From Sad To Happy

~~~ This weekend has been filled with a bevy of interesting situations and emotions. On Friday I attended the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner the annual fundraiser of the South Carolina Democratic Party (SCDP). With this being a Presidential election year events like this one help rally support for the Democrats agenda. The guest speaker was Gov. Deval […]

A Year Later: Remembering My Mom

~~~ Over recent days I have been consumed with getting tasks done associated with my job. My mind has also been busy on other things associated with writing and activism around this year’s Presidential campaign. However, I keep coming back to this time last year when my mom transitioned over and became a true angel. […]

Love Is Complicated

~~~ This past Tuesday the day when the world celebrates love Valentines Day for some was happy and others it was lonely. Life is filled with balance there are people with abundance worldwide as well as those dealing with famine. There are those that know love from birth to death and then there are those […]

I Am From Proud People

~~~ This past Wednesday began the month of February. In America February is a month to celebrate African American history and culture as well as and as celebrating love during St. Valentine’s Day. Ironically St. Valentine’s Day is named after a Christian martyr in addition February 14, 1929 there was a massacre of 9 members […]

A Wonderful Child

~~~ There would be no Christmas Day without the birth of Jesus Christ it is just that simple. Christmas is the celebration of the coming of a little baby boy born in a manger and wrapped in swaddling clothes. He was conceived by the spirit of the God in a woman who was a virgin. […]

Christmas Memories

~~~ Well it is a week before Christmas and all through the house not a decoration is put up or a present bought. Well I guess that isn’t completely true there are a few presents that have been purchased. This year is my first Christmas since the deaths of my mom and grannie; and I […]

Peace Be With You

~~~ Early in our marriage, my husband and I decided to continue attending our individual churches. He is Catholic and I am Baptist, we figure different staircase same heaven. We alternate taking time to attend each other’s church and after 19 years of marriage, it works for us. One of the most enjoyable parts of […]

Interview: Al Black – Poet & Activist

~~~ One of the goals of PaisleyPerspective is to share the opinions & ideas of others. A recent Q&A with Al Black creator behind the Columbia, SC poetry venue ‘Mind Gravy’ brought about some interesting discussion. Al gives open and honest opinions about living in South Carolina including his thoughts about the Confederate flag that […]

Honesty

~~~ We all have heard the term “honesty is the best policy”. However, we also know that the majority of us have said an untruth or plain lie at some point. Whether during childhood when caught being disobedient or a ‘little white lie’, we have all said something that isn’t completely true. There might be […]

Interview: Musician Kid Static

~~~ On October 1st Kid Static released a new music video for the song ‘When My Soul Goes Down’. After viewing the video I thought it would be interesting to learn a little more about the man behind the name and the music. PaisleyPerspective is pleased that in between working on his second album and […]