It’s around this time every year, the last two months of the year, that we often look forward to. The other day I saw a post on Instagram, it was a Jim Carey tweet that read; “No holiday should manipulate you to the point where you go into debt just to show someone you love them.” I began to think about the reality of the tweet. So many times, particularly in the black community, we sacrifice the future for the right now.   Generally speaking, many of us in the black communit

I call you King & Queens -------------------- Trying to inspire and motivate our fellow Kings & Queens has been difficult for us all to grasp, but for others, it's a true disconnect and the mere thought of being uplifted instead of objectified produces an unconscious fear; this fear is formed from over 400 yrs of demoralization of the African and the "Making of a Slave" mentality (Willie Lynch, 1613) that turns us away from our culture of dominance and power but to be reduced

Without no struggle, there cannot be no progress....People will embrace you how they met you. If you were struggling and putting in work, those who were privilege to see that journey have more of an understanding of your experiences that shaped you. When others merely meet you in the spot light, on the stage or through media and are unaware of your unique struggle, there's a disconnect that happens. There's little to no appreciation for your contribution by those people who s

Before, I believed the teacher knew everything, and the course work would help me in my life. But then when I began to question what I...

Inspirational Vitamin: In order to level up and develop your God/Goddess status, you must upgrade your friends as well as your...