TOTD= Thought of the Day! We live in a world of the stingies! People who hoard everything that they get, who hold back on the very gifts that they’ve been given, and who’d just as soon let an opportunity rot then to help someone else out of a bad situation. Me, on the other hand, [...]

In the US, with a criminal justice system that has wrongly convicted people over and over again, I am outraged that we still use capital punishment. I studied criminology as an undergraduate student at Hampton University and some more as a graduate student at Morehead State University. The one thing that I continued to find [...]

Yesterday I took a call from a parent who asked me what to do about her 15 year old daughter being bullied. The bullying had started last year and this parent had been to the principal and not received any help. In fact, the parent went to the principal and the principal told the mother, [...]

Alexis Simpson is the 19-year-old Bowie State student who is accused of murdering her 18-year-old roommate, Dominique Frazier. According to various news reports Alexis and Dominique didn’t get along particularly well and after an argument that began over music, a physical altercation began. Those are all the details that I have to share at the [...]

“When you are a young artist, I believe what you need most is acceptance of who you are. My parents gave me that. So, I am forever in their debt.” – Yasmin Shiraz Your child may want to sign his name with a jelly packet, he/she may want to wear a neon green top with [...]

On Friday, September 16, I’ll be on hand at the D.C. Department of Mental Health Capital CARES Suicide Prevention Conference  in Washington, DC screening my new project, The Difference. The Difference is a short film that discusses teen suicide from the perspectives of three African American teens who’ve had personal experiences with suicide. (Its a [...]

For two years, I  had been in a funk of sorts. Blame it on the recession. Blame it on a relationship gone haywire. Blame it on whatever. The bottom line is: I was not feeling optimistic. I would say to myself over and over again, “I feel stuck,” or “I feel stagnated.” Day after day, [...]

I know I might be a lil late on this but I didn’t want it to go unsaid. Its so nice to see beautiful, intelligent, and determined people get ahead. So, I just wanna send a shout out and congrats to the Miss Angola, Leila Lopes, who is now Miss Universe! Here’s one of her [...]

This is not a post about weaves! Let me say that first. This is not a post about naturals, dreads, braids, extensions or anything of that either! But, after looking at a recent photo of Lindsay Lohan’s little sister, Aliana, it got me to thinking about plastic surgery and other physical enhancements. I think I’m [...]

I’m excited to share with you my latest film, The Difference which is a film that deals with teen suicide. I spoke with Teens in Washington, DC about their personal experiences with suicide. DC High School students are attempting suicide at a rate that is TWICE the US National Average. So, its a pretty big [...]

On my morning walk today, I was listening to one of my favorite people on the whole planet, Deepak Chopra. I listen to his tapes over and over again–largely because they help me to stay focused and keep a positive mindset. Today’s quote that I’m pulling from one of his books is: Non-Judgment opens the [...]

Last night, I completed my third and last Goal Setting & Motivation workshop session with a group of teen moms in Pikesville. I could see that the moms have  a lot on their plates. They don’t have a lot of support, but they do have goals. For our three sessions, we talked about the importance [...]