Murder, Mystery and Mayhem Laced with Morality

Victoria Roberts grew up in a preacher’s home in Hammond, Indiana. After being introduced to poetry and prose in middle school, she found a passion for putting stories on the page. She’s never looked back! While pursuing a degree in Christian education, she met the man who became her husband. He is her constant support system and best friend. She currently resides in Florida where she serves in her local church while seeking daily adventures in between. She published her first book in 2019. Since then she’s been able to connect with an amazing writer community and currently has the privilege of serving as a president of a local critique group.

In her new position as an acquisition editor for Berean press, she looks forward to helping many other authors realize their dream of becoming published! Connect with her at: https://instagram.com/victoriaroberts_author?utm_medium=copy_link or visit her website at www.victoriaroberts–author.com

Octavia E Butler was the author of several award-winning novels including Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents. She was acclaimed for her lean prose, strong protagonists, and social observations in stories that range from the distant past to the far future.

Her dystopian novels explored themes of Black injustice, global warming, women’s rights, and political disparity.

Her work is now taught in over 200 colleges and universities nationwide.

Bessie Coleman live from 1892 to 1926. She was the first licensed black pilot in the entire world. She was never recognized for her accomplishments and as a pioneer in aviation until after her death. She went to flight school in France in 1919 and pave the way for an entire new generation of diverse aviation experts like the Tuskegee airmen, Flying Hobos, and Blackbirds.

The Selma, Alabama, native played a huge part in the 1965 Selma voting rights movement. She deserves to be recognized and celebrated for her significant role in fighting to restore and protect voting rights. Recognition was brought to the significance of her role in the Oscar nominated film, Selma.

Claudette Colvin was born in 1939. Before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955 there was a brave 15-year-old who chose not to sit at the back of the bus. Although the courageous act of this woman is not celebrated, she was in fact the first woman to be detained for her resistance and for standing up for her constitutional rights.

Let’s celebrate George Crum, an African-American/ Native American man who lived from 1824 to 1914. He was a chef who owned a restaurant called Crumbs House, and is known to have unintentionally invented the potato chip. After he discovered his mistake was really a huge hit, a basket of potato chips were placed on every table. His restaurant was near Saratoga lake where he catered to an upscale clientele. Guests included the likes of William Vanderbilt, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and Jay Gould. If it wasn’t for him we would never be able to enjoy one of our favorite snacks!

Ginger Harrington loves encouraging women to live fully in Christ and enjoy what matters. With humor, wisdom, and honesty, Ginger helps to embrace our identity in Christ, understand God‘s word on a deeper level, and overcome the thoughts and emotions that keep us sick. A professional speaker with 15 years of experience and over 100 sessions for women’s events, retreats, conferences, and podcasts, Ginger empowers women of all ages with practical tools, powerful truth, and personal testimony. Selah award finalist Ginger Harrington is the author of Holy in the moment:simple ways to love God and enjoy your life. She’s the wife of a retired Marine. She’s an entertainer, speaker, innovative ministry leader, and mom to three young adults. Ginger is a founding member and the Director of publishing for planting roots: strength to thrive in military life, studies and devotionals for women in the military community. She’s constantly empowering women to discover how to embrace their identity in Christ, connect with her at: Gingerharrington.com. & Plantingroots.com

Steven C. Harms is a professional sports, broadcast and digital media business executive with a career spanning over thirty years across the NBA, NFL, and MLB! He’s an accomplished playwright having written and produced a wildly successful theatrical production which led him to tackling his debut novel, Give Place to Wrath, the first in the Roger Viceroy detective series. The second book, The Counsel of the Cunning, recently launched and is available now! You can connect with this author on Instagram @stevencharms

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Samina is a memoir writer who is originally from India and currently lives in England. She is also a children’s author and has authored three books.

You can listen to the podcast on Anchor, Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, and connect with Samina at @saminauddinsid1