
A Guide to Visiting South Africa, Honoring Nelson Mandela’s Journey and Retracing His Steps
On July 17, South Africa and the Mandela Foundation kicked off a six-month nationwide celebration of Nelson Mandela’s 100th birthday with a series of events honoring Madiba and his legacy. […]

Embracing Mandela's Legacy: Barack Obama Delivers Powerful Call To Action In Nelson Mandela Lecture
Embracing Mandela's Legacy: Barack Obama Delivers Powerful Call To Action In Nelson Mandela Lecture

Adventures of a Singlista: I. Am. Back.
To say that I had a magical time on my solo vacation would be an understatement. I didn't know how it would unfold, nor did it matter. I am a huge proponent of "Know thyself," and I do, so it was easy to plan a vacation around what I wanted...

Adventures of a Singlista: To God Be the Glory
In spite of Harold Camping's failed doomsday prophecy claiming the world was ending last Saturday, for many of us, life as we know it did end at 5 PM on May 25, 2011. That's the moment Oprah Winfrey, the queen of daytime, bade farewell to her viewers, retiring from her daily talk show after 25 years. This is one of those not-to-be-missed historical moments where you remember years later where you were when Lady O made her TV swan song...

Adventures of a Singlista: A Girl's Girl, I Get It
There is so much well-deserved hoopla surrounding the Queen of
Daytime's retirement from the "Oprah Winfrey Show." Everyone and
everything that Oprah touched, endorsed or otherwise had a relationship
with has come back into the spotlight. And that includes her
friendship with her bestie, Gayle King...

Adventures of a Singlista: A Mother's Love
Mother's Day holds a special place in my heart, just as I am sure it
does for most people. I go back to St. Louis several times a year to
visit with my family, and Mother's Day is one of those special days I
try not to miss...

Adventures of a Singlista: A Royal Slumber Party
I have always been a sucker for two things; a good old-fashioned love
story and pomp and circumstance! So when I heard about the royal
engagement, I was over the moon. I watched Lady Di morph into Princess
Diana and then watched Waity Katy, a "commoner," snag her prince. I
watched Princess Di's wedding with my mother; I watched this wedding
with Angelique and the people on Twitter. What a difference 30 years
makes...

Adventures of a Singlista: Should You Settle for Less?
Sunday brunches are equivalent to work day sessions around the water cooler. It is a time where we girls, and often our gaggle of guy friends, convene to eat, drink and chat. It doesn't matter if the guys are with us or not, the conversations are never filtered and no topic is ever off limits.

Sound-Off: Is Spike Doing the Right Thing?
Yesterday, when reading the trades, I was horrified when I read that Tyler Perry told a reporter "Spike can go straight to hell!
You can print that. I am sick of him talking about me, I am sick of him
saying, 'this is a coon, this is a buffoon.' I am sick of him talking
about Black people going to see movies." This happened, according to Box
Office Magazine, at a press conference, in front of mainstream
reporters at the premiere of Perry's new movie, "Madea's Big Happy Family."
Since 2005, we have seen Perry, dressed in drag on the big screen...

Adventures of a Singlista: My Moment of Honesty
Henry James said, "It's time to start living the life you've imagined." It's one of my favorite inspirational quotes. When I stumbled on that little
piece of motivation on the cover of a notebook last week in a Parisian
bookstore, I threw it in with the rest of my purchases, not realizing at
the time how that bit of inspiration would start start to push me
beyond my limits.

Adventures of a Singlista: It's OK to Feel Alone
Yesterday, as I was browsing through my Twitter feed, I noticed
something strange. I'd even call it a bit odd. I saw a few back-to-back
comments posted by men about how good men abound and asking "how come we ladies
don't have one?" I'm not saying the posts in and of themselves were
strange, I'm only talking about the timing...

Adventures of a Singlista: Men on the 'Down Low'
I've been wanting to write on this topic of men on the Down Low for a
while. Before you go there, NO, I have not, to my knowledge, been
involved with a man on the DL, so fortunately, I don't have a Terry
McMillan story. But the very definition of "down low" is when a man
secretly engages in sexual relationships with other men. As the key
word here is secret, do we ever really know...
Here's what you had to say:
Andrea commented via Facebook: "[Down low] is a reality and it as to be discussed."
Gitane wrote via Facebook: "It's a darn shame that men have to lie about what or whom they really want."

Adventures of a Singlista: Importance of Giving Back
"To whom much is given, much is required." (Luke 12:48). This has always
been one of my favorite passages in the Bible, because it constantly
reminds me that I am blessed and that God expects me to give back. God
doesn't care HOW you give back, only THAT you give back...

Adventures of a Singlista: Dating Outside My Culture
I seem to have struck something last week — whether it was a nerve or
a cord, something resonated with people when they read my column, "Dating
Outside My Race." I knew before writing it that I was onto something, because the topic of the lack of eligible Black men is, one way or
another, a constant source of conversation. My point was and still is:
If you want to expand your options, you have to expand your dating pool...

Adventures of a Singlista: Dating Outside My Race
The wonderful thing about writing this column about my life and musings
as a single/divorce/dating woman is that there is no shortage of ideas
that women tell me they want to discuss. One such topic that women
constantly ask me to write about is Black women dating outside of our
race...

Adventures of a Singlista: An Awakening
If you've been reading my columns, you know that life isn't always
about the parties and fabulosity, even during Grammy week. While parties and networking are always fun, I often talk about the need for
balance in our lives. We are bombarded with messages and lured by the
life that we seem to want (or they seem to make you think you want) at
whatever price. During Award season, it is easy to experience that
disconnect when you fail to listen to God...

Adventures of a Singlista: God's Travel Plan
A weekend in Brussels has never been on my bucket list. However, I can
relate to George Clooney's character in "Up in the Air" when he says he
never does anything without it benefiting his miles. As a frequent
traveler, and as financier of much of that travel, I know the
importance of airline loyalty programs...

Adventures of a Singlista: Peace of Mind
There's something about January that gets people's knickers in a
bunch. I think it's the New Year's resolutions, goals and objectives
that throw people off course. I've heard more people say that they
are depressed, stressed or in some type of funk over the last few
weeks than I've heard of in the last six months combined. I wanted to
write about it last week, unfortunately, my cat's ridiculous behavior
usurped that space and I needed to blow off some steam, but
nonetheless, it has been heavy on my mind...

Adventures of a Singlista: Cat Woman
"Smart guys like dumb girls, dumb guys like dumb girls. What do smart
girls get? CATS!" or so says Alex Dunphy on ABC's "Modern Family." I have
had a cat, with the exception of college, for the last... well, let's say
my high school boyfriend Ronnie gave me my first cat. Between the cat
jokes and the lawyer jokes, I have probably heard them all...