Oh joy! Joy, joy, joy. I am heading to Paris for Easter holiday and I am excited. I am over the moon. This will be my first time going to fashion Mecca. Can you tell I’m excited? I’m writing my post before I even get there ’cause I can hardly contain my glee. Now, I… Read more »
The Blog: Paige’s Ponderings
Reintroducing Paige's Ponderings, my blog where I talk about whatever "pondering" I want to explore in the written and photo essay form. Check out my latest post below and feel free to explore the archives for some past provocative ponderings. Feel free to Tweet your feedback to me @ccsteed. Enjoy yourself!
I recently participated in a panel about Diversity in Tourism and how those in the tourism industry can best speak to multicultural and multi-ethnic audiences. This is an especially close topic to me personally because I try to see at least four to five countries a year and have had some unique and not so… Read more »
“If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.” – Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor I remember your smile; your face was so welcoming. I met you in Detroit at a… Read more »
Summer in South America verses a dreary December in Chicago? Buenos Aires won out this year. Four days of a much needed winter break spent in the city where Tango was born was the perfect prescription for cold weather blues. Our stay at the luxurious Park Tower hotel was luxury a la the days of… Read more »
The first turkey holiday without turkey and my close family could not have been better spent than in the arms of Spain and its most populous city, Madrid. Our hotel, the Westin Palace (yes it was formally a real palace), was so centrally located, we saved a ton on taxi rides. Our cab ride from… Read more »
Last week I attended the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s Annual Conference in Chicago. The conference brought together African American newspaper publishers across the country featuring engaging remarks from luminaries such as Reverend Al Sharpton, Reverend Jesse Jackson, Cornel West, and others. During Rev. Sharpton’s address to the group, he mentioned how in recent conversations with… Read more »
The end of an era. The Oprah Show is done after 25 years. The farewell specials have aired. The tears have been shed and we as human beings are picking up the pieces to move on with our lives. While the show has had an impact on many, I think one of the key influences… Read more »
Oprah’s recent magazine issue was dedicated to poetry and famous poets. I have always admired those who write poetry. I think I remember when I was first introduced to the haiku. OMG, I thought I was going to pull my hair out! Then, I thought poetry always had to rhyme so I stayed far away… Read more »
The social media space is abuzz over a video by two young ladies taking rapper Lil’ Wayne to task over his music. The video (http://theybf.com/2011/03/02/10-year-old-girl-raps-an-open-letter-to-lil-wayne-about-his-derogatory-lyrics) features two African American girls about in their tweens addressing the lyrics in Mr. Wayne’s music that over index on disrespecting women. The girls tell a story in their letter… Read more »
I recently read the novel The Help and had some serious bipolar feelings about it. On one hand, the story Mrs. Stockett tells about the relationship between white families and their black female domestics set in rural 1950s Jackson, Mississippi is very engaging and all in all a good read. And then I got to… Read more »