Favorite Drink

What is your favorite drink?Water!

My favorite people to be around

Who are your favorite people to be around?Anyone who wants joy and laughter.

Felicia Snoop Pearson

Felicia Snoop Pearson born 1980. Lesbian actress and author of the memoir “Grace After Midnight”.

Allen Toussaint

Allen Toussaint (1938-2015) musician, songwriter, arranger, and record producer, in January 2025 was honored by the United States Postal Service on a forever stamp in the Black Heritage series

Favorite pair of shoes

Tell us about your favorite pair of shoes, and where they’ve taken you. When I was in high school more than 50 years ago I had a pair of red, white, and blue shoes. I thought they looked good. At some point some Black kids in my high school began teasing me about the shoes: […]

One of the best gifts I ever received

Share one of the best gifts you’ve ever received. Materially it was in 2007 when I was given digital access to the complete Stevie Wonder collection. Metaphysically it was when I learned the combo of self-care, self-love, grace, forgiveness and putting myself first (aka putting my mask on first).

E. Denise Simmons

E. Denise Simmons born 1951 is the first openly lesbian mayor in the United States. She was elected in 2008 and still serves as of 2025. She is also a Justice of the Peace and a notary public.

Autumn Lockwood

Autumn Lockwood first Black woman to coach in Super Bowl in 2025 for the Eagles.

Approach to Budgeting

Write about your approach to budgeting. It’s new but simple. I use two books: “Budget Book” and “Monthly Bill Payment Tracker”. Know my monthly income. Pay myself first. I decide how much I am going to save. I keep meticulous notes and track in both books. I also look at my account balances minimally daily.

Juliana Huxtable

Juliana Huxtable born 1987. Artist, writer, performer, author, DJ and co-founder of the New York–based nightlife project Shock Value. Lives in Berlin.

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