Children to raise, home-cooking on the horizon and some last minute work details to square up before the holidays arrive? Faith Evans may be a Grammy-Award-winning singer and songwriter with new music to promote, but having an extraordinary career doesn’t cancel out the ordinary work she must put in, like the rest of us, to… Continue reading Faith Evans: Family, Ferguson & Her “Incomparable” Focus
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Knowledge Reigns Supreme: The Dr. Steve Perry DMN/Briefing Q&A
An author, motivational speaker and a fiery crusader for equal opportunities and access in at-risk schools and neighborhoods, Dr. Steve Perry, MSW parlayed his activism and scholastic achievements into a CNN feature (“Black In America”), a weekly contributor role for the news network and appearances on MSNBC and TV One that earned him the title… Continue reading Knowledge Reigns Supreme: The Dr. Steve Perry DMN/Briefing Q&A
When Protectors Become Predators: Making Women Safe In An Unsafe World
It’s a familiar scene from 1985’s classic film The Color Purple: newlywed Sofia charges through a cornfield, face freshly bruised by husband Harpo, to confront in-law Celie about her advice for him to “beat her.” “All my life I had to fight,” hisses Sofia. “A girl child ain’t safe in a family of mens. But… Continue reading When Protectors Become Predators: Making Women Safe In An Unsafe World
Niobia Bryant’s “The Pleasure Trap,” The MOC Preview/Knowshi Book Review Link
…….Cover to cover, Bryant lays out delectable detail about a young man’s struggles with his parents’ divorce, his father’s freak-show-level philandering and his mother’s attendance at the wrong church all leading up to the teen becoming an in-demand male entertainer who uses sex appeal to mask his insecurities and inner demons. Blessed (and cursed) to… Continue reading Niobia Bryant’s “The Pleasure Trap,” The MOC Preview/Knowshi Book Review Link
Oct. 11: All Flavor, No Meat—Author Discusses Vegan Site/Recipes With Briefing/DMN
Escalating blood sugar, a multiplying cholesterol count and blood pressure numbers that were higher than ever—-for Deborrah Cooper, last year’s test results became the writing on the wall and she set out to make a change. “My background was in fitness and nutrition, so reading that printout just made me feel sick,” Cooper said recently… Continue reading Oct. 11: All Flavor, No Meat—Author Discusses Vegan Site/Recipes With Briefing/DMN