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City sets holiday schedule for recycle and trash pick-up
In celebration of the Thanksgiving Holiday, there will be a change in solid waste collection services that will affect all Thursday customers... MORE
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African Children's Choir Performances This WEEKEND! ADDITIONAL VENUE!
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COST: Donations appreciated.
IF YOU GO (And You'll HATE if you MISS it!): (TWO PERFORMANCES) WHEN: Sunday, November 20, 2016 First Baptist Church Time: 10:30 am. Address: 543 Ockley Dr. Venue phone: (318) 865-8414 Sunday, November 20, 2016 Rose Park Baptist Church Time: 05:30 pm. Address: 5560 Buncombe Rd. Venue phone: (318) 687-8272 |
DEVELOPING NEWS: Dr. Artis Cash Has Passed
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Dr. Artis Cash, Late-Pastor & Founder of Shreveport Christian Church, is recognized as one of the most active representatives of working men and women in the State of Louisiana and the surrounding Ark-La-Tex area, always willing and able to take on the many challenges in government, justice, and fair treatment. Judeo-Christian values and a no-nonsense approach were hallmarks of his person.
Recognized from the Governor’s office to the Mayor’s office, to the City Council, and the hospitals, streets, and homes of those in need of help, Dr. Artis Cash worked diligently to bring about positive change in the lives of the everyday men and women. |
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Mayor Tyler names finalists for Police Chief
COMING TO SHREVEPORT! 11/20/16!
African Children’s Choir is Ministry, Growth, Healing and Hope
Grade-school Ambassadors Spread Joy, Escape Strife in Shreveport, World
by Marcinho Savant, Staff Writer
Childhood is hard. Especially when you are disadvantaged. Often with no prospects for a brighter future. Thanks to a Canadian Christian organization, Music for Life, African children tour the world, over ten demanding months per year--- for the most eye-opening experience of their young lives. They enlighten audiences, enmeshing them in their musical offerings. African smiles.
Music for Life also has offices in Bellingham, Washington, and in Langley, British Columbia. Their stirring, heartwarming, brand of song sharing arrives in Shreveport on November 20th, 2016.
These children are sent off away from home, with their family’s reluctant, fearful, blessings, and their gratitude. Their children get the chance of a lifetime which would likely never have come to them. An immediate, and indelible, benefit of the choir’s existence is that the members--- while spreading music from city to hamlet--- get to see a lifestyle, career opportunities, and a future they never even knew existed. Their parents recognize this rare exposure and, begrudgingly, or eagerly, send their children away into the wider world. Savvy, global, concert artists, the children are between the ages of eight and 12.
These mini-musicians serve audiences a cultural Smörgåsbord of exchange. They lovingly share a glimpse into what African children are really like. They share their pride of identity, and of their formidable achievements--- before they even make it to high school age... MORE
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