January 2012
10 posts
Final Letter to Younger Self - Marshida Harris
We will close the series with a very wise woman….Marshida Harris
Dear Young Brenee’,
You have been through a lot in your life and it has never broken you. You have been molded with he heart of a lion, the spirit and skin of your ancestors, and the pride of a beating drum. God put you on this earth as the messenger. Even though you are not the message god has chosen you as the channel to...
“A lot of people think the blues is depressing, but that’s not the blues I’m...”
– Etta James
Diva of January: Etta James
Few female R&B stars have enjoyed the kind of consistent acclaim Etta James has received throughout a career that’s spanned six decades; the celebrated producer Jerry Wexler once called her “the greatest of all modern blues singers,” and she recorded a number of enduring hits, including “At Last,” “Tell Mama,” “I’d Rather...
Letter to Younger Self #10 - Brittany Dubbs
Next up….Brittany Dubbs
Young Ms. Brittany, My you will blossom. And all the insecurities you have will fade away just as weather erodes a rock through storms. That’s how you’ll be. Like a rock, solid, and firm in your understanding of yourself blending in with the environment you’re surrounded by, while at the same time standing individually amidst a place of many other landforms. I see...
