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At Evangelist Shannon Neal Ministries, they are committed to serving God and your needs of you and those of your family. Using universal principles of spirituality, they offer practical tools for leading a joyous, abundant, and peaceful life. Wherever you may be on your spiritual path, at E.S.N. Ministries you will find a strong supportive structure with a wealth of opportunities for spiritual growth. Now they are moving on towards Conference May 2016. They aspire to strengthen your confidence and joy in Jesus Christ - at every point in your life. They also encourage personal and spiritual growth through prayer, Bible studies, conference, retreats, community picnics, and group hands-on activities.  Spread Love. Visit them at: www.ESNMinistries.com/ Join them in their Ripple of United  and Worship.

Author Shaunta Kenerly didn’t let his past create his path. He has emerged from the hardships that led him to prison to become a family man and a successful businessman on a mission.  From behind bars he turned his test into a testimony to become an entrepreneur. Now, as he turns his lemons into lemonade, he will be making major moves in 2016, especially with his book being made into a movie. If you ever thought jail could stop you from becoming successful, think again! Listen in or call in to learn more about this man’s story! Tune in to learn Testimony! Visit Saunta on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/shaunta.kenerly

Welcome to our first show for 2016. We will resume next week at our regular day and time next week: Wednesdays at 8:00 pm Eastern. Join us tonight as we share with you our:  Shout-Outs and Thank Yous   Calendar of Observances, and/or event(s)  Get to Know Your Hosts  Highlights Awards of Past Shows  Outlooks for 2016  Our ever-expanding markets with regular callers, followers, and listeners.  Shout-Outs and Thank You  Get to Know Your Hosts (Lady T and Mr. E) Highlights Awards for past shows: Who received the Best Award?  Who received the Eye-opening Award?  Who received the Most Listeners Award?  

"A trans woman (sometimes trans-woman or transwoman) is a transgender person who was assigned male at birth but whose gender identity is that of a woman. The label of transgender woman is not always interchangeable with that of transsexual woman, although the two labels are often used in this way. Transgender is an umbrella term that includes different types of gender variant people (including transsexual people)." from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans_woman The life of a trans woman creates a diva. Or does it? And just what is a "diva"? Let's look at some examples: According to Wikipedia, "Diva can also refer to a woman with a reputation for being temperamental or difficult to please. In show business, having a 'diva attitude' implies someone who is self-important or hard to work with." According to UrbanDictionary.com, "A diva is a female performer, usually an opera singer, who is extremely talented but very imperious and tempermental. But the distinguishing factor is that her talent permits somewhat uncouth behavior. A diva is not necessarily difficult to work with, she is just very professional and and has a low tolerance for incompetence. A diva is NOT just some no-talent pop singer who thinks everyone should acquiesce to her every whim, or even worse, some woman who is necessarily rude, mean, bitchy, and often stupid just because she "knows what she wants" and revels in being high maintenance. These woman do not deserve the title of diva, because they have no redeeming talent or quality. They are simply loud and obnoxious bitches. True divas should be treated with respect for their enormous talent and strong will."  Which one are you?

Child support was created as a means for the care and support of children single parents. Many parents have issues with the system, with the absent parent, and even the way society views this plaguing issue. Many may struggle with either paying child support or acting indifferently because they consider it unjustified.  To make matter worst, Section 228 of Title 18, United States Code, makes it illegal for an individual to willfully fail to pay child support in certain circumstances. Accordingly, an individual is subject to federal prosecution if he or she willfully fails to pay child support that has been ordered by a court for a child who lives in another state, or if the payment is past due for longer than 1 year or exceeds the amount of $5,000. A violation of this law is a criminal misdemeanor, and convicted offender face fines and up to 6 months in prison (See 18 U.S.C. § 228 (a) (1)). If, under the same circumstances, the child support payment is overdue for longer than 2 years, or the amount exceeds $10,000, the violation is a criminal felony, and convicted offenders face fines and up to 2 years in prison (See 18 U.S.C.§ 228(a)(3)). Lastly, this statute prohibits individuals obligated to pay child support from crossing state lines or fleeing the country with the intent to avoid paying child support that has either been past due for more than 1 year or exceeds $5,000. (See 18 U.S.C. § 228(a)(2)). Any individual convicted of this crime may face up to 2 years in prison. Notably, other than in the specific circumstances aforementioned, child support enforcement issues are handled by state and local authorities, and not by the federal government. Furthermore, all child support enforcement matters must be addressed at the local or state level before concerns can be raised at the federal level.

“Sleep deprivation during military deployment is archaic, harmful and institutionally unavoidable. It may aggravate, and even cause, PTSD in veterans returning from combat. Why’s it taking so long for military brass to take action?” – Peter S. Green, journalist Award-winning journalist Peter S. Green investigated sleep deprivation during military deployment and how “circadian scarring” among our troops may aggravate, and even cause, PTSD in veterans returning from combat. Green asks, “Why is it taking so long for military brass to take action?” During today’s show our guest, Miguel Reece, Retired US Air Force Major and former VA civil servant, will address this and other related issues that are adversely affecting our servicemen and servicewomen while on and returning from deployment. A case study: U.S. Army Corporal Sean Bedingfield Through the long summer of 2008, U.S. Army Corporal Sean Bedingfield led a fire team at a dust-choked combat operations post in the craggy terrain of Kunar province in northeastern Afghanistan. His platoon was five men short of its full 32-person complement, and would catch incoming fire several times a day from Taliban insurgents in the surrounding hills. Full-day patrols sent Bedingfield and his squad 3,000 feet or more up into the mountains, and another 3,000 feet back down to their camp. At night, they stood watch to ward off insurgents. Often, they’d double-staff the watchtowers to ensure no one fell asleep. “If one guy dozed, the other’s job was to slap him around to wake him up,” Bedingfield said. This special report is available for free as a download as a PDF or an ebook on the iTunes store.  (Click here: http://j.mp/1kINjI8.)

Notice! Because the clocks were turn back last weekend (Oct. 31/Nov. 1), our local time Atlantic Standard Time (AST) has been converted to 9:00 pm while the show's time remains at 8:00 pm EST. Do couples struggle with finding help when their marriage or relationship is on the rocks?? Let's find out in Wednesday night's panel discussion. Relationships and marriages are beautiful things, but sometimes they can prove to be difficult to maintain. Have you been caught in that trap? How did you survive it? What advice or tips would you like to share? Call in at 657-383-1766! We would love to hear from you! Join the interaction with our panel discussion. We'll have a live relationship therapist on hand to answer your juicy, steamy, or bone-dry questions. Remimber now, the show will start at 8;00 pm EST, as usual; however, here are the time conversions for your time zone: 9:00 pm AST; 8:00 pm EST; 7:00 pm CST; 6:00 pm MST; and 5:00 pm PST.

Did a member of your family commit suicide? If so, was it done in front of you and/or your relatives? How were you and/or your relatives affected by the suicide of a loved one? Be here to call in your questions or share your comments. Call  (657) 383-1766. Note: To protect the identity of our guests, their names and pictures will NOT be used with the exception of Shawna. The five stages of normal grief that were first proposed by Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross* in her 1969 book On Death and Dying are: denial,  anger,  bargaining,  depression, and  acceptance. They are a part of the framework that makes up our learning to live with the one we lost.They are tools to help us frame and identify what we may be feeling. But they are not stops on some linear timeline in grief. Not everyone goes through all of them or in a prescribed order. Our hope is that with these stages comes the knowledge of grief ‘s terrain, making us better equipped to cope with life and loss. At times, people in grief will often report more stages. Just remember your grief is an unique as you are. * Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross earned a place as the best-loved and most-respected authority on the subjects of death and dying. Through her many books, and her years working with terminally ill children, AIDS patients, and the elderly,Dr. Kubler-Ross brought comfort and understanding to millions coping with their own deaths or the death of a loved one. Her books have been translated into 27 languages. She passed away in 2004 at the age of 78. Before her death, she and David Kessler completed work on their second collaboration, On Grief and Grieving.

A panel discussion: Marriage is a beautiful thing, especially in the black community when we don't often see it.  What are the thoughts and opinions of the newly weds as they are joined as the marital couple? Will they, can they beat the stigma of love and lack of marriage in the black community? If you marry a monkey for his wealth, the money goes and the monkey remains as is. ~ Egyptian proverb  A happy man marries the girl he loves, but a happier man loves the girl he marries. ~ African proverb  Having beauty doesn’t mean understanding the perseverance of marriage. ~ African proverb  Marriage is like a groundnut; you have to crack it to see what is inside. ~ Ghanaian proverb  If you are ugly you must either learn to dance or make love. ~ Zimbabwean proverp  To love the king is not bad, but a king who loves you is better. ~ Wolof proverb  Pretend you are dead and you will see who really loves you. ~ African proverb  Never marry a woman who has bigger feet than you. ~ Mozambique proverb  It’s much easier to fall in love than to stay in love. ~ African proverb  He who loves the vase loves also what is inside. ~ African proverb  Where there is love there is no darkness. ~Burundian proverb  Love has to be shown by deeds not words. ~ Swahili proverb  Coffee and love taste best when hot. ~ Ethiopian proverb  Love never gets lost it’s only kept. ~ African proverb

A Domestic Violence survivor turns her test into a testimony, and is willing and ready to share her story. Domestic violence and toxic relationships are extremely widespread and can escalate at any moment without warning to be harmful and even fatal. Often times victims hide behind the shame, or guilt, and want to keep the kids in a two-parent household. Are you a victim? Call in tonite to meet and greet our guest, a brave domestic violence survivor, Diona. That's 8:00 p. m. Eastern tonite!

Today, in this special presentation, survivors of domestic violence on St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands gather at the Family Resource Center to bring awareness to the issues and to offer encouragement to others. Their names have been changed and their pictures have been withheld to protect their identity. The guide is intended to raise awareness among victims and survivors of domestic violence about the laws that protect them. Attorney General Schneiderman’s user-friendly purple pamphlet, the awareness campaign’s theme color, highlights some of the legal protections and services available to victims of domestic violence -- particularly in the areas of housing and employment – under New York law and the 1994 federal Violence Against Women Act, a major milestone in our nation’s efforts to prevent violence against women and other victims of domestic violence.New York State's Attorney General Eric T. Schneidermani issues “Victims Of Domestic Violence: Know Your Rights!” Brochure And Support, Domestic Violence Awareness Month Begins. A. G. Schneiderman issued Victims of Domestic Violence: Know Your Rights!” brochure.  Click on link above to download your free brochure. If you reside in and around the Virgin Islands, contact the Family Resource Center at: www.famresourcecenters.wix.com/FamilyResourceCenter  To learn more another survivor who turned her lemons into lemonade, visit Chatiela Underwood's site: www.AuthorChatielaUnderwood.com/

8:00 pm EST; 7:00 pm CST; 6:00 pm MST; and 5:00 pm PST Tamika Moseley grew up in Shreveport, Louisiana. At 18 she joined the US Army Reserve. She received a BS degree in Human Relations & Business from Amberton University in Garland, Texas.Tamika's purpose in life is to be of service to others. Because her son has sickle cell disease, she has a huge passion to help others in this fight. She wants to share her amazing story with other parents and all who suffer from this disease. Tamika's current focus is teaming up with Dr. Charlie Ware and aiding the sickle cell battle in Africa, where the disease is so prominent. Their main goal is to provide education, guidance, & useful information on the importance of natural herbs & how they can help sustain our health while living with sickle cell disease. Dr. Ware specializes in Natural Pain Management & Functional Medicine. An author, international lecturer, & President/CEO of Healing Blends Global, Dr. Ware's rooted his research projectsin finding solutions to chronic diseases that plague our society. Dr. Ware has lectured & researched for treatments for Sickle Cell Disease for many years. Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disease that's caused by an abnormal hemoglobin which causes the blood to take on a crescent or "sickled" shape. The sickled red blood cells are fragile and prone to rupture. Once the cells become sickled, it's difficult for them to pass through the vessels and they become stuck. Once this happens, one can face chronic pain, organ or tissue damage, strokes, even death. Comprehensive Alternative Medical Care for Adults and Children 2632 Hollywood Blvd, Suite 300 Hollywood, FL 33020 Telephone: 954-458-5999 www.DrCharlieWare.com/

Educated Black Men Will Be Discussing Their Views And Opinions On Why Black Lives Matter.... This Is An Movement That We Cannot Contiune To Ignore.  The Panel Will Put Their Heads Together In Efforts To See How We As A Culture Can Combat Such Issues, Rise Above, and Come Together As A CommunityTo Get Through These Trying Times And Prevelent Issues. Black Lives Matter is an activist movement in the United States that began in the wake of the July 2013 acquittal of George Zimmerman in the Florida shooting death of African-American teen Trayvon Martin. The Black Lives Matter movement campaigns against what it callspolice brutality in the United States against African-Americans. The group received fresh impetus from the 2014 deaths of two unarmed African Americans, teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri and 43-year-old Eric Garner in New York City; in both cases the grand jury did not indict the officers and no charges were brought. Several unarmed African Americans who died at the hands of law enforcement have had their deaths protested by the movement, including Tamir Rice, Eric Harris, Walter Scott, and Freddie Gray (whose death sparked the 2015 Baltimore protests). Several media organizations have referred to it as "a new civil rights movement". Call In this Evening To Be Apart Of the Movement at (657) 383-1766.  

Successful Black female college graduates with Masters' degree willing to share their experiences in becoming role models. You're encouraged to call in, speak with them, and/or share your testimony. Call the studio line at (657) 383-1766. This invitation is open to both males and females.

Jeryl F. Hodge is a native of Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. She grew up in Saint Thomas with her parents and in Tortola with her grandparents and aunts. Jeryl F. Hodge is a graduate of Charlotte Amalie High School. She now lives in Port St. Lucie, Florida. She had worked at Vitelco, which is now Innovative Telephone Company, for 38 years. She is best recognized for singing locally in the eleven-o’clock choir at Christ Church Methodist. She is the wife of Irvine Hodge Sr. and a mother of two children, Irvine Jr. and Devin. Jeryl takes a great deal of pride in recognizing the role of her late parents, Esmie and Charles Frazer, during the course of her life. In 2011, Jeryl was diagnosed with breast cancer when she was 57 years old. She learned to manage her therapy throughout her life. Jeryl F. Hodge now loves to read, write, and collect information on the early history of the US Virgin Islands and British Virgin Islands. Her interest in the final was to write a book about her family history as it was in her homeland. Jeryl’s book, Save the Pages, is of special value to her for a personal reason. She and her mother had a good relationship when her mother died at age 59. Although Jeryl thought about how much she valued her mother, she wanted to write about their lives. She believes some of the stories might help resolve old conflicts and promote understanding among family members.   Another reason for writing this book is that her mother told her about her experiences growing up in Tortola, British Virgin Islands, and was not able to publish them. Jeryl recalled wonderful, often-forgotten experiences and have written them on paper since she retired. Visit Jeryl at: http://www.savethepages.com/