by Tara Pringle Jefferson
I’ve been a big Usher fan since his “My Way” days. I was excited to see him get married and have his face plastered all over Essence magazine declaring his love for his wife and his son. I thought it was beautiful.
But now that things have gone south in their marriage and divorce is imminent, Usher released “Papers” as his comeback single and I ain’t feeling it. Not at all.
With lyrics like, “I know it’s you I love, but then I also know it’s you I don’t …

by Harriet Hairston
On Tuesday, Dr. Shane Perrault wrote an article about the Civil War between black men and women in America.  The issues we face as a people were made painfully obvious, but what about the solutions? Nwenna Kai commented, “I’m ready to discuss an action plan…we have too many discussions on the problems and not enough on…action.”
That comment became the onus for this article today.  During the Civil War, the United States almost imploded with a fight over opposing doctrines:  slavery vs. freedom.   What of this so-called Civil …

Do you feel like a slacker if you hit the sack early?

As a black psychologist, I question how we can help turn our collective pain, as black men and black women, into something that works for the greater good of the community…

by Harriet Hairston
My high school volleyball team went 12-1 my senior year.  We were the #1 team in Germany and the #3 team in Europe by the end of the season.  I can definitely attribute our success to two philosophies our coach introduced us to.
The first attribute is something that I’m sure has been heard over and over again, and is relevant to more than just volleyball:  ATTITUDE is EVERYTHING.  It’s a small thing that makes a huge difference.  Personally, I’ve been dealing with my attitude in …

I lost my sense of taste and smell this weekend.  Imagine my misery.  I ate and was not satisfied.  I turned the humidifier on and could not smell the Vicks.  It made me think about the little things I take for granted.
For example, my son always asks for a kiss, then proceeds to request a hug right after that.  Sometimes it irks me, because he asks at the worst possible time…like when I have to go to the bathroom, or when I’m rushing out the door to get to work.  …

by Harriet Hairston
You’ve got to watch the video to understand where I’m coming from. I’m in the same position as Indiana Jones. Only, I’m scared like a little punk, y’all. I can’t even lie. I’m stuck in between what was, looking at what will be, and for some reason, I can’t find the path in between. Oh, don’t get me wrong…I BELIEVE with all that is in me. But for some reason, success and taking the next step evades me. What’s holding me back? What’s preventing me from taking the …

Yesterday we were floored to be blessed by such a humbling experience. We were included in an amazing list of power couples on the move…

The olympic gold medal of diplomacy was awarded to the United States last Friday when President Barack Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize…

Over the weekend we attended the inaugural Blogalicious Conference which was held at the Midtown W Hotel in Atlanta, GA. The conference focused on women bloggers of color and was created by the women of the Mama Law Media Group (www.mamalaw.com) and when I say they did a great job, I mean it was no joke!
Ronnie was on a panel entitled Mom 2.0 about how moms and mom bloggers use the web and social media and I was holding it down in the vendor area (or at least that was …