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By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson For The Birmingham Times I know we don’t like to talk about it, nor do we really like to do it. But there...

By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson We admire this trait when we see it in our favorite athlete. But we sometimes resist when we have to apply it in...

By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson It’s often one of the most difficult things we have to do is also one of the most needful. Taking an opportunity to...

By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson Here’s some straight up advice for my fellow go-getters: With all the things that come against us to derail our plans, we...

By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson So, Super Bowl LVII is behind us, and we have two distinct camps regarding the big game won 38-35 by the Kansas...

By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson As we approach Valentine’s Day on Tuesday Feb. 14, there’s always the temptation to place an expectation on our spouse or significant...

By Julianne Malveaux Just four days after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, the inveterate warrior, Congressman John Conyers Jr....

By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson With all the talk (or hype if you so choose to see it as such) about the New Year, one predominant question...

By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson As we roll into 2023 (can you believe it’s already here), it’s always a good time to reflect. But the reflection I offer...

By Samuetta Hill Drew Last week’s safety article began discussing how many in our country celebrate Thanksgiving differently through destination travel and/or varied menu selections....