The New Year Shines Brightly for Christian PR Firm

New York, NY – February 1, 2005 – Affinity Public Relations, a full-service Christian entertainment pr agency located in New York City, today announced the addition of four new clients to the company’s roster. They are John Gray III, XII Magazine, Todd “Bangz” Elliott and Brian Dillard.

Affinity Public Relations is providing on-going support for Mr. John Gray, a youth minister, entrepreneur, recording artist, playwright, author, comedian and actor, in addition to marketing and castings. Originally from Ohio, John resides in Pennsylvania, where he is Pres. /CEO of MANNAGOD Enterprises, a venture which he undertook in early 2004. MANNAGOD Enterprises is the umbrella under which six powerful entities are comprised: MANNAGOD Productions, MANNAGOD Records, MANNAGOD Ministries, MANNAGOD clothing, MANNAGOD Management and MANNAGOD.com

APR will also launch XII Magazine, a Christian lifestyle publication out of Kansas City, Missouri. While professing its commitment to the contemporary urban market, it is the magazines’ primary desire to remain a magazine of substance and style that refuses to saturate the minds of its readership with subtle forms of vulgarity and obscenities. Only on its sophomore issue, XII Magazine has been likened to such publications as Essence, and Ebony for its quality, style and content.

Additionally, APR as begun both campaign and promotional strategies for recording artist B. Dill, whose real name is Brian Dillard. Known for his soft, silky and angelic voice, B. Dill’s sound has been categorized with such mega artist’s as Usher and Carl Thomas. He is definitely poised to take the world by storm. Although a Christian R & B artist, Brian feels that his purpose is to step out of the conservative four walls of the church and capture the hearts and souls of those outside of the church and bring them a message of love and healing through his music.

Finally, Affinity Public Relations has been asked to represent music producer extraordinaire, Todd Bangz. With a desire and passion for the Lord, Todd uses the talents and gifts given to him to create incredible beats. With beats constantly boasted about, Todd recognizes that his time spent with the likes of Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre. have prepared him for such a time as this. We just hope the world is ready to hear the dope beats that make God smile.


About APR:
Affinity PR is owned and operated by PR whizz Rhonda Ridley, whose 12 years experience in publicity has allowed her the wisdom and know-how to open her own firm which she did in April of 2001. She has created effective and successful campaigns for Actress Ericka Alexander’s not for profit organizations “New York Youth at Risk and “Youth Force”. Alexander who is best known for her role as Cousin Pam on “The Cosby Show”, Maxine Shaw from Fox’s “Living Single”, a starring role in Vanessa Middleton’s 2001 debut release 30 “Years to Life” and currently she plays Parole Officer Dee Mulhern on SHO’s “Street Time”. Rhonda has also campaigned for former New York Knicks first round draft pick John Thomas, Drs. Ella Bell and Stella Nkomo, authors of “Our Separate Ways: Black and White Women and their Struggle for Professional Identity”, Will Calhoun, drummer for the band “Living Colour”, “1016 Films, Inc.”, Harlem’s premiere Black, Latino and Asian film company, Olympic Boxing Gold Medalist, trainer, and actor, Mark Breland, Milado, fashion stylists to the stars, Lenny Green, host of new York’s #1 rated night time love show, “Kissing After Dark” on 98.7 KISS-FM, Ernie Paniccioli author of “Who Shot Ya?”, Hip-Hop’s first-ever pictorial culminating three decades of hip-hop photographs, Corey Red and Precise whose hard-core lyrics serve one particular goal; to bring Christ to the mainstream through Hip-Hop and many others.

Up until November 2003, we were known as Affinity Communications Public Relations; we’ve not only taken on a new name, but a new format as well. Our specialty, says Rhonda remains entertainment; however, our genre is now Christian. Our primary purpose at Affinity PR is to glorify Christ and that’s all we ask of our clients; to believe in God, not only in heart, mind, spirit and soul, but also with your projects.