Who Wants To Do The PIK Toggle Wiggle Wobble?

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Who wants to do the what? I’m sure you must be reading this thinking this has to be the most absurd title for a newsletter ever delivered and you’d probably be right. Unfortunately, it is the most serious newsletter ever delivered…by far! Imagine what happens when the primary breadwinner loses a job. Depending on savings [...]

Slippers, Switches and Belts: Understanding Black Folks Loyalty To and Love of Corporal Punishment

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Dr. Christina Edmondson Seems like everybody has a story…like the one my college pal told me about “coming to” after saying something “crazy” to her mother. Then, there is the one I heard in the barber shop to floods of laughter as the barber recounted running for his life from his mother. She was hot [...]

My Cape’s in the Cleaners: Even Superwoman Needs Self-Care

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There’s a small space between resiliency and self-neglect. It’s a place where many Black and other shades of superwomen dwell. This “strong and independent” persona isn’t developed out of pride or ego, but rather a sense of timely necessity. Passed from generation to generation, this ethos is an unstated gift and “sho-nuff” burden. At her [...]

How To Create a Support System That Works For You

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by: Ethel Drayton-Craig It is gratifying to see how people respond when they are being lifted up with praise and recognition. Not only does their countenance change, but the way they carry their bodies also changes. I remember my son’s high school graduation when every student was called up to the stage. The student stood [...]

Can Surrender Make Things Better?

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Years ago I took off to spend a considerable length of time in France, exploring the country at my leisure while driving and lingering where I pleased, for as long as I pleased. I envisioned this trip to be a real adventure of going with the flow and being in the moment. I purposely did [...]

Parental Abandonment: The New Epidemic

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Our world of people is a melting pot of similarities that range from skin color to educational backgrounds to familial histories. Many of us are intriguingly alike, yet incredibly diverse in our dreams, goals, lifestyles, race and economic status. President Barack Obama, the late Steve Jobs, Oprah Winfrey, Alicia Keys, Lance Armstrong, Shawn Carter (Jay [...]

New Study: Black Students Learn More With Black Teachers

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By Kirsten West Savali According to a new report, A Community College Instructor Like Me: Race and Ethnicity Interactions in the Classroom, 2.9 percent of students who identify as U.S. minorities—African-American, Native American, Hispanic and Pacific Islander—are more likely to excel if their teachers share their ethnic or racial background. The report states: “We find [...]