April 2011
18 posts
WatchCurrently at The Kings’s Palace Cafe on Beale Street after a long day of volunteering!
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March 2011
19 posts
WatchJust a couple of pics from the SB trip to Memphis, TN. :)
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Spring Break 2011: Memphis, Tennessee
I have finally arrived to Memphis, TN to volunteer at Le Bonheur Hospital for a week. Excited for many reasons. Stay tuned for day to day post of my trip. :)
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Story by Liz Goodwin:
Nine-year-old Anaiah Rucker is being hailed as a hero after saving her sister from being hit by a truck last month. Anaiah told The Today Show’s Ann Curry today that she didn’t think twice before pushing her little sister out of the path of the vehicle as the pair crossed the street in Madison, Georgia to get to the school bus stop.
Anaiah took the hit,...
“There is nothing in the world that you cannot do. When you believe in you: who...”
– India.Arie
A Prayer for the Readers
Father, I pray for courage as I begin this day, for I understand there is work to be done, burdens to be carried, feelings to be shared and joys to be celebrated. Grant me the courage to be silent that I may hear Thy voice; to persevere, that I may share Thy victory; and to remember, lest I forget the way by which Thou has led me. And when this day is done, O Lord, may I have the courage to see...
Diva of March: Jill Young-Menears
Jill Young-Menears is a native of St. Louis, Missouri. At a young age ,her major interest and hobbies were gymnastics, dancing, choreography, and clothing design. These interests had already begun to pave the way to her destiny. At age 10, her mother bought her a used Singer sewing machine where she began to create and design fashionable unique clothes for her Barbie doll, but it was only a...
The Maneater covers Black Women Rock! →
Interview with the MU NAACP Minority Report! →
A Few Messages that Made me Cry.....Again (lol)
“Hi Dreana, I met you this weekend at Black Women Rock. Thank you once again for putting forth and having faith to bring your vision to pass. You really inspired me to go further to do more than what I currently am doing in helping divorcees. I look forward to seeing the next Black Women Rock event next year. Don’t forget to check out some major corporations that would like to...
The BLACKout talks about Black Women Rock! 3 sNaPz →
“I was in beauty pageants, but it really was not about looks, it was really about...”
– Jill Young- Menears
Black Women Rock! Testimony and Thank You's
Jill Young-Menears, the First Black Homecoming Queen of Mizzou in 1971, and her Husband, Mario Menears, celebrates her being honored and her 60th Birthday at the University with students for Black Women Rock!
Words can’t even explain my feelings right now. Black Women Rock! has truly been a journey, an experience, and a blessing as well. When I first start planning this, I never knew in a...
