Back in 2011, I would have never guessed that I would leave the East Coast (where I lived all my life) and embark on a new journey on the West Coast. Some days I am amazed that I packed up all my belo...Read More
It was a hot summer day when I received a call from my friend, Richard Nyankori, that would change my life for the next seven years. The call starting out as usual: a greeting and a run-down of his da...Read More
Giving thanks is something we know should happen daily. But there is something about the fall that seems to make everyone more grateful; the change in weather and time, the turning of the leaves on tr...Read More
In today’s society, many of our young people look to professional athletes, actors/actresses and politicians to serve as their role models. They usually see all the glitz, glamour, fancy homes and b...Read More
If you don’t know by now, I am a big fan of Iyanla Vanzant and her show, “Iyanla: Fix My Life.” Two episodes in particular were the catalyst for this blog. One episode featured a married ...Read More
National Coming Out Day (NCOD) is an internationally observed civil awareness day celebrating individuals who publicly identify as a gender or sexual minority. The holiday is observed in a wide var...Read More
Domestic Violence Awareness Month evolved from the first Day of Unity observed in October, 1981 by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. The intent was to connect battered women’s advoca...Read More
There are many things that can happen and will happen every day that we are alive. Some of those are things we bring upon ourselves and some just happen because its a part of life. I believe that no m...Read More