BY SIMONE J. SMITH “How can anything possible be this beautiful,” I thought as I arrived at the S Hotel. There was a beautiful view of...
BY SIMONE J. SMITH I realized after last weekend that I am protected and powerful, but also that I am a little naïve. Naïve enough to...
BY SIMONE J. SMITH “I am not afraid to fail!” Ed Bellevue (Co-founder, So Freken) It was about 3 pm on a Wednesday afternoon when I...
BY SIMONE J. SMITH Despite the fact that this young man has been the recipient of several community-academic and athletic awards, including: the Russ Jackson Award,...
BY SIMONE J. SMITH It could not have been planned better, and for the team behind Luminato, Toronto’s International Arts Festival, the synchronicity of events are...
BY SIMONE J. SMITH “Protecting nature is the meaning for creating this place of peace. It has become such a peaceful space we now have 20...
BY SIMONE J. SMITH Crime and violence are an unfortunate part of our reality; some of us have to deal with crime and violence directly, and...
BY SIMONE J. SMITH “Don’t get discouraged because of one bad day!” Simone Miller The Woman Empowered Feature has become one of our most recognized columns...
BY SIMONE J. SMITH “If I’m remembered for having done a few good things, and if my presence here has sparked some good energies, that’s plenty.”...
BY SIMONE J. SMITH Let us start with a visual exercise; so, you wake up in the morning, and your first thought is, “I really do...