The Blessing of Snowflakes

Yesterday, was Christmas and I am thankful for the opportunity to be able to celebrate the birth of Christ and spend time with family and friends. I hope that you did too!

As 2014 is coming to a close, I must say that I'm still excited about the release (September 2014) of my first eBook The Blessing of Snowflakes.

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Peace!

The Blessing of Snowflakes

A Quote

Holding on to God’s unchanging hand is a prerequisite to having peace in the midst of storms.

Carla J. Curtis

Avoiding Relapse During the Holidays

The holidays are a happy time for many people, but for those in recovery it is often quite the opposite. In fact, individuals struggling with addiction often dread the holidays. Stress is at an all-time high during the holidays and for people grappling with addiction it can accelerate the relapse process. To prevent relapse, it’s important for individuals in recovery to have a stress free holiday plan. This plan can include: developing a sober escape plan for all activities, saying “no” and not feeling obligated to attend holiday events and volunteering to help others less fortunate. 

The Importance of HBCUs

This week’s blog post was written by guest blogger, Brittany Burton. Brittany is currently a student at Howard University in Washington, D.C. as well as an entertainment and fashion blogger. I felt that it was time to hear what was on the minds of those in the Millennial Generation. After reading Brittany’s blog post, please go and check out her blog at http://brittanyb941.wordpress.com/.

When discussing Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), I become very passionate. As an African American, I feel they are so important to the community. I believe that HBCUs help black students gain a sense of identity, learn more in depth about our heritage, better acquaints us with issues going on within the black community, and shows that African Americans can academically achieve success after high school. Having said that, almost a third of all doctoral degrees awarded in the sciences to African Americans, went to men and women who attended HBCUs as undergraduates.

The rich culture that HBCUs have cannot be found anywhere else. Almost completing my first semester of my sophomore year majoring in broadcast journalism at Howard University, I personally have learned so much knowledge about my people and what it means to be black in America. Growing up, I often wondered how people such as Sean Combs, Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. got their starts, and then I learned they all attended HBCUs. I believe that HBCUs are gold mines in the African American community because it is one of the only things the government has not taken away from us.