In Part 2 of this 2-part series, the focus is on those who are left behind, the people who must live with a person’s suicide for the rest of their lives. As was stated in Part 1, we’re left pondering why a family member, friend, colleague, or well-known person choseContinue Reading

For anyone single, you know how hard it is to find the right person to date or marry. If you’re the kind of person who limits who you date based on race, income, height, appearance, or phone (yes, iPhone users tend to be biased), then your chances of finding loveContinue Reading

It’s confusing to understand what is happening. Are we witnessing more gun violence because it is being filmed, or are we experiencing more gun violence because people have become more violent? Whatever the answer, the solutions to dealing with the increased threat to Black people must be addressed. The ideaContinue Reading

On June 12 of this year, 31 members of a white supremacist group traveled from all over the US to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, with the intent of wreaking chaos at the town’s Pride festival. Coeur d’Alene Police Chief Lee White said, “It is clear to us, based on the gearContinue Reading

Dating after 40 might be one of the hardest things single people can embark on. There are so many more factors than dating in your twenties. The fact that everyone has either been divorced or widowed creates a new layer of complexity that people quite often give up on orContinue Reading

Over the last thirty years, Black women have risen to become some of the most powerful people in the professional landscape. Their accomplishments, across all sectors of business, are nothing short of pure determination. Today, Black women represent some of the largest corporations and lead some of the best organizationsContinue Reading

Since 1948, there’s been a growing television trend that’s become immensely popular. It began with one reality TV show, Candid Camera, and we now have hundreds ranging from talent and game/talent shows to fly-on-the-wall documentaries, hidden camera, celebrity, and professional lives, talk shows, live events and hoaxes, supernatural and paranormal,Continue Reading

JENNIFER MITCHELL EARLEY Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Jennifer Mitchell Earley has lived in the Cleveland metropolitan area for most of her life. She was raised in Warrensville Heights, where both of her parents, James and Jan Mitchell, served the community; her mother as a 37-year veteran teacher, and her fatherContinue Reading

For well over a century, one aspect of the “American Dream” has been the idea of working until one’s mid-60s and then retiring to enjoy the fruits of a lifetime of labor. Retirement meant to travel, plenty of leisure time, and enjoying one’s grandchildren and even great-grandchildren. Yet, for BlacksContinue Reading