Note 1: This article was not written or endorsed by Christelyn Karazin, Nicole or any other writers on the blog. I wanted to write this article sooner, but I wanted to wait and see what the situation would be with Sha’Carri Richardson and the U.S. Track and Field Trials. At this point, it has been officially been announced that she has been left off the Olympic team after her marijuana test read positive. Before this decision was made, she was considered ineligible to compete in the individual 100-meter race in Tokyo. In June, Sha’Carri made waves across social media with her colourful appeara ..read more

Note: This article was not written or endorsed by Christelyn Karazin, Nicole or any other writers on the blog.   I am not a big sports fan, but every so often, news stories come to my attention. Of course, with the Olympics and World Cup around the corner, I am trying to pay more attention to any sports updates. I recently wrote an article about the importance of playing ball. It looks like this lesson is something that we can observe in real-time with Naomi Osaka, Gwen Berry and Sha’Carri Richardson. Without further ado, let us look at those case studies and see what we can learn from ea ..read more

Note 1: This article was not written or endorsed by Christelyn Karazin, Nicole or any other writers on the blog. Note 2: *Names have been changed to protect the innocent or not so innocent.    “You need to play ball, or you won’t have a future here,” I remember those words quite clearly. It was about Christmas, quite a few years ago, when Kirk* sat across his desk with a shark-like smile. When I chose to isolate myself, focusing on my work instead of mindless chit-chat and endless lunches, he decided to frustrate my work at every turn. Little did he know that his words would be seali ..read more

Written by Nicole   A popular social media personality made waves this week after saying that she was going to retire her husband. The declaration even made it to daytime television, where one host known for not holding her tongue shared her own thoughts on it too. Those thoughts were not well-received by the masses, who called her all manner of bitter, a hater, and jealous, or accused her of projecting her own failed marriage woes onto this couple.   Let me begin by saying that I do not know these people, and I don’t know anything of their relationship. As such, I am not mentioning ..read more

Written by Nicole   I’m not at all surprised at the recent news that a former gelatin-slinging sexual predator who shall remain nameless was released on a technicality. There is a different justice system for those with fame or money. And there’s a different one for men who abuse women.   Nor am I surprised at the outpouring of support for said predator from much of the black “community”, both the men and the women. The community has shown what it values time and time again, and those with eyes have known this for a long time.   But that’s not why I’m writing.   The fact of ..read more

Written by Nicole Like everyone else during this all-encompassing pandemic, I turned to various outlets for entertainment. The latest thing I was watching was an anime called Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, and while I couldn’t really get into it, there was one line in the dub that really struck a chord with me.   “When it comes to my survival, I don’t care who I offend”. Because I tend to watch television as background noise, I don’t pay too much attention to what’s on the screen. And, since I didn’t really enjoy the show, unfortunately I can’t tell you what episode this powerful line was deli ..read more

Note: This article was not written or endorsed by Christelyn Karazin, Nicole or any other writers on the blog.   We have seen a lot of things happen these past few weeks: the anniversary of George Floyd’s death, the wave of outrage surrounding the cover art of Colin Kapernick’s upcoming book cover, the leader of BLM buying a million-dollar home,  and Sasha Johnson, the BLM activist who decided to denounce the police in favour of her own community, only to catch a stray bullet from her people, and need London’s finest to bring them to justice. The irony of the last incident is not los ..read more

Note 1: This article was not written or endorsed by Christelyn Karazin, Nicole or any other writers on the blog. Note 2: Before I start the post, I would like to acknowledge Afro Diziak for the feature image of this blog post. Please visit her Instagram account and show her some love.    While the world mourns the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s death, another name rings in my mind. I cannot stop thinking about Oluwatoyin Salau. Her death was confirmed on June 15, 2020. I know that these situations are not a competition, but I notice that one name is a roar, and another is a w ..read more

  It has been quite some time since I have done an interview with an interracial couple on the blog. This week, I went back through my old messages and realized that I had neglected to post an interview. My sincerest apologies to Tami and Corey for the delay in sharing their story.  They are such a lovely couple. I had a lovely time communicating with them and reading about their story. They also have amazing photos!I hope you enjoy their article!   What are your names? C: We are Corey and Tami.   Could you share a bit about yourselves? T: Corey and I are both 51, and we ha ..read more

This post is a continuation of the conversation Mark and Bonnie had on firearm safety. I noticed that we were getting a lot of amazing comments from a recent firearms post that we shared on Facebook, and Mark and Bonnie, graciously offered their expertise. It was a pleasure to speak with them both, and I hope you enjoy the conversation.   I have heard a lot on the news  about the “stand your ground laws” in the US. Do you think that would apply in this particular situation? M: One thing that people can do is research their state laws regarding “stand your ground.” Laws can vary betwe ..read more