On this week’s episode of Two Mics Up, host damednydc sits down with Kimberly McLemore, Author, Podcast Host, Book Coach, CEO & Founder of WSBI, LLC as well as Rosemarie and Ian Burke; founders of the Burke Business Consulting Firm. as we discuss an ongoing issue in our community. Why don’t we support black businesses? […]
It’s an image we’ve seen all too often. A Black driver being pulled over for the most innocuous act. Moments later, the motorist is either arrested, or killed, and in the case of someone like Sandra Bland, both. An investigation ensues, and due to some technicality, it is deemed as the officer simply doing their […]
During this week’s episode co-hosts John Reid and Aneesa Johnson explore the statement made by South Carolina Senator Tim Scott in that America is not a racist country. We discuss why that is not the case. In this week’s edition of “Do The Right Thing,” we address former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe’s latest blunder.
As the Democratic candidates for Virginia governor met on Thursday in their second debate, former Governor Terry McAuliffe committed yet another blunder that would be public relations trouble for anyone without his political capital. It was revealed that one of his opponents, former Delegate Jennfier Carroll Foy(D-2), was featured in a post promoting his campaign […]
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we will discuss topics around mental health in each article of As A Woman. Today’s topic is around the commonly known term, “PTSD”. What is PTSD? According to the American Psychiatric Association (APA), Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder that may occur in people who have experienced […]
Nicholas Feemster (NiccoFeem) is a multi-talented hip-hop artist, musician, elite lyricist, and a young Black male who is taking a stand to spread awareness around Mental Illness. Nicholas, “Nicco” began his musical career at 13 and later took home the first place prize in a high school talent show at age 16. Nicco graduated from […]
The first time a racist taunt was directed at Brandon Bernard from the opposing team during a youth hockey game was bad enough. Players screeched monkey noises when Bernard skated past the benches or controlled the puck. Five times. Recorded on video. Two months later, on March 6, came another taunt from the same team […]
Are you recently divorced and trying to start over as a single woman? Did you just go through a breakup and are trying to get YOU back? Are you trying to make your next relationship be with yourself? Then this is the conversation for YOU! . When a relationship ends, few things can be more […]
The following contributor is Ranelle Nadeau, St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church Outreach Team member I first met Idris O’Connor while serving as a volunteer on the Prince William County Bill Mehr Homeless Drop-in-Center committee. Idris spoke at a meeting and immediately caught my attention as I listened to his quiet, yet powerful words about issues impacting […]
Governor Ralph Northam, House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn, and House Majority Leader Charniele Herring endorsed Delegate Hala Ayala (D-51st) early on Monday in the Democratic Primary Lieutenant Governor of Virginia. In doing so, they are backing a candidate who would become the first Latina, first Black woman, and first person of Lebanese descent to hold the […]
