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Author Bio & Press Photo

Duane Alfred Quamina (Rev.)

Founder of Quamina Legacy Press, Rev. Duane Alfred Quamina is a memoirist, civil rights advocate, and the visionary behind I Have A Dream Home, the Nonviolent Leadership Academy, and Project C.H.A.N.G.E. His life story spans wrongful imprisonment, spiritual awakening, legal self-advocacy, and legacy-building rooted in the ancestral name Quamina—a name the system couldn’t erase. Through his book, speaking engagements, and movement-building, Rev. inspires a new generation to reclaim history, truth, and justice

Rev. Duane Alfred Quamina is the founder of Quamina Legacy Press, a memoirist, civil rights advocate, and the visionary behind I Have A Dream Home, the Nonviolent Leadership Academy, and Project C.H.A.N.G.E. His life story spans wrongful imprisonment, spiritual awakening, legal self-advocacy, and legacy-building rooted in the ancestral name Quamina—a name the system couldn’t erase. Through his book, speaking engagements, movement-building, and TV Series, Rev. inspires a new generation to reclaim history, truth, and justice.

Book Summary and Talking Points

Title:
Raising Quamina: The True Story of a Name the System Couldn’t Erase

LCCN: 2025911887

ISBNs:
• Hardcover: 979-8-9990716-1-3 | $27.95
• Paperback: 979-8-9990716-0-6 | $19.95
• eBook: 979-8-9990716-2-0 | $8.99
• Audiobook: 979-8-9990716-3-7 | $16.95

Summary:
Raising Quamina is a raw, riveting memoir tracing the life of Duane Alfred Quamina—from his formative years in Rochester through military service, international betrayal, wrongful imprisonment, and legal resistance. Told with unflinching honesty and cinematic depth, the story exposes systemic failures while lifting up the enduring power of legacy, identity, and truth.

Talking Points:
• The author’s early life—and how his father, family, and community shaped his journey
• The ancestral name Quamina and its ties to revolutionary history
• From military framing in Germany to self-defense in a foreign court
• The impact of drugs on entire communities and the truth behind the “war on drugs”
• The Wells Fargo heist conspiracy and its devastating fallout
• Rebuilding a life through nonviolence, education, and spiritual resilience
• Launching a movement through Quamina Legacy Press, I Have A Dream Home, the
Nonviolent Leadership Academy, and Project C.H.A.N.G.E.

Series Treatment Overview

Title:
Raising Quamina

Logline:
A son of African resistance inherits a legacy of rebellion and reAcross seven seasons and a 44-episodes, Raising Quamina chronicles the inherited defiance, systemic targeting, exile, attempted prosecution,
incarceration, and ultimate moral reclamation of Duane Quamina—interweaving the 1823 Demerara slave rebellion of Quamina Gladstone
with modern institutional warfare to explore legacy, power, betrayal, and the long arc of justice.
demption as he battles injustice across courts, countries, and generations.

Seasons at a Glance:
• Season 1 – The Inheritance
• Season 2 – Nightclub Nation
• Season 3 – Stateless
• Season 4 – Convergence
• Season 5 – The Collapse
• Season 6 – The Cage
• Season 7– Reckoning

Note: Full series treatment available upon request

Speaking Engagement Overview

Title:
Becoming Your Best Self – Power, Purpose, and Possibility

Logline:
A journey from setback to self-mastery, this message empowers young leaders to rise beyond circumstance, discover their purpose, and shape a life of impact—because if one man can overcome the impossible, who can stop you?

Topics at a Glance:
• Built to Rise – Turning pain into power and resistance into purpose
• Unstoppable by Design – How to silence doubt and believe in your own greatness
• Lead Like You Mean It – Becoming the leader you were born to be—no permission needed
• The 3 P’s That Change Everything – Power. Purpose. Possibility. (And how to activate all three)
• From Survivor to Strategist – You are more than your trauma. Here’s how to prove it to the world.
• The Legacy You Carry – Why your name, your roots, and your story already make you valuable
• Break the Cycle, Build the Vision – Escaping generational traps and writing your own future
• Dream Big, Start Small, Move Fast – A no-excuse roadmap to transforming your life starting now
• Nobody Owns Your Voice – How to speak up, stand out, and live truthfully in an age of noise
• The Next Chapter is Yours – It doesn’t matter where you came from. It matters where you’re going.