Sometimes the smallest thing can cross your mind: a person, place, event, situation, a memory, a moment in time.
When that happens it usually provides inspiration, encouragement, enlightenment, education, or entertainment. A moment to think, laugh, or say, “I’ve been there. What a moment.”
We also talk to plants, and they talk to us, only if we take the time to really look and listen. You will see photographs of plants to plant thoughts that can nurture your spirit and open your eyes to the beauty of nature and life.
A Monica Moment With A Planted Thought has it all. In her debut novel, Monica Kaufman Pearson, journalist, news anchor, and the first female and minority to anchor the evening news in Atlanta, shares a wealth of wisdom and knowledge.
During her time as a news anchor, reporter and host of a personality interview show, Monica received over 33 Southern Regional and local Emmy awards. She was honored by the U.S. House of Representatives at her retirement by the joint delegation from Georgia.
Monica became the first African American to become the chairperson of the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta. She was also inducted into the National Association of Black Journalist Hall of Fame.
As you read A Monica Moment With A Planted Thought, be prepared to relax and enjoy nature and life.
All profits from the sale of this book will be donated to the Ivy Community Foundation in Atlanta, GA for scholarships and community programs. Visit Ivycommunityfoundationga.org.
Monica was inducted into the National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame, the University of Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame, the Georgia Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame, the Atlanta Press Club Hall of Fame and the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. In 2016, she was inducted into Georgia Trend’s Most Influential Hall of Fame. In 2019, she was inducted into the Trumpet Foundation International Civil Rights Walk of Fame, located outside the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta and was named the 2019 Woman of Purpose by Women United of the Greater Atlanta United Way. The Jeanette Rankin Foundation named her their Shining Star for 2019. In 2021, she was inducted into the National Black Radio Hall of Fame.
She is a Lifetime Trustee of Meals on Wheels Atlanta. In May of 2015, she chaired the Go Red for Women Luncheon of the America Heart Association and has served on the Executive Leadership Council and on the American Heart Association National Communications and Marketing Committee. She is also the first non-medical person to serve on the board of Americas-Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association Foundation, (AHPBAF.)
Monica was the first African American and second woman to serve as Chairperson of the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta. She also was the first woman to serve as President of the Atlanta Tipoff Club, which first presented the Naismith Awards to outstanding basketball players on the high school and collegiate level, locally and nationally. From 2005-2021, she served on the Board of Jurors for the prestigious George Foster Peabody Awards at the University of Georgia and will chair the Board of Jurors in 2022, the first African American woman to hold that position. She is a 2016 University of Georgia Grady Fellow. The Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication awarded Monica the John Holliman Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020. Monica also has received an alumni Fellows award from The University of Louisville. She is a recipient of the 2018 University of Georgia Graduate School Alumni of Distinction Award. Omicron Delta Kappa, The National Leadership Honor Society, presented her its 2018 Pillar of Leadership Award, Celebrating Excellence in Communications.
Monica has been a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., the nation’s first black sorority for women since 1966 and is a member of the Kappa Omega Chapter in Atlanta, the oldest chapter in the state of Georgia. The sorority awarded her the Presidential Vanguard Award in 2016. In 2018, the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA presented Monica with the Pat Summitt Inspiring Woman Award.
Monica is a member of The Junior League of Atlanta. She is a breast cancer and liver cancer survivor.
Monica has received honorary Doctorates of Humane Letters from Atlanta University, now named Clark Atlanta University; Oglethorpe University; American Bible University and a Doctor of Public Service from Young Harris College.
She is married to John E. Pearson, Sr., is the mother of Claire Patrice Deveaux and stepmother of John E. Pearson II.