Sunday Morning Magazine with Rodney Lear

Sharon M. Draper is a professional educator as well as an accomplished writer. She has been honored as the National Teacher of the Year, is a five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Literary Awards, and is a New York Times bestselling author, with Out of my Mind staying on the list for almost two years.

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Yvette Simpson--Former Cincinnati City Council President Pro Tem (2013-2017) and DFA endorsed candidate for Mayor (2017), Yvette Simpson becomes the first woman to serve as the Chief Executive at DFA and the first woman of color in an executive leadership role.

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New York Times best-selling author Carole Boston Weatherford recently released Beauty Mark: A Verse Novel of Marilyn Monroe and R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul. Her 50-plus books include the Caldecott Honor winners Freedom in Congo Square, Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement, and Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom.

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Like today and always, women’s stories and accomplishments continue to fall out of historical record. While people have long associated prominent writers such as Langston Hughes and W.E.B. Du Bois with the Harlem Renaissance, many have not heard of Anne Spencer, Effie Lee Newsom, or Esther Popel. Creating wholly original poems using the "Golden Shovel" method, Nikki brings the struggles, victories, pain, and joy experienced by these women poets of the Harlem Renaissance, whose contributions have been long overlooked, to the forefront. Each poem is paired with unique illustrations from African-American women illustrators working today.

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Shani King on Why He Wrote This Book: “I wrote this book for my children and for all children who need an inspirational voice grounded in their own history. Think of any field of endeavor and Black innovators have made vital contributions. The Black women and men introduced in this book are but a small handful of those innovators. They were all kids once. They all overcame obstacles because they all believed in themselves. My goal is for all kids to see themselves in these pages. And, I hope this book contributes to the understanding that all kids, and all people, are central to the American narrative and the human experience.”

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• Deb Haas, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cincinnati (BBBSGC). Big Brothers Big Sisters is requesting donations of $20 or $25 gift cards from area businesses to help raise funds and awareness for BBBSGC. The gift cards will be part of an online campaign in January—National Mentoring Month. Visitors to the BBBSGC website will choose the gift card/s they want to purchase, and will pay face value, with those funds going to BBBSGC. The more gift cards, the more impact! The hope is that this campaign is a win for everyone involved: funds are raised for BBBSGC, participating businesses see more customers, and those buying the gift cards are helping the community! BBBSGC serves children in 13 counties in Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and Southeastern Indiana. Businesses in all of those communities are invited to participate.

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Kenya Hunt, Author, GIRL GURL GRRRL: On Womanhood & Belonging in the Age of Black Girl Magic. In the new book, Gurl Gurl Grrl, Kenya Hunt (an American who moved to London and has called it home for the last decade) - unpacks what it means to be a black woman and girl. It's a timeless celebration of what it means to be a Black woman in today’s world.

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• Miles and Christina Davis, Davis Cookie Collection. The business launched in May of 2014. The business idea started when owner Christina Davis utilized baking as an outlet during stressful times in graduate school. Christina had a passion for baking, as she learned how to make delicious handmade dessert at an early age. Christina and her husband Miles decided to step out on faith and start a business doing something that Christina enjoyed. The Davis's have opened their first brick and mortar location at 4926 Reading Rd. Cincinnati, Ohio 45237

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The first person to survive Alzheimer's disease is out there -- but we can't get there without you! Help the Alzheimer's Association of Greater Cincinnati achieve its 2020 year-end $1.5 million dollar Walk to End Alzheimer’s goal. This money is used to fund vital support for Alzheimer's families and research efforts to find a cure. There is still time to donate. Call (513) 721-4284 today, or visit alz.org/walkhttps://www.alz.org/cincinnati

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Rodney and his mom talk about new family holiday traditions during the pandemic.

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