The 10-city tour is an exciting partnership with Black Entertainment Television (BET) Networks’ award-winning Rap-It-Up HIV/AIDS Campaign and PocketBook Communications, LLC. Following the “As executive producer of The PocketBook Monologues, I, like BET’s Rap-It-Up Campaign, share a commitment to educating young adults about the impact of HIV/AIDS in the Black community,” explains Sharon McGhee, author of The PocketBook Monologues. In 2009, The PocketBook Monologues took For more information on The PocketBook Monologues or for booking information, go to www.pocketbookmonologues.com or look up Sharon McGhee on Facebook. -30- About The PocketBook Monologues( Sharon K. McGhee, award-winning journalist and author, has compiled a collection of stories from women of color who reveal their heartfelt emotions about intimacy. Exploring sexuality and sexual responsibility, their stories are brutally honest, funny and poignant. Inspired by Sheryl Lee Ralph’s, Sometimes I Cry and The Vagina Monologues, McGhee keeps the African-American female perspective front and center. From menstruation to menopause, women are sharing as The Pocketbook Monologues brings awareness to intimate secrets and HIV/AIDS. Contact: TPBM, 773.960.6148; www.pocketbookmonologues.com