A Haiku Poem- Harmonizing with nature For a brief moment We should learn to pause, Like a bird on a tree branch Watching the sunset And collect our thoughts- Those errant butterflies that Slip through our fingers- Creating space to Breathe in the vast universe And recall our worth. Editor: Rockebah Charles-Stewart 

There is a storm brewingthe air is thick with tensionas silence muffles thedisquiet of a taxed nation a communityin waitinglike a storm brewingon the horizon waiting to showerthe nation witha tempered wrathcontained for too long the heavy rumbleof their voicesan occasional pocketof peaceful protest pushes against thebarriers that canno longer holdtheir pain and distress and ...

I don’t know about you, but 2018 came and went. I was barely introducing myself when it waved goodbye. For how fast it came and went, it was a busy year, full of good and bad things. Life deals out bad cards sometimes, and I learned five valuable lessons I’ll need as I head into ...