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Recently–even in the midst of great success, like interviewing Dr. Maya Angelou(!!!!)–I’ve found myself feeling very hopeless. I’ve been in New York for nearly a year now, and the things...
Where Is Your Hope?

Recently–even in the midst of great success, like interviewing Dr. Maya Angelou(!!!!)–I’ve found myself feeling very hopeless. I’ve been in New York for nearly a year now, and the things…

The Latest Dithering
Check out the latest from my EBONY.com column, “The Spiritual Life,” “5 Ways to Be Your Sister’s Keeper“: During the month of May, EBONY.com is celebrating sisterhood with our “Women...0May 14, 2013

How To Be Your Sister’s Keeper

Let me explain.8May 5, 2013

Fitzgerald Grant is the Worst Character on Television–Period

In my latest column on EBONY.com, “The Spiritual Life: When Quarter-Life Crises Won’t End,” I give four ways to conquer your quarter-life crisis: Everybody has a dream of who they’ll be...0May 2, 2013

4 Ways to Conquer Your Quarter-Life Crisis

On April 29, DistrictDiva appeared on the B. Smith and Thank You Dan SiriusXM radio show to talk about her weekly column on EBONY.com, “The Spiritual Life,” and last week’s...0May 1, 2013

LISTEN: DistrictDiva Talks “The Spiritual Life” on B. Smith’s SiriusXM Radio Show

Hi fellow Ditherers and Divas! At 4:15 EST, the District Diva will be on the B. Smith and Thank You Dan Show on SiriusXM radio, channel 128 to discuss my latest...0April 29, 2013

District Diva on B. Smith’s SiriusXM Radio Show Today!

In my latest column for Ebony.com, I reflect on the bombings in Boston:0April 16, 2013

Where Is God When Tragedy Strikes?

In case you only make it to church on major holidays, here are some tips to make your Easter church trip last all year! 0March 26, 2013

5 Tips to Make Your Easter Service Last Til Christmas

Being a Christian doesn't mean you have to like everything.2March 19, 2013

That Stuff I Don’t LIke

SUBSCRIBE to The Love Dare! Get The Love Dare in your Inbox! The last Dare was a challenge for us to “fight fair” when fighting with our loved ones–nothing below...0March 12, 2013

The Love Dare, Day 14: Love Takes Delight

Day 11, Love Cherishes, was so great. I gave a lot of unexpected love to people and people gave me a lot of unexpected love in return. I wish Day...0February 14, 2013

The Love Dare, Day 13: Love Fights Fair

SUBSCRIBE to The Love Dare! Get The Love Dare in your Inbox! Yesterday’s Dare, “Love Cherishes,” was awesome and such a great way to get back in the saddle! Not...0January 31, 2013

The Love Dare, Day 12: Love Lets Others Win

SUBSCRIBE to The Love Dare! Get The Love Dare in your Inbox! I’ve had a month off, y’all — from just about everything besides conducting interviews. While I haven’t written...0January 30, 2013

The Love Dare, Day 11: Love Cherishes

I have a love-hate relationship with Twilight, in the sense that I love to hate it. The acting and dialogue are so awesomely bad that it entertains me greatly. I...6December 28, 2012

5 Lessons to Learn (And Unlearn) From the Twilight Saga

SUBSCRIBE to The Love Dare! Get The Love Dare in your Inbox! Merry Christmas, fellow Ditherers and Divas!! What better day to take on The Love Dare than the day...2December 25, 2012

The Love Dare, Day 10: Love Is Unconditional

You know what the hardest thing about The Love Dare is? Doing it as a single means NOBODY is doing it with you.  That means when you’re “dying to yourself,”...0December 17, 2012

The Love Dare, Day 9: Love Makes Good Impressions

If you know me, you know I love my movies and my TV and that I glean life lessons from them regularly.  That’s just how I roll. You might also...0December 14, 2012

The Top 5 Life Lessons from ‘The Lord of the Rings’

SUBSCRIBE to The Love Dare! Get The Love Dare in your Inbox! You may have noticed that there has been a loooong pause between Day 7 and Day 8 of...0December 12, 2012

The Love Dare, Day 8: Love Is Not Jealous

There was SO much drama in last night’s episode of ABC’s Scandal, but the most important thing I learned from watching it live and watching it on Twitter is that there...34December 7, 2012

That is NOT Love! A Teachable Moment from ‘Scandal’

To get “The Love Dare” Daily Emails in your Inbox, just enter your email in the top right hand corner of this page where it says “Subscribe!” Man, listen. When...0December 5, 2012

The Love Dare, Day 7: Love Believes the Best

Day 5, y’all. Day 5. What I learned during Day 5: Love Is Not Rude, yesterday, is that I’m more rude than a little bit. After reading the lesson about rudeness...3December 4, 2012

The Love Dare, Day 6: Love Is Not Irritable

To get “The Love Dare” Daily Emails in your Inbox, just enter your email in the top right hand corner of this page where it says “Subscribe!” Day 4: Love...2December 3, 2012

The Love Dare, Day 5: Love Is Not Rude

The Six-Months-No-Dating Pledge: Could You Do It?
On Valentine’s Day 2012, my six-months-no-dating pledge ended. What a perfect day to reveal epiphanies about love.  Except, I wasn’t ready to recap all I’d learned, just yet. I took some time and...6February 24, 2012

Mama, I Made It!! My 6-Months-No-Dating Recap (PICS)

“If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of...4February 14, 2012

What Love Is

So today is January 14, which marks FIVE MONTHS since I signed the 6 Months No Dating Pledge, promising to take men and dating off the table while I focus...0January 14, 2012

6 Months No Dating: At The Five Month Mark!

I’m feeling very Paul-ish, at the moment. In 2 Timothy 4, Paul writes to his student, Timothy: “Do your best to come to me quickly, for Demas, because he loved this...1November 11, 2011

One Set of Footprints: 6 Months No Dating — Alone

I am into my fourth week of my 6-Months-No-Dating-Pledge, and learning some really HARD truths about myself.  It has been rough to examine my vulnerabilities and flaws. Surprisingly, however, I’ve...7September 7, 2011

Don’t Be A Soup Kitchen For the Emotionally Homeless

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