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Dr. Towanna Freeman from BlackLifeCoaches.net talks with Coach Atiya about the challenges on the road to happiness. Coach Atiya says, “People that you know may see you as the person you once were, they don’t see you as the person you are destined to become”.   Please join Our Newsletter

In this video, Dr. Boyce Watkins and Yvette Carnell discuss whether or not there should be a demand for reparations for the failed war on drugs. The video is below.   Please join Our Newsletter

A couple of years ago, I designed a seminar to be taught at college level in the Learning Community Seminar model. I designed the course, “The Color of Success; Exploring Issues of Women of Color”, specifically for young black women and other women of color. Since I began facilitating the seminars, we have had students of all ages and it ...

Mark O’Mara, the attorney for George Zimmerman, is planning to create a social media campaign in support of his client.  Zimmerman is on trial for the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. A facebook/twitter feed called @GZlegalCase and a blog have been created by the O’Mara Law Group. “We understand that it is unusual for a legal defense to maintain a ...

A new company is being accused of racism after releasing some afro style sponges that are getting the attention of the public.  The British company Paladone is under fire for the release of the products, featuring caricatures of Diana Ross, using her hair for a brillo pad.   Critics have accused of the company of making products that are similar to ...

I was just watching Oprah, on OWN TV, talking about how her grandmother was telling her, at the tender age of four, that she needed to pay attention to how laundry was done as her grandmother was doing the laundry. Even at four years old, she knew that what her grandmother was telling her about her future was not true. ...

The great Toni Morrison is set to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.  The medal is the highest civilian honor given in the United States.   The White House recently announced the list of 13 recipients, including Madeleine Albright, Bob Dylan, John Glenn and John Paul Stevens.  The Obama Administration claims the award is given to “individuals who have made especially ...

by Dr. Boyce Watkins, Your Black World You can imagine the shock in my face when I saw a recent invitation to the Leadership 500 Summit, sponsored by the NAACP.  On the list of featured attendees was video vixen Melyssa Ford, whose website shows that she enjoys “leading” young women to make money with their body parts.  Also on the ...

Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls is now out for the rest of the season with a torn ACL.  The star left the court during the 103-91 playoff win over the Philadelphia 76ers.  This is going to be a tough loss for the Bulls, who need their superstar in order to perform. Before his injury, Rose scored 23 points.  He’d ...

In the video below, I share my views about Beyonce being named People magazine’s Most Beautiful Woman in the world. View the video at successfulblackwoman.com Please join Our Newsletter