Motherhood
Children Alter Your Life.
(ThySistas.com) Children are a wonderful gift. They bring a joy that is unspeakable, but with that they alter various aspects of your life. Everything...
Think Before Embarking on Motherhood.
(ThySistas.com) Becoming a parent is the most rewarding moment for some us regardless of how we experience it. However, it’s one of the hardest careers...
Too Grown, Too Young.
(ThySistas.com) It is a beautiful thing when mothers dote on their daughters, and spend time helping them develop their femininity. Learning how to enjoy...
Motherhood: Decisions, Decisions.
(ThySistas.com) Being a mother is an honorable title. A woman gets the chance to parent a child and help them grow up in the best way that she sees fit. The...
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Relationship Talk
Exit Stage Left.
(ThySistas.com) Inhaling the high from applauds must be heavenly for those who express their creativity on stages. I admire them for their dedication...
In Marriage Some Days You Fight for Like.
(ThySistas.com) Marriage is beautiful. The ability to meet someone, see yourself in them, bond with them, and grow with them is a blessing that should...
Projecting Insecurity is Toxic.
(ThySistas.com) It can be argued that everyone is insecure about something. There is always something we can work on or be better at. However, the root...
He’s Human.
(ThySistas.com) Black men and women have had to, contrary to popular belief, learn how to cover each other’s pain. We have had to turn an eye while the...
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News
Exit Stage Left.
(ThySistas.com) Inhaling the high from applauds must be heavenly for those who express their creativity on stages. I admire them for their dedication to their craft. Their task is not easy or popular. There comes a time that the show ends, lights go off, and it is time to exit the stage. It could be because of low ticket sales. It could be because of sickness or age. Regardless of the reason,... [Read more of this review]
Lonely or Alone?
(ThySistas.com) R and B knows a lot about being by oneself: “Sittin’ Up in My Room” by Brandy, “All Alone” by Dru Hill, “Tired of Being Alone” by Al Green, “Alone Together” by Daley Featuring Marsha Ambrosius, “What do the lonely do for Christmas?” by The Emotions, “I Get So Lonely” by Janet Jackson, and so many more. The idea of being around no one but you has different... [Read more of this review]
SaTrice Coleman-Betts, St. Pats Senior Center still on duty during COVID-19 pandemic.
(ThySistas.com) On March 8, the Elliottorian Business and Professional Women’s Club presented SaTrice Coleman-Betts with the organization’s first Harriet Tubman Service Award. Since receiving the award, Coleman-Betts’ service has become even more vital to the people she provides services to as executive director of the St. Patrick Senior Center in Detroit. Coleman-Betts said the COVID-19 pandemic... [Read more of this review]
In Marriage Some Days You Fight for Like.
(ThySistas.com) Marriage is beautiful. The ability to meet someone, see yourself in them, bond with them, and grow with them is a blessing that should never be taken lightly. This is the very thing many people in the world are fighting to find. The problem is there is a distortion in the reality of marriage. Every single married couple you know faces challenges. No matter how much love is on the table,... [Read more of this review]
Ignoring the World is Not Trusting God.
(ThySistas.com) Standing on God’s Word can be a peace that allows one to breath is difficult times. One’s faith can help calm fear and anxiety because belief in a higher power means nothing is merely left in the hands of the humans on this earth. Let’s be honest, for those that do believe in a higher power, we don’t want to think of what would happen if humans sat in God’s position. Every... [Read more of this review]
Admitting the Change Upstream.
(ThySistas.com) Donzella Washington. No, it is not a common name, but for Alabama A & M University, that name has some magic and power attached to it. At 80 years old, she received her degree in Social Work from the esteemed university. While most people are finishing life insurance policies and attempting to not end up in a nursing home, Washington is choosing to continue to help others for... [Read more of this review]
Sistah What Did You Give Up.
(ThySistas.com) There are spaces we, as black women, can find ourselves whereby we feel we have arrived. We may feel we are finally accepted by our white counterparts…they see us, and respect us for who we are. I pray this is a sincere space if you find yourself feeling this way black woman. The problem that arises is if this space is one whereby you are truly celebrated do you appear to be isolated.... [Read more of this review]
Projecting Insecurity is Toxic.
(ThySistas.com) It can be argued that everyone is insecure about something. There is always something we can work on or be better at. However, the root of insecurity for many of us comes from trauma, various forms of mental abuse, dealing with abandonment, and parent issues that could be stand alone or involve all the above mentioned. When dealing with insecurity for the majority of one’s life, without... [Read more of this review]
It’s Never Too Late to Start Over.
(ThySistas.com) What is that you want to do with your life? Have you looked up to find that you don’t like your job, fight just to make ends meet, you are surviving but you aren’t living, and happiness is at an all time low? If might be time to head in a different direction. Today we spend far too much time trying to fight to get to a certain place in life or the sake of saying “I have arrived”.... [Read more of this review]
Alison Vaughn finds a ‘smart and sexy’ way to empower African American women.
(ThySistas.com) Throughout this country’s history, during times of crisis, strong African American women like Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Mary McLeod Bethune, Rosa Parks, Fannie Lou Hamer and many more have stepped up to help move this nation forward. That is why I wish to humbly share a few words about a strong African American woman who is carrying on that tradition in my hometown, Detroit. ... [Read more of this review]
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