Sheryl's Pearls Blog
The Death of the Gentleman
I miss him. We cross paths every once in awhile, as he holds a door here or offers a seat there, but our time together is brief. And there is one area in which I miss him most: the dating…
Beauty Shop Lessons in Faith
No pain, no gain. As I glanced around a salon full of black women sacrificing time and tender scalps in the name of beauty, I realized that hair can teach you some things about faith. 1. Patience is required. I…
Marriage? For What?
“Marriage? For what?” That was the sound bite my two girlfriends and I caught from a conversation between two young black men as we strolled down the streets of Harlem. “He’s right,” one of my girlfriends said. “Most women give men…