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Why is it so hard

The Wondrous You Running Away!

‍ The wondrous you… don’t want to deal with your problems, so you run away from them instead. While you get a lot of validation from your friends for doing so, it doesn’t make things any easier.  In fact, it just makes things harder in the long run. In most cases, you often feel like running away whenever you are confronted with a problem…but why?  Are you afraid of how it might change your life or what others might think...

Unclaimed Person:Heart-Rending Story! (Part 1)

Unclaimed person…according to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs.gov),  there are more than 14,172  in the United States.  At its core, the problem is that when someone dies without any known next of kin, at that point, they become what is known as an unclaimed person.  While this may seem like a small number, it is important to remember that each one of these people was somebody’s son or daughter, brother or sister, mother or father; They were somebody’s friend or coworker,...

Authentically speaking

Authentically Speaking…Who Am I?

Authentically speaking…who am I? How often do we ask this question ourselves? If you’re reading this article right now, it means that somewhere in your heart, you want to know the answer.  Who am I is a fundamental question that we must explore on a personal level? We all have those moments when we ask about who we are or what our purpose in life is? So many people live with a hidden identity, afraid to come out of the shadows...

The Gangsta-Thug Narrative: Who’s affected…2?

The Gangsta-thug …image and enthusiastic embrace of society’s stereotypes are the most pressing problem facing African-American males.  When they see you, it’s shameful that the hue of your skin defines who you are in the eyes of the world; (the police)for sure. (You are an abomination!) And so…the rules of law don’t immediately pertain to you. In most atrocious ways, you are guilty until proven innocent. Then again, that part…until proven innocent never comes into play. Why? Because you fit the Gangsta-thug narrative! Therefore, there...

Mae Mallory

Mae Mallory: Civil Rights Activist -N-Self-Defense Advocate!

Mae Mallory (June 9, 1927 – 2007) Mae Mallory was a civil rights activist supporting armed self-defense and school integration. Generally, she participated in demonstrations against the Vietnam War and the U.S. occupation of the Dominican.  And believed Black people are masters of their fate – militant forms of Black Power often associated with men. To That end, she was a persistent advocate for self-defense and the voices of working-class black women in the fight for civil rights. She became a civil rights activist...