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A Life Well Lived

“God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.” ~ Voltaire Over the weekend, I went to the homegoing service for my cousin Bakari Jaward Henderson, who was...

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The Past Is Our Present

By: Chelsea Davis-Bibb, M.Ed. Our society at times is so messed up, and sometimes I wonder if we will ever get it right. The current Presidency and White House is a daily reality TV show, there is a...

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I WON’T Apologize for Being BLACK Sorry, Not Sorry

“Racism is man’s gravest threat to man-the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.” -Abraham Joshua Heschel Like the title stated, I won’t apologize for being Black! To be honest, I don’t understand...

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Where Do We Go From Here?

By: Chelsea Davis-Bibb, M.Ed. I’ve been thinking about a lot of things since the arrival of Harvey. Through my reflection, I often asked myself, where do we go from here? After so much that has...

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Thank God For Ruby Bridges

I wasn’t around during the time of segregation, and I can’t even begin to imagine what things were like during that time period. I want to start by first saying Happy Belated Birthday to Ruby Bridges....

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Is America Great?

By: Chelsea Davis-Bibb, M.Ed. With everything that is going on surrounding our President, none of it surprises me. I hope you’re not surprised either. Many people, especially our professional athletes...

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The Power in Early Detection

By: Chelsea Davis-Bibb, M.Ed. Did you know that according to the America Cancer Society, “Blacks have the highest death rate and shortest survival of any racial/ethnic group in the US for most...

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America, You’re Not Mentally Well

  Don’t suffer in silence America.   America is sick and she doesn’t even know it. There are many people walking around with a mental illness and don’t even know it. In our society, especially in the...

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The N Word

By: Chelsea Davis-Bibb, M.Ed. “We should have hung all you niggers while we had the chance and trust me it would make the world better.” Disturbing right? This is what was sent to a Black girl who...

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Gun Control, Mental Illness, or Terrorism?

By: Chelsea Davis-Bibb, M.Ed. It is very saddening what happened in Sutherland Springs, Texas as one man killed many innocent women, men, and children. We all have to die one day, but for people to...

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Remembering a King

People all over the world have been celebrating the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. There have been many different conversations about King and the civil rights movement, and it just leaves...

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Black Women in Power

      By Chelsea Davis-Bibb, M.Ed. Black Women in Power  We have all heard of the “glass ceiling” and how women have been impacted by this invisible barrier for years. This “glass ceiling’ has not only...

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