U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey has always demonstrated interest in his constituents. A recent trip to a Dallas health clinic underscored the importance of health and fitness in preventing long-term illnesses. “The doctor in charge of this center advised me that the patient population at her particular clinic is about 60 percent African-American, 40 percent Hispanic… Continue reading U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey: Health Changes Today Keeping Ailments Away, A DMN/Briefing Interview
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The Beverly Jenkins Q&A: A MOC Preview & Knowshi Interview Link
Informally known for having “The Books That Keep You Up All Night,” Avon’s Beverly Jenkins has put in over 2 decades of sex, suspense and soul into dozens of fictional novels and earned a loyal fan base because of it. Fans already know she has a new book out, but what about the process she… Continue reading The Beverly Jenkins Q&A: A MOC Preview & Knowshi Interview Link
Revealing Black History, Rejoicing In Black Romance: The Beverly Jenkins DMN Interview
The novels of Beverly Jenkins are fictional flights of fancy, a collection of historical and contemporary tales that will transport readers from one century and scenario to the next. No matter where her African-American characters start—-a 1700s Boston tavern, a war-torn Georgia plantation in the 1860s or battling corruption in the mean streets of modern-day… Continue reading Revealing Black History, Rejoicing In Black Romance: The Beverly Jenkins DMN Interview
Lamman Rucker: UP’s Premiere Film “Where’s The Love,” The MOC Preview/Knowshi Interview Link
What if you’re counted on nationwide for help, advice and wise counsel, but behind closed doors, you happen to be in need of assistance yourself? That’s the situation a couple faces in a romantic drama premiering Saturday, May 3 on cable’s Up network, “Where’s The Love?” (7:00 p.m. E.S.T.) It’s supposed to be a happy… Continue reading Lamman Rucker: UP’s Premiere Film “Where’s The Love,” The MOC Preview/Knowshi Interview Link
Sarah Jakes: “Lost” Focus & “Found” Purpose, The DMN/Briefing Book Review
Unrelenting scrutiny, constant criticism and living a life with magnified imperfections. Most adults can’t imagine this type of existence, so what is it like to endure it all as a “preacher’s kid’? Sarah Jakes, one of five such children and youngest daughter of prominent pastor Bishop T.D. Jakes, shares her public struggles and private heartbreaks… Continue reading Sarah Jakes: “Lost” Focus & “Found” Purpose, The DMN/Briefing Book Review