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I heard a notification on my phone. I glanced down and the headlines sent chills down my spine. “GUNMAN KILLS 19 CHILDREN IN TEXAS SCHOOL...
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Alretha Thomas
Apr 2, 2022
The Slap Heard Around the World
On Sunday, March 27, 2022, no one could have imagined that two of the biggest stars in Hollywood would be on a collision course that...
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Alretha Thomas
Dec 17, 2021
Girl, Keep Dreaming
In 2016, if you had told me that in 2021 I would be on national television (BET) singing with superstar singer and actress, Tamala Mann...
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Alretha Thomas
Jul 11, 2021
Remembering my Uncle Albert "Man" Baker
I remember the first time meeting him. I had to have been around six or seven years old. That was a long time ago, but I remember it as...
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Alretha Thomas
Jun 20, 2021
The Age of Anastasia
In 2015 I saw The Age of Adaline, starring Blake Lively. In the movie, she miraculously remains a youthful 29 years of age for nearly...
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Alretha Thomas
Mar 12, 2020
The New Big C - 1,277 Views
The first time I heard the word Coronavirus was in early January when WHO announced that there was a new virus that had originated in...
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Alretha Thomas
Jun 19, 2015
The Color of Violence and Fifteen Minutes of Infamy - 8,983 Views
“Nine people shot in a church.” That’s what came across the airwaves when I turned my car radio on. My heart sank thinking about the...
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Alretha Thomas
May 23, 2014
"I Shot My Wife" - 4,395 Views
According to media reports, those were the four words actor Michael Jace told an operator when he called 911 to report that he had shot...
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Alretha Thomas
Apr 28, 2014
Billionaire Bigot - 4,353 Views
While surfing the Internet last week I came across the TMZ story about Donald Sterling’s leaked conversation wherein he and his...
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Alretha Thomas
Mar 19, 2014
Sofa Wars - 4,811 Views
(The above is not our actual sofa) Eleven days ago Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared and has not been seen or heard of since, in...
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Alretha Thomas
Mar 13, 2014
The Plane - 4,693 Views
Anytime I hear “The Plane” uttered, I can’t help but think about the 70’s television series, “Fantasy Island.” The character Tattoo would...
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Alretha Thomas
Mar 7, 2014
Saving Daylight - 4,187 Views
In case you haven’t heard, it’s time to move our clocks forward. An easy way to remember is we spring forward and fall backward. So this...
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Alretha Thomas
Sep 18, 2013
Fourteen years ago today... - 4,864 Views
I said “I do” to my soulmate. September 18, 1999 was one of the happiest days of my life. It was a day I never imagined would take place....
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Alretha Thomas
Aug 21, 2013
I Can't BeWEAVE it! - 5,008 Views
Recently it was reported in the news that a preacher out of Texas banned the women in his congregation from wearing weaves. I thought it...
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Alretha Thomas
Aug 1, 2013
Happy Birthday, Mommie - 5,117 Views
Today is my mother’s birthday, and if she were still living, she would be 75-years-old. Wow, I can’t even begin to imagine my mother at...
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Alretha Thomas
Jul 21, 2013
Why I Went Six Consecutive Days Without Eating 4,242 Views
I know you’re probably thinking I had to have eaten something. No, I ate nothing. I did however drink water. If I hadn’t, I would be in...
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Alretha Thomas
Jul 18, 2013
?#@*&% Happens! - 4,922 Views
The hairs on the back of my neck bristled when I slammed into the truck in front of me. It was Friday, June 21st and I was living one of...
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Alretha Thomas
Jul 5, 2013
Up Close and Personal with the N-Word - 4,361 Views
Yesterday Americans celebrated the Fourth of July with food, fun, and fireworks. But for Paula Deen, the rockets, missiles, and cherry...
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Alretha Thomas
Jun 28, 2013
Trayvon Martin and the “C” Word - 4,546 Views
I finally had an opportunity to view the 7-Eleven surveillance video of Trayvon Martin that was filmed the night he was shot and killed...
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Alretha Thomas
Jun 26, 2013
A WORD about PassWORDS - 4,789 Views
Is it just me, or have we become a password-driven society? I have more passwords than I can remember and all the identity theft experts...
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