HOSTED BY DR. PAMELA ROBINSON I am super excited to announce that we are featuring three authors that are friends and colleagues of mine, as well as featuring my newly released book, for our November book club choices. Ms. Lalonie Willhite, Ms. Evelyn Barnes, Mrs. Onyx King, and Dr. Pamela Robinson. The lotus flower book club takes into account the interests and concerns of all people who enjoy reading books written about and by African American people, regardless of publish

As a young woman who grew up in the foster care system, Onyx King is a is a survivor of childhood emotional, physical, spiritual, and sexual abuse. King shared that she escaped emotional pain and traumatic environments through reading, prayer, and help from culturally relevant mental health professionals. After spending an extended period of her life in Federal Prison, she was released and began to rebuild her life. King credits Revelation 12: 11, “We overcome by the blood o

Have You Always Wanted To Write A Book? It's kind of a truism that everyone has a book in them, right? We all have some kind of story to tell. But it's equally true that a lot of us have those crummy little inner voices telling us it's never gonna happen. That we're not Real Writers. That no one cares what we have to say, or that we could never write an entire book. One of the many subjects that we discussed in this episode with Ms. King, seasoned and successful writer, was h

We are pleased to announce that ProQuest Dissertation Publishing has published Dr. Pamela Robinson's dissertation - "Educating the African American Church Towards Those with Disabilities to Have an Attitudinal Change." ProQuest is a collection of many scholarly research databases that provide access to thousands of journals, magazines, newspapers, dissertations, and other publications. You can order copies of the dissertation by clicking on the link below. https://order.pro

God be Praised! On October 12th we will celebrate the one year Publication Anniversary of the book, "The Color of HOPE." Be sure to purchase your commemorative copy on Amazon or on the Emerging HOPE Ministries Website @ https://www.emerginghopefsp.org/. This intriguing manuscript was extrapolated from Dr. Pamela Robinson’s innovative dissertation, “Educating the African American Church toward those with Disabilities to Have an Attitudinal Change,” into a published book, The C

Greetings, From The Lotus Flower Book Club, www.facebook.com/groups/drplotusflower/ I hope that you are enjoying reading the book The secret lives of church ladies by The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Lives-Church.../dp/1949199738. The book challenged me to look at lives of African American church women through broader lenses. Be sure to join me for our book club discussion Thursday, October 21st at 7pm EST. Streaming live on I