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Schreiber Graduate Carl Weber to be Honored by Town of North Hempstead

Weber, a New York Times bestselling author, serves as president, CEO and Publisher of Urban Books LLC.

Paul D. Schreiber High School graduate and New York Times bestselling author Carl Weber will be honored by the Town of North Hempstead on Tuesday night.

Weber will receive a proclamation from Councilwoman Dina DeGiorgio for his many accomplishments at Town Hall at 6:15 p.m.

Weber, known as the “P. Diddy of the publishing world,” is the publisher and editorial director of Urban Books and is considered one of the premiere African American authors in the country, according to his website.

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Weber just had his book, “The Man in 3B,” adapted into a film through his production company, Urban Books Media LLC. Watch the movie trailer here:


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Weber will be joined by Jeffery Dumpson and Walter Nixon, who both were executive producers in the film.

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