I am proud to be spotlighting Akiya David; a woman whom I’ve known for many years now. Over the years I have watched her go through ups and downs and experience many hardships but through it all God has always prevailed. Watching her grow and mature into the woman that she has become today makes this even more exciting for me. Akiya; mother, daughter, and friend has faced many challenges but each time she’s continued to push through. Being a mom as we all know isn’t an easy j

I am truly excited to share this month’s restaurant pick with you. It is always my pleasure to share and support one of our own. When I say “OUR OWN” I mean from our community, our family, our race. It means so much to be able to share this “New Black Business” with you all; God allowed for me to see it grow from the beginning stages and now take part in sowing into its growth by continuing to support them. This Caribbean inspired restaurant and its tasty cuisine has been a h

Exodus 4:11-12 11 Then the Lord said to him, “Who has made man's mouth? Who makes him mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, the Lord? 12 Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall speak.” ************************************************************ Spiritual wellness is understood as taking steps to develop a greater awareness of the movements of the Holy Spirit in our hearts and lives. Intentionally taking time to notice these

Born on January 23, 1992. She is from Brooklyn, NY, like many artists, but there’s nothing common about Camellia. She is one of those artists whose style is just as diverse as her name. She was raised in the Bronx for many years, and then returned back to Brooklyn. She is culturally diverse; of Afro-Trinidadian, Venezuelan and Japanese heritage, which has played a huge role in all of the different music styles that she has developed an acquired ear for. Her love of music sta

3 John 2 2 Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul. ************************************************************ Why Wellness Matters Maintaining an optimal level of wellness is absolutely crucial to live a higher quality life. Wellness matters. Wellness matters because everything we do and every emotion we feel relates to our well-being. In turn, our well-being directly affects our actions and emotions.

This month, with the promises made to myself to live a little, I took a good look in the mirror and honestly felt as if my body was looking crazy. I think we are harder on ourselves than anyone else and we should be. I took a step forward and tried a hot palates class. Did I love it? “No”. I thought it was quite interesting. I did like the heat, the music and the exercise poses. Girl, I was in pain for days. Palates is about the core and it took this class for me to realize t

When it comes to the physical and performing self-care, for women, it's usually placed on the back burner. Most people, especially women neglect ourselves. We have been conditioned societally to put ourselves last. Leaving ourselves with only crumbs, However doing that over a long period of time turns out to be very detrimental to our Health. It comes down to learning self-preservation and also self-accountability, and their roles play a tremendously large part. And as we lea

This is an explosive time in history for everyone. However, this explosion is not new to black and brown people; even up until this moment in time our struggle is still real. Black people are a unique people and everybody knows it. The reason I know is because everywhere we go people want to know who we are. We continue to tell them, we continue to show them that we are a mighty, mighty people who were freed with nothing and struggled for everything to create something of