To The Daughter Who Hates Her Mother

Whatever the issue may be as to why you are at odds with your mother, I say work toward healing.

Faith, Hope, Love & Family

Growing up some of my best memories involve summer holidays in my mother’s hometown. She was raised in a small town in the low-country of South Carolina. There were stretches of farm land filled with crops. Rows of soybeans, peanuts, strawberries, and corn grew along two-lane highways. I spent my formative years with my grandparents […]

26th I Believe Anita Hill Party

Today, the 26th I Believe Anita Hill Party will take place in Columbia, SC. This must attend event for individuals who believe in Women’s Rights had simple beginnings. In 1991 a group of women across various political, socio-economic statuses, religions, and professions gathered together to watch Dr. Anita Hill testify during Clarence Thomas Senate Confirmation […]

The Path of Totality

Once in a lifetime events don’t land at your front door every year. A total solar eclipse occurs approximately every 18 months somewhere around the globe. Today various cities in South Carolina were in the direct path of totality. The path of totality is where an eclipse is at 100% coverage. There are a number […]

Why I Love The Obamas

There have been 43 White men as U.S. President. President Obama finally broke up the club of whiteness and added some diversity. He is truly in all aspects of the term African-American; since he was born to a White mother from the Midwest and an African father from Kenya. When running for office there was […]

A Library Nerd’s Birthday

Today 50 years ago, I was born. I was a few weeks early and my mom thought she had indigestion, until her water broke. I believe from the day and hour in which I was born, until the various dates of my parent’s deaths that I was loved. My dad wasn’t there for my birth […]

I Choose Love

Last Friday, June 10th the memorial service of the late great Muhammad Ali was televised and streamed live. It was an interfaith service filled with love. The memorial was planned 10 years ago under the guidance of Ali. Friends from across many faiths including Muslim, Christian, Mormon, Jewish, Native American just to name a few […]

A PaisleyPerspective on Prince

Three weeks ago from today, on Thursday, April 21, 2016 the planet lost one of the most innovative musical talents of this generation. Prince Rogers Nelson was found unresponsive in his Paisley Park home and after attempts of CPR was pronounced dead at 10:07am. I heard the news from my husband and was completely in […]

Rule Number One, From My Mom

My mother’s number one rule was always treat people with respect. Her advice is reflective of the golden rule that can be found in many cultures and religions. Treating others as you wish to be treated is something said by mothers in all parts of the planet. China, India, Africa, England, Canada, Mexico, the United […]

From The Editor – Issue 4 Volume 5

Here in the United States we are in the beginning of Presidential Primary season. This is the time when major political party’s supporters specifically associated with the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, vote to determine the General Election nominee for their respective political parties.