 Mission Statement
The mission of Today's Urban Parent Magazine is to empower families with relevant and timely information, tools, and strategies to uplift the institution of family and serve as a contributor to its preservation and development.
Editorial Vision
The purpose of the magazine is to provide and distribute information to parents and families about various issues that have an impact upon their child’s educational, social, emotional, and physical development.
To empower parents with the skills and information so they are able to support their child’s
educational, physical, social, and emotional development.
To inspire families to live up to their potential that will result in having a positive and lasting
impact on their community.
To create a community of people who are willing to protect and uplift the institution of family.
Who We Are
Today’s Urban Parent Magazine began as a vision and concept of April George, M.S., ED.S. a School Psychologist and former Special Education Teacher and Erica Bates, M.A., a School Administrator and former Middle School Teacher, saw a lack of publications that informed and educated parents about policies and issues in education and how it impacts their children in school and within their classrooms. April George and Erica Bates are the Co-Founders and Publishers of Today’s Urban Parent Online Magazine.
Writer Bios
 Pastor Walter F. Harvey Jr.
Walter Harvey, the Senior Pastor of Parklawn Assembly of God. He can be heard daily on "Light for the World" television and radio broadcast. He is a devoted husband (Judy), proud father (Nicholas) and grandfather (Autumn).
 G.W. Lawrence - Course Developer for Kidz 4 Money
Mr. Lawrence has 9 years in auto finance, 6 years in home mortgages, 11 years in corporate training and management, writer, speaker, and instructor. He has written seven books in the area of consumerism, economical psychology, and behavioral economics—4 of those book are published. He is a writer for Money News, has conducted numerous workshops in credit, home buying, and personal finance.
 Jo Ann Gray-Murray, PhD
Dr. Jo Ann Gray-Murray is Assistant Professor with the Center for the Advancement of Underserved Children. She has spent more than thirty-five years planning, designing, implementing and evaluating local change initiatives in community-based organizations, educational institutions and the nonprofit sector. Her activities focus on urban and regional analysis and qualitative research; the processes and politics of community change and development; and public/community participatory methods and practice.
 ReDonna Rodgers
ReDonna Rodgers is the Founder of the Center for Teaching Entrepreneurship. CTE’s mission is to research, develop, implement and advocate for programs that expose 9-24 year olds to entrepreneurship and financial literacy, provide an awareness of personal growth opportunities and build individual responsibility.
ReDonna has built her professional experience in the fields of youth development, entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and family economic empowerment. CTE has assisted in the start-up of 48 youth owned businesses and served over 10,000 youth in their 17 year history through:
• Your Life is Your Business Program
• WAGE (We Are Girl Entrepreneurs)
• I Can Be My Own Boss Series
• Teach Me Some Cents Series
In her office she has a wall hanging of the poem Don’t Quit, a wooden plaque that says “Welcome to the Department of Rainbow and Sunshine, Where hopes and Spirits are lifted” and a wooden doll that reads “Housework Makes You Ugly”. She often says “God did not mean for us to be broke, busted and disgusted”. These reflect her thoughts for living.
 Pastor Katrina Smith
I believe that we are always bearing fruit from our lives, it’s either good and healthy or bad and unhealthy. We do have choices in life, we just don’t often stop and think before we chose.
 Karen Timberlake, Secretary-Wisconsin Department of Health Services
With my 7-year-old, I use a “plus chart” to encourage good behavior. After he gets a certain number of pluses, he receives a small prize.
My husband and I also enforce a pretty regular bedtime and find that our kids, like most people, are much better behaved when they are rested.
 Earnestine Willis, MD, MPH
Dr. Earnestine Willis is a Kellner Professor in Pediatrics and Director, Center for the Advancement of Underserved Children (CAUC) at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She has almost three decades of experience in addressing health disparities by the development of successful community initiatives to include research, education and services in underserved communities. Her interests span from analyzing the impact of systems on children and adolescents, applied public policy, community-oriented programs, medical education, health assessments, and diversity in medicine and child advocacy.
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