In the Trenches Trolling for Gems

Brown Bookshelf Opens Submissions for 2009 28 Days Later Campaign

When The Brown Bookshelf (BBS), a website designed to push awareness of the myriad of African American voices writing for young readers, launched last Fall, the founders knew they were filling a void. But the authors, Varian Johnson, Paula Chase, Carla Sarratt, and Kelly Starling Lyons and author/illustrator, Don Tate had no idea the void’s magnitude, until t hey were already knee deep in submissions. “Near ly two hundred author names were submitted in a thirty-day window,” says BBS Co-founder and Young Adult author, Paula Chase. “I don’t think I’ve ever been able to name two hundred African American children’s authors and, no surprise, many of them were authors I’d never heard of.”

Dealing with Un-forgiveness and Bitterness

Dealing with Un-forgiveness and Bitterness
Release It and Let It Go…
by Filoiann M. Wiedenhoff

I don’t think there is one adult that hasn’t had to deal with this all too common issue, “Un-forgiveness.” I myself have had to deal with this very thing many times in my own life and each time it was not easy. So what is un-forgiveness? Well, in order to understand what un-forgiveness is, we have to understand what it isn’t.

A Vessel of Honor Through Submission

A Vessel of Honor Through Submission
by Candie Price

Submission: For obvious reasons this is the word women don’t like to hear. Possibly because there are so many negative connotations associated with the word. Mostly because there is not always a clear understanding of what the word really means.

In Pursuit of Perfection: Searching for the Body Beautiful

In Pursuit of Perfection:
Searching for the Body Beautiful
By Jacqueline Moore

For you created my innermost being,
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made,
your works are wonderful, I know that full well. Psalm 139: 13-14

For centuries, women have been competing with the unrealistic portrayal of beauty as depicted by Hollywood and in the print media. The need to be thinner, younger and in some cases, plumped up in certain areas; has escalated to epidemic proportions.

Author Launches Children’s Book Series About Autism

Mrs. Williams-Hines and son, Joshua, hope to promote autism awareness and understanding through her No Small Victories book series in which Joshua plays the main character.

Springfield, MA (BlackNews.com) – Author and autism awareness advocate, Jacqueline Williams-Hines, announces the release of her second children’s book in her No Small Victories book series, The Adventures of Suther Joshua from Planet Yethican. Mrs. Williams-Hines is the parent of an 11-year-old son with autism, and a strong advocate for autism awareness and social inclusion. Currently working on the third book in her series, she hopes to introduce various aspects of autism to her son’s typical peers in an effort to promote understanding and acceptance.

Who's Calling the Game?

Who’s Calling the Game?
by Pastor Sam Livingston

We are in the midst of March Madness a time when conference tournaments are concluding and champions are being crowned. College students are having trouble staying focused within their class room settings, graduates of schools are praying that their college make it to the dance and on to the final four with hopes of winning a championship. March madness, as we now call it, is a very exciting time of the year for fans of all walks of life.