Ask Sister Faithful – How Do I Deal With Questions About My Brother’s Death?

Dear Sister Faithful:
My younger brother recently died due to complications from AIDS. He had hidden his homosexuality for years out of deference to our family’s position in the church.  Our parents have been adamant that no one know the real reason for his death.  They have been telling everyone that he had a heart attack.  [...]

Madea Returns To The Stage

Theater review: Tyler Perry brings Madea back to the live theater and an adoring Oakland crowd

By Pat Craig
Mercury News

The last time a man in a dress got this much applause in the Bay Area was when Dame Edna was sashaying around San Francisco’s Post Street Theatre.
In fact, Tyler Perry, in his Madea drag, may have [...]

Saving a youth from his brother’s fate

Brandon Young is dead, but we can all help save his brother, Shaquille Perry: Phillip Morris
By Phillip Morris, The Plain Dealer

Shaquille Perry tried without success to ignore the throbbing pain in his groin. He watched from a chair as his older brother leaned heavily on a walker and willed his way down a hallway at [...]

Ask Sister Faithful – Can My Family Stop Fighting Over Money?

Dear Sister Faithful:
 My father passed away two months ago.  Though he left all of my siblings something in his will, he made me the executor of his estate.  He wasn’t wealthy, but he invested well and managed to acquire several properties over the years.   I have been left with the task of liquidating his assets [...]

Ask Sister Faithful – Should Drug Addicted Mom Get Money?

Dear Sister Faithful:
My younger sister and I were raised by my maternal grandmother. Her only daughter is our mother, but grandma came and got us as kids when she realized that mom would leave us alone for days at a time while she was out getting high. Grandma kept us in school and in church. [...]

Are You Wealthy or Are You Wealthy?

Are You Wealthy or Are You Wealthy?
By Coach Marsha
How many times have you said to yourself, why does it appear those living any old kind of way continues to prosper? I know some CME folks (Christmas, Mother’s Day and Easter) church goers. God is the farthest thing away from their mind. They continue to get [...]

I Didn’t Die

“I knew I wasn’t going to die then. I knew God didn’t want me to die. I had faith in God, and I didn’t die.”
This past weekend I participated in an event called 40 Hours for Hope. Basically, we lived as if we were refugees for 40 hours. We built slum houses out of cardboard, [...]