INTERVIEW | Valerie A. Howard
Valerie, describe yourself for our visitors.
I love the Lord, unapologetically. I am a very busy wife and mother of 5. I enjoy writing, reading, traveling, event planning for my church, family and friends, and learning new things. I am the Managing Editor of my church’s newsletter, The Point, as well as one of the staff writers. I bore easily so I am always going new places and trying new things. I am currently pursuing an M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy. I love gospel music, particularly Fred Hammond. But I must confess, my favorite artist is Mary J. Blige (she always has seemed to be at the same place in her life as I) and my favorite group is New Edition (old school). I have a special place in my heart for broken women and believe it is my calling to minister to them.
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BOOK REVIEW | Seen It All and Done the Rest
Seen It All and Done The Rest
by Pearl Cleage
Reviewed by Tavares S. Carney
for The Culture Clique Book Club
Amazon Rating: 5
“Back to Life”
Pearl Cleage’s latest release, Seen It All and Done The Rest, is the story of woman searching for her reason for being. Josephine Evans is an almost 60-year old theatre-diva in Amsterdam. The star knows where her story began but isn’t certain where it will end. Facing prejudice for being an American citizen in Amsterdam during a war not many are in support of, Josephine returns to America. She returns to her homeland for three reasons, to check on her granddaughter, Zora, to tie up some loose ends with her childhood home and to prove the point she is still a "diva in demand" in Amsterdam. Josephine figures this is a prime time to take care of some much needed business while her best friend, Howard, stays behind to work his magic in Amsterdam.
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