A photo says a thousand words and in many cases convicts without explanation. I wasn’t looking for Jerry Jones to justify why he was a spectator as Black Little Rock students attempted to integrate public schools in 1957. Yet, I didn’t expect him to use the excuse he was just a kid when most brutalities during that era occurred ...
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Reassurance is an arrest. To allow the Cabo 6 to walk the streets is outrageous with others being arrested for much less. We can not bring Shanquella Robinson back but we can give her poor parents some peace knowing that accountability has started. Do not give these individuals another opportunity to disappear as they did from Mexico aft...
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“Like Cain and Abel, Caesar and Brutus, Jesus and Judas, backstabbers do this.” ~ Lauryn Hill Betrayal is one of the dirtiest acts of humankind. Giving another person your trust only for them to exploit and in this horrific case kill you is how it works since the beginning of time. The saying goes, “For there to be betrayal, there would have t...
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Almost a month after the tragic death of Shanquella Robinson, I want to put some perspective on what is going on and how we as a community can hold the memory of this young, rising entrepreneur of Charlotte, NC. Shanquella, commonly called “Boss”, was a children’s hair braider, an online boutique owner and sold hair bundles. She was...
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I don’t mean to sound cliché but growing up in the 70’s and 80’s there were very few Brown, Dark, Black female figures on screen. Many of the melinated actresses and singers took a seat for the European looking women that society constructed as beautiful but then there was Irene Cara, fondly known as CoCo, one of the divas ...
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Yesterday was the funeral of Shanquella Robinson, a young lady whose life was prematurely taken by her associates. This is a special case because of how vile and evil it is to murder someone but to do that to a person so far from their home is horrific. The pain comes from the idea that no one had this young girls’ ba...
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I have been so upset about this Shaquella Robinson case. Comments from our own people that she was so beautiful and talk to your kids about frenemies have me pissed off. No, this ain't a movie and if she was unattractive we still should be outraged!!!! Everyone of those young people that did this have a mama and daddy, so what the hell is going on?...
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There are mixed reviews about Netflix’s latest piece, “Dahmer”. I see some calling to ban the movie while others are saying it’s satanic. Maybe it is. I have not watched it because I truly have a sensitive spirit to this type of story. Yes, I admit I am scared. But I will say it necessary to tell it and it does not nee...
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This Is A Start - Being A Member of PACAgape VoiceDearest PriceI was elected to be on the Parent of Advisory Commisson (PAC) for the State of North Carolina under Superintendent Truitt. We had our first meeting on the penthouse suite of the Board of Education Building in Raleigh, a diverse group of parents ready to tell our stories. I was one of 48...
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The Bitter Sweetness of the Culture By Dearest PriceAgape VoiceMost of us over 40, felt Cheryl Lee Ralph's speech during her epic Emmy win for Supporting Actress last night. As Black Women, we have been passed, ignored and at times denied our rightful crown. It was long overdue, this Queen of the Culture, who has garnered the stage for as long as I...
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By Parrish B. Junior That's all it was. People shopping, rushing to work, making business deals, and kissing their kids goodbye as they left them at daycare. No glitz. No glamor.Just an ordinary day. Maybe you stopped at a food truck for breakfast before jumping on the elevator. Maybe you sat in the lobby chatting with a co-worker. Maybe you called...
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I'm Sorry Aunt Jemima By Dearest PriceAgape VoiceI always say to my children it's harder for others to dislike you if they know you. I personally would not trade places with my kids, living through the era of cancel culture and cultural appropriation but I will say to my readers I get it. Let me share a quick story with you, my mother's brother nam...
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Death of a Queen Dearest PriceAgape VoiceI write this piece with much hesitation because I have seen the memes about the death of Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor on Black Twitter and I really don't want to loose my Black card today. I purposely call her by her name and not queen because historically she was not a Queen to Black folks but one of th...
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I had the most amazing weekend with the incredible Charlotte influencer, April A. Carter, of the “So Long Single” enterprise. She is a wife, mother, author, teacher and coach. This dynamo has taken relationship coaching to the next level and her passion is derived from the love that she has for her husband. “I just want to go out with som...
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I had the most amazing experience with all hues and melanins. I watched the culture shift before my eyes today. You may ask what I am talking about. We are shutting down the malls, operating as community entrepreneurs while enjoying each other, loving each other!!! We are listening to the ancestors. Hosted by “Follow the DJ”, I...
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I am the founder of the Strong People’s Party, an organization of advocates for Education Reform, Worker Disputes and People’s Rights; for now. We were birthed out of the blatant presence of workforce discrimination. In many cases the core of an individual’s displacement comes out of some of the most toxic wo...
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We sat up under Shelter 3, at Hornets Nest Park in Charlotte, NC. It was six of us to be exact with one missing but she informed us that she could not be there. We were prompt to a fault if there is such a thing, taking our seats and writing notes while each of us expressed our own personal heartache over working on th...
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One of my favorite books of all times is “A Taste of Power” by Elaine Brown. It was the first book I read in undergrad and it shaped and molded me politically. And as I stood in this arena of Black Women for over 30 years, I finally see now that only WE can save us. Not the Republicans, nor the Democrats, or&...
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A lot of people have it worst than me. I’m so aware of that. I am no victim, nor do I want your hand outs. But I have to say “Loud and Clear” that I was taken advantaged by the Republican Campaign, Stephanie for NC, that hired over 50 Black people and only paid out a select few. Poll workers such as my new fr...
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When you fire a Black Woman it affects a whole community, I moved to North Carolina, with the disillusion of more opportunity, With single parent homes being more common than ever, I tried to survive, holding on in all types of weather, Child Support Regulations taking a back seat to other socioeconomic i...
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