by Heather Laskin | Mar 1, 2017 | Awesome, Inspiration
Hate, fear, and prejudice are running rampant in our world. It is heartbreaking to see so much hatred between people just because they may look or act differently from one another. But what is the cause of all this hatred? Do people naturally fear those who are...
by Heather Laskin | Feb 17, 2017 | Inspiration
When the founder of Little Caesars and owner of the Detroit Tigers and Detroit Red Wingsdied Friday, one story about his good deeds may have been overlooked. Mike Ilitch reportedly once paid the rent of civil rights activist Rosa Parks when she moved into a Detroit...
by Heather Laskin | Jan 28, 2017 | Inspiration
It was a situation that could have ended very badly. Washington D.C. waitress Rosalynd Harris, who is black, found herself waiting on a table of Texan cowboys who had come to town for the inauguration. Rosalynd herself had just participated in the Women’s March....
by Heather Laskin | Oct 25, 2016 | Awesome, Inspiration
Khoudia Diop is a 19-year-old Senegalese model who was once bullied about her color. But now the self-proclaimed “Melanin Goddess” is taking the internet by storm with her beautifully rich skin tone. “I was teased a lot growing up, because of my skin tone,” Khoudia,...
by Heather Laskin | Oct 12, 2016 | Inspiration
With all of the tension between police and their communities right now, especially in the black communities, it is understandable that a black man would feel very scared after seeing police lights in his rearview mirror. That is what happened when Lt. Tim McMillan...