Jackson and Coos Bay librarians share book picks to build connection By Mike Green, Natalie Golay Public libraries in Southern Oregon are expanding their role beyond traditional book lending, positioning themselves as gathering spaces for conversation, events and shared experiences. Staff from Jackson County Library Services and the Coos Bay Public Library joined the Jefferson Exchange to discuss how programming and curated book recommendations are helping libraries function…
Host Cyrus Webb welcomes author L. Michelle Smith to Cyrus Webb Presents on Amazon LIVE to discuss her new book CALL AND RESPONSE (10 Leadership Lessons from the Black Church). Get your copy of CALL AND RESPONSE on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/4bLgtnn
TCU alum L. Michelle Smith explores leadership in the Black church By Daniel McCree, Staff Writer Published Feb 10, 2026 Although the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is the most well-known Black leader who emerged from the Black church, he is among a legion of Black leaders rooted in the church. L. Michelle Smith, a TCU alum and former member of the Bob Schieffer College of Communication Board of Visitors, has examined how the Black…
New book links faith-based practices to modern leadership skills. #NewsismyBusiness By Terri Schlichenmeyer Your shoes are shined. Wiped down, spiffed up, clean and looking great from head to toe. You’re wearing your finest outfit, a new hat or tie, and you’re confident that the Lord (and your fellow churchgoers) will look favorably upon you. But it doesn’t stop there. In the new book, “Call and Response: 10…
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LMS joined The Memo & Talk to Me Nice author Minda Harts for a trust-centered conversation about Call and Response on her Linkedin LIVE show, Secure the Seat.
16 Books By Black Authors We’re Excited About This Month From a raw relationship guide from one of your favorite 1990s rappers to a captivating novel rooted in the beauty of friendship, these are the picks you won’t want to put down in February. Read the article at Essence.com.
🎙 Guest: A’Lelia Bundles, Award-Winning Author & Journalist 📖 Joy Goddess: A’Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance ✨ What if you were so extraordinary—so magnetic, so dazzling—that Langston Hughes himself called you “Joy Goddess”? ✨ A’Lelia Walker wasn’t just the daughter of Madam C.J. Walker. She was the heartbeat of the Harlem Renaissance—a woman who turned salons into sanctuaries for Black brilliance, who made a space where art,…
Not to be ominous, but the writing is on the wall. Maybe you’ve seen it in the sudden restructures, the quiet budget cuts, the shifting priorities that once placed Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) leadership at the center of the corporate agenda—but now leave it on the outskirts, uncertain, fragile. Maybe you’ve felt it in the whispers of your colleagues, the ones who once stood beside you in the…