Sweet girls, marriage can be so many things – exhilarating, hard, satisfying, frustrating, love-filled, painful and much more. I asked your uncle to give other men some marital advice. This is what he shared: Always tell your wife, “Good morning, beautiful.” Listen to your wife and take her advice. Realize that you will not win […]

Auntie’s babies, At least quarterly, I have lunch with two friends – both of whom are White women. The three of us met about four years ago and hit it off. We have transitioned from associates to friends. I am the youngest (late 40s), and they are in their 50s. All three of us are […]

Dear auntie’s girls, This is a rite of passage for women, so here goes… I made a suggestion during a work meeting, and it was ignored. Five minutes later, a White male made the same suggestion, and folks were falling all over themselves to support it. I didn’t have to say a word. Within seconds, […]

Ladies, I have four points to make about allegations of sexual harassment, assault and rape throughout our country. I am disappointed by the number of women in leadership positions who turn a blind eye to other women who were victimized. I am a “mama bear” when it comes to my employees. My predominately female team […]

Listen up, girls. This is how to graduate from college with little, if any, debt: Take community college dual-enrollment classes while in high school to earn college credit (at community colleges throughout the country, high school students are graduating from college before they graduate from high school) Apply for financial aid and scholarships to attend […]

Dear sweetness 1 and sweetness 2, You will certainly encounter negativity, drama and jealousy throughout life. However, there are effective ways to deal with those types of people. When you encounter people like that, feed them with a long-handled spoon or cut them out of your life all together. Mental illness is real, jealousy is […]