7 Beauty Tips That Will Make You Shine! by Gloria Gibson To smooth out rough/discolored-looking knees and elbows, try cutting a lemon in half and rubbing on your knees and elbows before you retire every evening. Finish with your favorite cream or Vaseline.  You will see a noticeable difference in about two weeks.  Unattractive knees […]

Career If You Lost Your Job… 9 Things To Consider by Susan Freeman Single people are usually the hardest hit when the economy changes. When the job is gone, there is little backup on the home front.  If you don’t bring it in, it doesn’t get there.  And more and more with jobs fading fast […]

6 Sure Ways To Find Love This Spring by M.K. Allison Well, it’s that time again and no time is more anticipated than spring.  Spring makes singles the world over dream of romance with that special someone.  And this spring can be the best one yet for all singles without mates.  It all depends on […]

                                                 Women Who Made History In Finance                 Maggie Lena Walker (1864-1934) was an African-American businesswoman and teacher. Walker was the first African-American woman to charter a bank and serve as its president in the United States. In 1903, Maggie L. Walker became both the first African American woman to charter a bank and […]

                                                           presents                        Women’s History Month                                     Music Majesty Dinah Washington (1924-1963) was a singer and pianist, widely known as “the most popular black female recording artist of the ’50s”. Primarily a jazz vocalist, she performed and recorded in a wide variety of styles including blues, R&B, and traditional pop music, and earned her the […]

Story Of The Week The Interview by J.W. Hines I was a free-lance reporter for a local newspaper when I was asked to do a story on high-rise fire rescues.  I called the fire department and was referred to a lieutenant who was considered an expert on the subject. When he answered the phone, I […]

The Singles Scene by Sarah Smart Q.  At my birthday party last month, my best friend’s boyfriend slipped me a birthday card with two hundred dollars cash, and a note in the card asking me to call him because he needed to talk to me. I want to return the money because I think the […]

                                                        presents                      Celebrating Women Who Made History Hazel Dorothy Scott (1920-1981) was a Trinidadian-born jazz and classical pianist, singer, and actor. She was a critically acclaimed performing artist and an outspoken critic of racial discrimination and segregation. She used her influence to improve the representation of Black Americans in film. Born in Port of […]

Sex & The Single Life The Men Saying No. by C.J. Claire I attend a very large church in Chicago and surprisingly it is filled with men and I mean real men.  They come in all shapes and sizes, and many are single and present an attractive package.  Therefore, when my church announced a weekend […]

The Conversation Continues…                                        presents   An Enlightening Exchange On The Myths & Mysteries Regarding Male/Female Relationships … Sponsored By The Chicago Department Of Public Health. About this Event … Studies show there continues to be a great divide between men and women about what makes a successful relationship. To help foster better communication between […]