I am so thankful for the people that I’ve met in my career. The legendary Lee Bailey is a colleague who I can say is the real deal and is always about supporting what is on and poppin. Lee is always the founder of RadioScope and EURWeb! Wonderful writer, Ricardo Hazell, wrote a piece on [...]

In celebrating 30 days of Yasmin — 30 days of literacy, film and empowerment–this is one of my empowerment messages.  9/23  to 10/23/11 – Join the Movement… As rough as life is, and it does get rough, there are things for which we should be thankful . When I look at my life, I am [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Tonight on the Retaliation Radio Show we’re addressing corporal punishment and if hitting a young person–10 and over–if it’s a form of hating or showing hatred toward a young person. This radio show is inspired and dedicated to a young person who recently wrote me a letter that we’ll be reading on the radio show [...]

I was recently reading an article in the Washington Post which reported that a former HD Woodson High School English teacher recently pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a student in a school bathroom last year. Another article on the same page reported that a Fauquier County assistant principal is facing child porn charges. It made [...]

We recently had a Retaliation Radio show that focused on the rise in Teen Suicide. Here’s an archive to the show. Please listen to it and share it with your friends. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is: 800. 273.TALK. Thanks for listening… Listen to internet radio with StillEyeRiseFilms on Blog Talk Radio

Tonight on Retaliation Radio we’re going to talk about the reasons for the spike in teen suicide. On my Still Eye Rise Friends and Fans page, I asked the question: Why are more youth resorting to suicide? There have been some great answers, votes and feedback. Join the discussion by voting in the poll and [...]

I jump at opportunities to discuss the girl fight epidemic. So it was my pleasure to write an article about my experience since I began to really study and engage teen girls on the subject of girl fights. I hope you will read and enjoy the article. It appears that both hatred and hopelessness is [...]