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many years. She attended the University of Detroit and graduated from
Parker Institute of Business, John Robert Powers School of Modeling and
Adams Finishing School and has done numerous training videos,
Television commercials, modeling, etiquette workshops, two films and plays with the Lansing Civic Players and Riverwalk Theater. She is the President of
The Earl Nelson Singers, a Negro spiritual choral group, directed by Verna
Holley, which appeared at Carnegie Hall. Because of her love of
singing, she was blessed to have a concert “A Woman of Grace” at Mask Memorial CME church in Lansing.
As a writer, Dianne self-published her first book of poetry entitled,
“Visions and Sweet Dreams,” and now has a second published
book of
poetry entitled, “Soulful Expressions on Love and Women.”
Ms. Hicks
has been a freelance journalist for The Chronicle Newspaper and The
Michigan Bulletin newspapers for ten years, and is working on her third
book
Which will be out later this year.
“Soulful Expressions on Love and Women” was inspired by God
to give
all women a voice regarding those places in life that we sometimes find
ourselves in when we cannot speak. Thank God, that even though we
cannot find the words to pray, others are praying for us. There are many
times in life when all we can do is cry. Through prayer, God gives us
the
courage to claim the love we deserve. It’s a timeless work that
can
be reviewed for years to come.
Dianne took an early retirement from the Michigan House of
Representatives a few years ago. Her love of church keeps her busy at
Trinity A.M.E. Church where she is a member of the Voices of Trinity
Choir and the Women’s Guild. She is the mother of one son and two
grandsons who reside in Atlanta, Georgia.