INTERVIEW | Cheri Paris Edwards
Posted on October 22, 2007
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Cheri, describe yourself for our visitors.
At age 51, I am in college, completing my Bachelor’s degree. I will graduate in the fall and have applied to grad school. It is my plan to earn a Master’s Degree in English with a concentration in Creative Writing. I’d like to teach part-time at the Community College level and to coordinate and facilitate writing workshops for ‘at-risk’ youth. And, of course I expect to continue to write fiction. I am also considering writing a non-fiction offering examining educational practices and theory that might best benefit ‘at-risk’ youth.
I enjoy working with youth and this year I tutored 15 or so hours per week at the Champaign area middle school and high school for a District-wide program called AVID. I enjoy gospel, jazz, oldies, and neo-soul music. I am the mother to two young men who I have parented mostly on my own. One is 17 and the other 27.
5 Tips to Avoiding a Fling
Posted on October 19, 2007
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5 Tips to Avoiding a Fling
By Linda Dominique Grosvenor
While it may seem pretty simple to understand why women who are lonely and seeking any form of affection from the opposite sex routinely find themselves having non-committed sexual flings, flings themselves are still detrimental to the psyche. Although a woman may go into a fling agreeing to the terms, they still leave not only emotional scars, but can plant seeds of bitterness that will taint future relationships for years to come. Here are 5 surefire tips to avoiding those dreaded hook-ups all year long.
You Can Smile Again
Posted on October 19, 2007
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You Can Smile Again
by Damainion Ewell
There is one uniquely profound question that should be asked in the Body of Christ. That question is simply this: do you smile more than you ask “why?” For all of the people who have had to overcome monstrous atrocities in their lives, you know exactly where this is going. To those who have had the fortune of going through life without many hurdles, allow me to explain what I mean.
Tips To Protect Your Family
Posted on October 17, 2007
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5 HEALTH CONSCIOUS TIPS TO
PROTECT YOUR FAMILY
By Makeisha Lee, Health and Nutritional Advisor
Columbus, OH (BlackNews.com) – Halloween has been pegged one of the most exciting and fun holidays for the family; particularly for children. While families may want to enjoy the holiday, such ones have a responsibility to protect their health in the best way possible.
That will entail everyone being aware of the health risks associated with typical eating habits around this time of year. The health alarm is the fact that Americans spend more than 1 billion annually for unhealthy, sugar and chemical laden sweets or candies – just for the Halloween holiday. The average customer spends approximately $15 on Halloween candy, and usually gets a headstart on eating these snacks days or even weeks beforehand.
I Am Not Ashamed
Posted on October 17, 2007
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THE JOURNEY
I Am Not Ashamed
by Becky DeWitt
Have you examined yourself lately to see if the presence of God is evident in your life? What do people see when they see you? At a quick glance, can they get a glimpse of the glory of God on your countenance? Is His spirit upon you so that they know that there is something different about you?
INTERVIEW | Nicole Tadgell
Posted on October 16, 2007
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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.
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