Recent Newspaper and Magazine Articles: 2015 to 2020!

7 Types of Queens featured in Sheen Magazine Winter Edition. January 2019. Click here: Media Kit

November/December Feature In Sheen Magazine – 7 TYPES OF QUEENS, KINGS DESIRE . 2018

Guest Speaker at Women Wealth Warrior “Reclaim Your Power Conference!” August 2018

BlackNews.com, December 2017. Fort Lauderdale – BLACK AUTHOR AND RELATIONSHIP EXPERT KICKS OFF SPEED DATING NATIONAL TOUR AND PANEL THAT ADDRESSES THE “BEING SINGLE EPIDEMIC” – Golden Love & Relationship Panel

May 23, 2017. Miami – 4th Annual BLACK ON BLACK CRIME SOLUTIONS PANEL, Consists of Urban League T. Willard Fair, Miami-Dade Public Defender Carlos Martinez, and others. 2017 Black On Black Crime Press Release Kevin Dorival

Westside Gazette, July 7, 2016. Fort Lauderdale Back for the third time-Black on Black Crime solutions panel

Sun Sentinel, May 2015: Panel focuses on black pride, education and roots of crime

Boca Raton Tribune: Seminar Planned to Address Deaths of Black Men in Police Custody

South Florida Times: Black On Black Crime Solutions

Sun Sentinel: “After 20 Years, Teacher Gets A Thank You To Remember”

By Karen Yi, Sun Sentinel

6:36 p.m. EST, January 4, 2013

Kevin Dorival, 32, sat before his fifth grade teacher on Friday and handed her one final writing assignment – his first published book – and the biggest thank you a teacher could ask for.

It was the first time in more than 20 years that Sonji Wyche saw her student since he graduated from Park Ridge Elementary School in Deerfield Beach in 1992. But he said her lessons still inspire him, and he thanks her for that in his autobiography, “The Courage to Believe.”

“I’m elated that he thought of me. He didn’t have to remember me,” Wyche, 48, said. “I’ve been thanked before but not this big … I’m honored.”

Dorival said he found Wyche through Facebook. The pair decided to meet on Friday, before Dorival honors her during his book signing Saturday at 2 p.m. at the African-American Research Library in Fort Lauderdale.

Dorival, a mentor and inspirational speaker, “was always an ‘I can’ and ‘I will’ kid, a very hard worker … he hasn’t changed,” said Wyche, who now teaches at Parkway Middle School in Lauderhill. “Still looks the same, the same smile. He’s just taller, but he’s still shy.” Click, here to read more …

Courage To Believe Questions [Book, Film, and Community Work]

1. What keeps you motivated to write books and films?
2. You wear many hats: Filmmaker, Author, Chess Coach, Book Coach, Marketing Consultant, and Relationship Advisor. Is this correct
3. Any knew projects coming up in 2019? New books? New Films? The Courage To Believe Documentary . 7 Types of Queens, Kings Desire Movie romantic comedy short film on GoFundme. 7 Types of Kings, Queens Desire book. The Winner In The Mirror (inspirational), and Prince Peter & The Magical Book (for children) are my new books.
4. What made you write these book, “ 7 Types of Queens, Kings Desire” & “The Courage To Believe ?” And where are the books sold?
5. Can you explain the catalyst for the Annual Black On Black Crime Solutions Panel back in 2014? Your nonprofit organization changed the name of the event to Annual Community Crime Solutions Panel – why?
6. What did you mean when you said,”You lost your innocence before you lost your virginity on your Courage To Believe book trailer video? “
7. Your biggest challenge was graduating from college. Why was it so difficult?
8. What would you like for teens and young adults to get from your book, “The Courage To Believe?”
9. You ended up in jail at the age of 22. What made you get involved in the street life? How did you get out of it? Any advice?
10. Our teens have so many negative influences in their lives. What would you say is the solution to this epidemic?
11. You love your country Haiti even though you’ve only been there once in 2016. What would you do differently in running the country if you were the president?
12. How were you able to overcome the traps of the ghetto that swallowed so many of your family and friends?

7 Types of Queens & Kings Questions

1. 7 Types of Kings, Queens Desire only features black leaders. What made you change directions from featuring all cultures as in your 7 Queens book?
2. Who’s your favorite king, leader in the book 7 Kings?
3. What would you like for teens and young adults to get from your book,”7 Types of Queens, Kings Desire?”
4. I hear you’re big on history. Why didn’t you major in history?
5. You’re not married but you wrote a book on relationship goals. Care to explain?
6. Former First Lady, Michelle Obama wrote you a letter in regards to 7 Types of Queens, Kings Desire. Tell me us about it.
7. You mentioned that your book is more than just a book – its a spiritual experience. Why must all women read your book 7 Types of Queens?
8. How was your experience in London during the Kings & Queens Book Tour?
9. You wrote about queens in 7 Types of Queens, but what about the men? When will “7 Types of Kings, Queens Desire” be released?
10. Your book has been compared to the NASA movie Hidden Figures – is that a good comparison and why?
11. Why is it in your opinion that men, particularly black men are scared of love, commitment, and marriage?
12. The roles of the households aren’t the same anymore. Women aren’t as nurturing and men are becoming too feminine these days. Why is that?

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Media/ Interviews inquiries

• 5th Annual Community Crime Solutions Panel – February 16, 2019, Atlanta University
• Special Thank You for Speaking and Writing – December 19th, 2018, Cleveland Ave, Library Atlanta
• 4th Annual #BlackOnBlackCrime Solutions Panel – June 10, 2017, Miami Dade College/North
• The Pompano Pelican Post Newspaper – (7/16)
• WEDR Hot 105 Radio Show Guest – (7/16)
• YoPonder Radio Show Guest – (5/15)
• 99 Jamz WEDR Radio Show Interview – (4/15)
• How To Focus While In The Fires Of Life – Conference Workshop by King Kevin Dorival (5/24/14)
• Owl Radio Interview – Florida Atlantic University
• The King Kevin Show – Hosted by King Kevin Dorival every Wednesday @ 7
• TNT Gospel Radio Show – The Valerie C Radio Show (8/8/13)
• Trinity Broadcasting Network – “Joy In The Town” TV Show (3/1/13)
• Island TV Interview (2/1/13)
• Kreyolicious Magazine (3/1/13)
• Sun-Sentinel (front page 1/5/12)
• Social Media For Entertainers – Interview (2/13/13 )
• Florida Courier – Florida’s Finest (2007 + 2013)
• Y.U.L. Radio Interview (Atlanta 1/29/13 )
• Owl Radio Interview – Florida Atlantic University
• Miami-Times Online
• Big Skinny Girl’s Voice World

Event Inquiries

• Golden-love-sponsorship_2019_official , Download PDF
• Restoration of Rights Forum. (Guest Speaker/May 2016/Pompano Beach)
• Kwanzaa Celebration (Guest Speaker/December 2016/Miami)
• Annual Big Hats & Tea Party(Guest Speaker) (Host/Panelist) 2014 & 2015)
• 1st & 2nd Black On Black Crime Solutions Panel (Host/Panelist) 2014 & 2015)
• History of Jazz – Hosted by Jazz Vocalist, Paulette Dozier (Narrator, 4/28/14)
• Toussaint L’Ouverture Legacy Panel Discussion – Hosted by Haitian Heritage Museum (5/14/14)
• Konbit Kreyol 23rd Anniversary – Florida Atlantic University (Keynote Speaker, 3/13/14)
• “The Legacy of A Plantation High School Man” – Plantation High School (Speaker, 10/13)
• “Discovering The Creativity Within” Workshop – Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (Speaker, 8/8/13)
• Haitian Cultural Panorama Program – J.M. Collier City Library (Host, 5/22/13)
• Black History Month Presentation Northwest Regional Library ( 2/27/13)
• Park Ridge Elementary Honor Roll Graduation (Guest Speaker, 2/22/13)
• Literacy Week – Parkway Middle School ( Guest Speaker, 1/17/13)
• Rose Colored Monologues Play – Actor (2/11/12 & 2/9/13)
• MLKCC 4th Annual Teen Summit (Guest Panelist – 1/19/13)
• * The Courage To Believe (Play and Book Signing, 1/5/13)
• The Salvation Army of Fort Lauderdale (Guest Speaker, 10/10/12)
• The YMCA Parkway Middle School (Guest Speaker, 10/12/12
• Urban League Juvenile Diversion Program Graduation (Guest Speaker, 9/29/12)
• Florida Atlantic University’s Konbit Kreyol (Guest Speaker, 9/10/12)
• Divine Design Fashion Show (Model, 5/12/12)