A Few Good Men
The comedian Bill Maher once said, “Women Can’t Complain About Men Until They Get Better Taste In Them”. I think he may be on to something. After a divorce or break-up it’s so easy to slip into a world of bitterness or worse…become like the person who killed you. Giving of ourselves or our heart [...]

The Friends You Will Need On the Journey to Empowerment
Empowerment, Confidence Empowerment and confidence, I have come to realize is a journey and one that requires that we bring along with us the same three friends that Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz discovered on her journey down the yellow brick road. I was in a video store the other day and I had a great [...]

Ailey Company Celebrates 20 Years Of Icon’s Leadership
Judith Jamison, celebrates her 20th anniversary as artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater By Karyn D. Collins In the arts world, especially in the dance community, long term survival is never a certainty. Surviving a founder’s death is a noteworthy accomplishment. Thriving is a rarity. But 20 years after the death of its founder and [...]

Badly Served
The Obama's with the Prime Minster of India and his wife Image courtesy The NY Times That a Virginia couple, Michaele and Tareq Salahi, aspiring reality television stars, were able to sneak into the White House and attend the state dinner for the Prime Minister of India Tuesday night might be clever, [...]

From Grind to Gratitude!
Like every morning, the melodic sounds of classic musical that streamed from my alarm clock jolted me into consciousness. I started my ‘here we go again’ mantra, but then unlike my normal jump-out-of bed rush to reality, I turned off the noise allowed myself to be still and dwell in silence….it’s Thanksgiving Day.  As my thoughts started to rattle [...]