If you are a ’70s baby then you came up in the best times of Cleveland. The flats were the destination for fun and the city was starting to take shape as a great place to visit. For anyone looking for the next party, all they had to do wasContinue Reading
Just like everything else, the pandemic has changed the way we sleep. With most workers staying remote, it means that you now can work day and night depending on your desires. It also means you can lose serious rest if you don’t take some time away from work and findContinue Reading
My mother always understood the power of the spoken word. She used to tell my brother and me to “always leave people in a better place than where you found them.” That meant that if I could not find one positive thing to say about someone, I was to tryContinue Reading
As the room full of eager patrons wait for the show to start, you can tell that there is something different about life today. We all feel a little pressure right not to get back to the things we once took for granted. Venturing inside with no mask, sitting amongContinue Reading
“There’s a thin line between to laugh with and to laugh at.” – Richard Pryor “Suffering is a good teacher. It keeps you in its grip until you’ve learned your lesson.” – Bernie Mac. “I carry a knife now because I read in a white magazine that all Black peopleContinue Reading
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
