WHY I’M ADDING FORMATION TO MY BLACK POWER MIXTAPE By Tami Sawyer I love music. That’s not a revolutionary statement but a simple fact. My life is a soundtrack of musical memories. My participation in the movement for Black Lives Matter has its own soundtrack, a personal Black Power Mixtape, if you will. It’s a…
There really aren’t any holidays that focus on men other than Father’s Day. The majority of Christmas ads are geared toward children and women. Valentine’s Day and the Sweetest Day are mostly about women as well. Ladies, if you’ve got a good man make the day as much about him as it is about you…
Wednesday evening I had the honor of attending a preview of the new HBO documentary Mavis! about the life of legendary singer Mavis Staples. If I had paid, I’d tell you that it was quite worth the price of admission and I’d pull out my wallet and pay some more if asked to. The documentary…
February is Black History Month and while looking for unique items to commemorate it, I found this Rosa Parks t-shirt. Although, there are no facts that state that Mrs. Parks simply said “Nah.” when asked to give her seat to a white bus rider on December 1, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama. I think this shirt does get the…
If you ask psychotherapist, coach, speaker and author, Jackie Woodside is she busy she’ll say, “I’m never busy, always productive.” That may seem like an odd way to answer the question but it is indicative of how she lives her life and encourages others to lives theirs. I recently had the pleasure of attending a conference called…
I usually don’t post things most people can’t afford but every now and then there is something so amazing that it’s worth mentioning. The songstress Rihanna captivated the internet this week when she took a picture rocking these crown head phones by Dolce and Gabbana while claiming to listen to her awaited album Anti. They are beyond gorgeous but you pay a whopping $8,895.00 to look like royalty. My first thought was…I can buy a used car for that much!
It’s cold outside but you need to look at a text, answer a call, or surf the net on your touch screen phone. You don’t really want to take your gloves off but your phone won’t recognize your touch if you don’t. Well, there’s an easy solution to your problem….touch screen gloves. Groupon has a…
By Guest Blogger: Jack Daniels A good friend I hadn’t talked to in a while called me out of the blue the other day. As the phone was ringing I had to make a decision on whether or not I wanted to take the time to answer this call because I knew it wasn’t going…
Hello Everyone! It’s me again. I know I’ve been kind of quiet but that’s because I’ve been extremely busy with the launch of my new book. I’m extremely proud to present, “Things Every Good Woman Should Know Volume 2: Dear God, Did My Boaz Get Hit by a Bus?” Many woman of faith refer to…
If you’re like me, you’ve got a lot of gadgets and you’ve got a lot of things on those gadgets that tend to drain the battery FAST. It has become a necessity for me to carry chargers everywhere I go lest my phone die and I have to drive home with a dead cell phone.…
