CC Minton Promotes Healthy Eating in Young People with Daddy’s Greek Potato Pie

CC Minton Promotes Healthy Eating in Young People with Daddy’s Greek Potato Pie Fresh off her Whole Foods NYC Book Tour, CC Minton sits down with me to talk about her latest children’s book, Daddy’s Greek Potato, illustrated by Elana Lemon. Patricia Rogers: Tell me a little bit about yourself CC Minton: I am originally from Washington, DC and have lived in the New York area for a number of years.…

A Poetic Collaboration of 100 Year Old House Participants

Last year, First UU Church of Essex, home of the HUUB space, celebrated their 125th anniversary with a 100 Year House Conference, which also highlighted the many homes in Orange that are over 1o0 years old. Bette Bland, who is always on hand to provide poetry and self-expression activities, led a collaborative effort that afternoon, and this is the result: A Poetic Collaboration of 100 Year Old…

#DazeSummit Media Coverage by @ValleyGirl_NJ in #NYC April 7-10th

  Daze Summit is a week-long taking place on the John Jay campus in New York City. All panels are $10 and the HTH Stage is $10 admission. A 7 Day Summit filled with over 40 events to attend including Music Showcases, Panel Discussions, Workshops, and Networking Mixers. DazeSummit is a fundraiser to help provide scholarships for high school juniors and seniors seeking to attend college. Through a…

Time, by Taiwo Odunowo

Taiwo, 17  Poetry Contributor Time It’s about that time; the moon has reached its apex. Light is nowhere to be found. All you can see is darkness, as the shadow of our fear traumatizes us, and piece by piece, it tears away our mortality. It mocks us, laughs at us as it sits up high and mighty. Its might is superb, and indeed uncontrollable. By the time we have been devoured and consumed by it;…

Your Rights + Your Home: Community Voices on the Mortgage Foreclosure Crisis

Your Rights + Your Home: Community Voices on the Mortgage Foreclosure Crisis Fighting for a 2017 Foreclosure Moratorium in New Jersey Friday, March 24, 2017, from 6-9p.m. 35 Cleveland Street Orange, NJ 07050 Are you having trouble paying your mortgage? You aren’t the only one. New Jersey leads the nation in foreclosure rates and Essex county leads the state. We all feel the pain of foreclosures…

App of Moment: Whisper

APP OF THE MOMENT: WHISPER People love to express themselves, I mean look at your facebook feed. There are even times when I’m shocked when someone approaches me about something I tweeted. For some reason, it can feel so private. But um, yeah, when you put something out there, the world can see! Even if you delete, one can potentially read it. Even if you delete, people can snapshot and nothing…

Amplifying Youth Voices – How your organization can be a part of cultivating youth in Orange, New Jersey

Amplifying Youth Voices – How your organization can be a part of cultivating youth in Orange, New Jersey Are you a member or know someone involved in organizations in the city of Orange that would like to get involved in our efforts to cultivate the youth of Orange? Well, we want to be able to provide volunteer opportunities, and community service hours in the various initiatives happening their…

#DazeSummit – My Website, My Writing Panel

#DazeSummit On April 9th, I have the pleasure of sitting on a panel for Daze Summit. This spring a group of creative doers like myself are hosting a summit for young professional, including a show, two panels on blogging and podcasts and a Who Did You Meet? networking event. It is going to be pretty dope! Find out more information here. My Website, My Writing Panel For me, this is a great…