#BlackPoetryDay (Part II) Last week, we encouraged everyone to celebrate #BlackPoetryDay during the month of October. Check out a book from the library or read to your children. Black poets include: Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, Gwendolyn Brooks, Lucille Clifton, Jessie Redmon Fauset, Langston Hughes, Margaret Walker, Phillis Wheatley, W.E.B. DuBois and many many others, … [Read more...] about October Awareness Month (Week 5)
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October Awareness Month (Week 4)
#BlackPoetryDay (Part I) October 17, 2021 Did you know #BlackPoetryDay is celebrated October 17? According to National Day Calendar, Black Poetry Day was established in 1985 honoring the birth of the first Black poet published in the U.S., Jupiter Hammon, who was born in Long Island, New York on October 17, 1711. Hammon is considered the father of African American … [Read more...] about October Awareness Month (Week 4)
October Awareness Month (Week 3)
Indigenous People’s Day October 11, 2021 According to Wikipedia(1), Indigenous People’s Day is a holiday that celebrates and honors Native American peoples and commemorates their histories and cultures. “The movement to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day or Native American Day has gained momentum and spread to states, cities and towns across the United … [Read more...] about October Awareness Month (Week 3)
October Awareness Month (Week 2)
Breast Cancer Awareness Month Breast Cancer Awareness is an opportunity for thrivers and loved ones to celebrate friendship and family. It’s a month for promoting breast cancer awareness and the importance of research, early detection and prevention. It’s also a critical month to galvanize communities around the world bringing the disease front and center to our collective … [Read more...] about October Awareness Month (Week 2)
October Awareness Month (Week 1)
Welcome to the month of October where October harvesting will take place, the leaves will begin to change their color, and we will prepare to kick off the fall cooking season! October is also the home of several awareness days such as Breast Cancer Awareness, National Domestic Violence Awareness, World Smile Day®, Energy Awareness, Boss’s Day and also Indigenous People’s Day … [Read more...] about October Awareness Month (Week 1)
Honoring Grandparents – It’s Great To be Grand! (conclusion)
“To forget one’s ancestors is to be a brook without a source, a tree without a root.” ~ Chinese Proverb As church membership across the country ages, this certainly gives rise to the need for ministries that specifically serve to our aging population. If you haven’t done so already, consider establishing a Senior Adult Ministry in your church that will minister … [Read more...] about Honoring Grandparents – It’s Great To be Grand! (conclusion)
Honoring Grandparents – It’s Great To be Grand! (Week 3)
"Grandparents are similar to a piece of string - handy to have around and easily wrapped around the fingers of their grandchildren." ~ Author Unknown Last week we presented interesting facts regarding grandparents. Some of those details included the number of grandparents serving as caregivers of their grandchildren. The statistics are showing that it is a situation that is … [Read more...] about Honoring Grandparents – It’s Great To be Grand! (Week 3)
Honoring Grandparents – It’s Great To be Grand! (Week 2)
"Grandchildren are the dots that connect the lines from generation to generation." ~ Lois Wyse National Grandparents Day is celebrated September 12, 2021; however, this entire month has been dedicated to honoring grandparents. This week, let’s begin with AARP’s Executive Summary on how the fundamentals of the grandparenting role has remained the same, with grandchildren … [Read more...] about Honoring Grandparents – It’s Great To be Grand! (Week 2)
Honoring Grandparents – It’s Great To be Grand! (Week 1)
National Grandparents Day September 12, 2021 September is the month that being a grandparent is celebrated. National Grandparents Day came about back in 1970. Marian McQuade, a West Virginia housewife, came up with the idea of a day set aside to encourage families to visit their elderly relatives. With a firm resolve to make it happen, she began lobbying policymakers. … [Read more...] about Honoring Grandparents – It’s Great To be Grand! (Week 1)
August is Black Business Month – conclusion
In the conclusion of our salute to Black Business Month, we turn our attention Black-Owned Barber Shops and Salons. I am drawn to an article published by NBC News entitled: “Black Barber Shops and Salons: Safe Havens for Cultural Chats.” (1) In the article, it noted that barber shops and beauty salons aren’t just small businesses in the Black community; they are metaphorical … [Read more...] about August is Black Business Month – conclusion