~Shedding Light On Life~


	Order now via barnesandnoble.com or iUniverse.com For retail bookstore orders: Ingram Book Company Baker & Taylor EVERY BOOK IS A COLLECTOR'S PIECE BOASTING THE BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK OF Synthia SAINT JAMES "Here's Our Child~Where's The Village?" published November 2008 A portion of the sales of this book will benefit African Cradle, a U.S. adoption agency. “Here’s Our Child, Where’s The Village?” conveys that every child deserves the opportunity to flourish as happy, thriving and free spirited people regardless of race and the displacement factors governing their lives. The question isn’t “Here’s Our Child, Where’s The Village?” The question is whose village will you be? ~Beverly Black Johnson “We must bear each others burdens. Though the village has been replaced by concrete and Roe v. Wade, there remains innocent children deserving of love and a safe haven. They may be parentless, but they are not Godless…” ~Bruce George, Co-Founder of Def Poetry Jam "Connecting kids to permanency is paramount.” ~Stacia C. Hammond- Executive Director/Founder Adoption Support & Consultation Services of Florida, Inc. (ASCS) ~Book cover art: Grandmother Spirit© Synthia SAINT JAMES’ ~Foreword: Tee C. Royal-founder of RAWSISTAZ Literary Group Partial list of contributors: ~H. Renay Anderson-author, reviewer and contributor to Chicken Soup for the AAW Soul and contributor Gumbo For The Soul: The Recipe for Literacy in the Black Community. ~Lindamichellebaron- has been publisher and president of Harlin Jacque Publications for over 20 years. She has won numerous awards including the designation as Hempstead, New York’s “Village Griot.” ~William Bell-President and CEO of Casey Family Programs in Seattle, WA., and former commissioner of New York City Administration for Children’s Services. ~Dr. Marie-Elaine Burns-higher education administrator ~Cheryl Donovan-educator, author of “Woman What The Hell are you Thinking” ~Lorraine Elzia- editor and author, is published in two of the Chicken Soup for the Soul Anthologies and Gumbo for the Soul. She is Co-Owner of Eve’s Literary Services. Lorraine is also a corresponding Editor of Gumbo For The Soul. ~Shelia Goss- *is the author of the Essence Magazine and Black Expressions Book Club Best seller My Invisible Husband, Roses are thorns, Violets are true, Paige’s Web and Double Platinum.* ~Sharon Stinson Gray- currently teaches High School English Literature and Adult Education courses. Sharon is also a corresponding Editor of Gumbo For The Soul ~Michael Guinn- founder of the Fort Worth Poetry Slam Team and a former child abuse investigator for the state of Texas. Michael began writing poetry as a way of dealing with the horrors of child abuse and neglect. ~Terra B. Little- is a native of St. Louis, Missouri, where she is a Community Corrections professional and a Crisis Intervention Counselor. ~Lutisha Lovely is a published author, actor, motivational speaker and publishing consultant. She also serves as the creative arts instructor at Images, a after school, at-risk program. ~Jacqueline D. Moore-writer, creator of virtuousliving.com ~Karen Elaine O’Bannon is the author of A Song for You—Women’s Stories in Rhyme, A Song for You—Parables and Pearls, and is a contributing author of the anthology Tal’i-tha cumi: Daughters Arise. ~Rolanda Pyle- is a certified social worker and is the Associate Director of the Relatives as Parents Program at the Brookdale Foundation. Rolanda is the coauthor of Support Groups in the Lives of Grandmothers Raising Grandchildren in the book “To Grandmother’s House We Go and Stay”. She is a contributor to the anthologies Gumbo for the Soul: The Recipe For Literacy in the Black Community and Beautiful Women: Like You and Me. ~Karen Felecia Nance Ransom, Esquire, co-owns Karibu Ethnic Gifts and Accessories in Jack London Square in Oakland, CA. In addition to practicing law, she is an adoption advocate working vigorously to find homes for children in the US, Africa and the Diaspora. ~Pamela Rivers, a writer, author, on-air talent, entrepreneur and contributing author to the anthologies, Gumbo For **The Soul: The Recipe for Literacy in the Black Community, Delta Girls, Stories of Sisterhood and the upcoming African American National Biography. In addition to her print and voice work with VH1, she serves as publicist and contributing writer to The Blackoutdoorsman magazine,contributing writer to Today’s Child magazine. ~Shawnda Tate is a Freelance writer; entrepreneur, poet, educator, and wife. Chief editor of Gumbo For The Souls’Perspective column. A gifted writer offering interviews and thought provoking articles to ignite the brain! Visit her at www.giftdink.com. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Book 1~GUMBO FOR THE SOUL LITERACY ANTHOLOGY The 4th YOUnity Guild of America names Gumbo for the Soul- "Most Outstanding Anthology of the Year" Blackrefer.com's 3rd Annual Reviewer's Choice Awards names Gumbo For The Soul "Best Anthology" of 2007 Released April 2007 Order now via barnesandnoble.com "Gumbo for The Soul: The Recipe For Literacy in the Black Community" Bookcover ©1990 "With Honors" by Synthia SAINT JAMES Foreword by Heather Covington, author of Literary Divas: The Top 100+ Most Admired African American Women in Literature and NAACP Image Award Nominee. "Gumbo for the Soul" dares to call it like it is. This serving of Gumbo is a must-read for every parent, teacher, mentor and all who believe it is important that our children can read and comprehend the English language." -- Tavis Smiley, Author, Television and Radio Host "GUMBO FOR THE SOUL tells African-Americans exactly what the recipe for a good life is. . . it is inspirational, uplifting, and recommended for people of all ages, colors and aspirations. " - Alice Holman, RAWSISTAZ.com Rawsistaz Reviewer rates Gumbo 5 out of 5 Gumbo for the Soul was created by Beverly Black Johnson, to heighten awareness of the growing high school drop-out rate in the Black community. A portion of the proceeds from this anthology will go towards funding the Gumbo for the Soul Scholarship Program. Gumbo for The Soul conveys accounts of educational, occupational and personal experiences dealing with adversity, obstacles, perseverance and determination eloquently portrayed in the form of poetry, personal stories, quotes & reflections. These pages are penned by Essence bestsellers, first time writers, professionals from all walks of life, laypersons, parents, teachers and students. Be sure to get your copy! A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book will benefit Gumbo for the Soul Scholarship Awareness Program. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GIFTS FOR GRADS ©2004-2020 Beverly Black Johnson Report problems to: gumboforthesoul@yahoo.com Proverbs10:14 Wise people treasure knowledge,but the babbling of a fool invites disaster. www.gumboforthesoul.com www.gumboforthesoul.net www.myspace.com/gumboforthesoul http://twitter.com/gumboforthesoul Gumbo For The Soul and logo are registered trademarks of Beverly Black Johnson. All Rights Reserved.**