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*Filmmaker Tyler Perry recently opened up about his critics and the perceived lack of opportunities for black actresses in Hollywood during an interview with Oprah Winfrey airing tonight (Sunday. 05-26-13) on OWN. Perry also addressed the criticism of his movies being malt liquor to the masses, as one critic put it, and he also quelled the notion of a conspiracy against […]

One of the highlights on Fantasia‘s latest album “Side Effects of You” is “Without Me,” her collaboration with Kelly Rowland and Missy Elliott. Since this is a song you’ll probably be hearing a lot of, check out this lyric video for “Without Me” and get familiar! RELATED: Fantasia Wows Audience With Performance At Album Release […]

    Instead of resenting what you must do, just get it done. Transform the energy of resentment into the satisfaction of achievement. Quit fighting against the fact that you have to get it done. Start finding ways to enjoy and to give value to the experience. When you choose to love what you’re doing […]

    Life already is Let go of the need for anything to be different. Allow yourself to be fulfilled by everything that is. Let go of your obsession with getting. Center your energy and awareness on being. Let your goals and dreams push you toward a bright and fulfilling future. But don’t let them […]

        Your situation…   Your situation does not define you. In fact, your situation does not really even limit you. You can transcend any situation with purposeful, focused action. You can choose to change things, to grow, to improve, to create, to prosper and to live with maximum joy and fulfillment. Don’t […]

  Single women: Would you date a man who is absolutely committed to celibacy? No sex until marriage. Not even once. And it’s not negotiable. Kenny Pugh, author, financial professional, motivational speaker, is taking an unconventional approach to life as a black man in 2013: Sexual abstinence. At 38 years old, Pugh is black, male […]

Charlie Wilson has tasted success for decades as a soloist, hip-hop featured vocalist and member of the Gap Band. This year, the man also known as “Uncle Charlie” was selected for Lifetime Achievement honors from the Trumpet Awards, and you can see him reach this major milestone for yourself when the annual show airs on […]

    Your value is not in what you try to be or in what you pretend to be. Your great value is in who you are. It serves no purpose to blindly grab and obsess over the world’s superficial trinkets. Choose instead to allow life’s limitless abundance to flow through you in beautiful, original, […]

    Because you are   Whether you’re ninety years old, or seventeen years old, or forty-five years of age, you have the exact same time available to you. You have this moment. You have the opportunity to live with all the richness you can imagine. You have the chance to start something new, to […]

    Whole and indivisible When you are getting the best of what you desire, it means you have been giving the best of who you are. When you are experiencing genuine fulfillment, it means you have been living with unceasing authenticity. There’s no way to get around the fact that life is whole and […]

Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland began revitalizing its downtown in the mid-1990s. Today, more than $3.5 billion is currently invested in furthering the area’s redevelopment. The Global Center for Health Innovation and a 750,000 square foot convention center will open this summer, totaling $465 million. Roughly $200 million in mixed-use development is under way around the relocation […]

A lot’s been said about Fantasia Barrino, and she’s heard enough. The often embattled “American Idol”phemon talks to S2S Publisher Jamie Foster Brown in the April 2013 issue. Fantasia clears up the questions and rumors surrounding her controversial relationship with babydaddyAntwaun Cook. Where do things stand between them now? Read an excerpt and find out more in the April 2013 Sister 2 […]