Westside Food Bank’s 31st Annual Virtual 5k Walking from Home to End Hunger Oct. 17 to Oct. 24 The words, Supply Chain have become part of the daily discourse these days. How many times do you hear those words in a day? Evidence is everywhere. Prices are up, exponentially in some areas. Goods and services are …
Learns and Laughs For 85 days I watched the reality show Big Brother. Like never before. In its 23rd season, for the first time, an African American won. Xavier Prather (pictured above), the 27 year-old attorney from Kalamazoo, Michigan, outlasted 15 others to take home the $750K grand prize. It was a riveting summer, …
Lemon Meringue Pie Classic. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. My Uncle Charles has become quite the featured player on this blog. From his Everyday People interview Edward B, to his story of Papa registering to vote, The Power of Voting. Now, his dessert request for his recent birthday marks his third appearance on …
Have we forgotten how to laugh? “Laughter is the language of the soul.” Pablo Neruda Remember when the general consensus was that 2021 was bound to be a better year than 2020? Surely we’d be back to a sense of ‘normalcy’ by now and past that horrible year of disease and division. Communities would come …
The Power of Voting “The vote is precious. It is almost sacred. It is the most powerful non-violent tool we have in a democracy.”John Lewis The above picture is my Grandfather, Ulysses Birt Sr. He passed away when I was 10. He and his wife, Sarah Cotton, had 7 children. My Father, Ulysses Birt Jr, the eldest. …
Hooray! I made it to 50 blogs! Will it be my last? If so, no better way to go out than by making my favorite thing. Chips. Not just chips, but my favorite spicy BBQ potato chips. I think I’ve perfected the spice blend, to my taste, that is. Super easy and without all …
Black Women Dominance-It’s here Mary Ellen ‘Mammy’ Pleasant You know what? The more I learn, the more I realize the less I know. I’m blessed to still have a thirst for knowledge. Besides wanting to quit this blog on a weekly basis, being a Gemini, I’m also grateful for it. It gives me accountability and …
Why I will not feel guilty for enjoying the Olympics “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can change until it is faced.” J. Baldwin Aquilino Gonell, Harry Dunn, Michael Fanone and Daniel Hodges are the names of the 4 Capitol Hill and Metropolitan police officers, who testified July 27 before Congress …
The Loaded Smoked Salmon Dip Perfect for Olympic viewing The Olympic games, the worlds largest sporting event, begins this week. After a one year delay due to the pandemic, 18,000 athletes from over 200 countries are gathering in Tokyo, Japan to fulfill a dream. With the virus still raging in Japan, the hope is that …
Visiting the South-Knowledge is Power And Exposure is Invaluable As many of you know, I am a massive sports fan. All sports. I love the drama of human competition. The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. The last month has been a sports utopia for me. The NBA finals, Wimbledon and Euro Cup …
