RUTH BADER GINSBURG

A VOICE SILENT – A LIFE ACCOMPLISHED When the “Breaking News” announcement splashed across the television screen, I braced myself for bad news…it was. SUPREME COURT JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG had passed away! Even though her health had been declining for several […]

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PATH OF AN ARTIST

THE PATH OF AN ARTIST Whether it was musicianship or visual arts that led you to become an artist, the motivation usually stems from a desire to perfect your skill-set and share it . . . hopefully, with the world. As an […]

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ARETHA: HEART OF SOUL

I Never Met Her . . . but I Knew Her ARETHA: Heart of Soul was also the Queen of Soul. Like millions of people around the world, I knew Aretha Franklin through her music–music that touched the heart and massaged the soul. The […]

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SUCCESSFUL BLACK ENTREPRENEURS

CEO & President Reco McDaniel McCambry – DOING BUSINESS WHILE BLACK Reco McDaniel McCambry is among successful black entrepreneurs in America. HE HAS SUCCESSFULLY BUILT AND OPERATES FOUR (4)MILLION DOLLAR COMPANIES Successful, black entrepreneurs transform themselves. You can too. How do you […]

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YOU RAISE ME UP

Life’s challenges can drag us down, but the words to You Raise Me Up can put a spring in our steps. It forces the receptive thought to get up and try again. WORDS THAT RING TRUTH When I am down, and oh […]

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JUSTICE THURGOOD MARSHALL

Justice Thurgood Marshall sat on the highest court in America as . . . Associate Supreme Court Justice. This was a time, even though many laws were passed that did not support people of color, it was still viewed as a non-partisan court by […]

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AMERICA MUST HEAL

On a daily basis, the astute observer sees signs that America must heal. Gun violence has escalated, racial injustice is rampant and leadership in the Republican Party is at an all time low. What is at the core of this upheaval? What […]

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BLACK LIVES MATTER

The Black Lives Matter Movement spread across the country and world as more and more unarmed black men are shot down by police. It recognizes that the lives of black people are just as important as any other group of people. This […]

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CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS

Congressman John Lewis spent many years fighting for the civil rights of African Americans and all people of color. Staring at the picture of Congressman John Lewis, my thoughts focused on the question: What are the building blocks that make one man exhibit courage, […]

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AFRICAN AMERICAN MODELS

BEVERLY JOHNSON African American Models display beauty, poise and grace as they make their way down the runway, but still are not rewarded equally to their white counterparts. Beverly Johnson was the first black model to make the cover of Vogue Magazine. […]

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