Visiting an African American church is a distinctive cultural and historic experience. From the soul-stirring gospel music and mesmerizing choirs to the energetic and powerful sermons, the beautiful architecture and the amazing stories the churches tell about American...
The majority of participants are promising young leaders — ordinary people who go on to make a difference in their communities. Maternal mortality in Tanzania accounts for almost one in five deaths in women aged 15-49, with hemorrhages and infections among the main...
Most people understand co-parenting to be when parents have divorced or separated but continue to work together to raise their children. This sounds good in theory, but what do you do when you don't have a good relationship with your former partner, or you can't...
WE TALKED TO TWO BELOVED LOVE AND MARRIAGE EXPERTS WHO OFFERED INSIGHT ON THE KEYS TO MAKING LOVE LAST BY KEEPING IT A PRIORITY. When it comes to love, we often talk so much about the search for it rather than its preservation. What happens after you...
Personal Story Imagine waking up every day and not looking like anyone around you, including your immediate family. Day after day watching a sea of faces at school, at church, in stores, on TV, and at home that looks nothing like you. You are the only one like...
WHILE NOT THE FIRST REGION ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET LIST, THIS BLACK WOMAN AUTHOR WHO RESIDES IN EASTERN EUROPE SHARES WHAT THREE OF HER FAVORITE COUNTRIES HAVE TO OFFER GLOBETROTTERS. I know. Believe me, I know. You are probably thinking, Eastern...
Phoenicia's Graham & Co. to be featured in new '(RE)motel' series on Magnolia channel When Martin Torres and Joseph DiThomas first stayed in The Cobblestone Inn in the Catskills hamlet of Phoenicia in 1997 it was a work in progress. The motel was a plain...
Do you ever feel like you’re hanging on by a thread at work or like you’re “faking it until you make it” because you don’t actually have what it takes to make it? Do you ever feel like you don’t belong or like somehow you don’t deserve the position...
If you are an entrepreneur and not a social entrepreneur, but you want to raise awareness and make a difference when it comes to the issues you care most about, how do you make the leap into advocacy? What’s the first step? If you find yourself...
We all know the type. The dark, moody, broody, “complicated” type gives off an appealing vibe that seems cool and desirable. This type, while mysterious and mysterious, also comes with a lot of “issues” and many less than stellar personality traits. A...