Posted by in community, spirituality, Storytelling, Travel, TV Show Nineveh was an ancient city on the eastern bank of the Tigris River in Mesopotamia, which is modern-day Iraq. It is one of the oldest and greatest cities in antiquity. The area was settled as early as 6000 BC and by 3000 BC had become an important religious center for worship of the goddess Ishtar.…Read more »
Posted by in community, spirituality, Storytelling, TV Show There are so many people doing great work in our neighborhoods. Do we know who they are? Do we utilize their skills and talents or do we spend our day in front of the television and on our electronics, viewing and complaining about what isn’t going right thousands of miles away? If we try, we…Read more »
Posted by in community, Storytelling, TV Show, writing A few weeks ago I sat next to Angela Rochon at Marcus Grill, enjoying the Christmas luncheon hosted by Detroit Working Writers. Angela recently had her first book published, a memoir called Fatherless. I remember many meetings over the years where Angela shared her writings for this book with the DWW critique group. I always…Read more »
Posted by in community, spirituality, Storytelling, TV Show, writing As 2018 comes to an end, I’ve been winding down and reflecting, looking back at a fulfilling and productive year with family, friends, and work. Some of the highlights were starting my weekly show on January 2nd, having my first spiritual and writing retreat, called the Path of Consciousness, and establishing a nonprofit organization,…Read more »
Posted by in community, spirituality, Storytelling, TV Show There’s so much noise out in the world, with stories that don’t bring joy or peace. They just take space, bring along negativity, and really serve no one. Then there are stories that do the exact opposite. Like the story of Jeff Schemansky, a firefighter and paramedic at the Birmingham Fire Department. Jeff spent several…Read more »
Posted by in community, Storytelling, TV Show, writing I met Luther Taylor III last month when he asked me to speak at The Jobs Club, a career/support group that meets at Renaissance Unity in Warren and Unity of Royal Oak. He explained that he volunteers as a program coordinator for The Jobs Club, where he helps job seekers find work and entrepreneurs increase…Read more »
Posted by in community, Storytelling, TV Show, writing On April 20, 1972, a group of book enthusiasts representing various Detroit organizations met in the Detroit News building on Lafayette Boulevard to create the Metro Detroit Book & Author Society (MDBA) for the sole purpose of presenting a luncheon that featured major national authors. Five months later they held their first luncheon in the…Read more »
