Tag: column
Sharpe-Jefferson: Always a Good Time to be Thankful
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...
Sharpe-Jefferson: The Seasons Change, You Should Too
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...
Sharpe-Jefferson: Permission to Live
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...
Sharpe-Jefferson: Finding Lasting, Positive Change
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...
Sharpe-Jefferson: Information Can Defeat this Formidable Foe
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...
Speaking On behalf of HBCUs
By Adriel A. Hilton and Cheron Davis
It has been said that the Black church is the pillar of the Black community. On any given...
Sharpe-Jefferson: The Power of Girlfriends
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
I recently visited a friend’s shop which was full of fellow entrepreneurs like myself. Once I walked in, the energy immediately shifted...
Rev. Jesse Jackson: Mass Shootings Have Become As American as Apple...
By The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson
In Highland Park, an upper-middle-class suburb of Chicago, the parade to celebrate the Fourth of July turned into a...
Sharpe-Jefferson: We Won’t Be Moved
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
What does independence mean to you?
We are just past the Independence Day holiday this week and I can't help but reflect on...
Sharpe-Jefferson: Moving Cautiously and Differently
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
There is a level of cautious optimism I maintain about the state of affairs today. Seen the news lately? Just as we're churching,...
