Happenings on the Jesus Saves Social Network - March 11th!

Be Ye Holy!

"But ye are a chosen general, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that you should show forth the praise of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light;" 1 Peter 2:9.

We are now in the Lenten season that began with Ash Wednesday. In Western Christianity, Lent is 40 days of fasting and repentance in preparation for Resurrection Sunday (Easter), this year on April 24th.The six Sundays in Lent are not counted among the 40 days of lent as each Sunday represents a "mini-Easter," a celebration of Jesus' victory over sin and death.

We invite you to join us in fasting and prayer for God's will to be done in our lives, families, churches, schools, communities, and in the nation. We have had some great discussions on the Jesus Saves Social Network on the Daniel Fast during Black History Month. We offer it as an option to encourage healthy eating and prevention of diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, and chronic diseases that plague African Americans at alarming rates.

You might also consider giving up something very important to you for a 24-hour or 12-hour period each week, (cell phone, computer, television, text messaging, shopping, etc.) and giving that time to the Lord in prayer and Scripture meditation. Be ye holy even as God is holy! Your are a royal priesthood, a chosen generation!

Read Esther 4:15-17, 2 Chron. 20:3-30, Neh. 9:1-37, Matt 4:1-4, Luke 2:37, Acts 13:2-3, and all passages on fasting and prayer.

Important Dates:
•March 9 - Ash Wednesday
•April 17 - Palm Sunday
•April 21 - Maundy (Holy) Thursday - (Observance of Lord's Supper, the foundation for Communion ordinance in the church).
•April 22 - Good Friday
•April 24 - Easter Sunday (Orthodox Christianity - Eastern Orthodox Churches)

Welcome New Members:
Cynthia Elliott, Ebbony Page, Rev. Linda Moore, Lisa Thompson, Brittney Thurman, and Burnley. Feel free to extend friend requests to them. You never know who God will use to bless your walk with Him!
Featured Member: Rev. Linda Moore

Birthday Celebration for Angela Lee Price - March 16th!
Hi Everybody!
Join me in a birthday celebration for my wife. March 16th is Angela's birthday. It's the BIG ONE. She is reaching a milestone in her life. She received her first letter from AARP. Needless to say, she is a little choked up over it. Help me make it a great day for her. Please stop by the network and show her some love on Wednesday, March 16th. You all mean a lot to her. It would mean so much to me and our family to have you share in this special birthday with us.
Thanks, Bill Price

Preach The Word! - Featuring Co-Pastor Susie Owens - Victory From Behind
This month is Women's Month and we are featuring video clips from nationally known female pastors, co-pastors and preachers. Check out additional videos under the Video Tab on this network and in the Preach The Word group. Pastors, Preachers, Ministers-In-Training, male and female, we encourage you to join Preach The Word, post sermon excerpts, and help lift up the preached word on the Jesus Saves Social Network.

"Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proporation of faith;" Romans 12: 6.

Jesus Saves Newsletter Features Women on Jesus Saves Social Network
Meet some of the women on the Jesus Saves Social Network. Feel free to extend friend requests to them. You never know who God will use to bless your walk with Him! Jesus Saves Newsletter - March 2010

Celebrating Black History!
The following members have received a gift in our Celebrating Black History Books/Gospel Music Give-Away. Today, March 11th is the last day to claim your gift! Please select your gift by visiting the Celebrating Black History group's book list. Make your selection and forward your mailing address to Min. Angela Lee Price's inbox and it will be mailed to you:


Winners for February 26th - March 3rd:
1. Rev. Syvoskia Bray
2. Min. Hazel Parrish
3. Karen O'Bannon
4. Sharon Miller
5. Bonnie Lash FreemanWinners for February 19th-25th:
1. Lisa Thompson
4. Phyllis Webb
5. Elayne MarchbanksWinners the week of February 12-18th:1. Terona Huff
3. Angelic 1
4. Donate Wilkes
Winners for the week February 6-11th:
1. Yolanda Burnley
2. Reta Clayborn
3. Shirley Crenshaw Wooten
Winners for the week January 30th-February 5th:1. Min. Blondell Richardson 
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Just A Little Talk With Jesus Makes It Right!

Min. Angela Lee Price

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The songwriter says, "Just a little talk with Jesus makes it right!" What are you talking with the Lord about these days? These days are trying, and tearful for many people. These days are filled with trial, temptation, testing, and travail. I am convinced, though, that just a little talk with Jesus makes it right!

As Christians, it is our assignment to stand in the gap and keep the "prayer wheel turning," as the senior saints use to say, by remaining vigilent in praying for God's Kingdom to come, and His will to be done on earth as it is in heaven.  We need you to pray with us for the lost, sick and suffering people in our homes, schools, churches and communities.

We are having an awesome discussion on The Daniel Fast on the Jesus Saves Social Network. I tried it recently and was truly blessed. Consider joining the Jesus Saves Social Network and reading the comments under the Forum section on the Daniel Fast, and join us in fasting and prayer the next 40 days leading up to Easter, Resurrection Weekend, April 24th. 

We need your gifts of intercession on this network. Please post your prayers, and prayer requests in The Prayers of the Righteous group, and praise reports in our Praise Break group. Pray for us and we will be praying for you! Please keep that "prayer wheel turning" because just a little talk with Jesus makes it right!

Jesus Saves Ministries, celebrating five years of lifting up Jesus Christ!

Marc Lamont Hill - Our World With Black Enterprise - Black Incarceration Crisis

Dr. Marc Lamont Hill, of Our World With Black Enterprise speaks to a panel about the mass incarceration crisis that is affecting black males. It helps to underscore and provide context for why Jesus Saves Ministries assists former felons in Kentucky in getting their voting rights restored through our Ex-Offender Advocacy Initiative in partnership with St. Stephen Church. To date, we have helped approximately 30 former felons regain the voting rights, as well as assisted a number of ex-offenders in getting their criminal records expunged. If you would like more information, contact me, Min. Angela Lee Price,  at jesussaves1@insightbb.com or aprice@ssclive.org, or by calling 502-583-6798, Ext. 6804.




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Black History Month: This Week's Featured Louisville Area Authors

Win These Books This Month on the Jesus Saves Social Network:
Get Out of the Way! Claim God's Will for Your Marriage, Book Two, Hazel and Tony
By: Hazel Parrish

This is a real life story about two people struggling through life's challenges to allow God's will to be done in their lives. Two people from two very different backgrounds come together to prove the institution of marriage works when you trust God... When all of the couseling failed, friend's advice failed, self-help books, retreats, and religious jargon failed, Hazel tried one Godly principle (trust). A supernatural manifestation changed her unhealthy marriage to healthy, her unloveable ways to loveable, her hopeless heart ot hopeful, rejection to acceptance and hatred to love. Ultimately, Hazel learned to Get Out of the Way! Claim God's Will for Your Marriage.
You Are The One You're Looking For: Freedom From the Relationship Drama to an Empowered New You!
BY: Elayne Marchbanks

Have you found your needs, wants, feelings, and desires stifled or put on hold in your efforts to have a "good" relationship, or to find the 'perfect' mate? Our first and foremost love is the love we give ourselves.
You Are the One You're Looking For: Freedom From the Relationship Drama to an Empowered New You! is not a typical how-to-get-your-man book. Rather, it is a practical, holistic, and insightful work written fo the woman who is ready to Become a Woman On Purpose - By Design:...Indentify your gifts and purpose to evaluate who's right for You!
A Day At The Zoo
By: Brenda Harris

The book is about two very young children's excitement on taking a trip to the city's petty zoo. Seeing the visit through their eyes--- what's to do, what animals to see, and the family time together.

The book is a learning book designed for the beginning reader. One syllable words, with no more than the letters per word, are used to make it easier for the beginner reader to sound out each letter to form words making reading enjoyable. The book has bright, colorful illustration; and rhyming, repetitive text to capture and hold the young reader's attention.

View Complete Book List in the Celebrating Black Histroy Group!

Discover Your Spiritual Gifts

Min. Angela Lee Price

"According to the grace given to us, we have different gifts:  If prophecy, use it according to the standard of one's faith; if service, in services; if teaching, in teaching; if exhorting, in exhortation; giving, with generosity; leading, with diligence; showing mercy, with cheerfulness" Romans 12: 6-8 (HCSB).

Often on Fridays, I say, "T.G.I.F., Thank God I'm Forgiven and It's Friday!" I teach Spiritual Gifts at church, and often in class, I will use, or my teachers will us, the acronym "TGIF" as an icebreaker by asking members to unscramble it to form new words, phrases, and sentences, sort of like they use to do on Soul Train. This exercise helps each person to understand that they have at least one "GIFT," and they "FIT IT," because they are "GIFT-IT" of God to do the work that He has called them to do (Ephesians 4:7-8).

What type of church worker are you?  Do you like working out front leading in worship, teaching Sunday school or preaching the gospel, or behind the scenes in the kitchen, in children's ministry, or driving the church van?  One thing is for sure.  God has given you at least one spiritual gift, and He doesn't want you to sit on it.  

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would not have preached so many powerful sermons, lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott, nor the Marched On Washington, had he drove the church van. Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie would not have become the first female bishop of the AME church had she sang in the choir.  Mahalia Jackson would not have become one of the nation's first nationally recognized gospel artists, nor would she have sang for hundreds of thousands of civil rights supporters at the March on Washington had she simply remained on her pew Sunday after Sunday.  There are some things that are not going to happen until you get busy, and not only  that, but find your proper place in  ministry.  

If you are not sure where you fit in, Take a Spiritual Gifts Test at MinTools.com. This assessment measures for the seven spiritual gifts found in Romans 12: 6-8, prophecy, service, teaching, exhortation, giving, leadership, and mercy.  It is 35 questions. Let me quickly say, that there are longer assessments measuring more gifts, and there is a longer one measuring more gifts on the MinTools.com website, so just use this particular assessment as a starting point to discovering your spiritual gifts.  For example, if your strongest gifts are service, giving, or mercy, you could be a behind the scenes worker.  If your strongest gifts are teaching, leadership, and exhortation, more than likely you are not a behind the scenes worker.  You are probably a take-charge person who loves to teach and encourage.  Again, just use this as a starting point for exploring your gifts.

I have used the MinTools.com website previously in teaching spiritual gifts.  It is a great resource.  Be sure to check out the links on the left of the page, especially the FAQ.

If you live in the Louisville area, you are welcome to join us at St. Stephen Church on Saturdays from 12 Noon-2:30 p.m. for our Spiritual Gifts class.  We provide an brief overview to the subject, measure 20 spiritual gifts, and help you make ministry choices.

Related Posts:
To Forgive Or Not To Forgive?  That Is The Question
Are You Sitting On the Premises Or Standing On the Promises?
Clean On the Inside, Clean On the Outside
Turn Your Bad Friday Into Good Friday
Get In Where You Fit In!

Source:  African-American Religious Leaders, by Nathan Aaseng

Jesus Saves Ministries, celebrating Black History Month, and five years of lifting up Jesus Christ!  Join our social network, start a discussion or comment on any post and you will automatically be included in our weekly drawings for books by and about people of color and gospel music CD's by your favorite artists. "Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows" James 1:17.

Celebrating Black History: This Week's Featured Authors!

President Barack Obama said in his State Of The Union address that just as we celebrate those going to the SuperBowl, we need to celebrate those going to science fairs. Jesus Saves Ministries is celebrating the mental acumen God has given people of color that is expressed in their creative writing abilities. So, make it a point to stop by this network during Black History Month.

Anytime you comment on any discussion this month, here or on the Jesus Saves Social Network, you will automatically be placed in our drawings to receive books by and about people of color. Louisville area authors have graciously contributed their works to bless God for His gifts, inform, encourage, and inspire a future generation of writers and promote reading among African Americans at large including Julia Royston, Dr. Dewey Clayton, Elayne Marchbanks, Karen O'Bannon, Hazel Parrish, Brenda Harris, Lonnie Clinkscale, and Charlene Hampton Holloway.

This Week's Featured Louisville Area Authors:

Win These Books This Month:
How Hot Is Your Love Life? Return to Your First Love
By: Julia Royston

God wants you to know that He loves you. l"How Hot Is Your Love Life? Return to your First Love?" is a book of 30 attributes and charactteristics of God demonstrating and reminding us of His great love toward each of us. Each devotional, song of the day, and simple prayer is designed to bring you closer to your first Love. Rekindle the flame of love. He's waiting.
The Presidential Campaign of Barack Obama
By: Dewey M. Clayton

"Clayton examines how race in American politics has changed over time and offers an explanation for why Obama’s candidacy offers a different roadmap for the future. The Presidential Campaign of Barack Obama provides students of politics, inside and outside of the classroom, a unique opportunity to explore the institutional and structural challenges an African American faces in becoming the president of the United States. This guide to major issues in Black politics and the ins and outs of the 2008 campaign provides the necessary contours for understanding how the highest elected African American official won office.”
Get Out of the Way! Claim God's Will for Your Marriage
By:  Hazel Parrish

This is a real life story about two people struggling through life's challenges to allow God's will to be done in their lives. Two people from two very different backgrounds come together to prove the institution of marriage works when you trust God... When all of the couseling failed, friend's advice failed, self-help books, retreats, and religious jargon failed, Hazel tried one Godly principle (trust). A supernatural manifestation changed her unhealthy marriage to healthy, her unloveable ways to loveable, her hopeless heart ot hopeful, rejection to acceptance and hatred to love. Ultimately, Hazel learned to Get Out of the Way! Claim God's Will for Your Marriage.


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Black History: The Reconciliation of Liberation

By: Rev. Angela Lee Price

An esteemed theologian and preeminent scholar, Rev. Dr. J. Deotis Roberts is best known as a founder of Black Theology or the Black Liberation Movement. Black Theology and Black Liberation reached its peak in America at the height of the Black Power Movement in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s. Its proponents sought to present Jesus Christ and Christian theology through the lenses of black culture and the black religious experience as a means to overcome the effects of slavery and institutional racism in order to liberate the minds and change the dire circumstances of oppressed people of color. Roberts, more so than James Cone, who is known as the father of Black Liberation Theology, offered a more biblical approach to black liberation by including reconciliation, a Biblical mandate, as a necessary component of liberation.

I conducted a brief radio interview with Dr. Roberts on 1350 WLOU the morning of May 17, 2007 wherein Roberts elaborated on the impact his travels abroad in the early 1960’s had on shaping his theological perspective on the reconciliation of liberation:

Angela: ...So, as you began to experience the diversities within cultures and the peoples that you came in contact with, that helped to shape and mold how you perceived theology…?

Dr. Roberts: Yes,…in the middle 1960’s I had a world tour of the religions in Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. So, I knew about cultures other than my own long before the black theology movement emerged. For example, I was moved by my time in Japan. I spent two months in India in the middle ‘60’s and I saw the poverty and need there before I began to address the situation in the U.S.

I was drawn back to this country when I was studying abroad because Martin Luther King was beginning to address the civil rights problems we had, and I wanted to come back and join that movement. So, all that happened prior to the emergence of black power. That led into my position. I wanted to bring the King and Civil Rights Movement experience to the Black Power Movement. That was a dimension that I had because of my age and my involvement prior to the Black Power Movement. Both came together in my thoughts and that’s the reason why liberation and reconciliation were addressed. Cone addressed liberation, and I thought that was not sufficient because of my experience and knowledge, so I began to bring the two together. That’s the genesis of that dialogue.

Dr. J. Deotis Roberts set himself apart from black theologians by advocating reconciliation as a component of black liberation. The bible says in 2 Corinthians 5:18, “…God…has given us a ministry of reconciliation.” We are told in 2 Corinthians 5:19, “… in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us.”

Roberts penned his best-known book, Liberation and Reconciliation: A Black Theology in 1971 in response to James Cone’s A Black Theology of Liberation, published in 1970. Roberts asserted that reconciliation was the “balancing” component of liberation. On the reconciliation of liberation, Roberts wrote in the preface of second edition of Liberation and Reconciliation: A Black Theology, page xiii:

"...the balance between liberation and reconciliation remains essential in our pluralistic society....Dr. King's warning, that we either learn to live together as friends or die as fools, is obvious for all thoughtful people. When reconciliation is elevated to its proper ethical level and Christian understanding, it requires serious attention to liberation from social injustices. It cannot be conceived as mere sentimentality or ‘cheap grace.’ Reconciliation requires repentance, forgiveness, and cross-bearing. Thus, I would opt for maintaining a balance between liberation and reconciliation."

Although an advocate for reconciliation, Roberts opposed integration as a goal. In chapter eight of Liberation and Reconciliation, he stated, “The slave-master, servant-boss, inferior-superior mentality underlie all integration schemes in which whites write the agenda. This is why I am against integration.” He advocated reconciliation with co-equal collaboration between races as the goal. On page 94, he wrote:

"Positively, it enables blacks to appreciate their own heritage to the extent that they consider it a worthy commodity to be shared with others. In this manner, liberation leads to reconciliation between equals. This position is productive for the psychological and sociological health of blacks. It is needed for a right perspective for better race relations. It is consistent with an understanding of God as lovingly just, the dignity of all persons, the sinfulness of all, and their reconciliation with God and with one another through Jesus Christ."

Cone, although more outspoken than Roberts, with his “by-any-means-necessary “ approach to Black Theology was a major catalyst for Black Theology’s thrust onto the world stage. He wrote on page 98 of A Black Theology of Liberation, “No black person will ever be good enough in the eyes of whites to merit equality. Therefore, if blacks are to have freedom, they must take it, by any means necessary.” However, he was less thorough and biblical in his critique in omitting the key biblical principle of reconciliation from his writings.

In summary, at the height of the Black Power Movement at a time when strong voices where needed to speak truth to power, the Lord put fire in the bones of black theologians J. Deotis Roberts, James Cone, Albert Cleage, Dwight Hopkins, Delores S. Williams, Gayraud Wilmore, Katie Cannon, Jacqueline Grant, Cornel West, and many other men and women of God. J. Deotis Roberts credits James Cone with the rediscovery of the black man’s religious genius in the late 1960’s on page 147 of his book, A Black Political Theology. And had it not been for the bold, in-your-face style of James Cone and his powerful book, A Black Theology of Liberation, I don’t know if I would have been as interested in the subject as I am. I had to admit to Dr. Roberts in my interview with him that I was not as familiar with his works as I was with those of Cone and others. However, after speaking with him and securing and perusing two of his books at length, I must say that I am blessed to have had corrected in my consciousness the oversight of his tremendous contribution to black theology and black liberation. I highly recommend adding to your library books on black liberation this Christmas season.

Remember, it is not Mohammad, Buddha, Confucius, nor New Age that saves. Jesus saves!

Jesus Saves Ministries Let's Down The Net

In Luke Chapter 5, Jesus is preaching to a great crowd on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. He sees two empty boats left there by the fishermen, and He gets into the one belonging to Simon. At the conclusion of his sermon, he says to Simon, "Put out into deep water and let down the nets for a catch" (v4). Simon answered, "Master, we've worked hard all night and haven't caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets" (v5). They caught so many fish that their nets began to break, and they had to signal for a second boat. Simon Peter, James and John, the sons of Zebedee, his partners "...were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken..." (v9). Jesus replied to Simon, "...Don't be afraid! From now on you will catch men" (v10). So, they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him" ( v11).

The Net Christian E-Newsletter

The Net Christian E-Newsletter is our one-page weekly e-newsletter. By faith, we are letting down our "nets," casting them on the deep waters of the internet, by sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with the world from an African American perspective. We pray that Jesus Christ is gloried, and you are edified, strengthen and encouraged by the sermon excerpts, devotionals, testimonies, articles, people, and the gifts given away in The Net Christian E-Newsletter.  The Net provides the latest news and information in the black church, church world, gospel music industry and features Jesus Saves Ministries promotions. 

Most of "the catch" in The Net will be posted on the Jesus Saves Ministries Blog. Here, you will find "the other boat," full-length articles, video clips, and links to other websites. You can add to "the catch," too, by posting your comments on the blog. It is our hope that as we lift up Jesus Christ on the internet many will come running asking, "What must I do to be saved!"

Selected “catch” from The Net  will be posted on the Jesus Saves Ministries Social Network and discussed on the Jesus Saves Ministries Live Radio Show. 

To subscribe to The Net Christian E-Newsletter, e-mail jesussaves1@insightbb.com.  Place "The Net Subscription" in subject line.

What Does Valentine's Day and Frederick Douglass Have In Common?

By: Min. Angela Lee Price

Abolitionist, orator, author, diplomat, politician and polemicist Frederick Douglass was born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey in Maryland in February in either 1817 or 1818. The exact date of his birth is unknown, however, he chose to celebrate his birthday on Valentine's Day, February 14th. Frederick Douglass was a courageous African American intellectual who escaped slavery, and through his life and literary works, provided hope for the future.

In his 1845 autobiographical book entitled Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave, Douglass eloquently articulated that hope as he reflected on his life as a slave in Maryland. Had Douglass not penned his autobiography, we would have never known the full scope of brutalities, injustices, hypocrisies and humiliations he endured in his quest from slavery to freedom nor would we have understood the level of brilliance, creativity and bravery required of him in order for him to teach himself, and other slaves, to read and write in a system that treated the American Negro as chattel.

Moreover, Douglass’ scathing condemnation of slave-holding Christianity provides hope today to seminarians and Christians currently grappling to understand and explain this nation’s racial divide.

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Here are excerpts from three of Frederick Douglass' speeches:
Church and Prejudice
Fighting Rebels With One Hand
What A Black Man Wants
"And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love" 1 Corinthians 13:13.

Remember, it is not Mohammad, Buddha, Confucius, nor New Age that saves. Jesus Saves!

Celebrating Black History: This Week's Featured Louisville Authors

President Barack Obama said in his State Of The Union address that just as we celebrate those going to the SuperBowl, we need to celebrate those going to science fairs. Jesus Saves Ministries is celebrating the mental acumen God has given people of color that is expressed in their creative writing abilities. So, make it a point to stop by this network during Black History Month.

Anytime you comment on any discussion this month, here or on the Jesus Saves Social Network, you will automatically be placed in our drawings to receive books by and about people of color. Louisville area authors have graciously contributed their works to bless God for His gifts, inform, encourage, and inspire a future generation of writers and promote reading among African Americans at large including Julia Royston, Dr. Dewey Clayton, Elayne Marchbanks, Karen O'Bannon, Hazel Parrish, Brenda Harris, Lonnie Clinkscale, and Charlene Hampton Holloway.

This Week's Featured Louisville Area Authors:

Everyday Miracles
By: Julia Royston

When you think of a miracle, what comes to mind? Naturally, blinded eyes being opened, deaf ears unstopped and other medically unexplained healing come to mind. Whether you know it or not there are miracles happening all around you. See with your heart as well as your eyes. Open the book and see the miracles unfold every day of your life.

Julia Royston is a singer and songwriter, author, motivational speaker and Louisville, Kentucky native.  To her credity, she has written original music for four music CD and authored three books.  Julia is an editor of a monthly online newsletter, "A Jar In the Potter's Hands" which is designed to encourage, enlighten and empower people to live their destined, abundant life.  Julia is a teacherlibrarian by profession and married to Brian K. Royston. 

The Presidential Campaign of Barack Obama
By: Dewey M. Clayton

In the early twenty-first century, race still occupies a dominant role in American politics. Despite this truism, presidential candidate Barack Obama was uniquely poised to transcend both race and party as the first African American to have a realistic chance of winning the presidency. Previous contenders running in the traditional mode of the Civil Rights Movement based their appeal primarily on African American voters. Obama, on the other hand, ran a deracialized campaign in an effort to appeal to voters of different backgrounds and political parties.

Clayton examines how race in American politics has changed over time and offers an explanation for why Obama’s candidacy offers a different roadmap for the future. The Presidential Campaign of Barack Obama provides students of politics, inside and outside of the classroom, a unique opportunity to explore the institutional and structural challenges an African American faces in becoming the president of the United States. This guide to major issues in Black politics and the ins and outs of the 2008 campaign provides the necessary contours for understanding how the highest elected African American official won office.”

 

Dewey M. Clayton is Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Louisville.  He is author of African Americans and the Politics of Congressional Redistricting and numerous scholarly articles.

A Song For You: Parables and Pearls

By: Karen O'Bannon

Karen O'Bannon is a Dayton, Ohio native who resides in Louisville, Kentucky. In this revised edition biblical and life applicable commentary join the poetry to provide navigation to those who are seeking empowerment over the issues addressed in each story. It is already being said to be a great teaching tool and conversation starter for mothers and daughters.  

This book is divided into the following chapters:

Alter Call, which challenges women to rise to a higher standard

Love Me Knots, which examines the entanglement of love

Just Serious, which focuses on femal social issues

Personal Problems, which is a call to self-examination

Sincerely Yours, which recognizes higher love

View Complete Book List in the Celebrating Black History Group!

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