In 1975, after landing a job with a major corporation, Davida, a naive, divorced, twenty-six-year-old African-American accountant and her five-year-old daughter, Veda, relocate from South Carolina to Pennsylvania. Davida becomes enthralled with a God-sent, charismatic hunk, and sets out on an unimaginable faith journey as a minister’s wife, only to discover a veil between the pulpit and the pew.
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Read More »On October 9, 2020, I had a mastectomy. That was 26 years after having a lumpectomy in 1994 for breast cancer treatment. The disease claimed the lives of my sisters Marie and Diane. Another sister is still fighting. Ovarian cancer claimed the lives of my sisters Melba and Elizabeth. I lost my sister Carrie to cevical cancer and my brother James to colon cancer. As a survivor, for many years I helped raise money for […]
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The human brain is a vital body part, don’t you agree? Why criticize and ostracize sick minds, when a doctor they should see? Many great lives have ended in despair and tragedy due to ignorance of signs, treatment options and the benefits of therapy. Whatever mental challenge you face, someone else has been in that place Many discovered creative solutions and found fame, not disgrace. Let’s take a Sentimental Journey to see […]
Read More »On this Memorial Day, I salute my sister, Elizabeth Shell Carr, for years of service to Black Veterans for Social Justice. As a LCSW, her inspiration came from a desire to help female veterans suffering from military sexual trauma (MST) and the following family members who served in the armed forces: Uncle Samuel Pelzer- Army Uncle Ruben Pelzer-Army Uncle James Pelzer-Army Uncle Jervia Pelzer, Jr. – Army Sister Cynthia McNeil- Marines Brother-in-law Lewis June – […]
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If you were a tomato, which color would you prefer to be? Law #3: The Law of Process The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C. Maxwell Leadership Develops Daily, Not in a Day Theodore Roosevelt (TR or Teddy) Of all the nation’s leaders, TR was said to be the toughest-mentally and physically. Yet, this child from a prominent wealthy family was sickly with a […]
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