Mystery was my first love. I discovered my love for reading in fifth grade. I started with the original Nancy Drew mysteries by Carolyn Keene. Although I enjoyed them, I only got to number three before switching to the newer updated Nancy Drew series circa 1989. I stuck to mysteries like that for a while…

I first heard this song as sung by Nina Simone, who penned it; naming it after a play by the same name written by her close friend Lorraine Hansberry. Aretha Franklin re-recorded it, and if anything in this world is going to resonate with your spirit, it’s listening to the…

Back in the beginning of 2020, when most of the country was mourning Kobe Bryant, I was paying attention to news clips about a new virus. I will acknowledge that when it first hit, I played it off, thinking it would be a new form of flu. And then Italy…

As children, most people can’t wait to grow up because they think they can do whatever they want to do and will not have to listen to anybody. Unfortunately, as adults, there are many things that you have no choice about. If you want to have a roof over your…

My mother and I lived in an apartment most of my childhood, so we never had pets. Honestly, I don’t even remember asking for one, but I enjoyed other people’s pets when the opportunity presented itself. It wasn’t until later after we moved into a house that I did get…

In 1828, a six-year-old mixed-race child and his mother were sold to a family in Louisiana. His name was Bélizaire. …

The title of this article may have you thinking,” Hey, she just misquoted a bible verse.” It may surprise some and delight others to know that this popular quote did not originate in the bible. I guess that goes to show that we can learn something new every day, but…

If you take a look at the chronology, DEI seems to have made its grand appearance in the latter half of 2020, after the murder of George Floyd and after the subsequent nationwide protests. ( I could be wrong, but many never heard of that acronym until then.) It seemed…

Don’t be soured by this and care less about the next reported abduction When I read that Carlee Russell was missing, like many, I was immediately concerned. The specifics of the case made it that much more alarming, because it indicated that someone used their child to lure an unassuming…