Alretha ThomasMay 25WE HAVE TO PUT A STOP TO THIS!!!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...
Alretha ThomasApr 2The Slap Heard Around the WorldOn Sunday, March 27, 2022, no one could have imagined that two of the biggest stars in Hollywood would be on a collision course that...
Alretha ThomasDec 17, 2021Girl, Keep DreamingIn 2016, if you had told me that in 2021 I would be on national television (BET) singing with superstar singer and actress, Tamala Mann...
Alretha ThomasJul 11, 2021Remembering my Uncle Albert "Man" BakerI 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...
Alretha ThomasJun 20, 2021The Age of AnastasiaIn 2015 I saw The Age of Adaline, starring Blake Lively. In the movie, she miraculously remains a youthful 29 years of age for nearly...
Alretha ThomasMar 12, 2020The New Big C - 1,277 ViewsThe first time I heard the word Coronavirus was in early January when WHO announced that there was a new virus that had originated in...
Alretha ThomasJun 19, 2015The 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...
Alretha ThomasMay 23, 2014"I Shot My Wife" - 4,395 ViewsAccording to media reports, those were the four words actor Michael Jace told an operator when he called 911 to report that he had shot...
Alretha ThomasApr 28, 2014Billionaire Bigot - 4,353 ViewsWhile surfing the Internet last week I came across the TMZ story about Donald Sterling’s leaked conversation wherein he and his...
Alretha ThomasMar 19, 2014Sofa 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...
Alretha ThomasMar 13, 2014The Plane - 4,693 ViewsAnytime I hear “The Plane” uttered, I can’t help but think about the 70’s television series, “Fantasy Island.” The character Tattoo would...
Alretha ThomasMar 7, 2014Saving Daylight - 4,187 ViewsIn 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...
Alretha ThomasSep 18, 2013Fourteen years ago today... - 4,864 ViewsI 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....
Alretha ThomasAug 21, 2013I Can't BeWEAVE it! - 5,008 ViewsRecently it was reported in the news that a preacher out of Texas banned the women in his congregation from wearing weaves. I thought it...
Alretha ThomasAug 2, 2013Happy Birthday, Mommie - 5,117 ViewsToday 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...
Alretha ThomasJul 21, 2013Why I Went Six Consecutive Days Without Eating 4,242 ViewsI 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...
Alretha ThomasJul 18, 2013?#@*&% Happens! - 4,922 ViewsThe 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...
Alretha ThomasJul 5, 2013Up Close and Personal with the N-Word - 4,361 ViewsYesterday Americans celebrated the Fourth of July with food, fun, and fireworks. But for Paula Deen, the rockets, missiles, and cherry...
Alretha ThomasJun 28, 2013Trayvon Martin and the “C” Word - 4,546 ViewsI finally had an opportunity to view the 7-Eleven surveillance video of Trayvon Martin that was filmed the night he was shot and killed...
Alretha ThomasJun 26, 2013A WORD about PassWORDS - 4,789 ViewsIs 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...