'The most disrespected person in America, is the black woman' ~ Malcolm XShanquella’s death will not be vain. That was the message at the beautiful rally held in her honor this evening at Little Rock A.M.E. Zion Church. The sanctuary was filled with family, friends, advocates, clergy, ministers, leaders, spectators and media, all in ...

**Please stop what you are doing and take 5 minutes to support my efforts as I advocate for this student and his family to be honored at Rocky River's High School graduation tomorrow, June 12th. at 12:00 pm 2023 - Bojangles Coliseum.**Nahzir Taylor, who was a Rocky River High School Senior, was shot on November 22, 2022, after exiting a CMS school ...

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...

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?...

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...

How many bullets fired in his chest? How many times going through unrest? 8 whole minutes kneeling on his neck, Black faces on the pavement, oh you stacking the deck, How many soldiers do we have to watch die?I can't even count them and I dare won't try, Lynched for jogging, now what the heck? Black faces on the pavement, oh you stacking the deck, ...

When the murdered has a face it doesn’t feel like the news. When the murdered has a face you become consumed with the clues. When the murdered has a face you remember the time. When the murdered has a face it becomes so much more than a crime. Charlotte, the Queen’s City, is at murder 102 and while most just switch the channel, NB doesn’t...

Dear Dearest,  I’m from Nashville and I am so excited that Cyntoia Brown has been released from prison after 15 years for murdering her sex trafficker. I have been following this case  but to my disappointment, I just read she married someone while in prison. She didn’t even give herself a chance to breathe.  I kn...

I guess most think I just post to be heard. I don't tell how many times I've been to the prisons, or how many grieving mothers I've consoled. I don't tell about how many homeless shelters I've stayed at or how many people I've feed. I don't cause FB ain't real. This crap ain't nothing but horns and whistles that make us dead but please don't assume...

​In the wake of Nipsey’s death, some young, ignorant girl posted on Facebook, “Niggas die everyday, F*%!, Nipsey”. I hate that. The disrespect, the division is destroying us. Such stupidity. She was a black girl and she got a lot of attention for her post; riding on the phenomenal tide of this young man. And this would truly have been the...

I didn't know Mr. Carraway but many of my social media friends did. As his family mourns his senseless death, please lift this great man of honor up. Let's not forget his name like the wind of the news cycle. Most of the time when a police officer goes down the suspect is unrecognizable because that's one of their own but yesterday was so unus...