I wrote last week about the screening of Healthy Town Detroit at Sheila Johnson’s Market Salamander in Middleburg, Virginia. For those in the District who are interested, Bill Couzens, Founder of Less Cancer and Holli Thompson, the Healthy Town Detroit Host and Founder of Nutritional Style will host another viewing on The Hill this Friday, [...]

I’m sure my readers are as frustrated about the situation BP caused in the Gulf of Mexico as I am. My heart goes out to all those down south whose homes, and livelihoods have been affected. I’m was always for capitalism and deregulation, but with corporations acting so recklessly and irresponsibly, [...]

I really do try to be bipartisan and not use my reach to over 40,000 unique readers for political purposes, but felt compelled to write about this issue. I had my first mammogram last year. My aunt was diagnosed with breast cancer in her thirties so my physician thought it best for me to have  [...]

Miss A – What is your take on the Liz Becton scandal?
Thanks,
Betsy
Dear Betsy,
In the past, I worked as an Executive Assistant for several powerful executives, such as a Partner at DCI Group, and the Managing Director of PeopleSoft’s Public Services Division, which brought in over $300 million in annual revenue. I never corrected anyone if they [...]

 
On Thursday, the Senate passed a resolution apologizing for slavery. The House of Representatives passed a similar resolution last July. The Washington Post quotes lead sponsor of the resolution, Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) as saying, “You wonder why we didn’t do it 100 years ago. It is important to have a collective response to a [...]

Cherie Blair and Steve Chalke next to a display of their new book released today, STOP THE TRAFFIK: People Shouldn’t Be Bought & Sold.
As I mentioned, I had the great honor and pleasure of meeting Cherie Blair, English barrister, Women’s Rights Advocate, and wife of the former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. It was inspiring to [...]

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. I know that people want to turn away from information on this issue, much like they want to turn away from the facts about human trafficking, but I urge you not to do so. These issues go hand-in-hand with one another. Please take a look at my latest post at [...]

The dog rolling over and trusting the elephant to pet her gently with its foot.
I wanted to share this YouTube link to an inspiring piece by CBS about the love between animals of different species. Living in Washington and having graduated from Wake Forest with a degree in Politics, I found it ironic that the love was [...]

I read a very interesting article by Vanessa Williams on The Root today. She writes, “It’s true: A lot of black women fell for Barack Obama the moment they saw his wife. If a black president represents change, a dark-skinned first lady is straight-up revolutionary.” Having grown up in the South, I am somewhat familiar [...]

Doggie Christmas Dinner Available at Barkley Square Dog Bakery & Boutique
In addition to raising money for and volunteering for nonprofits who help the less fortunate in our community, I feel strongly that we should all support our local businesses to keep money and jobs here at home!  I’ve been blogging about this, and am thrilled [...]