For Dreamers, Thinkers and Achievers
By Kennedy, 16, sophomore YOLO. You only live once. Ever since this four-letter acronym surfaced in “The Motto,” by Drake, featuring Lil Wayne, it has made plenty of impact. Teens use YOLO as a way to justify their actions. “Finna get drunk #YOLO” “Just met this guy #YOLO” […]
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Mattox Berry The weekend is here. Shake off the school week, forget your worries and get ready for some fun. Here are the top 10 things you should do this weekend. 10. Sleep. You can’t get enough of it during the week with all you have to do – school, sports and other […]
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Mattox Berry The other day, a friend complained that she had to return a pair of shorts she bought for her 15-year-old daughter. She purchased the right size, but the problem was length. The shorts fit like a pair of panties. I knew exactly what she meant. It seems that shorts have gotten […]
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Mattox Berry My grandmother, Lucile Lee, was a woman ahead of her time. For example, she would fill a Mason jar full of good-tasting Memphis aquifer water from the kitchen faucet and carry it with her when she left home. She didn’t live long enough to witness the bottled water craze. She would […]
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Mattox Berry Try if you will, but there are some things you just can’t rush, like adulthood. I see teen girls all the time dressed like grown women, talking like grown women and acting like grown women. Underneath all the makeup, hair extensions and spandex, they’re still teenagers. They’re just trying to jumpstart […]
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Mattox Berry Access to birth control. Affordable health care. Equal pay and equal opportunity. These women’s issues have moved to the forefront of the 2012 presidential race. They’re also the reasons teenage girls should register to vote and work in the campaign of President Barack Obama. We need to preserve laws already on […]
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Mattox Berry Viewers are finally fed up with violence on reality TV and have decided to do something about it. A petition has been started at achange.org to protest Ev and Chad, a spinoff of Basketball Wives with Evelyn Lozada and her fiancé Chad Ochocinco. The petition is in response to Lozada’s outbursts and violence […]
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Mattox Berry To get through the last weeks of school, you’ll need a few stress busters – calming activities that take your mind off big projects and studying for exams. Nah, I’m not talking about spending time on Facebook, FaceTime, Twitter or anything related to social media. Think about the mindless, fun things […]
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Mattox Berry Exams. Special projects. Extra credit. Dances. Tournaments. Banquets. Senior activities. Graduation. Summer job. College freshman summer experience. The school year is winding down. So much to do and so little time. You’ll get through it, but you must get organized NOW! Pull up your calendar. On a sheet of paper, write […]
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Mattox Berry “Fame is a fickle food – upon a shifting plate” – Emily Dickinson In the opening scene from the 1980s TV series “Fame,” the dance teacher, played by actress Debbie Allen, tells students seeking celebrity that it won’t come easy. They would have to work hard for it. Fast forward to […]
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