By Mazie Waters The biggest thing I have learned is you must first take care of yourself, before you are able to help others. You must understand your triggers and why they trigger you. Try to have an outlet to balance yourself when emotions pop up. You may desperately want to help others, but you Read More…
Perspective
A Survival State of Mental Attitude Verses A Movement of Certainty
By Mae Johnson There is an enormous difference from being in a survival state of mental attitude verses being in state of certainty. A survival state of mental attitude is a state of out of control and is usually mixed with a bunch of worry, doubt, and fear. This state of mind causes us to Read More…
JUDGEMENT COMES WRAPPED IN MANY DIFFERENT SHAPES AND SIZES
We all need to stop worrying about what others are doing and focus on our own journey. Some of us want to bash the Church, while they are acting exactly like the church, they bash…when they say, “you are wrong, and I am right” or “my beliefs are better than your beliefs” Everything seems to Read More…
Only YOU Can Fix YOU
By Mae Johnson So often, we believe the world is happening to us, not that we are creating it. Sometimes people do things to make themselves feel big but instead, makes themselves feel small. They are always careful to be accurate and to behave correctly; however, any negative emotion that rises in you is a sign Read More…
Despicable Exploitation Of Blackness By Mass Incarceration Profiteers
Why should incarcerated people and their families be required to spend the little money they have on transfer fees, phone calls and electronic messages by Dexter Murray In a series of emails circulated during February 2022, which were overlaid with the red, green and yellow colors of the African freedom flag, the company JPay purported to “celebrate Black Read More…
Entrepreneur Launches Directory to Help Locate Black Medical Professionals
Meet Marcia Paige, the founder and CEO of Melanin-RX.com, a comprehensive online directory that houses culturally competent doctors, medical professionals, and Black-owned businesses that are allied to the medical community. These include Doulas, Trichologists, Medical Staffing Agencies, Medical Suppliers, and Wellness Products to name a few. Her goal is to bridge the gap between sought-after Black Read More…