Editor’s note: This interview with Jamila Tazewell, creator of 11:11 Enterprises, was conducted by me in early 2012 for Jumping at the Sun but was never published. Enjoy! ~Alisha    …

After reposting “What Happened to Miss Independent?” last week, I fell into a 90’s pop music trance. It started when I clicked on the link to Kelly Clarkson’s hit song of the…

  After posting the pic of ashes on my head on Facebook a week ago, I caused a minor stir amongst friends who headscratchingly didn’t realize I attend an Anglican/Episcopal church, despite…

    My good friend Kandi, now tavelling the world, shares these gorgeous pictures of Senegal on her Instagram page.   The African Renaissance Monument. Marks #senegal 50 years of #independence and…

    Editor’s note: This interview was conducted by me in early 2012 for Jumping at the Sun and first appeared there. ~Alisha     Much like her nickname, Nekeisha “Poetrinmotion” Blandin,…

  Happy Valentine’s Day, Babe.  

(Source)   I’m not sure how I missed them for the last four years, but I’m so happy to have discovered the British indie pop group, The xx. Consisting of Romy Madley…

Zoe and Callie Cabbage Patch all decked out for Mardi Gras.     So yesterday we celebrated Mardi Gras or Shrove Tuesday with fruit filled pastries, beads, jazz, reggae and beans and…

    My friend David passes along an interesting little tidbit on the phrase “the pursuit of happiness” related to my post here. He writes:   “During the times of the Founding…