Deciding between a wide-tooth comb and whether or not Vaseline has overpowered my use of cocoa butter is quite the investigation. If only I were to say a fairer skinned person had nothing to do with the blackest of cultures, then I might want to pinch myself because even in that the doves would cry. And on that note, we find ourselves learning to do more integrating of multiple worlds where there are no grey areas.

Some past times are better left dreamt. But though only, will it find its way back into the eyes that gleam for joy. They say memories will fade, but in some life spent, they don’t.

There was no rule book to life, when peaking through the womb. But to imagine if the chicken or the egg came first is like asking what did you see first, the mirror or your reflection?

And so it was that the Pharaoh was tormented by flies, flees, twigs and hopping frogs. Even the quail and manner couldn’t be fooled as to who it was that they were to feed, when dropping from the chromed sky. Who in your circle is in need?

Everybody gotta go someday. So why not give this charity a time of swept-messed-flesh? Only on a lonely black road will you still find yourself flirting with a testament that you can’t give your freshest kin the next blessing-win. And why?

Since we were raised to value the black dollar, now it is so that the dollar has no weight, no mold, no color.

She overcame a vessel that was sinking and blocking a blessing to be present. There’s no soul, if there is but a message.

Every love has a right to have a winner and a loser, but sometimes even the loser beats himself up just to see his woman smile. A better ship to wreck.

learning to recognize your true voice: It is not the one that belittles harshly, it is not the one that confuses. Your true voice is rooted in love, of self and others. It's the one that encourages, supports, validates, and uplifts in kindness and truth. Learning to recognize your inner voice begins with small steps to set aside the voices of trauma that have ruled your mind for so long. It's choosing the softer, gentler sentence over and over and over again. This is the art of recognizing your voice. P.S. Your true voice is also humorous, sarcastic, playful, serious and every divine expression in between, and it's all yours.

Health is not merely the absence of disease; it's a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being.” – World Health Organization

The Chupacabra, a cryptic creature first reported in Puerto Rico in the 1990s, continues to haunt our collective imagination. This bloodsucking beast, known for draining livestock of their blood, evokes a chilling fear that transcends folklore. Descriptions range from hairless canines to alien-like beings with glowing eyes, yet its true nature remains elusive. As reports of sightings surface globally, the Chupacabra embodies our primal fears, reminding us that not all mysteries are meant to be unraveled. In the shadows, this enigma persists—forever haunting the line between legend and reality.

The bar pulsed with life, the kind of energy only New York City could conjure on a Saturday night. Music thumped from unseen speakers, and the warm hum of conversation filled every pocket of space not already occupied by laughter or clinking glasses. The smell of spilled drinks and citrus from the bartenders’ mixers swirled through the air.

As I stood on my porch listening to the sounds below me, I suddenly had the thought about where those sirens were heading. I live just a few blocks from where I run a small retail store on a busy shopping strip in downtown, and sadly, there are many on that street and surrounding areas who are without home, without any sort of support, and in some cases, without their sanity.

There are too many suffering right now in this world, just one person suffering is too many, however, to ignore it is to add to it and personally, as down as I am about the holidays, I realize that I cannot be selfish, self-involved, or rude at any time of the year. The Holidays, despite how we are spending them this year or any year, we must be diligent when it comes to those who suffer, who struggle, and who beg.

Responding to a "crisis" is a tired art. Internally or externally, the work looks and feels like something we're missing.

CNN is shutting down its CNN+ streaming service less than a month after its launch, a spectacular flameout.

Honking and drumming, tens of thousands of people protested Saturday in Mauritius over the government’s slow response to an oil spill from a grounded Japanese ship and the alarming discovery of dozens of dead dolphins in recent days. Outraged over the Indian Ocean island nation's worst environmental disaster in years, protesters displayed signs such as “You have no shame" and “I’ve seen better Cabinets at IKEA." “Inaction,” one protester scrawled on an inflatable dolphin held above the crowd.

The NBC Sports Group will air more than 350 hours of coverage across NBC, NBCSN and the NBC Sports Gold online streaming package. Despite the challenges of live coverage, it is a lot easier compared to the weekend highlight shows that used to be the only way to view it.

Shares advanced in Asia on Wednesday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged to its best day since 1933 as Congress and the White House neared a deal on injecting nearly $2 trillion of aid into an economy ravaged by the coronavirus. Japan's Nikkei 225 index jumped 5.3%, while Hong Kong added 3% and Sydney climbed 3.6%. Markets across Asia were all up more than 2%.

She's too ambitious. She's not apologetic enough. She should smile more. The debate over Joe Biden's running mate has recently ticked through a familiar list of stereotypes about women in politics as the Democratic presidential candidate and his allies stumble through a search they had hoped would stand out for its inclusion and diversity.