Originally posted on Ashley Raymer-Brown:
As someone who seemingly has unceasing dreams and aspirations, I can honestly say I understand the drive, the passion and the insanity that a big dream, or even a calling, can inflict upon the poor soul who dared to have it in the first place. In 2012, my mother, Rebekah,…
I was doing some research on famous women in history when something occurred to me. Now the women I have researched have overcome tremendous odds. They have battled discrimination, unbelievable hardships and oppression to carve their very conspicuous paths through history. Their biggest obstacle, though, may have been something we rarely ever think of, their … Continue reading
“There is no royal flower-strewn path to success. And if here is, I have not found it for if I have accomplished anything in life it is because I have been willing to work hard.” Madam C. J. Walker Oprah wasn’t the first female African-American millionaire who rose to the top from humble beginnings. That … Continue reading
I was listening to ‘Stuff You Missed in History Class’, one of my favorite podcasts, and came to an episode on foot binding. (Check out: ‘Stuff You Missed in History Class’, China’s foot binding tradition, March 19, 2014.) I’ve known about the practice most of my life, of course, but knew nothing about how it … Continue reading
We’re up and running with a new website! A few of my favorite people in the whole world have gotten together to display their considerable talents on a new website: thoseclevergirls.com. It is going to be a hodge-podge of writing, poetry, art and anything else we can think of. Ashley Raymer-Brown, has done a fabulous … Continue reading
I can now say that my first novel One Life is in the final editing phase. It has been a long time coming, a year and five months to be exact. I never intended to be a writer. I had no intention of starting a website either, but well, here I am. Hopefully over the next … Continue reading
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