I immediately ran to Will Smith and not Chris Rock because although Rock was hit, it was Will who was damaged. It was Will that had a public melt down in front of the world. It was Will to act the monkey at an event that only a crumb of our people can even imagine being exposed to. It was Will who was the laughing stock at the Red Table and in...

I was meeting with my client, my sister-friend on business today. We have a spot we meet at, try not to let too much time pass away. We build, we grind, we strategize, sort through the hateful violence. We talk about the pain we feel and never sit in silence. We complain about the place we eat not being very&...

 Agape Voice Publishing LLC is proud to publish the dramatic, authentic and cutting edge work of new author Kenneth Simpson; “The Other Side of Trouble”. He truly has a story to tell, both personal and through this fictional piece. Themes such as redemption, forgiveness and determination are explored while giving ...

Fear, is what I notice most when speaking to another King. Wether it be the fear of failing or the fear of consequence for a mistake or misstep, it's all the same because it only serves to prevent you from achieving greatness. Through conversation as well as my own experience I've come to understand where these fears derived from. Fear has never be...

Dearest, I respect your writing skills more than you could know but when it's wasted trying to influence opinion rather than uplift or educate I get offended. The black mind is a shattered glass and while we are picking up the pieces we don't need our leaders being criticized by the very people he's trying to lead. It's not defending Jay Z as much ...

There are so many cases that we talk about Black Men with contempt. We are quick to tell what they do wrong while ignoring all the phenomenal achievements that they are exemplifying in our communities. Well, because of this, Black Charlotte has added a new category called, "Black Man on the Rise". Once a week, we will feature a Black Man that is "b...