In recent weeks, I have been observing the conversations taking place on social media between black men and black women. On both sides of the aisle, there is a desire to be in a relationship and have a family structure. What I have found is that the social engines scream for the correct treatment, grace, […]
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I always wondered what pride was. I looked up the definition and still couldn’t correlate what it meant for me or if I practiced it. This week, it was revealed to me that not only did I harbor pride, but I allowed it to birth self-righteous indignation within me. I sought disagreements in order to
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I fast once a week for my blog topics. I do this in order to gain what it is God wants me to inform the reader about and to ensure that it is His Will and not my own. My hope is that I never write anything that He didn’t ask or direct me to
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This is the hardest article I have had to compose thus far. In all honesty, I did not want to write this article as the only abortion I have experienced was considered a spontaneous abortion, better known as a miscarriage at 8 weeks; but when God calls you to something, you must trust that you
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The death of Charlie Kirk sparked a mass media frenzy; most notably in the black community. Blacks were reprimanded for displaying any compassion, remorse, or grief of a life lost which happened in front of the brother’s wife, children and a plethora of young college students. Blacks cited their Christian faith as the generation of
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Since the beginning of recorded history, humans have cited a supernatural force in their livelihood and life journey. No matter the religion, or lack thereof, humans have a connection to that which we cannot see and oftentimes, cite the supernatural as the motivating force in our behavior. Life events occur that drive our response system
I haven’t always been at peace with myself and others. There was a time in my life where I felt like I was inside of a deep dark pit that I had no way of getting out of. I was addicted to porn, I was angry, I was dealing with childhood trauma and I was
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My family moved around a lot when I was younger. From kindergarten to 5th grade, I grew up and went to school in predominately white environments in Kansas City and Overland Park, Kansas. Once I hit 5th grade, we went from a PW environment to a predominately black neighborhood and education system. Having to change
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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is a psychological tool used to describe human motivation https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html. 4 out of the 5 relate to the human desire to be connected, accepted, or recognized socially. In the current age of social media, the idea of becoming an elitist has transposed from our screens into our brains. From Facebook posts
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I recently experienced one of the most perplexing mental health challenges in my life. I can typically experience a mentally challenging day once in a blue moon. Usually it comes, I fight through it and by the end of the day, the sun is shining. This most recent episode was nothing like this. Instead of
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