How would you solve the problem of poverty? What can be done to improve our educational system, and to motivate our children to learn? How would you make homelessness non-existent? How do you fix everything that's wrong in the world? Have you thought about asking elementary school students these questions? S. Denice Newton has, and she was astonished at the answers of her young interviewees: eloquent, insightful, and in some cases, more realistic than what you'd expect even from an adult. Cubs Rising features 50 elementary school students talking about how they see the world today, and how they would solve the most important issues. Their point of view will inevitably make you smile or even laugh out loud; sometimes, you may feel like crying while reading their answers. More than anything else, you will feel compelled to think, because these young cubs, who are still rising up in the world to take their place one day, definitely see more and understand more than anyone would expect from someone their age. Clever, thoughtful, and sometimes sassy, they have a lot to say and a lot to offer while they're learning what their dreams are and how to make them happen. Meet our emerging leaders, and learn from them.
About the Author: S. Denice Newton is an inspirational speaker, author, radio host, activist, and founder of Ari'el Rising Network, a grassroots movement designed to empower women and girls around the globe to pursue their purpose and aspirations. She was born and educated in eastern North Carolina and enlisted in the U.S. Army as a communications specialist. Her military tours of duty include Germany, South Korea, Louisiana, Georgia, New Jersey, and other interesting locations. Denice studied communications at Regent University and UMUC. She later earned a certificate in radio broadcast from the American Broadcast School. As a radio host, she has interviewed such phenomenal individuals as Melba Moore, Antwon Fisher, Dr. John Carlos, Sheila Raye Charles, Joseph C. Phillips, Sheila E and the Escovedo family, Denise "Vanity" Matthews, Mildred Muhammad (wife of DC sniper John Allen Muhammad) and many others. She has authored three books, "Two Continents One Hope, Interception, and the women's empowerment book, Ari'el Rising." As a speaker, she has been described as "passionate, compelling, authoritative, and captivating." As an activist she has organized panel discussions on race relations, anti-bullying forums, and founded Generation BEFY Network (Black, Educated, Focused, Yielded) and the ROAR Network (Reach Out And Recover), in addition to Ari'el Rising. Denice has worked in public and private schools for the past twenty years in various capacities including behavior modification, technology, and as a substitute teacher. She is an ambassador with the Africa Alive Education Foundation, a group whose mission include providing food, clean water, supplies, and education services to families around South Africa and those most affected by the AIDS pandemic. Her personal motto, "change is the only force powerful enough to break the backbone of inevitability," is one that she teaches and lives by daily.