Tag: love

BE FRIENDLY

Octavia E. Butler, a Black woman, best known for being “the first” science-fiction writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship wrote an incredible quote about friendship. It reads: “Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into […]

LOVING YOU IS GOOD FOR US

I am a firm believer that LOVE should start at home. I think so many family dysfunctions (and I had them, too) could have been aborted if children had grown up having good loving parents as role models. I believe that is why television had a more positive effect in the past, regardless of imagery […]

BLACK (EXCELLENCE) HISTORY AND LOVE MONTH: A little ditty about Mac and LJ

My Black American history most intimately begins with these two – Willie Mac Lonon and Lonnye Jenkins Lonon– my grandparents. I am blessed to have known them both (my grandfather died when I was seven, my grandmother lived to see me graduate college), and I lived with them for a while when my mother was […]

WISHING YOU A HAPPY THANKSGIVING WITH A WARNING

The holidays are meant to be holy days. Days of peaceful contemplation, raucous fun with family (fun is holy, y’all), a time to start new traditions, and a moment to reflect on the past. “Rejoice always, pray constantly, give thanks in everything; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians‬ ‭5‬:‭16‬-‭18‬ […]

Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Day by Serving Others

Productivity tip for today: Serve. Instead of taking a day off. Take a day to serve someone else in the name of the man who gave his life for the betterment of humanity. Enjoy this day of service. And please share in the comments what you are doing today to honor the life and legacy […]