United States Representative James E. Clayborn, from South Carolina, is the House Democratic Whip and the highest-ranking Black lawmaker in Congress. Rep. Clayborn recently introduced a bill in Congress to make Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing the official National Anthem along with The Star Spangled Banner. Rep. Clayborn says, “To make it a National Hymn, …
Given the seriousness of the events that took place in Washington DC on January 6th of last week, I was thinking that you might want something to laugh about. In my last post I spoke about my first trip to Kenya, Africa in June of 2017 . Following is another of my journal entries from …
In the last few weeks I’ve been doing some reviews that involved reading some of my old journals. You know I’m a believer that we must return and claim our past in order to move toward our future. It is in understanding who we were that will free us to embrace who we now are. …
We have come down to the last few hours of 2020. It’s finally over! Can I get an AMEN!!! This has been one hell of a year. The TV news shows have been highlighting the events of the year, and it has me thinking about the efficacy of at least one of those events on …
As I am looking forward towards the new year, I’ve been thinking about what I can do to make 2021 work better for me. This is a great time to consider making life adjustments, and creating new habits. And so, I came across this list of 100 Habits To Improve Your Life and I wanted …
What is truth? In these times of uncertainty, chaos and deception, truth is difficult to discern without an objective source. Furthermore, people are constantly being bombarded by numerous news sources who’s purpose is to spin the truth based on their political agendas and financial gains. In addition, there is social media which gives voice to …
With everything that has been happening in the world and across this country for the past 10 months, it’s no wonder so many people are dealing with extreme levels of stress. We will forever remember 2020 as the year COVID took over. People lost their jobs, the ability to move about freely, homes, their since …
SAHN_Koh_fah comes from the Twi language of Ghana and translates to “Go back and Get it”. The word breaks down as San – to return; Ko – to go; fa – to fetch, to seek and take. Sankofa is often associated with the proverb “Se wo were fi na wosankofa a yenkyi,” which translates as: …
Can’t we all just get along? These days it seems like the answer to that question is a resounding no! Everywhere I look there’s conflict. What is it going to take for people to begin to live peacefully with each other? First of all it would help if we could understand and except the fact …
It was Saturday night and I was searching my closet for something to wear to church the next day. I was drawn to a particular dress because of it’s fall colors. The patterned dress was a mixture of dark brown, burnt orange, gold, mint green and tan. I was feeling the fall vibe so this …
