Spring is so beautiful. The flowers bloom at just the right moment and the leaves make the trees look healthy and full. The birds come back from hibernation while the butterflies and ladybugs fly in to sit on your window sill. Everything just looks magnificently graceful. But if you’re like me, you know that as … Continue reading
Every time you search anything on Google, you see beautiful illustrations of their letters right above the search box. Recently, the Google Company announced their Doodle 4 Google Challenge nationwide. This year’s theme was “What Makes Me. . . Me”. Artists from kindergarten all the way up to twelfth graders entered the contest and Google … Continue reading
Let’s take a moment to realize how important hair is in the workplace. Because image is the first thing a person judges, it is our responsibility as women to keep ourselves and our hair well-groomed and neat. We all have different hair types that comes with its own struggle, and that is okay. But once … Continue reading
Dedicated to the girls in the 100 Heart Program at Fairfield High Preparatory School, this poem intertwined their motivational stories. Read Black Girl Story Part 1 here Four months later and the bump is half near showing. I’ve been declaring flu sickness making sure I was the only one knowing of this struggle and pain … Continue reading
Dedicated to the girls in the 100 Heart Program at Fairfield High Preparatory School, this poem intertwined their motivational stories. I flunked the first grade. My mom on drugs, my father in love with another being that wasn’t me From then on I was blind, flunked everything. I couldn’t see. Fifth grade I learned … Continue reading
This story begins with six brothers and sisters in a horse carriage and another village, with seven siblings on a farm. In the carriage, one special daughter carries the magic of the next generation. On the farm, one special son brings the power of the next generation. The daughter, with the royal skin of her … Continue reading
Growing up, I looked up to so many people. Just like any other kid, I was impressed with the smallest act of heroism. Even if it was moving a turtle across the road so it wouldn’t get hurt, it made me think about how happy and safe that turtle was. Super heroes were inspirational to … Continue reading
Obama, you have done it again. These past 8 years have been nothing but ups and downs for not only you, but the whole country. Ever since the day America heard about the black guy running for president, we all knew things were going to change. And they did. photo cred:Obama Retrieved: January 17, 2016 … Continue reading
Congratulations! Once again we’ve managed to get through the tough years of education and impossible teachers. The caps and gowns worn through our preschool, elementary, middle and high school graduations has served their true purpose for getting us ready for the next years of learning. The purpose this time—to get us prepared for reality. HBCU’s … Continue reading
New Year, New Debt! The desperation for money will lead a person to do almost anything. Signing up for lotteries, sweepstakes, and loans without reading the fine print mostly results in the loss of more money. Most online scams offer money and prizes in return that the person gives acknowledgement to an advertisement. Other scams … Continue reading
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