Wendy’s Window

Sometimes there are people that touch our lives in such a way that we are never the same. I am fortunate because I had such a person, Ms. Yvonne Ashe. She was my math teacher at Riverside Polytechnic High School. I can remember sitting in her class, admiring the way she dressed and how she carried herself. Her demeanor was very professional and warm. I enjoyed being around her so much that I would volunteer to help her clean up her classroom after school. I felt she held me

As we close out Women’s History Month there has been much attention paid to the progress women have made over the years. The stone-cold reality is, women are still underrepresented at every level in the workplace, and women of color are the most underrepresented group of all, lagging behind white men, men of color, and white women. The Webster dictionary defines progress as, to move forward, to develop to a higher, better, or more advanced stage. Based on this definition Blac

March 20th is officially when the spring season begins. The arrival of spring means different things depending on where you live. To some it means the end of frigid cold temperatures, to others it means moderate weather before the blistering heat of summer and to most, it means more daylight, flowers are in bloom and more outdoor activities can take place. To me, spring also represents the time of year when I conduct a thorough cleaning of my entire home — room by room and to