Volunteers of America kicks off its 8th annual Operation Backpack campaign on Monday, July 21. Through the campaign, homeless and at-risk children across Northeast Ohio are able to return to school with backpacks and school supplies. Volunteers of America depends on community members, groups and corporate drives to provide the items the children need […]
Are your children at ease with you or uncomfortable? In a recent blog, I highlighted some recent research about the most important factorwhen it comes to passing our faith and values on to our children. It isn’t regular teaching sessions, or setting the right example, or involving kids in larger communities that promote those values, like a […]
We all remember our homegirl Hilary Banks from “The FreshPrince of Bel-Air.” What many people do not know is that Karyn Parsons, the actress who played Hilary Banks, is far from the ditzy girl who spent money like it grew on trees. Karyn Parsons actually founded a nonprofit organization called Sweet Blackberry, which is dedicated to […]
Makeup, dating, baby sitting…the list could go on of the things pre-teens and teenagers think they should be able to do. A 12-year-old writes into Yolanda’s…
Who wouldn’t want to spend part of their summer with The Walls Group!? The young gospel group are part of an amazing summer conference full…
It’s never good to have small children caught in between a negative family situation. A woman who is living with her mother and mental unstable…
At age 32, Clevelannd’s Own Arsenio Hall became the first African American to host a national late night talk show. Two decades later at age 58, after walking away from The Arsenio Hall Show, he’s back on prime time and says even though he’s older in age, he feels younger than ever and it’s because of his son. […]
(SCREENSHOT: GSNVIDEOS/YOUTUBE( GSN’s ‘The American Bible Challenge’ is back for Season 3 Thursday night at 8. In this promo, host Jeff Foxworthy quizzes little kids on their knowledge of the story of Noah. Hearing what the kids get right will convince you there’s hope for the future. Hearing what they get wrong will at the […]
Dear Kids, Mother’s Day is upon us again, and television would have you think that we, female parents, are interested in things that most of us would gladly go without. 1. Jewelry. I don’t know about you, but I spend 90 percent of my time in black yoga pants. The other 10 percent is spent […]
Behaving should be a given, but kids might be more motivated if money was involved. AV asks callers should children be motivated with money to behave. Listen…
(PHOTO) COURTESY – FACEBOOK.COM/ATLANTARMHC Gospel stars Erica Campbell and Anthony Brown at Gatewood House in Atlanta Gospel music stars Erica Campbell and Anthony Brown brought joy and excitement to Ronald McDonald House in Atlanta on Tuesday ahead of the 2014 McDonald’s Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour. Campbell, one half of Grammy award-winning gospel duo Mary Mary, […]
Officials from CMSD hit the street in an effort to combat student truancy during the district’s spring break. On Thursday, Safety and Security teamed up with Cleveland employees to go door-to-door to the top 200 hundred students with the highest absenteeism this school year. Educators hope to speak with parents about the importance of school, and their child’s lack of attendance. source: 19ActionNews.com
