September/October Looks like that was a busy time for us Sleepin’ on…creepin’ on…cheatin’ on a reality that we know is absolute but subjecting ourselves to RELATIVE TRUTHS tucked tightly under covers over whispers between stares Glares shaded by lust reinforced by just a touch from an earthly hand connected to […]
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Physical features don’t determine worth
The true essence of understanding a woman’s worth is understanding the woman, the whole woman, the beauty, the ugly, the good, the bad, the goofy, and the embarrassing – in a nutshell the complexity. Too many times, beauty is the standard, the principal meaning of evaluating whether a woman is […]
Reno steps on gas in gubernatorial race
Driving her red pickup truck across Florida in a statewide campaign for governor, Janet Reno, spoke to a crowd in Tallahassee on education and health issues Wednesday. In her brief speech, the former U.S. Attorney General said she would strive to make all Florida schools the best in the country. […]
Skin color leads to needless insecurities
Honey, caramel, hazelnut and mocha. This may sound like the latte menu at Starbuck’s Coffee, but it is actually a sampler of the assorted skin colors on FAMU’s campus. A journalism class recently conducted a survey of 80 people on the issue of skin color at FAMU. The unscientific poll, […]
Women square off on football field
When I was in middle school, I used to look at the football players on the field in their jerseys, helmets, pads, cleats, long socks and tight pants. Most of the girls around me liked watching the game because of the way the players looked in those tight-fitting pants. I, […]
Athletic women often select ill-fitting bras
OK, so you’ve resolved to start working out this year – again. You’ve spent all your cash on those cute stretchy capri pants, a few cool new tops and an awesome new Walkman. But the most important item women buy is the one that no one else sees. Next to […]
To Whom it may Concern
All I want you to do is be mine, Our souls to intertwine. I long for you to want me, need me, Touch me, please me. Say that you will always be, My lover, my best friend. My world, until we transcend, Into a time and place where we are […]
Neo-soul sisters gather force, demand attention
With 13 Grammy nominations going to a pair of rookie soul singers, India.Arie and Alicia Keys, soul music is industry-certified as the latest big thing. Grammy choosers might even be on to something. The fast rise of these two performers and the general acclaim flowing toward their peers – including […]
Aspirations to sing, gateway to Allied Health
Had it been another life and another time it may not be Cynthia Hughes Harris dean of Allied Health Sciences at FAMU and vice-president of the American Occupational Therapy Association. Instead it might be Cynthia Hughes Harris, vocalist and stage star. “There was a serious period of time when I […]
Infant mortality soars among African- Americans
Like every new mother, Lisa wakes up everyday thinking about her daughter, Taylor. The difference between Lisa and these new mothers is that Taylor died of SIDS, three months after her birth. Lisa put Taylor in her crib, after she had fallen asleep in her arms. Lisa checked on Taylor […]