BeverlyMahoneWhat My Grandson Has Learned from #45This post was inspired by a conversation I saw on Facebook between a white woman I knew and one I didn’t know. The woman I knew issued a…Sep 12, 2020Sep 12, 2020
BeverlyMahoneWe’re Sick and Tired of the ApologiesWe, as black people, don’t need to hear another “Karen” apologize for throwing a racial temper tantrum when we all know she said what was…Jul 28, 2020Jul 28, 2020
BeverlyMahoneWhy Do I Have to be a Black Author?Back in 2005 I started working on my very first book (Whatever! A Baby Boomer’s Journey Into Middle Age). The book was written for middle…Jul 28, 2020Jul 28, 2020
BeverlyMahoneAging and DeathI just returned to work this week after spending three weeks out due to illness. Three of those days were spent in the hospital with…Nov 27, 2019Nov 27, 2019
BeverlyMahoneBlack is STILL Beautiful 50 Years LaterRecently my pre-teen grandson (Jarod) asked me if I thought he was “too black.” Of course, this inquiring mind wanted to know what would…Aug 19, 20181Aug 19, 20181
BeverlyMahoneLooking at My Mother in a Different WayA year ago on Mother’s Day I wrote a blog post titled Some Mother-Daughter Relationships are Complicated In it, I talked about the…May 23, 2018May 23, 2018
BeverlyMahoneThere are Some Good People in our Nightmare Called TrumpismI wanted to share something that happened to me recently because it has restored my faith in the decency of human beings — -despite the…Apr 9, 2018Apr 9, 2018
BeverlyMahoneIlliteracy in Trump’s AmericaAs we all know, the Third Monday of January is the day we celebrate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Over the past several…Jan 12, 2018Jan 12, 2018
BeverlyMahoneI Pledge Allegiance to What?When the Pledge of Allegiance was originally written in 1892, this is what it said:Sep 16, 2017Sep 16, 2017
BeverlyMahoneGod is Master of the Chess GameI don’t anything about playing chess other than the fact that the King is the most powerful piece on the board. That’s how I equate God —…Sep 11, 2017Sep 11, 2017
