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 [...]
Baltimore, MD (BlackNews.com) – The National Black Family Technology Awareness Campaign, will celebrate the tenth annual Black Family Technology Awareness Week (BFTAW), February 10th – 16th, 2008. BFTAW is a national public awareness campaign designed to encourage more African Americans to incorporate technology into their daily lives. Partners and corporate supporters for this year’s campaign [...]
THE TRUTH ABOUT ABDOMINAL FAT By Makeisha Lee, Health and Nutritional Advisor What your personal trainer has not told you about losing belly fat can leave you frustrated with less than average results. The label on the back of your latest diet pill guaranteed you flatter abs, but never told you that instead you can [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
JOHN LEGEND, PATTI LABELLE, KIRK FRANKLIN, YOLANDA ADAMS, REV. JESSE JACKSON AND HENRY SIMMONS JOIN HOST STEVE HARVEY ON BET’S CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL PREMIERING SUNDAY, JANUARY 27 AT 8:00 P.M., ET/PT Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) – With spiritually-uplifting performances by some of the biggest names in gospel and mainstream music, BET’s CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL is [...]
BROKEN! By Carla Y. Nix “And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.” ~Mark 14:3 KJV “To be humble and broken, surrendered [...]
Words are the most powerful vehicle of expression on the earth. God has given man this unique ability as we are made in His image to have power, authority and dominion. Words are invisible containers of power that are released from the heart of the individual who is speaking. Is faith or fear the force [...]
A word of caution when deciding to get someone to edit or proofread your book: Don’t get your mother, friend, or sister to edit your book unless they are professional editors! When it comes to editing your book, you should not cut any corners. A professional-looking book should have the expertise of a professional editor. [...]
The storms of life in this world have reached beyond the crisis mode. At every turn there is something occurring to attack the Believer. In every situation from sickness, disease and financial stress, there is an increase in the intensity of the attack of the enemy. The focus and pressure would crush the strength that [...]
Tips from a Self-Publishing Newbie by Adrienne Thompson Newbie, first-timer, novice, freshman–all distinctions assigned to writers like myself, but there is yet another label that can be attached to me–published author. I self-published my first novel in July of this year and have even sold my books at a respectable pace (and not just to [...]
