Alone Together
byAn Introvert’s Tips on Surviving Social Distancing My dreams have come true! Never did I imagine that this day would come. Due to the…
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Behind the Myth That African American Children are “Lazy”
by“When I get home from work, he hasn’t done anything. The house is still dirty, and he’s laying around playing that stupid game. No…
Power Play: Giant Killers
by“Stand your ground and fight your battles like a man.” That was the counsel my absentee father gave me on the evening of our…
2019 September/October
byManaging the Millennial Family Humble travelers Earl and Thomia Campbell, offer a few points on this thing called life. FEATURES 11 More Than Money…
Legacy And Adoption
byWhen Two Love Stories Are Better Than One Through the lens of an adopted person, the notion of legacy is filled with complexity. A…
Vaping: The Health Crisis Affecting Our Teens
byOur teens are in crisis. Over the last several weeks the number of teens reporting respiratory illnesses related to a new craze called “vaping”…
Coping With Dysfunctional Families
byIn the 5th grade I won the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E) essay contest. I don’t remember what my paper was about or what…
Expect Less, Get More: A Tale of Unrealistic Expectations
byThe table was beautifully decorated with an array of colorful foods. The sunlight shone in through the big, bay window overlooking the meal. The…
What the Hebrew Israelites Got Right
byReclaiming Me Passing through two layers of security I emptied my pockets, opened my backpack, and showed a government issued ID just to meet…
Single Elegance: Hope That Shines After The Hurt
by“My beloved spake, and said…Rise up, my love…and come away,” (Song of Solomon 2:10). I didn’t want to be single again, but I am….