Tag: column

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....

By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson Sometimes we can be duped by what we believe is our permanent reality. When things don’t change as quickly as we’d like, we...

By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson I chuckled when I thought about the encouraging information I’d share in this week’s column because I suspect many of you won’t...

 By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson There’s nothing like a piece of bad news to make you really appreciate all the things that are going right in your...

By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson We’ve all been there or will be there at some point soon. It’s the place where we find ourselves assessing our lives in...

By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson The fear of it can sometimes be worse than reality. COVID has certainly been a formidable foe, but the reality is that with...