For Dreamers, Thinkers and Achievers
By Cheryl Mattox Berry College acceptance letters have been flooding inboxes across the USA this month. Some were admitted to their dream school; others got their second or third pick; and many will be going to community college in the fall. It doesn’t matter where you’re going. The important thing is that you’re going to […]
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Mattox Berry There are enough lessons to last a lifetime stemming from the Steubenville, Ohio, rape case involving two high school football stars. So, read carefully. Juvenile Court Judge Thomas Lipps found Trent Mays, 17, and Ma’lik Richmond, 16, guilty of digitally penetrating a 16-year-old girl. Mays was also found guilty of distributing […]
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Mattox Berry I’ve watched with pride and amazement as two of my nieces, ages 14 and 16, have grown into confident, opinionated, selfless and respectful young ladies. Why am I surprised? These days, it’s easy to get swept up in a pop culture that worships narcissism, outrageousness and stupidity. How do you maintain […]
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Mattox Berry Attention beloved, beautiful, black girls: It’s time to expand your pool of dating prospects. Yes, I’m talking about dating white and Hispanic guys. Enough with waiting around for him (the black guy) to ask you out. You see that he’s into white and Hispanic girls, so forget him. While you’re sitting […]
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Mattox Berry Despite your best efforts, sometimes you get a case of the blues. It happens when things aren’t going your way, people let you down or you feel that no matter how hard you try nothing ever changes. Don’t despair; you’re not alone. No one is happy all the time. The key […]
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Mattox Berry My niece, who attends college in Tennessee, called the other day. We hadn’t spoken in a while, and I was glad to hear her voice. However, I immediately detected something was wrong. Her charming, Southern lilt was flat and sad. I wondered if it was boy trouble, an argument with her […]
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