Niketa Woodley

Niketa Nikol Who do we suddenly start living when we’re at the end of our lives? Why don’t we live to the fullest while we can? We say we don’t feel like it. But what about when we want to but can’t? What if we ran the former thought against the thoughts of what we feel like. It’s been said that at life’s end, we see everything perfectly. Yet we fight what we see clearly right now. We don’t…

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I’ve posted pictures of my homemade cheesy potato kale soup before and the response was a bit overwhelming. I was asked to post my recipe and I was like Um okay. I literally was just in the kitchen one day and knew I wanted some potato and kale in the same plate/bowl. I guess you can say my pallet was craving it. So I made it from scratch no recipe involved. It wasn’t until I made my last one…

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An ode to the originality of Black creatives (more…) “”

An ode to the originality of Black creatives The Afro-American, one of the earliest black-owned newspapers (1800s-Current) founded by John H. Murphy, Jr. Baltimore, Maryland Courtesy of Google Photos- we do not own these photos Figure 1:courtesy of google photos, We do not own the right to these photos The Learning Tree  is a 1969 American coming-of-age drama film written, produced, and…

The new year month opened and ended with enough news for one to become utterly consumed. We saw Christopher Kohberger, the man accused of the slayings of four University of Idaho students be extradited to jail in a small, rural town in Latah County Idaho where he made his first court appearance and is currently awaiting trial.  We witnessed the brutal beating of Tyre Nichols and saw five officers…

January 23, 2023 Join us today for a live discussion today on the Community Advocate Network (Community Matters) at 3PM for a very layered discussion about the death and killing of Tyre Nichols. “Black and Blue is our Season 3 opener analyzing the Memphis police murder of #TyreNichols and problematic implications on use of force, police reform, reallocation of funding, and disenfranchisement of…

Niketa’s Homemade Chicken Pot Pie, Well Sort of….

Gun Problem: Nay, Let’s Pass the Right Law

Seventeen children and two adults dead as a result of the massacre shooting of a mad man known as Salvador Ramos. It’s unconscionable to think about what the parents and loved ones of those who were slain are feeling right now. It’s sickening to think someone could be so consciously evil and depraved –Someone who purchases assault rifles as soon as he turns 18.  We could call for stricter gun…

Last Friday I planned my best friend of 20 years wedding. It was an honor. It took months of planning her special day. We started planning in the summer of 2021. And still, we couldn’t have planned for a more beautiful day. It was an outside wedding that people dream about. They were to be married under a tree. The beautiful flowers and trees were in full bloom. The white chairs perfectly…

“it’s immaturity to not expect change to affect the people closest to you.” God showed me something while on my knees in my prayer room and I want to share it with you. Most times once I pray I sit in silence ready to listen. I sat thinking about all of the changes that I felt God making within me as well as the change that I knew was sure to come. With this change, God caused a separation with…

Sweet & Sour Sesame Chicken with Peppers and Pineapples I love eating good foods and I love cooking good foods. My mother first taught me to cook. She would make the most delightful home style potatoes and onions. My mother made the best gravy, too, which she smothered over liver with onions, fried pork chops, and chicken. It wasn’t long before I asked her to teach me how to make gravy. It was…