Family Safety: Sexual Predators, Date Rape, Workplace Security

My guest is an expert in self-defense and teaching personal safety to adults and children. James Lilley currently holds the rank of 8th Degree Black Belt in Shorin Ryu Karate, and was the first American promoted to the rank of Black Belt by Sensei Takeshi Miyagi. Certified defensive tactics and physical education instructor through the Maryland Police Training and Corrections Commission. Have established and taught defensive tactics programs for various police agencies, including the Howard County, Maryland Police Department, Maryland Police Corps, Howard County General Hospital Security Officers, and other Maryland agencies. Published programs through the International Association of Chief’s of Police on Fitness and Handgun Retention. 2008 Police-Writers.com Author of the Year * Novel, The Eyes of the Hunter, adopted as required reading by Johns Hopkins University in the Master of Science Degree in Intelligence Analysis Program.

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Color of Comics, Kids Comic Con Founder, Alex Simmons

Kid’s Comic Con website

Over the past 20 years Alex Simmons has written (and in some cases also created) a number of juvenile mysteries under a variety of pseudonyms for many well-known publishers. He has also penned two educational documentaries and several stage plays. One of his plays, Sherlock Holmes & the Hands of Othello, received critical praise and was published in Black Thunder: An Anthology of Contemporary African American Drama, published by Signet/Mentor Books. Simmons has written three movie novelizations for Disney and three biographies for Steck-Vaughn, including one on Denzel Washington. As a voiceover talent, Simmons can be heard on a wide range of projects from O’Henry Bars, to podcasting financial information for DeLoitte and Touche. Simmons has traveled the country as a guest speaker and teaching artist. He has developed and conducted creative writing workshops (prose, comics, journalism, and playwriting), as well as consulted on a number of creative arts programs and curricula for children. Currently, Simmons is the founder of the annual Kids Comic Con, founder and curator of the Color of Comics Exhibition, and serving on the board of the New York State Alliance for Arts and Education. He is affiliated with the Museum of Comic & Cartoon Art, and is also a member of the New York Writer’s Workshop.

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Kids in the Kitchen w/Travel Writer & Cookbook Author, Jennifer Evans Gardner

Kids in the Kitchen w/Travel Writer & Cookbook Author, Jennifer Evans Gardner

Jennifer Evans Gardner is a food and travel writer, cookbook author, and the owner of Little Feet In The Kitchen, a Los Angeles based children’s cooking school. Previously a film and television writer/producer, she has written for WB Animation, Walt Disney Television Animation, MTV, Tribune Entertainment, Lifetime II and Fox. She wrote and edited for Vicki Iovine’s popular parenting website Girlfriendsguide.com, as well as Weddingchannel.com. She is the author of “Barefoot in the Kitchen – The Pregnancy Survival Cookbook” (Lyons Press), co-author of “Bitchin’ in the Kitchen – The PMS Survival Cookbook” (Kensington Press), and “A Cookbook For Adventurous Young Chefs.”

Jennifer has served as a producer for Walt Disney Television Animation, and has just completed her first children’s book. She has been Editor-In-Chief for NBC’s Today Show travel guru Peter Greenberg, contributing editor for ePregnancy Magazine, and a freelance writer for Eating Magazine, Santa Barbara Magazine and The Studio City Sun, among other publications.

GIVEAWAY ALERT: Jennifer will be giving away a WEEK OF SUMMER COOKING CAMP!

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The Sexualization of Our Young Girls

The Sexualization of Our Young Girls

Recently, I read article online about little girls receiving pedicures as young as six years old. Mattel is due to release the new Black Canary Barbie, a.k.a. Hooker Barbie in September. And the Mommy blogger sites lit up with commentary on this subject of the Sexualization of Our Young Girls. Most of them crying “Enough is enough!” What are we teaching our girls? What is the key to positive healthy body image and self-esteem for girls and teens? What’s your opinion?

My Special guests: Elizabeth Atkins, Anthony Reeves, Esq. and Christine Lowe-Woolard joined me on The Recipe Box and shared their thoughts. I was entertaining and insightful. You can listen to the program @ The Recipe Box hosted by Barbara Howard
and be sure to leave your comments.

Elizabeth Atkins has appeared on Montell Williams and Oprah. She is a journalist, best selling author and was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. She is an expert speaker on the topic of multi-racial identity. http://www.elizabethatkins.com/

Christine Lowe-Woolard is a Yale grad, educator, entrepreneur, homeschooler, and prolific blogger. http://www.neosoulmama.info/, http://www.neosoulessentials.com/

Anthony Reeves, Esq is a mentor, motivational speaker, martial artist, talk show host, an active member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and a member of the Florida State Bar. http://www.reevesfirm.com/, http://www.anthonyreeves.com/