Dennis Richmond Jr. a contributing journalist to both Yonkers Rising and Yonkerstimes.com and a community leader and advocate in Yonkers, recently appeared on One Nation with Brian Kilmeade on Saturday October 29. Richmond, a 27-year old historian, writer, educator, and speaker, spoke about Frederick Douglass, the idea of kneeling, and statues across the country. Toward the end of the interview, Richmond presented Kilmeade him a signed copy of my book, He Spoke at My School: An Educational Journey.
“Nothing could have prepared me for what would happen next,” said Richmond. “On Sunday, October 30th, my book sales increased rapidly. I sold five books. After those five books were sold, five turned into nine. After a while, I broke a dozen book sales. Once I knew it, I sold over two dozen books in less than 24 hours. I was speechless- and I’m never speechless. Media is powerful and social media is influential. For me, both equal book sales.”
Richmond continued, “It’s a good feeling to create something and know that people are buying it. I’m grateful to Brian Kilmeade, Taylor, who I email all the time and all the folks at FOX who made that experience possible for me. As of the end of October, He Spoke at My School: An Educational Journey falls in the top 10,000 books on Amazon. The Amazon book ratings are thanks to all the book sales. The book is in the top 500 Motivational Self-Help books. In less than 48 hours, dozens of books were sold.”
“I thank GOD, and I thank you all for your continued support. I’m humbled,” said Richmond, who lives in Yonkers. Follow him on Twitter @NewYorkStakz.
