DEC/JAN ISSUE
HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES FOR THE KIDZ
EVIE’S STORY of LOVE HOPE & FAITH
SAVING TIPS FOR FAMILIES DURING HARD TIMES
CHRIS BROWN WINS BIG AT AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS EMBRACE Magazine brings Christianity and Secular together
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his is normally the table of content page, but instead of the content page I would like to take a moment of your time. We originally cover more pages than what is in this issue. This is a mock issue and after the launch issue in Feb/March of 2009 you will no longer be able to view the free magazine unless you sign up for the newsletter at www.embracenews.com After you sign up for the newsletter you will receive an e-mail bimonthly with a link to the magazine. EMBRACE Magazine is free and you pay nothing to subscribe. You will also be entered to win great prizes by subscribing to the magazine. We will not sell or give away your e-mail to anyone. Please check out the items that are included in this issue. EMBRACE Magazine is where Christianity and Secular meet. The mission for this magazine is to bring those that are separated together. You will find a little bit of something for everyone in every issue of EMBRACE. We are not half Christian Magazine and not half Secular Magazine. We are both equally. Our desire is to share the word of God and His goodness to the masses. If you have any announcements such as birthdays, weddings, church announcements or your child accomplishments feel free to send to us. Also send in your child’s grades in school. We will include in the magazine. What a way to lift your child up if they see their name is in print. You can send in photos, true stories, short stories from your children and any news that you would like for us to include in the magazine, as long as it is Christian or Family Oriented. EMBRACE is for you the reader and your family, therefore we will listen to all of your suggestions. EMBRACE is all about family. See you in March! EMBRACE STAFF www.embracenews.com www.embracenews.tv
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oday I would like to talk about embracing your family. In times such as this family is very important. We all need to take a look at how we treat our family members. Embrace your family, by telling them that you love them, share with them how much you appreciate them. Send a family member a card or give them a telephone call just to say I love you and I’m thinking of you. There are too many families who don’t speak or who just don’t even like one another. We are living in the days of the McCoy’s and the Whitfield’s and it is time to change that. We have to take out time to think about the message that we are sending to each generation. We are sending them a message of hate, a message of contention, a message of division. It is time to make a change for our families and embrace them. Each month Twana will write a short article that is to uplift or encourage those that are looking for a word that will put a smile upon their face or to even make them go hmm. Twana Lawler Editor editor@embracenews.com
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vie’s story is about how life situations can get you down. Weighing in well over four hundred pounds and struggling to get rid of the excess baggage has become harder for Evie to deal with on a daily basis. Many diets and may attempts to loose the weight is becoming a struggle. Evie does not have the finances that will help her to get on the right regiment which will save her life, therefore leading her to continue to eat unhealthy. “What people don’t understand is that when you are low income you can’t afford to purchase the food that’s good for you and that becomes a great issue in the lives of many over weight people.” Evie says. Being home bound, lonely and afraid to ask for assistance has open up a door of creativity in her heart and life. Evie is a published children’s author, she’s working on her Bachelors in Child Education, writing her life story on all of the abuse and disappointments that she’s endured over the years and she is also an aspiring illustrator. With all of the heart ache that she is facing with the excess weight, Evie is working even harder on securing her future. For information on Evie and her story or to order a book or if in need of illustrations you can contact her at evelyng@embracenews.com
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n my home there are four families. I have custody of four of my grandchildren. Three of my daughter’s live with me and each has one child. One reason for these living arrangements is that my daughter’s moved in to assist me with my grandchildren after I relocated thousands of miles away from my home town. We have learned how to make the best of our living situation and we have grown closer during it all. We share all bills equally, we all purchase groceries, household items and we combine our resources to purchase things that the children need. With today’s economy families are going to have to get back to where they once where and that’s together, whether in the same home or the dealing with life situations as a whole.
Think of creative things to do with the children that will keep their mind on positive things. This is the time for families to come together as a whole.
Roz Stevenson: Black Hollywood’s Film Publicist by Monie Valentine
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orn and raised in Los Angeles, Roz got the acting bug and believed that was her ticket into the entertainment industry. She got a Screen Actor’s Guild card and attended acting workshops around LA. Acting taught her how little she knew about what went on behind the scenes. So she switched gears and went into production. Destined to soar Roz’s first production job she started working at Norman Lear’s Tandem Productions as assistant to the executive producer of “Good Times” until the show was cancelled. After “Good Times” she went to MGM Studios as a temp in the publicity department and the rest is history. All her natural skills, talents and abilities as an organizer of high school events came to good use and she became an apprentice publicist at MGM. The studio paid for a public relations program at UCLA while she worked under the senior publicist for the studio. Soon the senior publicist had personal problems and left the position leaving Roz handling her job such as booking shows on “Good Morning America”. Confident she could do the job permanently Roz wrote a memo about why she qualified for the position and of course was granted the promotion to senior publicist in a short two years. In 1986 MGM was sold to Ted Turner and she was one of the staff members released from duty. Determined to survive in the industry she was passionate about Roz called all her contacts in business and got three interviews. The first with Universal, the second ABC and the third was with a private corporation. Using all her faith and tenacity Roz believes “the hand of God pushed her forward.” “My mom always told me to do all you can and God will do the rest.” Her faith paid off when the president of marketing at MGM called to officially let her
know about the termination she told him she already knew and had contacted several colleagues for job leads. She told him who she’d contacted and that Universal was the position she wanted most. He called a friend who was the president of marketing at Universal and was offered the job within five minutes. Roz worked at Universal for twelve years at the beginning of what we now know as Black Hollywood. Hired at Universal back in 1987 Roz was in charge of booking all broadcast television shows such as Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood, The Tonight Show, The Today Show, Good Morning America and CBS Morning News. One of the first films she remembers working on was “The Secret of my Success” with Michael J. Fox. She writes, “Over the past 40 years I have been in the business there have been different waves. The 70’s there were blaxploitation films (Pam Grier and Jim Brown were the most popular)…. Spike Lee began a new era in the mid-80’s. Eddie Murphy’s films started with Beverly Hills Cop, Coming to America and Harlem Nights…In the 90’s Spike’s films, John Singleton, Bill Duke, Kasi Lemmons (were prominent) also there were popular films like Whoopi Goldberg’s Sister Act films, Waiting to Exhale and What’s Love Got to do With it, The Best Man and The Hurricane. Now in the 2000’s Tyler Perry and a host of Black Directors F. Gary Gray, Tim Story, Malcolm Lee and Thomas Carter…
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” To promote certain films she’d create TV specials with the Sci-Fi Channel and Discovery if it was a science fiction film. Or she would do movie specials with MTV, BET or VH1 if it was a film that appealed to teens. Her most common strategy in marketing to the black audience is the HBCU (Historically Black College & University) newspapers and radio stations. She’d send them pro-
mo items and write up Top 10 Trivia Questions to ask viewers on the air. She’s used churches for screenings even elementary schools to promote films. As the only African-American female among movie executives she’d often be privy to derogatory comments made about African-Americans. She writes, “…I would nicely correct their rude or generalized statement and they would be embarrassed….I couldn’t become angry or they would get nervous and not want to deal with me. As time went on, they would ask my opinion all the time on things related to black folks. They felt it was safe to ask me stupid questions.” By the late 1990’s a female president took the helm at Universal and oversaw the successful production of films such as “The Best Man” and “The Hurricane”. She told Roz that the studio needed someone to cover the African-American market. Roz submitted a proposal but the president said she was unable hire anyone at the time as management wanted to cut personnel. The alternative was for Roz to have her own business with Universal as her main client. Thus in June 2000 Roz Stevenson Public Relations was born. Her first film assignment was “Nutty Professor 2: The Klumps.” As part of the campaign she sent promo items of the film to black comedy clubs across the country and arranged a cover story on Jet Magazine due to her long standing relationship with senior editor Sylvia Flanagan. “I’ve put more black movie stars on Jet than anybody.” She recalls. Although the majority of Roz’s career has been filled with successes. She does admit to some disappointments about working closely with the world’s most powerful African-American stars in Hollywood. The biggest being their failure to standup for the Black media. Black stars are often surrounded with non-black handlers (ie agents, personal publicists, managers). They often do not have the option of choosing who their publicists will be and thus have very little say in what media they’ll speak to whether radio, television or print. Since Black media does not have the circulation as mainstream media they are often overlooked by celebrity publicists who wish to market black stars to mainstream publications and television shows.
She has worked very closely with many black actors and their publicists were rude to black media outlets. But when she’d inform them of the behavior they failed to do anything about it because their handlers (ie agents, publicists and managers) are all connected and close knit and once they’ve made it they don’t want to rock the boat. Unfortunately, Roz has officially handed her business over to Sonya Ede, a former senior publicist at Paramount Pictures. Her last project is “The Express” about the first black Heisman Trophy winner Ernie Davis. I spoke to her upon her return from the Atlanta screening of the film for members of the Association of Black Coaches. She is at peace and glad her era has come to an end. Her plans for retirement include writing her memoirs and promoting her husband’s art of hairstyles. When asked about regrets “No”, she says. ”Its amazing how the whole thing came about..things that made me move to the next level. I never saw it coming. My mama said do all you can and God will do the rest. “
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Fork Steak & Heavenly Garlic Bread Ingredients For Fork Steak: Two 12-oz. steaks 1/2 cup crushed garlic 1 medium white onion 6 button mushrooms 2-3 bell peppers 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar Seasoning salt Fresh ground black pepper 1 can beer (not light) For Heavenly Garlic Bread: 1 loaf French bread 18 oz. mayonnaise Small pile grated cheddar or jack cheese 1 stick of butter 1/2 cup crushed garlic Directions Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lay steaks side-by-side in a 2-quart oven-safe baking dish. Rub crushed garlic, seasoning salt and pepper liberally on both sides of the steaks. Drizzle balsamic vinegar over steaks and rub in well. Put chopped onion on top and underneath steaks. Pour beer over the steaks. Tuck mushrooms and sliced bell peppers in all remaining crevices. Cover dish and place in oven. Cook for 45 minutes or until fork tender. Cut French bread down the center. Melt stick of butter. Stir together the mayonnaise, grated cheese, melted butter, and crushed garlic in a bowl. Spread liberally on both halves of the French bread. Bake in the oven alongside the steak until the topping is golden brown.
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CHRISTMAS CRAFT FOR THE KIDZ “MARDI GRAS BEADS AS CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS” You can use it this Christmas or next, whenever you choose it will be beads of fun for the entire family. This craft project combines Mardi gras with Christmas, so you can have the best of both worlds. Go to your local craft store and get your material. This project is something you can do as a family, as well as working with just you and your child. You can make as many as you like. Material: 1. Craft piping for kids (the kind that’s easy to bend) or strong string or colorful Christmas colored yarn. You can choose either one or both depending on how you want your Mardi gras beads to hang, loose like a necklace or perfectly round. 2. Red and green beads with the hole in the center. Get medium or large, again which ever you want to use. INSTRUCTIONS: Cut the piping or string to the size of a bracelet and start sticking the string or piping through the beads, red first and green next, follow this pattern until you fill the string leaving both ends, then tie them together. Make sure you hold the other end so the beads don’t fall off. With the piping bend it into a perfect circle, fill it and then twist the ends together. Make as many as you wish to fill the tree. With this craft you bring, two fun occasions in one that the whole family can share!
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Canton Jones Bio There is blessed. And there is truly blessed. Sometimes the difference between the two is as subtle as Gods favor. More often than not, its what separates those simply anointed with the Holy Spirit from those truly called to change the world. Enter Canton Jones. Defining a new genre of music, Arrow recording artist Canton “CJ” Jones is by far, one of the most versatile vocalists of our time. Self-styled with remnants of urban, contemporary, traditional gospel and “old school” flavor, Jones is fast becoming the rhythm & praise megaforce for a new generation! A high-spirited, non-traditional hip-hop artist with strong stage presence and genuine compassion for young people, Cantons music is thought provoking, his concerts are life changing and both deliver a surge of excitement with every performance!
set the stage for his critically acclaimed national debut, The Password; paved the way for two Grammy nominations in 2005, and literally fast-forwarded a movement of Christian rap artists with the passion, drive and lyrical skills to change the hip-hop game forever. And Jones stands quietly poised at the forefront. His talent is undeniable: his anointing unmistakable. In fact, CJs unwavering humility to God is perhaps the only thing that might take you by surprise. Beyond that, there is little difference between him and the industrys most popular rap artists. He rocks Sean John, Rocawear and Air Force Ones, pushes a black drop-top Benz on 24s, and can get a party crunk without breaking a sweat. But he does. And he has thousands of fans across the country to prove it. With his newest offering, love jones, “CJ” keeps it crunk with bouncy chords, tightly wrapped party tracks, and heavy bass beats that lay testament to his southern Florida roots. Best known for situational lyrics relating to everyday life, one might not have guessed the album was named after his baby daughter, born to CJ and wife Ramona nearly a year ago.
Hailing from Deerfield Beach, Florida, CJ was introduced to music very early. The product of a music-inspired family, by age 5 he was already singing with a local quartet founded by his father. At age 16, he was producing his own tracks and those of other local artists. By the time Canton graduated high school, it was clear that his steps were being ordered. He relocated to Atlanta to attend Morehouse College and began singing with the schools world-renown glee club. This experience became the launching pad for a promising career and a wide range of opportunities. As a member of the Morehouse Glee Club, “CJ” was a featured performer in the opening ceremonies of the 1996 Olympic games. He also sang in the first Gospel concert held at the U.S. Pentagon, toured Russia, Poland, Africa and Denmark and performed for the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Stevie Wonder, Billy Taylor, Dr. Bobby Jones, Fred Hammond, Kurt Carr, Mary Mary, and the late Ray Charles. Motivated by these opportunities, Canton accepted Gods plan for his life, and with the support of family and friends he recorded his first album. Following the grassroots success of 20 Yrs. 3 Mths. & 12 Days an independent release that chronicles his path to salvation Jones was signed to Arrow Records. This
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Family Games are a great way to spend quality time together – provided everyone benefits. Family games are a great way to make time together enjoyable. There are fabulous games that adults and children can play together - games that are affordable, fun, educational, and all players can participate no matter whose turn it is. A Boca Raton, Florida resident has created a trio of family games that focus on environment, wildlife, and literacy – and donates $1 of every purchase to those causes.
The games are marvels of simplicity and versatility. There are no tiny pieces to worry about losing, no board to set up, and can be played with up to 10 players. The games are fun for 10 year olds as well as their grandparents. A big plus is that the game takes up so little room that it can be played just about anywhere.
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Here’s how the games are played: each of the 220+ cards has a question and 4 possible answers (with the correct one marked) and the goal is to collect as many cards as possible by choosing the right answer. How long does the game take? As long as you want it to! You may decide that it’s over when one player has won 10 cards, or that the winner is the player who has the most cards after 30 minutes. Variations: If children are playing with adults, you can make it easier for them by only offering them 1 correct and 1 incorrect answer. You can play one game at a time or
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A LOOK BACK IN TIME MAHALIA JACKSON
radio series on CBS and signed to ColumIn 1950 Mahalia bebia Records in 1954. came the first gospel Down Beat music singer to perform at magazine stated on New York’s Carnegie November 17, 1954: Hall. She started tour- “It is generally agreed ing Europe in 1952 that the greatest and was hailed by spiritual singer now critics as the “world’s alive is Mahalia Jackgreatest gospel singson.”[9] Her debut er”. In Paris she was album for Columbia called the Angel of was The World’s Peace, and throughout Greatest Gospel Singthe continent she sang er, recorded in 1954, to capacity audiences. followed by Bless Jackson’s career in This House in 1956. the late 1950s and early 1960s continued to rise. She began a
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Question of the day: Do you make your child sit at the dinner table until they clean their plate?
Answers from our readers: No i am not going to force him to eat. I am currently pregnant with my first but when my children are older and understand portions I will but not when I serve them up myself. No but we do all sit until everyone is done eating Never! A child knows when they are full! We do sit as a family for dinner, but i will never force my son to eat
No, i would never make my child finish everything on her plate. If she’s full then she’s full, im not going to make her eat more. I will not force my child to sit at the table and eat everything on her plate. If she is full; she is full. They know how they feel more than we do! Yes, my kids are only given enough food that i know they will eat, and they eat it...we do not, can not afford to, waste...
I do not force my child to eat all her food, she eats until she is full. I was literally force fed as a child, and my step mom gave everyone in the house the same portions of food. I would eat til I was full and sometimes be stuck at the table for hours, or she would just force feed me often ending up with me throwing up. No. they have to eat a good amount of food, but im not going to force my kids to eat if they arent hungry. if they dont eat enough then i will say u can go after u take 3 more bites, or something like that No my son is 2 1/2 years I do make him eat at the table with the family and when we are done depending on how much he has left I do say “how about two more bites” and usually he takes a few more bits but I don’t make him eat everything. Something I like he doesn’t I don’t force myself to eat everything on my plate why should I force my son.. That’s how I see it.. good luck with the article I don’t force her to clear her plate, But she does have to stay at the table till we are all done. She also isn’t aloud to wander with food, if she wants to eat she is to eat at the table.
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At 28 years of age, Jaci Velasquez is one of the world’s most successful and beloved Christian/Latin/pop singers. For proof, look no further than her 2 Latin Grammy nominations, 3 English Grammy nominations, 5 Latin Billboard Award nominations, her Latin Billboard Female Pop Album of the Year award, 6 Dove Awards, El Premio Lo Nuestro Award for New Artist of the Year, Soul to Soul Honors and an American Music Award nomination. Jaci has sold over 3.5 million albums, garnered 3 RIAA certified Platinum recordings, 3 RIAA certified Gold recordings, 16 #1 radio hits and has graced more than 50 magazine covers. Her resume includes ad campaigns for Pepsi, Doritos, Target, Frizz-Ease and Helzberg Diamonds. Velasquez, a Houston, Texas native, began traveling and singing with her family when she was 9 years old.At the age of 14, she signed to Myrrh Records.Her first album “Heavenly Place” shot up the charts and garnered Jaci her first Platinum record, earning her the title of “the fastest selling solo debut artist in the history of Christian music.”
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and producer of her first three records, Mark Heimermann, to make what promises to be her best record to date. Velasquez’s growth as a songwriter is evident on “Love Out Loud” as she co-wrote the majority of the songs. The record opens with the upbeat anthem “Nothing But Sky” where Jaci sings about her newfound happiness and perspective on life. She says, “The writer of this song
wrote it specifically about my life. It reflects the journey I have been on and where I am today.” “It’s Not You, It’s Me” tells the story of the strained relationship with her father after her parents’ divorce. Velasquez says “You have to let go, you have to forgive and you are the only one you can control. I love my dad; I don’t want to miss a moment without him in my life.”
“Love Out Loud” is the first radio single on the record. Jaci states, “I think the title says it all. Many The Latin music industry quickly took notice and Sony Dis- of us talk about changing the world. I hope this cos signed her to a Latin record deal.Jaci began recording song becomes a banner for everyone who has choboth English and Spanish albums simultaneously.Her Latin sen to show God’s love through serving others.” recordings gathered some of the Latin music industry’s most prominent record producers, including Rudy Perez, Desmond Child, Emilio Estefan Jr. and Alejandro Jaen. March 18th, 2008 marks the release of “Love Out Loud,” Jaci’s 13th record and debut release on her self-owned Apostrophe Records. Jaci teamed up with longtime friend
On the moving worship song “Jesus (The Way),” Jaci sings about the unconditional love of Jesus in a prayer to him. She recalls, “A co-writer friend of mine played me this song
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Dr. Titzer says the current practice of starting to teach reading skills in school is too late and children benefit greatly from getting a much earlier start since a child basically has only one natural window for learning language -- from about birth to about age four. During this period it is easier for a child to learn any type of language including spoken, receptive, foreign and written language. The earlier the child is taught to read the better they will read and the more likely they will enjoy it. Studies prove that the earlier a child learns to read, the better they perform in school and later in life. Early readers have more self-es-
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SUPERBOWL HALFTIME - What Songs Will BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & the E STREET BAND perform?
There’ll be a People’s Poll to guess what Songs Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will perform during halftime of this years Super Bowl. To cast your vote go to http://springsteeninformationcenter.wordpress.com