I read this quote this morning and I shared it on all of my social media profiles. Here it is:   PS. Please leave me a comment and let me know why you feel that we’re silent about the things that matter. Is it because we feel that we have too much to lose? Is [...]

I’m working on helping parents find lawyers to take on their cases in dealing with bullying and girl fights. I believe this is an issue for the courts because  the government is not providing funding to solve the problem of bullying and girl fighting. Why do you think there is a rise in bullying? Why [...]

I’m excited because my indie book Retaliation is in its 5th printing. I remember when my first book, The Blueprint for My Girls hit its 4th printing. I believe I was on a college tour with authors K’wan, Brandon Massey and Jamise Dames. I remember thinking how exciting it was… Well, in my birthday month, [...]

As a part of my 30 days of Yasmin celebration — I’m celebrating my birthday for 30 days this year–I am scheduling Skype booktalks and film talks with youth schools and organizations. At no cost to you, we can have a 30 minute conversation on the following topics: The Blueprint for My Girls – Self [...]

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 [...]

I want to thank the fam at Hip Hop Moguls for sharing my work, bio info and the trailer to They Call Me Dae on their site… It takes a village to spread the word… You are now a part of our village. We are gearing up for our June 9 NYC event!!! Here’s our [...]

Here’s the link to the debut episode of Retaliation Radio. Our topic was: Can retaliation in schools be avoided? Listen now. We had a glitch at the 3:56 – 4:53 mark. (I didn’t know how pull my first caller in!!!) Listen to internet radio with StillEyeRiseFilms on Blog Talk Radio Next week’s topic: Adult bullies- [...]

I’ve written books that deal with with it, I’ve shot two films that expose it, but now I’m putting additional articles on this blog that will give specific strategies to help schools reduce violence and deal with bullying, fights, etc. These suggestions should be taken directly to your school’s principal, the Parent/Teacher Association, Student Government [...]

I’m so excited to share with you the movie poster artwork from my first narrative film, They Call Me Dae. The film gives a short glimpse into the life of DeCalia, a female bully who prides herself in fighting other girls. Some of you may remember Dae from my book Retaliation. She is such a [...]

I will be in the house at the 4th Annual National Girl Bullying Conference presenting a session that will feature my film, Can She Be Saved? and my book Retaliation. As most of you know, working with young women has been a passion of mine for many years, so I’m overjoyed that this opportunity has [...]

I was on the radio with Kim Iverson  two days ago and we were talking about bullying. In response to our radio show, a listener emailed this letter to Kim. “Hello, This topic couldn’t have come at a better time. I’m going to run out and get the book [Retaliation] and video[Can She Be Saved?,] [...]