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Gina Famularo with Family Law Matters

Interrupted Blog with Tawanda Blake and guest Andy Chan

"Black Kung Fu has been here for years. From Kareem Abdul Jabbar squaring up with Bruce Lee to the rebellious Riley and Huey fight scenes in THE BOONDOCKS, Black people have long embraced the discipline of martial arts on the big and small screen." - The Black Wall Street Times

Join us this Saturday, April 23rd at The Pinhook for the special presentation of THE BLACK DRAGON'S REVENGE. Get your tickets today https://bit.ly/33dce36

Doors open: 6PM

Music by Preach Jacobs: 7PM

Movie: 8PM

GO YAKI (food truck): 6PM - until

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From two award-winning artists and filmmakers, a magical illustrated fable about a Mexican-American girl and her mystical bond with the revered monarch butterfly—MONARCA is a book about the love for our planet, a recognition of one’s heritage…and an environmental call to action!

Eva Aridjis is a Mexican-American filmmaker and writer. She wrote and directed the narrative features The Favor and The Blue Eyes and the documentary features Children of the Street, La Santa Muerte, Chuy The Wolf Man, and Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives of Q Lazzarus. She also wrote on Narcos: Mexico. Her award-winning films have screened at festivals around the world and have been nominated for Mexican Academy Awards. Eva is the daughter of Mexican poet and environmentalist Homero Aridjis, whose activism led to the creation of the monarch butterfly sanctuaries in Michoacán. For more information go to http://www.evaaridjis.com/

Women’s fiction mainstay and romance veteran, RaeAnne Thayne, returns with a heartfelt story of loss, love, and the unbreakable bond of family in SUMMER AT THE CAPE.  (HQN| Hardcover | On sale: April 12, 2022 |978-1335936356).   In her newest hardcover original, the New York Times, USA TODAY, and Publishers Weekly bestselling author examines grief and sisterhood through the eyes of Cami and Violet, who come together to mourn the death of Violet's twin, Lily.

Can a new love heal a grieving heart?

Cami Porter has always known what she wanted. After her parents’ divorce, she chose to stay with her high-powered attorney father while her two younger sisters Violet and Lily remained with their outspoken, activist mother Rosemary in Cape Sanctuary living a more free-spirited life.

After barely recovering from the end of her engagement, Cami receives a frantic call from her mother with the terrible news that Lily drowned when she intervened to save a child’s life, the daughter of Violet’s old flame.

Rosemary needs Cami’s legal expertise to help solve the legal mess Lily left behind when she secured a property to create a “glampground” on an aging neighbor’s unused land but failed to obtain a lease in writing.

Now the neighbor’s estranged son Jon refuses to allow the project, and both Cami and Violet fear Lily’s final dream will never happen. Cami not only has to adjust to living in a community she never felt part of but also try to convince Jon not to stand in the way of the retreat, while Violet ponders on who she is without her twin and why the man she loved years ago is back in her life.

Can Cami and Violet save the project while also opening their hearts again to love?

About the Author

RaeAnne Thayne is the New York Times, USA TODAY, and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of more than seventy novels. She finds inspiration in the beautiful northern Utah mountains where she lives with her family. Her stories have been described as "poignant and sweet" with "beautiful honest storytelling that goes straight to the heart." She loves to hear from readers and can be reached through her website at www.raeannethayne.com;

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Attorney Charles Laputka about Loan Modifications.

Following the success and momentum of his best-selling anthology "HOW TO LOVE THE WORLD" - poet James Crews' new collection, THE PATH TO KINDNESS, offers more than 100 deeply felt and relatable poems by international and well-known writers including Joy Harjo (the current U.S. Poet Laureate), Julia Alvarez, Marie Howe, Ellen Bass, Naomi Shihab Nye, Alberto Ríos, Ross Gay, and Ada Limón, as well as new and emerging voices. Featured Black writers include January Gill O'Neil, Tracy K. Smith and Cornelius Eady. Native American writers include Kimberly Blaeser, and Linda Hogan.

About the author: JAMES CREWS’ work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Sun Magazine, Ploughshares, and The New Republic, as well as on former US poet laureate Ted Kooser’s American Life in Poetry newspaper column. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a PhD in Writing & Literature from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and is the author of four collections of award-winning poetry, including The Book of What Stays (Prairie Schooner Prize and Foreword Book of the Year Citation, 2011), Telling My Father (Cowles Prize, 2017), Bluebird, and Every Waking Moment. He is also the editor of several anthologies of poetry: Healing the Divide: Poems of Kindness and Connection; and How to Love the World: Poems of Gratitude and Hope. He leads Mindfulness & Writing retreats online and throughout the country, and works as a creative coach with groups and individuals. He lives with his husband, Brad Peacock, in Shaftsbury, Vermont.

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Attorney Peter Daigle talks with Mrs. TNTBS about Wills and Probate. 

About 70-percent of marriages fail, nearly half end in divorce and an additional 20-percent are comprised of unhappy people who wish they weren’t married.

Couples need help!!

With the humorous, entertaining, and counterintuitive approach of "THE SUBTLE ART OF NOT GIVING A F," and the practical insights of "THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES" - the new book: "THIS IS HOW YOUR MARRIAGE ENDS" helps readers identify relationship-killing behavior patterns in their own lives - and offers solutions to break free from the cycles of dysfunction and destruction.

This is must-read for every partner no matter what stage - beginning, middle, or even end of your relationship.

About the author: MATTHEW FRAY is a relationship coach and writer who leans on the lessons of his failed marriage and divorce to help others avoid making the same mistakes he did. His writing has been featured in The New York Times, The Sunday Times, The Huffington Post, Babble, and many more. His blog Must Be This Tall To Ride has a dedicated following and has reached millions of readers.

This Needs To Be Read hosts Author Rebecca Rolland

THE ART OF TALKING WITH CHILDREN: The Simple Keys to Nurturing Kindness, Creativity, and Confidence in Kids (HarperOne; 3/1/22) by Rebecca Rolland, EdD -  Harvard faculty member, speech pathologist, and mother -  is an invaluable guide that provides readers with evidence-based tools and techniques to communicate more effectively with children in ways that let them foster relationships with less conflict and more joy and kindness.

Science has shown that the best way to help our kids become independent, confident, kind, empathetic, and happy is by talking with them. Yet, so often, parents, educators, and caregivers are at a loss and have trouble communicating with kids. Conversations can feel trivial or strained—or worse, are marked by constant conflict.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: REBECCA GIVENS ROLLAND is an oral and written language specialist in the Neurology Department of Children’s Hospital Boston and a lecturer at Harvard University. As a nationally certified speech-language pathologist, she has worked clinically with populations ranging from early childhood through high school and provided teacher professional development. As faculty and Module Director at Harvard Medical School, she lectures on topics of communication, mental focus, and creativity. She frequently consults with organizations working to design powerful learning experiences for kids and adults, including the World Bank. She has an Ed.D. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, an M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology from the MGH Institute of Health Professions, an M.A. in English from Boston University, and a B.A. in English from Yale. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts with her husband and two children.  https://rebeccarolland.com/  -  @rolland_rg