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Spicy Cajun Cookbook Pt. 1  Straight Outta Natchitoches, Louisiana! Hello Dearies, I have a treat for you! Welcome to the first installment of the HDB Interactive Interview, where I connect with authors and have interactive and action-packed interviews via Zoom. In this time of social-distancing, we have to continue to adapt. Here at HDB, we are doing just that and having an absolute ball.  Author Spicy Cajun Our first guest at bat is Ms. Nisee Young, aka Spicy Cajun, and let me tell you, she lives up to her pen name in every way. Spicy is a dynamic personality! In her life she wears many hats; mother, grandmother, veteran, poet, artist, and advocate. But in this episode, we are focusing on her hat as a family chef, passing down her love for family, culture and food in her cookbook: Spicy Cajun, Sharing My Blessings of Cajun & Creole Dishes.  In this episode we will be sharing stories about life, dropping tidbits of wisdom, and cooking up 3 dishes from the S

MAKE YOUR BED – LITTLE THINGS THAT CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE…AND MAYBE THE WORLD  By: Admiral William H. McRaven  (U.S. Navy Retired) Quoted from Make Your Bed...Ch. 1 - Start Your Day with a Task Completed, p. 9 “Nothing can replace the strength and comfort of one’s faith, but sometimes the simple act of making your bed can give you the lift you need to start your day and provide you the satisfaction to end it right.” Admiral McRaven and President Barack Obama, www.usatoday.com 1.) What was the book about? This is a self-help, encouraging, pull yourself up by your bootstraps kind of book that is also compassionate. Told by the author using stories of his training as a SEAL recruit, juxtaposed with stories of his time in command and how he dealt with different scenarios. Those who do not know of the author, his military prowess, and significant historic missions - most notably leading the SEAL team that took down the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein - will be pleasantly taken in by

The Daughters Of Campaign By: Girl Trek “I'm Wonderful! Just keep - the f*ck - saying it!”   ~Nikki Giovanni Hey Dearies, Whew chile the #GirlTrek #DaughtersOf campaign is in full swing and I'm an episode behind. Today I watched the first installment with Angela Davis & Nikki Giovanni and all I could do was throw up my hands to sweet baby Jesus. Auntie Nikki was on a roll 🙆🏽‍♀️ and Auntie Angela still has that 🔥. I also found it very endearing how excited Morgan and Vanessa were to be talking to their Shero's! Their excitement was palpable and made me just as giddy as they were. 😂 𝐖𝐡𝐨: #GirkTrek is a health and radical-care movement created by Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Garrison for black women and children, check out their powerful TED Talks. 📷 Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Garrison, founders of Girl Trek 📌 The trauma of systematic racism is killing black women 📌 The most powerful woman you've never heard of 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭: The #Daughters

The Mother of Black Hollywood, A Memoir  By: Jenifer Lewis Quoted from The Mother of Black Hollywood, A Memoir Ch.15 - On The Back of a Two-Humped Camel (Ref: 2015 Webster University Commencement Speech ) My speech brought to mind the words of the love of my life, Miguel, when he’d said, “Yennifer, joo have thees great ability to get zee attenshoon of zee people, but den, joo say no-thing.” 1.) What was the book about? Jenifer Lewis at the 21st Annual Critics Choice Award The Mother of Black Hollywood, A Memoir, is a personal tell-all from Jenifer Lewis, a self-proclaimed Diva who has lived up to the moniker apparently her whole life. From her earliest beginnings as the youngest of seven children in Kinloch, MO – to her extensive show business career in theater, television and movies. Her larger than life personality was the catalyst for securing theatrical roles along-side some of the stages most prolific performers such as Gregory Hines, Loretta Divine, and Sh

YEAR OF YES: HOW TO DANCE IT OUT, STAND IN THE SUN AND BE YOUR OWN PERSON  By: Shonda Rhimes Quoted from Year of Yes… Ch. 1 “That’s when she says it. The six words.   Mutters them. Almost under her breath.   As she finishes chopping the onions.   Six startling words.  You Never Say Yes to Anything.” Shonda Rhimes on the Jimmy Kimmel Show https//pmcvariety.files.wordpress.com 1.) What was the book about? The Year of Yes is a detailed, albeit entertaining account of the year acclaimed writer and producer Shonda Rhimes embarked on a life changing shift on her outlook on life. It all started on Thanksgiving Day 2013 as she and her sister Delorse prepared dinner, it was their turn to handle the turkey day feast. As they discussed yet another event Shonda intended to decline to attend, Delorse absently muttered, “you never say yes to anything.” With that ‘grenade’ thrown into the room, Shonda was set into a mental spiral forcing her to self-evaluate her ways as a self-