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I thought it was a myth. I thought it was something people say to scare us newbies, freshmen, but it is real. My bony chicken legs started to look like jumbo carnival size turkey legs. My flat as a table tummy deformed into a Kangaroo Read More …
“You are angry, no? Your passion empowers your words.” My writing mentor wrote this after reading my article, Superwoman Has Left the Building. I published that article sitting in a terminal at O’Hare airport waiting for my flight to Milan. I was running away to Read More …
After two months in Italy, I dreaded returning to the States. America’s political climate was unavoidable abroad as I was constantly asked, “What is happening in America?” Also, my hometown of Chicago was not the same place I left six years ago when I moved Read More …
“I’m a super girl and I’m here to save the world, but I wanna know who’s gonna save me?” Nobody. I finally took a major step and decided that my health and well-being would come first. Shonda Rhimes had her Year of Yes. This is Read More …
I’ve seen the future of food and it includes drones! Wednesday night I attended the Taste of Innovation for a look into the future of food and what a feast! My latest article on Huffington Post discusses the next food frontiers. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/taste-of-innovation-new-frontiers-in-food_us_58a5ef8de4b0fa149f9ac2f4
As a child, I longed for the elegance of the Harlem Renaissance that celebrated black excellence in academia, arts, music, and innovation. Chicago painter and interior designer, Raub Welch, is recreating vintage black glamour with a modern touch. Poet Countee Cullen asked, “Hey Black Child, Read More …
“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing,” said George Bernard Shaw. That was the quote on the gift bags at the Chicago Toy & Game Fair. It set the tone to remind adult attendees to get in touch Read More …
There are so many wonderful things to see and do in the second city. From the Christkindl market to the Polar Express, Christmas in Chicago is fun for all ages. Your winter wonderland awaits in the heart of the Midwest. Chicago offers family fun activities and Read More …
For the ultimate in elegance and luxury, a wedding planner can be a fairy godmother for the bride-to-be. Regina Brooks, founder of Regine Danielle Events, has taken the wedding industry by storm. I interviewed Regina to discover the secrets to her success. Regina Brooks has Read More …
Three years ago, someone gifted me a copy of The Alchemist saying that it would change my life. I did not read it until this weekend. Five years ago, I embarked on my own Santiago-esque journey leaving Chicago and the law to pursue my dream Read More …
Fertility in black women is rarely discussed or acknowledged as a problem. Breeding myths from slavery perpetuate the stereotype that black women do not have problems conceiving. Studies have shown that when it came to infertility and IVF treatments, black married women had a harder Read More …
The adage “don’t air family laundry in public” has caused many African-Americans to deny grief, pain, suffering, and mental illness. We’re a strong resilient people. If we survived slavery, surely we can overcome other ailments? Mind you, there are historical reasons why some tend not Read More …