Don’t get bitter, get better
Don’t get bitter, get better
by Paulette Harper
And she said to them, Call me not Naomi [pleasant]; call me Mara [bitter], for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. I went out full, but the Lord has brought me home again empty. Why call me Naomi, since the Lord has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me?
Ruth 1:20-22 (Amplified Bible)
If you have never read this story, here we have a woman whose life was drastically changed. First, she and her husband, Elimelech, and their two sons left Bethlehem because of a severe famine. Looking for a better life, they journeyed to Moab. While in Moab, Naomi’s husband, Elimelech, dies, and ten years later, her two sons die, leaving her to care for her two daughters-in-law. Naomi decided to return to Bethlehem, but upon returning she has no husband or sons, instead a bitter heart.
Jasmine Lawrence – Young and Doing It!
"Black Enterprise" Teenpreneur of the Year Recipient Continues Growth and Expansion of All Natural Hair Care Line
Roswell, GA (BlackNews.com) – While the average teenager is earning money babysitting, this young CEO is establishing distribution channels and negotiating prices with suppliers. Starting at only 13 years of age, Jasmine Lawrence, President and CEO of EDEN BodyWorks is on the road to success. With the drive and determination of a seasoned CEO she is strategically making her mark, a mark which has garnered this young dynamo appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show, the Montel Williams Show, ABC’s Nightline, and NBC’s Today Show.
6.5 Millions Homes Are Still Unprepared for the Switch to Digital Television
5.7% of U.S. HOUSEHOLDS — OR 6.5 MILLION HOMES — STILL UNPREPARED FOR THE SWITCH TO DIGITAL TELEVISION
New York, NY (BlackNews.com) – More than 6.5 million U.S. households — or 5.7 percent of all homes — are not ready for the upcoming transition to all-digital broadcasting and would be unable to receive any television programming at all if the transition occurred today, The Nielsen Company reported today. This is an improvement of more than 1.3 million homes since Nielsen reported readiness status at the end of December.
Embracing the Voice in Transition
Embracing the Voice in Transition
by Becky DeWitt
Just like many others of older generations, I could have never imagined even a decade ago, the results of the recent presidential election. But someone somewhere had the seed of a thought which transcended time and overruled every challenge with persistence and determination. “With men this was impossible, but with God all things are possible.” (Matthew 19:26). The message was and is only with Him, “yes we can.”
AAKultureZone.com Remembers Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Psychological Impact of President Elect Obama’s Move to the White House
THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF PRESIDENT ELECT OBAMA’S MOVE TO THE WHITE HOUSE
By Dr. Gloria Morrow
On January 20, 2009, President Elect Barack Obama will become the 44th President of the United States of America. The political impact of this historic event has been thoroughly discussed and digested by the media, political analysts and people all over the world, resulting in Obama winning the confidence of the American people on election night. However, little has been discussed about the psychological impact of such an unprecedented and miraculous occurrence, the election of the first African American U.S. president.
