When Abraham Maslow developed his “hierarchy of needs,” he listed safety as a basic human necessity that follows only behind physiological needs for survival such as water, food, and shelter. Maslow understood that safety impacts all human behaviors and that people make decisions in accordance with how secure they feel.Continue Reading

Has anyone taken America’s temperature lately? Anyone notice how many people are struggling psychologically from the non-stop onslaught of traumatizing, hateful, angry, manic, hurtful, over-stimulated, self-centered, entitled, myopic, selfish, paranoid, pretentious, arrogant, disrespectful, dishonest, self-serving, and narcissistic behavior that’s overtaken US society? Of course, one could say that humanity hasContinue Reading

In the world of the Internet and DMs (Direct Messages), at some point, you’re going to get someone to reach out to you to offer you a get-rich-quick scheme. It might appear in your email from a cute person stuck in Africa, who just so happens to have tons ofContinue Reading

Traditionally, this period of celebrating love can be a high-stress month for most men for many reasons. Collectively, men are mourning the end of football season, winter has hit its peak, and amidst all of this, all the stores have turned red and pink. Some men get caught in thisContinue Reading

The 40-pound backpack of racism that Black men wear on their backs has always been a part of living in America. Black men understand that daily they might experience no less than 7 or 10 instances of racist behavior towards them. Whether it’s loose change dropped into their hands, orContinue Reading

After Necole Parker graduated from college, she did what all college graduates do, she went and found a job. Parker worked and developed a talent in the project management field and began to have some success. She enjoyed success at a very high level and believed that her value wasContinue Reading

They say if you work your passion as a job, you will never work a day in your life. Tru Pettigrew must be on a lifetime of PTO (Paid Time Off) because he is living his passion while he serves as the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer.Continue Reading

KHALILAH A. LAWSON J.D. Khalilah Lawson is an attorney, business owner, wife, and mother. She balances career, family, and social engagements while continuing to prioritize her personal goals. Lawson currently works as a Magistrate for the Cleveland Municipal Court and also serves her community as a volunteer Magistrate for theContinue Reading

Some artists blur genres, but GRAMMY-nominated producer and recording artist French Montana blurs borders. His inimitable fusion of classic East Coast rhymes, wavy pop swagger, and international ambition elevated him to the forefront of the game on a global scale. Karim Kharbouch was born November 9, 1984, better known byContinue Reading

Merriam-Webster dictionary defines an underdog as a “predicted loser in a struggle or contest” therefore, based on the statistic that 70 percent of divorces are filed by wives, husbands are the underdog within the context of marriage. When diving deeper into the data, we find Black Americans divorce at theContinue Reading