The Chocolate Pages Show

Join this critical discussion on the Future of Haiti

Six months ago Haiti experienced a massive earth quake. The world ran to its aid to lift them out of poverty and despair BUT there is still much work to do!

The Earthquake left 200,000 dead and million homeless in a country where 80% lived in poverty BEFORE the earthquake.

There is a remnant of people who are assigned by GOD to help on the Mission field. One of those people is DR. PAT BAILEY JONES

She is the author of "Women Risktakers" and she is one. Hear this CLARION CALL from this global leader on the mission field.

Hear what is really going on in Haiti - first hand!

Go to: DR. PAT BAILEY JONES WEBSITE

For some people, obstacles are minor bumps in the road on the way to success. For others, obstacles represent a major catastrophe of epic proportions threatening to disrupt any chance of success they may have otherwise had. But for five-time Grammy award winner Kirk Franklin, obstacles represent the challenges needed to propel you through life.

In THE BLUEPRINT: A Plan for Overcoming Life’s Obstacles (Gotham Books; May 18, 2010, $25.00), Franklin reveals how he turned negative aspects from his own life—drugs, an absent father, teenage parenthood, poverty, etc.—into blessings by learning from them and moving forward. Hear his transparent interview with Pam Perry.

Tom Burrell, a 45-year veteran of the advertising industry and an inductee of the Advertising Hall of Fame, calls the marketing of the myth of Black Inferiority to justify slavery within a democracy "one of the greatest propaganda campaigns of all time."

Marketing communications pioneer and Advertising Hall of Fame inductee Tom Burrell is credited with revolutionizing the image of African Americans in television and changing the face of American advertising. His award-winning work promoted positive and realistic images of blacks and acknowledged the purchasing power of the African American community.

Burrell is the founder of The Resolution Project, a nonprofit organization that promotes intra-racial dialogue and community-based new media “stop the brainwash” campaigns. He lives in Chicago’s South Loop area.

You may know DR.TERESA HAIRSTON as the founder and publisher of Gospel Today Magazine, which is the most respected Urban Christian lifestyle publication in existence. GT’s covers have been graced by Steve Harvey, Star Jones, Bishop T. D. Jakes, Kirk Franklin, Denzel Washington and more.

GT is a fixture among progressive ministries and Christians who want inspiring reading material.

Her motto is: “When God gives you a vision, He’ll make the provision!” Her favorite scripture is Romans 8:28: “And we know that all things work together for good, to those who love God, to those who the called according to His purpose.” She says, “My goal in life is to use everything that I’ve been through, everything that I am and everything that I endeavor to do to glorify God and build His Kingdom. I want to help people understand that they can achieve their God-inspired visions. Just step out on faith, and watch God make the way.”

Now she has a brand new book! It is endorsed by Bishop TD Jakes, Paula White, Bishop Kenneth Ulmer and Pastor Sheryl Brady HOW TO PURSUE YOUR PURPOSE: 7 Power Principles to Help You Unleash God's Power in Your Life

Go to GOSPELTODAY.COM and purchase DR. TERESA HAIRSTON'S BOOK

Essence Best-Selling author Sherri Lewis talks about her new book, "Selling My Soul" (Urban Christian) and Best-selling Creation House author, Rosalind Y. Tompkins will preview her upcoming book, YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL: Unlocking Beauty from Within.

Both ladies will talk about how they weave their words to spin out their books and how they have balance their busy lives with the passion and creativity good has given them in the Arts.

APRIL IS NATIONAL POETRY MONTH. Hear special tribute and BE inspired!

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REINVENT YOUR LIFE! Renowned gospel artist Alvin Slaughter may have spent his life in the church, but that doesn’t mean he’s always found peace there. And he gets why others don’t.

Even knowing every song and scripture, Slaughter has struggled with fear, depression, financial failure and marital strife in his life.

But today he’s on the other side of the failures and self doubts.

He’s come to know that the life of faith is real, and he wants others to learn from his experiences.

Now, with his casual storytelling and captivating humor, he uses his own spiritual journey as a backdrop to give readers the tools they need to overcome whatever troubles they are going through to finally get past the challenges of life and reinvent ourselves in faith. HEAR HIM UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL. Be A Facebook Fan of Alvin Slaughter

Best selling author of the DIVA Principle, DIVA Mystique and DIVAtude,Michelle McKinney Hammondwill keep it real as she talks about her new book: DIVAnomics!

Hammond, a self-proclaimed DIVA (Divine Inspiration for Victorious Attitude), shares what she learned about her own spending, desires, and needs and how she adjusted to life during an unpredictable economy.

Divanomics is filled with money-saving tips on fashion, beauty, home decor, entertaining, diet, housing, and more.

Let's blog about: CLICK HERE FOR Michelle's Blog. ADD YOUR STORY

Dream beyond your means. Discover your personal passion. Develop and cultivate the greatness within you. As we celebrate Women's History Month, this show will feature 3 powerful women authors who epitomize success: Deana Murphy, Catrice Jackson and Dawn McCoy. Hear how they keep it all together! This is the year of the BLACK WOMAN!

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Dwan Abrams is a full-time novelist, freelance editor, and publisher. She’s the best-selling author of My Mother’s Child (the sequel to Divorcing the Devil), Married Strangers, Divorcing the Devil, Only True Love Waits, and The Scream Within.

She’s the founder, publisher, and editorial director of Nevaeh Publishing, LLC a small press independent publishing house.

Hear her discuss her new novel and her publishing journey and the publishing process.

Kendra Norman-Bellamy and her award winning titles have been featured in such magazines as Essence, Upscale, EKG Literary, and HOPE for Women.

She has been a contributing writer for HOPE for Women, Precious Times, and Global Women magazines. Kendra is the author of One Prayer Away, Crossing Jhordan’s River, and A Love So Strong.

She was the winner of the 2008 Best Christian Fiction Award and the 2008 Best Anthology Award from the African American Literary Award Show in Harlem, New York.

Hear her on the Chocolate Pages show as she discusses her new title: Fifteen Years!

Visit her website: Kendra's Website

# Paperback: 288 pages

# Publisher: Lift Every Voice/Moody Publishers; (February 1, 2010)