My Why & Purpose

What is your Why & your Purpose? Hello, I’ve gotten to know many of you the via your post, live videos & some of you even reached out personally via DM. It has been a great pleasure meeting you all! Hopefully you’ve gotten to know...

Release Your Vision

Happy FriYAY! I hope you’ve enjoyed your short work week, courtesy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., well sort of. As you know (at least you better know) Martin Luther King Day is a federal holiday held on the third Monday of January. MLK day...

Tidbits from #IAMSM – Fashion

Ladies now is a great time to start adding pieces to your fall & winter wardrobe. Sweaters, boots, scarves etc… are priced 30-70% off at many retailers… Shop online or take stroll through your favorite mall. I purchased this Textured Shawl-Collar Ruana for under $30,...

Can We Talk About the Eulogy, Beloveds

In early August reports of Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul being gravely ill began circulating, soon after reports that death was imminent followed. Sadly on August 16, 2018 the Queen of Soul lost her battle to advance pancreatic cancer at the age of 76, according...

OMG BRACES at Forty Something’ish

On January 15, 2018 I did it, y’all this forty something year old gal got braces. I started noticing a few of my bottom teeth shifting towards each other when I was in my mid twenties. By the time I got to be forty I...

An Outfit To Blog About

Both items hung in my closet for more than a year. I had tried each piece on several times but just couldn’t seem to make either piece work. Consequently, both ended up in a pile of clothes destined for Goodwill.  Just as I started gathering...

The New Face of BLACK FACE

  Mainstream media has always found ways to portray African-Americans in a negative light a lot of times spinning it as just innocent TV with no harm done or intended.   Remember these spirited individuals…. Green haired clown *clears throat* I mean the person explaining the...

NIGGER – It’s Not Our Word to Own

There has been recent uproar over Present Barack using the word nigger while being interviewed by comedian Marc Maron. Folk from various radio stations, social media and news outlets including, Twitter, FB, Time Magazine, The Root, TJMS, ABC News & Politico took to the stage...

Father’s Day – A Stolen Tradition

Father’s Day This week started off with what I believe to be the most underrated and under celebrated holiday and that is FATHER’S DAY!  Traditionally on father’s day we celebrate FATHERS, right?!  Insert sigh!!! Staying true to the persnickety creatures we are as Father’s day...

What Would You Do

When you look in the mirror each day what are your thoughts of YOU? What do you think? What do you see; perhaps a beautiful, bold, & intelligent woman who is on top of her game and sitting on top of the world? Or, maybe...