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The History of Black History Month

February 6, 2022 by Chandra Splond

According to Wikipedia, the precursor to Black History Month was created in 1926 in the United States, when historian Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History announced the second week of February to be Negro History Week.

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45 Productions Week of 02062022

February 6, 2022 by Greg Splond

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The Elephant In the Room – Family Matters Pt.1 | Rev. Andra D. Sparks | Feb 6, 2022

February 6, 2022 by Greg Splond

Are you familiar with the phrase, “the elephant in the room”? Imagine some people in a room, with an elephant in the middle of the room, but no one wants to recognize that the elephant is there. The people in the room talk about a lot of things, but no one ever speaks of the elephant.

The elephant in the family room is a good picture of family secrets. Family secrets are not things that no one knows about; the family knows, and often others do too. But no one talks about them or even admits to them, especially outside the family.

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45 Productions Week of 01302022

January 30, 2022 by Greg Splond

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Being An Influencer For Christ (Chameleon Series Pt. 4) | Rev. Andra D. Sparks | Jan 30, 2022

January 30, 2022 by Greg Splond

Social media influencers are people who have large audiences of followers on their social media accounts, and they leverage this to influence or persuade this following to buy certain products or services.
What qualifies someone as an influencer? According to the Cambridge Dictionary, an influencer is a “person or group that has the ability to influence the behavior or opinion of others.”
Oscar Wilde said, “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness.” Which you have probably heard before when someone says something like, imitation is the highest form of admiration.
The Bible was ahead of the curve. It was talking about the significance of influencing others thousands of years before companies paid internet personalities to sell for them. But instead of being concerned with selling a product, the Bible wanted us to understand that people were watching us and would follow our behavior

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