On ‘Becoming Disciplined’ host Tony Ares speaks with financial counselor Brandy Baxter. According to her bio, Baxter is an Accredited Financial Counselor® (AFC) and a Financial Fitness Coach® (FFC), and the owner of Living Abundantly, a financial education and coaching company. She partners with families who are ready to live an abundant financial life. She […]
“I am a fraud and eventually everyone will find out that I’m playing a role”: this is what many women tell themselves in what we label, ‘Imposter Syndrome’. Imposter syndrome, according to one article, is the concept of “feeling like a fraud due to the self-doubt and lack of confidence. It stems from low self-esteem […]
The Bluefield College Men’s Basketball team was forced to forfeit a game after its players were suspended for kneeling during the national anthem. Bluefield College President, David Olive, said that players continued to kneel during the national anthem after he asked them to stop, leading him to suspend all players involved. Olive stated, “The basis […]
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The NBA has a longstanding policy that requires all players to stand for the National Anthem However, commissioner Adam Silver has not enforced this rule because kneeling has become a popular way to peacefully protest social injustice. Lots of players and coaches chose to kneel during the anthem this past summer during the NBA reboot […]
When we talk about the challenges that face women, we’d be remiss if we did not discuss relationships and the adhesiveness of the Black family structure. Recently, I sat down with Dr. Oliver Reid to discuss the challenges today’s Black families face and what we can do to overcome them. Why are relationships in the […]
On Wednesday February 17 at 5:00pm Carl Armstrong will be interviewing Neabsco Supervisor Victor Angry for Black History Month. Sponsored by the PW Perspective and #ENOUGH!, Angry will talk about his life and experiences growing up and lessons he has learned along the way. It will be featured on Facebook and YouTube. For more details […]
On this episode of ‘Becoming Disciplined,’ Oceanographer and Hydrographer Joy Carter Minor talks about what it means to be anti-racist. Often victimized by Jim Crow laws and racism, Joy navigated systemic marginalization to become a Black woman engineer and oceanographer. She was the first US citizen qualified by the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) to certify […]
“Someone asked me, “‘Why do you write?’ And I said, ‘Because I wanted to tell people how I became this woman with razor blades between her teeth.’” Sonia Sanchez One of the most iconic Black spoken word poets and educators, here is an excerpt from Ms. Sanchez’ poem “Catch the Fire.”
