Alive in the middle of it all
The headlines tell a heavy story rising prices, global tensions, uncertainty everywhere. It’s easy to feel like this is a difficult time to be alive. But that’s not the whole picture. Every day, life continues to move forward. People are still building businesses, forming relationships, chasing goals, and finding joy in small, meaningful moments. Even…
Making The Most Of Your Life
Eyes open slowly, taking in the unknown, wondering what’s happening. What is this unique feeling I’m experiencing as a stranger holds me, tears of joy in her eyes? I scan the room, every face unfamiliar. I hear sounds I don’t yet understand as people move their mouths. I take it all in at once, as…
Find Passion, Find Love in This Lifetime
On a sunny day in April, Jasmine decided to watch the news in pursuit of becoming more informed about her surroundings and the world. She expected to hear stories about a new business opening in Midtown or reports highlighting how Black women are becoming the most educated ethnic group in America. Instead, she heard that…
The Price of Survival in a Rising Economy
One afternoon last year, I found myself scrolling through the internet, imagining what it might feel like to finally buy a beautiful new Ram 1500. The sleek design and powerful build made it feel like a small piece of the American dream. Curious, I clicked over to check the price. What I saw stopped me…
Feeding a community, inspiring a generation
In many communities, change does not begin with policy or announcements from city halls. It begins with ordinary people who see a need and decide they will not ignore it. On March 7, 2026, that spirit of action was on full display as Trina Carr and Shirley Williams hosted their second annual food drive at…
Current landscape of the Housing Market
On an ordinary evening in Atlanta, Georgia, a young married couple sat down to talk about their future. Like many couples at their stage of life, they were considering two major milestones at once: purchasing their first home and starting a family. Wanting to be proactive, they decided to explore the local housing market to…
The Food Price Epidemic: How Do We Overcome the Surge?
The cost of living has been steadily climbing for years, but lately, it feels less like inflation and more like impact. An unavoidable shift. A new economic reality. Much of today’s financial strain can be traced back to the ripple effects of COVID-19. Businesses downsized. Profit margins collapsed. Survival meant adaptation, and adaptation often meant…
True Image Of The Black Man
To be a Black man in America is often to walk through the world carrying more than a wallet and a phone. It can mean carrying history, expectation, perception, and pressure all before the day even begins. From classrooms to corporate boardrooms, from traffic stops to televised debates, Black men frequently navigate environments shaped by…
Black Women Trailblazers: Overcoming Barriers and Making History
Black women have always carried more than their share of the world. They have carried families through hardship, communities through injustice, and nations through moments of reckoning. Their strength is not loud for attention it is steady, resilient, and transformative. To celebrate Black women is to honor a legacy of brilliance forged in resistance and…
What Happens To Us When Technology Grows
While I was in school during the late 2000s through the mid-2010s, our teachers constantly warned us that we needed to become highly efficient members of society because robots were coming. They told us machines would first take over industrial jobs and then move on to others, so we should prepare by learning specialized skills…
- 1
- 2
