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Editor: Katherine Dollison Thanksgiving is approaching so it’s that time of year where I eat amazing food and dodge my family’s misguided inquiries about my life. No, this isn’t about being pressured into getting married before my baby conveyor belt dies of old age. This is about the career I’m desperately chasing after while my student loan debt chases me. “Have you found a job, yet?” “So-and-So found a job very quickly. Why haven’t you?” Although friends and family might mean no harm, questions...

Editor: Anita Newkirk Hackney If we refuse to take heed of the warning signs left behind in history, history is doomed to repeat itself. One perfect example of this is American people suffered from the Spanish Influenza pandemic of 1918, and now we are  suffering from another global pandemic after 100 years of trying to avoid it.   H1N1, or the Spanish Influenza of 1918, was one of the deadliest pandemics in recent history. There were other flu pandemics like the swine flu; but none...

Editor: Kelsey Hickey October is the month before the holiday and the end of the year mayhem begins! Wife-mom-bosses are about to have their multitasking on level 1000. What we fail to do is self-care.  Self-care has been on the top of my list lately. Usually, at the end of September, I start my self-care campaign that I called H.Y.P.E.  H.Y.P.E. means HARVEST YOUR PURPOSE EVERY DAY. I challenged my loved ones and clients to reflect on their purpose. What is left to do...

Editor: Katherine Dollison  For as long as I can remember, I’ve wished my hair was different. As a mixed-race child with one brown and one white parent, my resulting hair texture is curly and wild. Not only was it unruly and difficult for my mom to maintain when I was little, but it was also viewed by my black family as undesirable.  We all wished for straight hair. “White” hair. Curls were not attractive. Curls were black. In South Africa, it could even be said...

Editor: Ashli Teil I always felt I was more than I appeared to be, but I had nothing substantial to go by to confirm what I was feeling. Certain things I did came naturally, but somehow, I knew not to talk about them. No one else I knew brought up the subject, not even my parents. I kept it to myself, pretty much all my life, until I met groups of people here and there in internet groups. Still, only a handful were willing...

Editor: Dina Mora There was a time when predictable statements like “You’re not a typical black girl.” Or questions such as “Why do you dress that way?” used to get to me, but not anymore. Now, I can say in the 23 years of my life’s existence, I have finally made peace with who I am. I may be different from other girls but there is nothing wrong with that. No, I was not going out to parties in High School. I didn’t do...

Editor: Anita Newkirk Hackney As adults, we typically aim to garner inspirational and motivational teachings from well-known mentors, best-selling books and life experiences from influential people. These are good, but there must be the realization we can find those same charms of words in various aspects and people.  Look at those ‘simple’ children’s movies we might watch with our kids or watch just to pass the time. They are as equally engaging, where the moral of the story and the catchy, yet wonderful songs,...

Editor: Kelsey Hickey Do you know how to write a professional resume that can ensure you get increased callbacks, interviews, and offers? I do. I’m a professional resume writer and career services specialist. Overnight, I turned my apartment into a fully functional Virtual Human Resources Department.  I quit my job as a daycare teacher last week because the coronavirus pandemic was spreading throughout our center. However, the decision-makers would not release us from working or cover the costs of being an essential worker. Teachers...

Editor: Courtney Heiskell “For I know the plans and thoughts that I have for you,’ says the Lord, ‘plans for peace and well-being and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11 (AMP) What a year it’s been, right? I was conversing with a friend the other day, and she mentioned the unforeseen unpredictability of 2020. It seems like all the dirty laundry was carelessly dumped, leaving us to deal with the filth and the stench. A huge ball...

There has been a tragedy in my family since we last spoke. My cousin-in-law was shot and killed in SC at the tender age of 19 years-old. Death is hard no matter who the person is that passes away. His death hit me because I watched him grow up. I had so much hope for his future and his music career. I also admired his relationship with his first cousin, my husband. I did not get to experience growing up with cousins, aunts, and...