Detroit, MI - The Native Experience, publisher of a new line of urban centric genre books announced today its scheduled release of Black Chameleon Memoirs on December 23, 2005, a book that chronicles the notorious life of one of the most successful Black businessmen in America.

Most corporate executives follow a traditional path to success by graduating college and accepting an entry-level position in a major corporation, which may or may not lead them to prominence. This strategy may work for some, but not for Mico Brunson, who through fate and circumstances, was born poor and Black in a society that wasn't created for him or by him.

Black Chameleon Memoirs tells the gripping saga of how one of the most successful Black businessmen in America rose to prominence using criminal activity and murder while overcoming adversity and an abusive childhood.

Mico's unorthodox approach to accomplishing his dream is fueled by his desire to succeed against all odds and the need to discount his mother's constant predictions of death and destitution.

After his father is gunned down in a street fight, the family is left penniless and Mico is left without a protective buffer from his abusive mother, forcing him to find solace from one of the most notorious gangs in Detroit, which induces a whirlwind of criminal activity and destructive behavior.

Mico's mother decides to move the family to the South in hopes to save him and his brother from the mean streets of Detroit, but unfortunately, her strategy doesn't work because her abusive nature and the criminal element becomes deeply engrained in Mico's psyche.

Ironically, the culmination of crime, murder, and abuse prepares Mico for a successful career in corporate America, but unlike other rags to riches stories, Black Chameleon Memoirs, reveals how you can ‘take a brother out of the hood but not the hood out of the brother.’ As Mico’s corporate status grows, so does his street status.

This Boyz in the Hood meets Wall Street story will keep you glued to the pages after every turn.

About the Author
Montez DeCarlo, a Motor City native and co-author/editor of Our Sacred Identity: The Book of American Indian Names and Their Meanings, captures the compelling story of Mico Brunson, a well-known prominent businessman that he had the pleasure of meeting at a business conference in Baltimore, Maryland.

"We met at a vendor's booth and immediately connected after sharing our experiences growing up in Detroit," says Montez. "We both knew some of the same people, gangs, events, and places."

Montez convinced Mico to allow him to translate his story to print only after vowing never to reveal his true identity because there is no statute of limitations on murder.

For more information visit: www.blackchameleonmemoirs.com.