On April 28th, 2021: Join Councilwoman Cydny A. Neville and ACTS Sexual Assault Services for Denim Day 2021 in support of survivors and to raise awareness about sexual violence. History of Denim Day: TRIGGER WARNING!!! The Denim Day story begins in Italy in 1992, when an 18-year old girl was raped by the 45-year old […]
“It’s better to remain quiet and have people think you’re a fool than to open up your mouth and remove all doubt.” Earlier this week Hall of Fame NFL Quarterback, Brett Favre, said on his podcast that he found it hard to believe that Dereck Chauvin killed George Floyd intentionally. “I found it hard to […]
Warning: Spoilers ahead. The season finale of The Falcon & The Winter Soldier, the sixth episode of the series, saw Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson finally donning his own Captain America suit while carrying the symbolic shield. Sam’s new suit (courtesy of the Dora Milaje) is a noticeable change from those of Steve Rogers and John […]
There was an article recently about a biracial little girl that received a haircut by a fellow student and then later by a teacher. Both the student and the teacher were white. The father, not wanting to focus on race, couldn’t help but acknowledge the poor judgement that was shown by the school teachers and […]
“Success is not an accident, success is actually a choice.” – Stephen Curry In order to be successful in your life, many people believe you must have a growth mindset. While some might shrug this off as a trendy term, others have changed the entire trajectory of their life by putting into practice this concept. What […]
This week’s episode of Becoming Disciplined features Stafford County community activist Pastor Gary Holland. He has been a long time voice in the community for justice and righteousness. Below are some of the events that he will be participating in: Stafford Community Support Initiative: Food pantry * Flyer attached * http://scsi.ivolunteer.com – click to volunteer […]
It would be extremely difficult for me to prove that slavery has impacted my life, and that I’m personally owed reparations. I have enjoyed too much education, career, and monetary success to claim such a payment would make me or my family more whole. However, I can make a valid argument that a number of […]
This week’s As A Woman takes a look at how we can reduce stress and find a wave of inner peace. April is National Stress Awareness Month, which means all month we are bringing awareness of how to reduce stress. Many women may appear to be stress-free when you look at their accomplishments, but are […]
This week’s feature is Mark Wiggins, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of the new hit magazine, Off the Bench! I sat down with Mark to discuss his magazine, as well as the importance of using his voice as a Black man in the community. What is the mission of your magazine, Off The Bench? “The mission of […]
If one were to do a quick Google search of the term, “self-love”, one would find the results provided about 2,870,000,000 results in about 0.58 seconds. With so many searching for this term, why are there still so many women that struggle with loving themselves? Why is self-love the phrase so trendy but the act not? […]
