“All I wanna say is that they don’t really care about us!” I don’t care whether they call us… African-American, black, people of color or even the N-word, it boggles my mind that in the United States there is still a culture set on destroying anyone of us who gains a tremendous degree of fame [...]
It amazes me how much emphasis we place on our looks in the U.S. Cosmetics, beauty, and hair care is a multi-billion dollar consumer industry. What we look like is a major factor in the type of lifestyle, job, and friendships we have throughout our lives. Though I have not seen Chris [...]
As a young girl growing up in Baltimore, there was a saying that often echoed throughout my home. “Everyone in my skin, ain’t my kin.” What my parents were saying to me and others, during a time when African-Americans were still being called ‘colored’ or ‘Negro’, was that one should not associate with individuals whose [...]
There has been quite a bit of elation in Republican circles since Maryland’s Michael Steele became the newly elected chairman of the Republican National Committee. He’s even being called the guy who can stand up to Barack Obama and challenge him. Wow, I am ROTFL (rolling on the floor laughing).
Anyone trying to make a comparison [...]
Oh, How I Remember:
While on a business trip in Birmingham, Alabama ten years ago, I discovered what it was like to have the spirit of the civil rights past come to life. A group of my colleagues had gone out to dinner in a van provided by the conference we were attending. For some [...]
Year after year folks make false promises to themselves and others called New Year’s resolutions. At the top of the list are things like loosing weight, saving some or more money, going to church every Sunday, and so on. I have decided never, ever to make another New Year’s resolution… well, except this year. My [...]
