Big Emmett is gone! I don’t know any other way to say it. Big Emmett is gone. Big Emmett was my brother N law for the past 46 years. He passed away on Saturday January 30 from cancer. The call came at 7:44 on Saturday evening. It was one of those phone calls that seemed… Read more »
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Getting to Know Shawn Jones
Welcome the newest member of the Best Gurl team, Shawntia (Shawn) Jones, The Organizer! Shawn started working with Best Gurl on January 5. She is working on coordinating with clients, managing schedules, planning projects, and keeping everyone informed and prepared! We’re so lucky to have her on the team. If you really want to get… Read more »
Shawn Jones Bio
Shawntia (Shawn) Jones was born and raised in the sunny city of Deerfield Beach, located in Southern Florida. Growing up, she loved planting in her mothers’ garden, playing outdoors, and getting lost in the adventures of her books. Shawn began her career in customer service as a greeter, but a couple of months later, she… Read more »
Pretty In Pink
A pink piece of paper. There are many things for me to be thankful for this Christmas Season. Most have to do with family and the joy and happiness you see on the faces of others. Some others come in the mail in bright colors and small envelopes. One came yesterday. The envelope is like… Read more »
…and go where?
A woman, victim of the California/Oregon wildfires, says she is moving. She’s adamant about it. “Out of the state,” she says. “Anywhere.” She can’t take the wildfires any longer. The blazes aren’t just devastating they’re deadly. In the recent fires fifteen people died and millions of acres burned. I get it! I’ve never lived near… Read more »
NEVER
“NEVER” has finally arrived! Yay!!! Daniel Snyder the owner of the Washington NFL team vowed he would “NEVER” change the team name of the Washington franchise. “NEVER,” he promised. Ever since I heard Mr. Snyder issue his “Never’ declaration I have not let the nickname of that team cross my lips, not once.Even though my… Read more »
“The Talk”
I remember “the talk.” The talk that black fathers gave and probably still give to their sons. It was time. I was probably getting close to driver’s license age and that meant I could venture further from the nest on my own. The talk was serious. No! It wasn’t the sex talk. We had that… Read more »
Mother’s Day
Exhausted, I wheeled the bicycle into the driveway of the condo complex. It had been a grueling, mind-clearing twenty- six mile Saturday morning ride along the bike trail near the beach. The morning school of dolphins, swimming near the shore, had put on a big-time show with a feeding frenzy on a school of fleeing,… Read more »
Bobby Mitchell
Self-quarantining can make one reflective. Bobby Mitchell died. “Who,” You ask? Bobby Mitchell! In the days of black and white television, Bobby Mitchell decked out in the uniform of the Washington NFL team and wearing number 49 on his back, captured my imagination and my heart. Bobby Mitchell was the first African American player… Read more »
Remember Henry Harris by Sam Heys
This Black History Month, I applaud Sam Heys a white man. I became familiar with Sam Heys work when I read the book Big Bets, Decisions and Leaders that shaped Southern Company, about the founding and early days of The Southern Company, owners of Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia Power. Later, I would become familiar with… Read more »
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