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Yolanda Johnson

Naturally Beautiful

I am not my hair. I am not my skin. I am a voice that lives within. These are the lyrics to one of my favorite songs as a young adult, 'I...

Malisa Payne

Aruba: Dive Into the Thrill

My first memory is of my father throwing me into the ocean. I was three and I didn’t know how to swim! Before you call social services...

Autumn Swain

Get Rich with Social Currency

I am so stinkin’ rich! I can’t believe my life. What is my currency? My relationships! I have an amazing group of people in my life that...

Ayren Jackson-Cannady

Aisle Five: A Trip Around the World

I didn’t inherit my grandmothers’ cooking acumen. I got almond shaped eyes from one grandma and I got the other’s freckled face, but the...

Autumn Swain

Reality is Found in Relationship

When people ask me what my favorite genre of TV is I say, "anything CIA, FBI, NCIS, or CTU." (You only know what I am talking about if...

Malisa Payne

Battling Your Inner Ageist

I sat late Tuesday night with this bright light of a woman. She is a truly gifted speaker and being in conversation with her leaves you...

Ayren Jackson-Cannady

The Universal Language of Empathy

It’s the morning of my son’s first online French lesson. His tutor, Patrice, lives in Marseille, on the southeast coast of France. Trey,...

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