The worldwide economic recession has affected African Americans in more ways than meet the eye. The stress and pressure to make ends meet, pay college tuition and plan for the future is taking a toll on our psyche. For many,... (Continue reading)
Somewhere along the way, we got a memo saying that we had to be fabulous–all the time. How is this possible? How many of us are pretending to be a superwoman when we are a super wreck? It’s time to... (Continue reading)
Last week I had the opportunity to attend 1050 ESPN Radio’s “Lunch with a Legend,” series at the Oak Room in New York City in honor of former Met and Yankee Darryl Strawberry and author of Straw: Finding My... (Continue reading)
Deep recession or depression? As a journalist, it’s hard to argue that words don’t matter. Certainly, there’s a textbook difference between the “two or more consecutive quarters slowing of economic growth” that marks a recessionary period, and a more severe... (Continue reading)