BLAC Fridays: Mentorship

Time for another BLAC Friday

When I ask for help, I often feel like there’s something wrong with me or that I’m not?good?enough. I feel insecure and inadequate. But the truth is that I ask for help nearly every day to run?BLAC Magazine. I hate dealing with “adult” tasks like figuring out?my taxes?or how to lose this weight. I struggle with?depression?and insomnia, in which daily tasks and?positive emotions?can be difficult to muster, especially alone. I also know I’m not the best driver or math problem solver, and that while I have my strengths, I have my weaknesses too. That’s why I’ve always had mentors to help guide me through this crazy thing called life.

“Can you help me?

I think I'm drowning

And if I was, would you stay or would you go?

Can you see me?

Am I fading?

Cause I feel like I'm still searching for my soul”

… “Pain’s My Only Home”

~ Zevia

There are so many reasons to consider either?being a mentor?or enlisting this week; whether planning events and recognitional tributes for your ancestors like?Zora Neal Hurston?who had a birthday this week, or getting your?financial house?in order. BLAC advocates for mentorship and seeking the guidance that you need throughout your business, personal and spiritual journey.

This week, BLAC featured several?BLAC authors?that have launched this month and magazines that offer that support and encouragement and we also celebrate Mentorship Month and?Founders Day?to my sorority sisters of?Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.?and my mom who made me a legacy.

If you ever need the motivation to seek a mentor or BE a mentor, this week’s?BLAC Playlist?is just what you need.

Until next week;?

Happy Mentorship Month and Happy Founders Day

#TGIF VIBES

Click to listen?to this week's playlist

THE MOMENT

Zora Neale Hurston Deserves Her Flowers

January 7th was?Zora Neale Hurston’s 132nd birthday. Some of you are fans of Zora and?Their Eyes Were Watching God. Many have no idea who Zora was. I have belonged to both groups. So, in celebration of Zora’s birthday, let’s give the?prolific author?her proverbial?flowers?with a brief introduction to her incredible?life and legacy.

CREATOR'S CORNER

Top Black Magazine Covers of January?2023

2023 is off to a great start and here at?BLAC, we recognize other beautiful?publications, especially when?Black faces?grace the covers. Here are some of the best January 2023?magazine covers?all over the world. Here’s to our personal?favorite choices?being your favorite choice as well.

BEST OF THE REST

Lions’ Win Serves As Reminder Of Black Male Excellence

Williams reminds us that, especially for Black men, sports aren’t just about the game. From Jack Johnson to Joe Louis and Jesse Owens, the field or the arena have served as a backdrop to demonstrate our genuine excellence, not just physical talent.

5 Easy Ways To Get Your 10,000 Steps Daily

Sitting is the new?smoking. This is what many?health professionals?are now saying about the incredibly?sedentarylifestyles that most Americans lead and the serious health risks that can result from sitting too much. When you take into account that the average American isn’t getting their daily steps because they sit for approximately 10 hours of their entire day, you can see that too much sitting is very, very bad for your health. Case in point: Studies show that sitting for long hours at a time can lead to a greater risk of developing conditions like diabetes,?obesity,?depression and some types of?cancer.

Tracee Ellis Ross Brings The Heat With The Launch Of The PATTERN Blow Dryer

Daughter of?Detroit’s own?legendary vocalist?Diana Ross,?Tracee Ellis Ross?has a new beauty launch that’s already heating up?social media. The?Pattern Beauty?founder and CEO announced Monday the release of her hair company’s first heat tool: a blow dryer.

BLAC Hosted a Private Screening?of House Party by Lebron James

On Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 7 p.m.,?BLAC?hosted?a private screening of ‘House Party,‘ the new film produced by?Lebron James?and Maverick Carter for?New Line Cinema?and Warner Bros. This private screening was a special thanks to BLAC readers and advertisers for a powerful 2022.

Delta Sigma Theta – Detroit Alumnae Chapter to Assemble in Observance of 110th Annual Founders Day

After a two-year hiatus, the Detroit Alumnae Chapter of?Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.?returns to their wildly popular, in-person, annual?Founders Day Luncheon, held Saturday, Jan. 14 at 11 a.m. located at?The Henry, 300 Town Center Dr. in?Dearborn, Michigan.?Delta Sigma Theta sorority?members convene, along with city, state and federal officials to observe the 110th annual Founders Day locally; this year themed “Violets, Voices & Victories.”

WHAT'S COOKING

Aunt Clara’s Pink Bunny Pajamas Cocktail

We will be making a?cocktail?that reminds us of one of our crazy?aunties?during the?new year?festivities,?Aunt Clara’s Pink Bunny Pajamas Cocktail. And while we may not have an Aunt Clara in?our family, we all certainly can conjure an image of that crazy aunt wearing?pink bunny slippers, sipping on a cocktail at a?family event, telling relatives exactly what’s on her mind.