Cheryl's World MY TRUTH: Saluting Lincoln Class of 1999 and one shining star When I first met Perri Camper, I saw something in her that was special and more than two decades later, she has continued to... Cheryl SmithSeptember 12, 2024
Cheryl's World MY TRUTH: Kamala will be on our front page I was wondering and hopeful at the same time. You see, I had gotten used to those weekly Sunday evening calls with #winwithBlackWomen. As... Cheryl SmithSeptember 5, 2024
Cheryl's World MY TRUTH: What the world needs now… It could’ve been the 1980s instead of almost 40 years later. As I watched the Democratic National Committee Convention, I recalled Rev. Jesse Jackson’s... Cheryl SmithAugust 29, 2024
Cheryl's World MY TRUTH: Because of them, I am… winwithBlackWomen Have you ever been in a space and didn’t realize it until you had come out of that space? You know, sometimes you... Cheryl SmithAugust 22, 2024
Cheryl's World MY TRUTH: THE WRIGHT THING Dallas City Council fixes decades-long error Cheryl SmithAugust 15, 2024
Cheryl's World MY TRUTH: If only we saw everyone as beautiful This isn’t about me. It’s about you! Walking the streets of Chicago while in town for the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) annual... Cheryl SmithAugust 8, 2024
Cheryl's World MY TRUTH: About the Mental July is Mental Health Awareness Month, and the way things are going it needs to be a year-round experience. I’ve had friends who know... Cheryl SmithAugust 1, 2024
Cheryl's World MY TRUTH: Yes, Black women! I was almost in tears. If you know anything about me, I love my family, everybody’s family — no matter how dysfunctional! You should... Cheryl SmithJuly 25, 2024
Cheryl's World MY TRUTH: So easy to spend someone else’s money Recently, I was at the airport and a man was turning in a rental car. The agent at the desk checked the mileage and... Cheryl SmithJuly 18, 2024
Cheryl's World MY TRUTH: Black to Reality Can Understanding Be Mellow? Jerry Butler and Brenda Lee Eager sang, “Ain’t Understanding Mellow.” I loved listening to that song as a young girl... Cheryl SmithJuly 9, 2024