What began a few years ago in 1998 as a bi-monthly paper based newsletter for faith-based organizations has grown up to embrace today’s technology. As one of the contributing writers, Holly ‘Hunnie’ Parker stated on Facebook…“An awesome chance to check out a lot of talent, awesome eZine.” I couldn’t agree with her more. A reader, [...]
I have carried the idea of writing a novel around in my head for years. In fact, about six years ago I developed an outline for the story, characters and location. During a workshop with the Black Writers’ Guild of Maryland, I was honored to read a preview of the work and reviewed the beginnings [...]
“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 Rock’s documentary Good [...]
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 [...]
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