From handwritten notes signed with first names to printed signs with instructions, shop owners in my neighborhood announce changes to...

This coronavirus situation will probably last for a year. Plan for it.

On Octavia Butler's 72nd birth anniversary, June 22, 1947, let me tell you how the personal finances of the visionary writer  reminded m

Game tape replaces video games in Mom's house when her son's team goes to the play-offs.

On the field, which was too green for August, our team stretched. Our Trojans looked just alike in helmets and blue jerseys, except for...

Meet me at my web site for words and images of Aretha Franklin's Homegoing service. #QueenofSoul #ArethaFranklin #ArethaFranklinfuneral

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I do not like cats, but when Le Chat Noir disappeared, it grieved me to see Black Mama Cat and Figo fight for their survival. Le Chat...

If I could believe my eyes and ears, a meal of insects could be in my future all because I wanted to eat beef and drive cars. For two...

The black hair products I needed were available in a Barcelona neighborhood, I just didn’t know which 'hood and how far in. Too bad for...