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What makes you dope as an individual? By dope, I mean the Urban Dictionary 5th definition, which is “adjective: cool, nice, awesome.” If a random person walked up to you on the street and asked you, “what makes you dope?”…
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Truth is—often times we see or hear the word trigger and instantly think negative. Have you ever considered that there is a balance of triggers in your life? Think about it anger is a triggered, but so is love. Why…
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Let’s be honest, the truth is—women lie about a lot of things. We lie about our age, size, weight, and number of sexual partners. We often pretend that we are fulfilled sexually when we are not. We avoid telling our…
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Life is full of circumstances that can interrupt your peace. While you are living, there is no way around it. Learning how to navigate through these obstacles is the only way to keep pressing forward each day. Decompressing after something…
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New week, new opportunities! It’s the start of the work week for most of us, and for some it’s our least favorite day. I don’t know if it’s just me, but do Monday’s drag and seem never ending? I know…
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I was lost. A 38-year-old black woman with 4 kids, 1 grandkid and no love life. Very different than the way I planned my life out all those innocent and naive years ago. To say that I was wore out…
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A WORLD OF NO PROMISES The sun finally came out the other day and the temperature soared past 70 degrees. Birds were singing, my flowers have started to bloom, and I was delighted to spend time outside enjoying the springtime…
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“When was the last time That they heard you say Mother or father, I love you And when was the last time That they heard you say Daughter or son, I love you Ones you say you cherish everyday Can…
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“I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have…
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It’s officially spring, and the flowers are blooming, and our grey skies are being rejuvenated by comforting rays of sweet sunshine. As a St. Louis native, I know all about living in seasons, but spring is by far my favorite,…
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Aren’t you tired of living an unfulfilled life! You go to bed every night with a feeling of emptiness, because you have so much in your head and in your heart that you’d like to accomplish, but you’ve done little…
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Social media has gotten us all super confused and way too disconnected from reality. There is a strange obsession that the millennial generation has with keeping up with the lives of others through social media. We are obsessed with perfectly…
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Palos Hills, IL (BlackNews.com) – Erika Gilchrist, award-winning speaker, author, and social entrepreneur, hosts numerous events throughout the year in the Chicagoland area. Though she grew up in the city of Chicago proper, entrepreneur Erika Gilchrist announced that she is…
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WHAT ABOUT ME? We made it to 2018! Thank God. So many of us are starting the year off with writing goals down on paper, making more connections, having moments of reflection, praying and fasting. Some of us have acquired…
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When was the last time you set a goal for yourself? Last I heard, you were chanting “New Year, New Me.” But, here we are two weeks into the New Year and you are still doing the same old things….
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