INTERVIEW | Renea Collins
Renea, describe yourself for our visitors.
I have two daughters. I am a hair stylist . I am in school now to be ordained a minister and I dance every Sunday at the church I attend on the dance ministry.
God has allowed me to start a ministry of drama that we go throughout the state and perform plays that God has given me through either visions or personel experiences.
I also love movies, skating and video games.
March On!: The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World
Scholastic has signed a picture book written by Christine King Farris, the sister of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., to be published on the 45th anniversary of his march on Washington and his “I Have a Dream” speech, which he delivered on August 28, 1963. The book, March On!: The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World, will be illustrated by London Ladd. Andrea Davis Pinkney, v-p and editor-at-large at Scholastic, negotiated the deal with Jennifer Lyons at Jennifer Lyons Literary Agency.
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Interview | Francis Ray
Francis, describe yourself for our visitors.
I’m a housewife, mother, and author. I graduated from Texas Woman’s University with a degree in nursing and a minor in sociology/psychology. Presently I’m employed by a large independent school district as a School Nurse Practitioner. My hobbies include reading and gardening. I love flowers as anyone who has read any of my books can tell. My musical taste usually run to soft and romantic.
Tavis Smiley Seeking Entries for New Book
TAVIS SMILEY, PUBLISHER OF SMILEYBOOKS, INVITES SUBMISSIONS FOR INSPIRING VOLUME OF "UNCONDITIONAL LOVE STORIES"
"Love Wins," Edited By Smiley, to be Released in Fall 2008
New York, NY (BlackNews.com) – SmileyBooks, the publishing company founded by Tavis Smiley, has launched a national campaign to generate submissions for his next book Love Wins: True Stories of Transformation and Triumph. Smiley is the New York Times best-selling author of What I Know for Sure and The Covenant. "I believe, just as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. did, that love is the most powerful and transformative force in the world; the only thing capable of turning an enemy into a friend," Smiley asserts.
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