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The LGBT community in New York came out in numbers to support lesbian author, entrepreneur and recent graduate Victoria, better known as V.Bella. Co-founder of Urban L Publish with partner G-Starr, V.Bella released her first published debut "Words That Breathe Life" June 6th and hosted the exclusive NY book signing event at Sutra, NYC. V. Bella also recently graduated with a Master's degree in Public Administration and serves as an inspiration to many in the urban LGBT community. Among the well wishers were House of Prada, Shaq (Somwa Foundation) and 3 Minds Camp.

G-Starr and V.Bella Co-founders of Urban L Publishing

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Cover story / Video: Taj 'Kola (twitter @Tajkola)