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Join The Atlanta Press Club & Grammy-Winning Hip-Hop Artist and Author Lecrae for a Discussion About His Latest Book, ‘I Am Restored’

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Join The Atlanta Press Club on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 2 p.m. EDT for a discussion in an online webinar with Grammy winner and platinum-selling hip-hop artist, Lecrae. The Atlanta-based rapper, entrepreneur, philanthropist and author discusses his new book, I Am Restored: How I Lost My Religion But Found My Faith. The conversation moderator is Atlanta journalist Christina Lee, whose writing has appeared in Billboard, The Washington Post, Pitchfork, Complex and other publications. Special guests to be announced!

Below is more information about the book:

Two-time GRAMMY winning hip-hop artist and bestselling author Lecrae had inspired millions with his redemptive and gut-honest art. But when his personal life spun into chaos, he was forced to face the buried impact of the unhealed wounds—sexual abuse, physical trauma, addiction, and depression—that threatened to tear it all apart. Along the way, he realized the wounds we all carry have the potential to be unlikely guides to healing and freedom for ourselves, and others.

With vulnerable honesty and transformational yet simple steps you can apply today, Lecrae shares the personal practices he uses in his daily life for mental, emotional, and spiritual health. With powerful prose, he gives an unflinching look at the personal and public spaces that sadly hurt us so often—culture, politics, family, church, personal failure—and reminds us that learning to let go and forgive is the birthplace for the life of creativity and freedom God has for us.

I Am Restored is an inspiring charge to embrace the lasting healing and restoration available now, and that we all desperately long for, because no matter what you’ve experienced, God is near, He hears, and He’s not done with you yet.

Pre-order here.

Visit acappellabooks.com for local delivery.

To register for the discussion, click HERE.

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Chadwick Boseman’s Brothers Share About Their Brother, Reveal Final Prayer For Him…

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The more I hear about Chadwick Boseman, star of Black Panther who died at 43 years old on Aug. 28 from colon cancer, the more I’m impressed by how he lived his life including his faith. Recently, his brothers were interviewed by The New York Times. The Grio shared a few snippets from the interview.

  • Boseman, who hailed from Anderson, S.C, was raised in the church along with his brothers by his parents Leroy and Carolyn in a large, God-fearing, close-knit family. He was always interested in the arts. Kevin was a dancer for Alvin Alley and other dance troupes, inspiring his younger brother who eventually started to pursue theater. Chadwick was initially interested in writing and directing but it was his Howard University professors that encouraged him to act.
  • “Chad was gifted,” said his brother, Pastor Derrick Boseman, 54, who said when his youngest sibling was a child, he could sit and draw anyone. “He’s probably the most gifted person I’ve ever met.”
  • Pastor Bosman was praying with his brother in his final days. Chadwick never publicly revealed he was sick, just continued on with his career while keeping up a pace that would have challenged someone 100% healthy. His brother said he was praying for Chad to get better until he said something that changed his focus. “Man, I’m in the fourth quarter, and I need you to get me out of the game,” Chadwick told his oldest brother. “When he told me that, I changed my prayer from, ‘God heal him, God save him,’ to ‘God, let your will be done,’” said Pastor Boseman. “And the next day he passed away.”

Wow, that took a lot of courage and faith on Pastor Boseman’s part to change his prayer that way…What say you?

Below is an Instagram post from his brother Kevin Boseman…

 

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Thank You, God. Thank you, Brother. Thank you, Family. Thank you, all. Thank you.

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Yvonne Orji of ‘Insecure’ To Release Her First HBO Comedy Special’ Momma, I Made It’ on Saturday, June 6!

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Insecure‘s Yvonne Orji gets a packed Howard Theatre rolling with laughter as she brings her razor-sharp wit and confidence to the stage in her first HBO comedy special Momma, I Made It. Both celebrating and poking fun at her strict, formative Nigerian-American upbringing, Yvonne speaks to her unique journey from pre-med to comedy.

Below is the HIGHlarious trailer!

The comedy special will be available on HBO Go and and HBO Now on Saturday, June 6 at 7 p.m. and at 10 p.m. on HBO.

Additionally, the comedy special will be on HBO according to the schedule below:

  • Sun, Jun 07 10:50 am PT HBO COMEDY
  • Sun, Jun 07 1:40 pm PT HBO COMEDY
  • Sun, Jun 07 4:40 pm PT HBO COMEDY
  • Sun, Jun 07 7:50 pm PT HBO COMEDY
  • Tue, Jun 09 3:40 am PT HBO2
  • Tue, Jun 09 9:00 pm PT HBO2
  • Sun, Jun 14 11:30 am PT HBO2
  • Tue, Jun 16 11:05 pm PT HBO2
  • Fri, Jun 19 6:50 pm PT HBO2
  • Sun, Jun 21 7:15 am PT HBO2
  • Thu, Jun 25 9:40 pm PT HBO2

And as you may or may not know, I had the pleasure of interview Yvonne before! Check out that interview HERE.

Any thoughts?