Commentary

By Danae Reid Whether you’re a freak for all things pumpkin spice or a lover of the impending holidays, autumn is officially here in full force. The aesthetics of the equinox are certainly worth basking in, but the weather it’s accompanied by can also be quite a burden.  Symptoms of seasonal depression are fairly common…

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Dear lovies, in lieu of the usual column, Muva is taking this opportunity to impart life and lessons via one Tyler Perry, who stunned the world this past weekend by opening up one of the LARGEST studios ever built in Atlanta. Let me backtrack a bit. Perry popped up on the scene in the late…

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ABOVE PHOTO: The author and her mother Danette By Danae Reid According to Welches, the average mother works approximately 98 hours per week, which equates to 2.5 fulltime jobs. Like most other children, the amount of mental, physical, and emotional labor my mother endured in order to sustain our household wasn’t something I was even…

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While traveling across the country via car and exploring recently, I learned of a place approximately two hours south of the Grand Canyon in Arizona where I was told the visuals would stun the senses.  Armed with my curiosity and a determination to see this place, my friend and I headed there. It is called…

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By Mark Segal Last week, the Philadelphia Gay News reported that the local chapter of the Log Cabin Republicans (LGBT Republicans) are going along with the national organization and endorsing Donald Trump for re-election. Now, before you ask what most are thinking: “How can any LGBT person support the Republican party these days, which is…

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By Andrea Lawful Sanders On or about August 4, 2019, while having breakfast in Martha’s Vineyard, I felt a rush of discomfort in my entire body. I thought at first that it was a hot flash, because I am of that certain age, but my gut instincts kicked in enough for me to make a…

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By Jesse Jackson Sr. TRICEEDNEYWIRE.COM The National Football League season opened last week with a full slate of games. On the field, extraordinary athletes of all races and backgrounds competed with the same set of rules. Yet, it is worth noting that this has not always been the case — and that the legacy of…

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By Danae Reid When Skyler Shema made the decision to go cross country on his customized 2012 Harley-Davidson Dyna Wideglide, it was to find a new home for his music studio. And though he unearthed several locations that fully encompassed his vision and accommodated his needs, he also gained something more — awareness.   “I think…

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I was a little girl of no more than 4 years old when I began paying attention to the constant bustle in our family’s kitchen and the delightful scents that wafted to my always hungry nostrils. Trying not to be underfoot of my mother’s moving feet, I would stay in a corner and watch with…

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By Marc H. Morial TRICEEDNEYWIRE.COM  “The strongest middle class the world has ever known was not built overnight. It was achieved by men and women who believed that living up to the promise of this nation meant more than hoping for the best; it meant toiling in the day, working through the night, and proving…

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