You wanna jump aboard my plane. What brought about this turn around and sudden change? Last year you were tearing me…
Posts Published byChristy Angelette I am not who people say I am. I am who God says I am. A writer, a survivor, motivated by faith.
PTSD Awareness
June is national PTSD awareness month. 8 million people in the U.S. are affected by this illness. PTSD is an acronym…
The Purpose was Greater Than the Pain
I envisioned more for me; A life and fulfillment of my hopes and dreams. Along the path towards who I wanted…
The Power of Words
Positive affirmations and declarations spoken, heard or written may seem like a small gesture in the renewal of the mind and…
Poetry Corner: Butterfly
Breaking out from my cocoon has been painful. This beauty and color you see was formed from tragedy, loss, heartache and…
Mental Illness in Our Community
A myth that is shunned and shamed. Denial that is self-medicated ineffectively with sex, alcohol and illicit drugs. Mental illness is…
The Silent Thief
Depression is a silent thief that robs you of your joy, happiness and peace. If left untreated it becomes a silent killer….
Poetry Corner: Loving the skin I’m in
As a young black girl, I believed my black was ugly. My dark skin, big lips and nappy hair was ridiculed…
Female Sexuality
We as women have grown from being codependent, reserved, modest and shy. We have blossomed and become overtly independent beings, enabled…
A Father Everyday: His Black is Beautiful
It shouldn’t require a designated day to honor and celebrate our Black fathers. So often they are mentioned in negative terms…