Category: JOY

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Angie Stone, Roberta Flack & Gwen McCrae: The Power of Their Musical Legacy

Angie Stone, Roberta Flack & Gwen McCrae: The Power of Their Musical Legacy

Angie Stone’s Music Pulled Us Through—And Now, She’s Gone.   Angie Stone has passed, and somehow, it still doesn’t feel real. During one of my [...]
How Singing is Surprisingly Good for Your Health

How Singing is Surprisingly Good for Your Health

There's a vocal teacher on Youtube that I love, and I wanted to share her with you. Kristel Cherelle's approach reminds me of our choir teachers back [...]
10 Lessons Women Can Take From Star Jones, Al Reynolds, and Everybody Who Had Something to Say

10 Lessons Women Can Take From Star Jones, Al Reynolds, and Everybody Who Had Something to Say

There was a time when Star Jones and Al Reynolds seemed to be everywhere. The proposal came at the 2004 NBA All-Star Game. Then came the enormous w [...]
7 Survival Lessons From Eve: Your Life Is Allowed to Have More Than One Act

7 Survival Lessons From Eve: Your Life Is Allowed to Have More Than One Act

Some chapters prove you can survive. Others remind you that survival was never supposed to be the whole story. I love Eve's music. Let me get th [...]
Vanessa Williams Refused to Become the Worst Thing People Said About Her

Vanessa Williams Refused to Become the Worst Thing People Said About Her

Deal with yourself as a individual, worthy of respect, and make everyone else deal with you the same way. -Nikki Giovanni It was 1984, and Vanessa [...]
You Remember the Beat. But Do You Remember What Chubb Rock Was Saying?

You Remember the Beat. But Do You Remember What Chubb Rock Was Saying?

I have been thinking about Chubb Rock’s “Treat ’Em Right”. Maybe it is because I keep hearing people talk about hip-hop as though an entire generat [...]
Bob Mackie Set Beauty Free: Remembering a Designer Who Knew How to……

Bob Mackie Set Beauty Free: Remembering a Designer Who Knew How to……

Before Bob Mackie dressed Diana Ross, Tina Turner, Cher, Dolly Parton and some of the most famous women in entertainment, Black women were already d-r [...]
Why Does He Get Angry When You’re Happy? When Your Joy Becomes a Problem in a Controlling Relationship

Why Does He Get Angry When You’re Happy? When Your Joy Becomes a Problem in a Controlling Relationship

Inspired by....... Why women’s laughter has long been treated as a threat | Psyche Ideas  Posted by Amy Diehl, Ph.D on X.com   Th [...]
Cathy Hughes and The Quiet Storm: Healing on the Airwaves

Cathy Hughes and The Quiet Storm: Healing on the Airwaves

“Good evening, sweetheart…”Those few words, whispered through radios across America, weren’t just an introduction—they were an invitation. An invita [...]
Survivor Affirmations: I Have the Courage to Expand and Not Shrink

Survivor Affirmations: I Have the Courage to Expand and Not Shrink

There is a particular kind of courage nobody talks about enough. It is the courage to remain recognizable to yourself. Most of us learn very ear [...]
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