May 22, 2019 was my last day of working at a local school in Charlotte. I was told that they had no positions opened for me after I worked as an Instructional Assistant with a Masters plus and 20 years experience for $23,000 a year starting. Insultive, no. I will work any place legal to feed my kids but they lied and said I would be promoted t...

​One of the most powerful acts my mother took when she migrated to Charlotte from Long Island, after my father’s death was to find a place of worship. There were many dark days after the head of our household transitioned. Yet my mother, through courage and faith built an alter in a new land, with few friends or family members. I was livi...

 She walked into the church fellowship hall and greeted everyone, "Good Morning Everyone! How are ya'll this morning?" Those who weren't busy doing other things replied, "Good Morning My Sister & God Bless You!" She smiled and waved at the others then took her seat at the information table. As she took her seat, she could hear a minister o...