By Shewanda Riley “Scars are the mark of a warrior” was one of the most memorable lines from the box office hit The Woman King starring Viola Davis. This line […]
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Preserved by Purpose: Old Vision and New Insights
By Shewanda Riley, PhD It only took me driving 10 minutes away from the optometrist’s office to realize that my new contact lenses were not going to work for me. […]
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Preserved by Purpose: Confessions of the “Other” Woman
By Shewanda Riley I have a difficult confession to make. It’s difficult because I’ve been forced to look at a part of myself that for years I really didn’t like […]
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Preserved by Purpose: Do Your Part: Water!
“Stressed.” That’s what my lawn fertilizer company technician said when he looked at the yellow-brownish grass in my front yard a few weeks ago. Concerned and worried that my once […]
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Preserved by Purpose: TV Aunts and Why We Love Them
In last week’s column, I shared how some women consider being called an aunt a slur because of how it made them feel. Yet there are others like politician Maxine […]
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Preserved by Purpose: Who You Calling Auntie?
Oprah. Ava. Gayle. These are some of the most influential African American women in media and entertainment who have one thing in common: They don’t want to be called auntie. […]
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Preserved by Purpose: Is Your Perception My Reality?
The media frenzy that surrounded the offensive comments that led to the firing of radio broadcasting icon Don Imus in 2007 brought many questions that have lingered unanswered for years […]
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Preserved by Purpose: Who’s Your Daddy?…Check Your DNA!
By Shewanda Riley Some of my guilty pleasures are the judge reality shows like Judge Mathis and Judge Lauren Lakes’ Paternity Court. My reasons for liking those shows vary but […]
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Preserved by Purpose: A Prayer for Healing our Nation
By Shewanda Riley When I wrote my column last week about the Buffalo shooting, I had no idea that there would be another even more horrific mass shooting that would […]
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Preserved by Purpose: God’s Periods and Question Marks Â
By Shewanda Riley “Never put a question mark where God has put a period.” Years ago when I worked at a gospel radio station in San Antonio, we played a […]