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By Cheryl Mattox Berry Apple, Audio Science, Banjo, Pilot Inspektor and Reignbeau, you have a new member in your tribe of celebrity offspring with eccentric names. Add Blue Ivy, the daughter of Beyonce and Jay-Z, to the roll. Some people think a name like Blue Ivy is no big deal. It’s just a name. They […]
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Mattox Berry It’s that time of year again when everyone sits down to make New Year’s resolutions. The list includes everything from being nicer to your little sister to getting to school on time to cleaning your room once a week. A month from now, those promises to yourself will be forgotten. So, […]
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Mattox Berry The holidays bring out the best and worst in people. I’ve seen bad behavior everywhere – grocery store, mall, gas station, parking lot, roads, you name it. I’m not talking about just adults. Lately, groups of middle school girls behaving badly have crossed my path. Let’s start with the movie theater. […]
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Mattox Berry If you’re short on cash but have plenty of spare time, why not give the gift of yourself this holiday season? In other words, volunteer your time and talent. That can be done in a variety of ways and places: Help charities deliver food baskets, presents and clothing to needy families. […]
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Mattox Berry During a recent layover at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, I decided to engage in my favorite kill-the-time activity, checking out the magazine covers and tabloids at newsstands. To my chagrin, I discovered that celebrities are looking less and less like themselves. For example, Beyonce graced the cover of Harper’s Bazaar, but […]
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Mattox Berry I wish I had a dollar for every time a student has said, “My teacher hates me.” If so, I’d be writing this blog from my private island in the South Pacific. My response when I hear that question is, “What makes you think that of all the things your teacher […]
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Mattox Berry The holidays are here. That means shopping, gift-giving and family gatherings. When your family gets together for dinner, that’s an excellent time to find out about your family history. No, I don’t want you to draw a family tree with a million branches and names. Your assignment is to ask elderly […]
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Mattox Berry I recently saw a movie, Life, Above All, that defines the meaning of true friendship. The movie, based on the book, Chanda’s Secrets by Allan Stratton, is an emotionally packed drama about 12-year-old Chanda who fights the fear and shame of AIDS, which has affected her family in a small village near […]
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Mattox Berry Name-calling. Throwing food and drinks. Pulling fake hair. Fighting. These are normal activities in the daily lives of many reality TV performers. Note, I didn’t say stars because these wannabe actors don’t deserve that label. They have no talent and are famous for being famous. I started watching reality TV – […]
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Mattox Berry When my niece was being harassed by a group of girls at her high school in Memphis, no one was interested in getting to the root of the problem – bullying. School administrators were more concerned about punishing my niece for fighting with one of the girls. Fearing for my niece’s […]
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