tied together

We must all learn to live together as brothers and sisters, or we will all perish together as fools.  We are tied together in the single garment of destiny, caught in an inescapable network of mutuality.  Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly.  For some strange reason, I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be.  This is the way God's universe is made; this is the way it is structured.  

-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 

stories of empowerment

My friend Alizae and I got a tour yesterday of KBBG radio station in Waterloo.  Mrs. Lou Porter showed us around, and we ended our time by watching Lou's  8 year old great-granddaughter, Zoe, and a friend, Kenzie, read books for a pre-recorded taping of Zoe's Book Club which airs every Saturday at 11 a.m.

Since she's been six years old, Zoe has gathered young friends and good books and has shared good literature and her passion for reading to a listening audience.

Yesterday, we listened as Zoe read White Water

 by Michael S. Bandy, Eric Stein and Shadra Strickland (Aug 23, 2011) 

She also read Young Rosa Parks while Kenzie read the first chapter of a chapter book when it was her turn.  

I loved watching these young girls confidently speak into the microphone in the studio.  I loved listening to Mrs. Porter speak of Zoe and her younger sister's competencies around the technical aspects at the station.  I was impressed to hear about the empowerment of many young people through their involvement at KBBG over the years.  

If you want to listen to Zoe read her stories, tune into FM 88.1 KBBG every Saturday at 11 a.m. CST.  

Click here to check out KBBG on-line.