The Divine Divas

We are the Divine Divas!

We’re four best friends – Diamond, India, Veronique and Aaliyah – who’ve known each other since we were kids. And in September, we formed a singing group to compete in the Glory 2 God Gospel Talent Search. It’s sooooo exciting – we’re working hard to win.. We attend Holy Cross Prep in Los Angeles and although we’re best friends forever and love each other to Reeses pieces, we like to do different kinds of things.

Learning About God Through Lessons of the Past

LEARNING ABOUT GOD THROUGH LESSONS OF THE PAST

Civil Rights Heroes are Front and Center in New Multi-Cultural Resource, “Walk It Out: Together in the Way of Jesus”

Nashville, TN (BlackNews.com) – In a day when too many young people believe that Martin Luther King, Jr. “freed the slaves,” Abingdon Press presents Walk It Out: Together in the Way of Jesus to introduce participants to some of the pillars of the Civil Rights movement and to demonstrate how God uses people to promote the beloved community of Jesus Christ, then and now.

Gift Less

Gift Less
by Pastor Sam Livingston

As we approach the Christmas holiday, the child at heart will anxiously wake up on Christmas morning and race to the family gathering point looking for that special something. Women will look for diamonds and furs, men will look for power tools and children will stretch their eyes for the latest electronic gadget to fulfill wishes. Christmas is a very special time of the year for many reasons it is a time of rewards for those who have been nice. Most importantly, it is a time to celebrate Jesus birth or shall I say transformation from GLORY to earth.

Introducing the Brown Bookshelf

ANNOUNCEMENT by Kelly Starling Lyons, author of One Million Men and Me, Just Us Books, 2007 and NEATE: Eddie’s Ordeal, Just Us Books, 2004

According to the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC), less than two percent of children’s books published last year were written by African American authors. Want the raw numbers? That’s just 87 children’s books by African-American authors out of an estimated 5,000 children’s books published in 2006 overall.

INTERVIEW | Nicole Tadgell

Nicole, describe yourself for our visitors.

I enjoy hiking, birdwatching, gardening, quilting, and of course, reading.

Who are your favorite authors? Favorite books?

When I was a child, my favorite books were: “Big Sister, Little Sister” “What’s in the Dark?”, and “Rain Makes Applesauce”. When I was a little older, I loved books by Laura Ingalls Wilder and Anne McCaffery. Now that I’m grown up, I enjoy reading books by Grace Lin, Holly Black, Richard Peck, Sharon Creech, Jacqueline Woodson and many others.

INTERVIEW | Monica Carter Tagore

Monica, describe yourself for our visitors.

Hi, I am Monica Carter Tagore and I’m inspired by life. I have a range of interests, so there is always fodder for creative projects. I love watching football — especially the Dallas Cowboys. I enjoy spending time with my husband — doing pretty much anything, traveling, watching movies, eating out. And I enjoy fun time with a few good friends and family.