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Tina Taught Me: The Documentary, The Woman, The Music, The Legacy

Posted in DMN Briefing Columns, Stage & Screen by
Lorrie Irby Jackson

  At the edge of the stage and in the gleam of a spotlight, stood a wild-haired, honey-hued, long-legged siren. With one hand perched on her hip and another wrapped around a mic, she issued a command to the throng … Read the rest

April 3, 2021
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“You Hate To See It,” Women’s History Month Edition

Posted in Culture & Politics, DMN Briefing Columns by
Lorrie Irby Jackson

  Spring has officially arrived and we are halfway through Women’s History Month. Observed every March, it’s a time set aside to examine, explore and celebrate the importance of, and accomplishments by, women.of all backgrounds, ages and cultures. After witnessing historic … Read the rest

March 21, 2021
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“I done my best, that’s all”: Farewell Cicely Tyson, 1924 – 2021

Posted in DMN Briefing Columns, Empowerment and Self-Knowledge, Stage & Screen by
Lorrie Irby Jackson

“I am alive because of the blood of proud people who never scraped or begged or apologized for what they were. They lived asking only one thing of this world—-to be allowed to be.”

   Those words were part of … Read the rest

February 7, 2021
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Elections, Quarantine and No Chill, Oh My……

Posted in DMN Briefing Columns, Love & Living by
Lorrie Irby Jackson

Halloween was just upon us, and despite the pandemic, some found a way to stalk the streets, donning safety masks and costumes, in search of fiendish peers and free candy. But for others, images of Annabelle, Chucky and Pennywise are … Read the rest

November 23, 2020
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Body Language 101: Dr. Jack Brown on Society, Corona and What Trump’s Leadership Lacks

Posted in Culture & Politics, DMN Briefing Columns by
Lorrie Irby Jackson

No matter what you do or where you are, the Corona Virus, or specifically, COVID-19, is an inescapable reality. Across the country, the numbers of the afflicted and the dying are growing, ‘shelter in place’ is only now becoming a … Read the rest

October 19, 2020
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Lorrie Irby-Jackson

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