogue about relationship drama. Stanis is also a featured panelist during the community event, which is free and open to the public.

PRWEB) September 22, 2006 -- Most remembered for her role as Thelma on the first African American sitcom, "Good Times", Stanis has been touring with the new release. The affable actress and author will be on hand September 23, 2006 for the Road to Health Fair presented by Kaiser.

She recently appeared as a panelist and featured author during the Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference earlier this month in Washington, D.C., followed by an appearance in support of a charitable event hosted by Big Boi of Outkast held in Atlanta, Ga this past weekend.

The book, filled with wowing dilemmas and engrossing quandaries, gives a bird's-eye view of what so many people are dealing with in relationships, including the good, the bad and the ugly. By the reads end, you'll have found a way to a healthier relationship. Situations 101 is a fast, sometimes comical read. Yet, it is not always easily digested as Stanis 'tells it like it is' in this 'ole school-ish', no nonsense stylized book. The scenarios and 'personalized feedback' breaks dramas down to allow a microscopic self-reflection of how we perpetually contribute to unhealthy, hazardous relationship situations. Stanis challenges women and men to get real when considering their respective roles in relationships, including the initial pursuit of one.

About Bern Nadette Stanis

In the 70’s, BernNadette Stanis was the personification of Black Beauty. As sophisticated and graceful as she was, she still became TV’s first Black sex symbol or “It” girl. Thelma/BernNadette and the Evans Family also proved many stereotypes wrong about the ghetto and the young black girl, like for instance… that all Black girls and Black families in the ghetto had no hopes and dreams, or class. Thelma showed that a “ghetto girl” had hopes and dreams, intelligence, respect, dignity and grace, and it wasn’t just acting. BernNadette was that naturally. She introduced a new definitive image of the young Black girl and woman. She is a wonderful, graceful dancer which she displayed several times on Good Times. In everything BernNadette did it was marked with delicacy with diminutive beauty, and form.

Her grace and beauty was a welcoming presence on T.V in the 1970’s and still is today and will be as long as there’s a T.V. Her dramatic, comedic charm, witty one-liners, daintiness, winsomeness, sexy but innocent image, were versatile qualities that make her a great talent and great favorite who’ll never be forgotten.

Visit Bern Nadette Online at http://www.thelmaofgoodtimes.com
to learn more about "Situations 101" ISBN# 0-9770361-0-3. Library of Congress #2006923133.

About The Tavis Smiley Health Fair

Road to Health is a two day multi-city health and fitness expo, symposium presented by Kaiser, which presents interactive health, wellness and fitness pavilions on cooking and nutrition, fitness, beauty and wellness combined with information packed seminars, medical screenings and referrals, live symposium discussion, celebrity guests, walk-a-thon, indoor and outdoor exercise activities, contests, and literature.

Please contact Vanesse Lloyd-Sgambati, Publicist (215) 877-2012 or visit their website at http://www.roadtohealthtour.com/

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