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I heard a notification on my phone. I glanced down and the headlines sent chills down my spine. “GUNMAN KILLS 19 CHILDREN IN TEXAS SCHOOL...
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Alretha Thomas
- Apr 2, 2022
The Slap Heard Around the World
On Sunday, March 27, 2022, no one could have imagined that two of the biggest stars in Hollywood would be on a collision course that...
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Alretha Thomas
- Dec 17, 2021
Girl, Keep Dreaming
In 2016, if you had told me that in 2021 I would be on national television (BET) singing with superstar singer and actress, Tamala Mann...
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Alretha Thomas
- Jul 11, 2021
Remembering my Uncle Albert "Man" Baker
I remember the first time meeting him. I had to have been around six or seven years old. That was a long time ago, but I remember it as...
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Alretha Thomas
- Jun 20, 2021
The Age of Anastasia
In 2015 I saw The Age of Adaline, starring Blake Lively. In the movie, she miraculously remains a youthful 29 years of age for nearly...
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Alretha Thomas
- Mar 12, 2020
The New Big C - 1,277 Views
The first time I heard the word Coronavirus was in early January when WHO announced that there was a new virus that had originated in...
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Alretha Thomas
- Jun 19, 2015
The Color of Violence and Fifteen Minutes of Infamy - 8,983 Views
“Nine people shot in a church.” That’s what came across the airwaves when I turned my car radio on. My heart sank thinking about the...
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Alretha Thomas
- May 23, 2014
"I Shot My Wife" - 4,395 Views
According to media reports, those were the four words actor Michael Jace told an operator when he called 911 to report that he had shot...
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Alretha Thomas
- Apr 28, 2014
Billionaire Bigot - 4,353 Views
While surfing the Internet last week I came across the TMZ story about Donald Sterling’s leaked conversation wherein he and his...
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Alretha Thomas
- Mar 19, 2014
Sofa Wars - 4,811 Views
(The above is not our actual sofa) Eleven days ago Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared and has not been seen or heard of since, in...
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Alretha Thomas
- Mar 13, 2014
The Plane - 4,693 Views
Anytime I hear “The Plane” uttered, I can’t help but think about the 70’s television series, “Fantasy Island.” The character Tattoo would...
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Alretha Thomas
- Mar 7, 2014
Saving Daylight - 4,187 Views
In case you haven’t heard, it’s time to move our clocks forward. An easy way to remember is we spring forward and fall backward. So this...
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Alretha Thomas
- Sep 18, 2013
Fourteen years ago today... - 4,864 Views
I said “I do” to my soulmate. September 18, 1999 was one of the happiest days of my life. It was a day I never imagined would take place....
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Alretha Thomas
- Aug 21, 2013
I Can't BeWEAVE it! - 5,008 Views
Recently it was reported in the news that a preacher out of Texas banned the women in his congregation from wearing weaves. I thought it...
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Alretha Thomas
- Aug 1, 2013
Happy Birthday, Mommie - 5,117 Views
Today is my mother’s birthday, and if she were still living, she would be 75-years-old. Wow, I can’t even begin to imagine my mother at...
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Alretha Thomas
- Jul 21, 2013
Why I Went Six Consecutive Days Without Eating 4,242 Views
I know you’re probably thinking I had to have eaten something. No, I ate nothing. I did however drink water. If I hadn’t, I would be in...
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Alretha Thomas
- Jul 18, 2013
?#@*&% Happens! - 4,922 Views
The hairs on the back of my neck bristled when I slammed into the truck in front of me. It was Friday, June 21st and I was living one of...
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Alretha Thomas
- Jul 5, 2013
Up Close and Personal with the N-Word - 4,361 Views
Yesterday Americans celebrated the Fourth of July with food, fun, and fireworks. But for Paula Deen, the rockets, missiles, and cherry...
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Alretha Thomas
- Jun 28, 2013
Trayvon Martin and the “C” Word - 4,546 Views
I finally had an opportunity to view the 7-Eleven surveillance video of Trayvon Martin that was filmed the night he was shot and killed...
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Alretha Thomas
- Jun 26, 2013
A WORD about PassWORDS - 4,789 Views
Is it just me, or have we become a password-driven society? I have more passwords than I can remember and all the identity theft experts...
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