Check out some of her most inspiring quotes. The NAACP Image Awards airs February 11 on TVOne.

I used to believe there were certain things God didn’t want me to write.

A jury awarded Marvin Gaye’s children nearly $7.4 Million after deciding they felt Robin Thicke & Pharrell Williams infringed on the copyright of Marvin Gaye’s “Got To Give It Up.” Pharrell Williams, who wrote the record, said he did not rip the Marvin Gaye song but was instead inspired by it. We will play the […]

Just two weeks ago, we reported on how Humans of New York profiled 13-year-old Vidal Chastanet from Brooklyn, who praised his principal Ms. Nadia Lopez because “She told each one…

Acclaimed actor, producer and director, Tyler Perry, has signed on to be the headline speaker at the 2014 Women’s Empowerment Conference and Networking Event, Saturday, March 15 at the PNC Arena. 2014 marks the 20 year for the conference which quickly sells out each year. Every year, over 20,000 people from the Triangle converge on […]

My friend, you are alive and awake today. What will you do with such an amazing gift?  You can take it for granted, convinced that…

It can be hard sometimes to find inspiration around you, especially when you’re just stuck in your old routines and need a change. There are many definitions of inspiration – that could include writing, general beauty, or just a change in your surroundings that makes you stop and think. For example, sometimes sitting in a […]

Have you ever had one of those days where you find yourself trying to piece together conversations you had with someone? This could be from a friendship, a potential love interest, or even a family member, as life can be confusing to figure out on occasion. Maybe you are trying to decipher how someone feels […]

Recently, I opened a fortune cookie after eating Chinese food and was oddly confused by the quote that was inside. It read as follows: “It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.” Reading it at the time, I had to look at it a few times before I could have an inkling […]

It is Monday and time to set our path. We can move forward. We have the ability to reach out next plateau. We need to learn to move out of His way and let Him take over. Letting go and letting God is all about surrendering the people we love to God’s loving arms and […]

We all have moments where we just feel down in the dumps. Here is a way to pick yourself  up out of the doldrums. Its the condition of life.  Sometimes we let life swallow us up whole. We forget that we are part of a greater circle in life. We were not made to be […]

Today’s words of wisdom comes from Sidney Poitier, he is a Bahamian American actor, film director, author, and diplomat. Pictured above: Sidney Poitier receiving the “Medal of Freedom” from President Obama 2009 I never had an occasion to question color, therefore, I only saw myself as what I was… a human being. I’ll always be […]