Here at Hello Beautiful, we are proponents of encouraging everyone to get educated and achieve their goals. Soledad O’Brien, creator of The Soledad O’Brien Brad Raymond Foundation, was deeply influenced by the problems facing teenage girls on her visit to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Hearing the stories of young women who needed encouragement, mentoring, […]

For years, I worked as a teacher in the New York City school system. While I teached a bunch of young school children in the South Bronx, what I learned most about my position was that teachers are some of the most moral and ethical people I’ve ever met in any profession. Who else would […]

The movie “The Help” opens tomorrow in theaters starring Cicely Tyson and Academy Award nominated Viola Davis and many others. The movie is based on one of the most talked about books in years and a #1 New York Times best-seller. The movie takes place during the 1960s and is about African-American maids in Mississippi […]

Once in a while, there are certain days that stick out as being especially trying. Today happens to suit that description, as this morning, walking through the crowds and the moving-sidewalk mentality of a big city was not working for me. When you feel like even the cashier is impatient as you pull coins out […]

Daily Faith-Lift We have all heard at one time or another that our attitude, not our aptitude, will determine our altitude. It’s really truly. Our attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. If you don’t like something change it; if you can’t change it, change the way you think about it. And […]

It’s been two years and now the Grammy Award winning recording artist, producer and composer, Donald Lawrence, does it again with his brand new CD, “YRM: Your Righteous Mind” which features “Spiritual”!  I had a chance to hang out with Donald a few months ago to hear a few tracks from the new CD and […]

During a rally in Chicago Sunday, Tavis Smiley, Dr. Cornel West, and Minister Louis Farrakhan criticized President Obama on his political base, and his alleged negligence of the poor. “President Obama should acknowledge the poor and come back home to his base — even if it means being a one-term president,” Farrakhan said to an […]

Our favorite identical twins, Tia and Tamera, have returned to the small screen with their new reality series, “Tia and Tamera Take 2”. Per usual, I had to tune in simply because I am absolutely obsessed with reality shows and even more obsessed with Tia and Tamera! The show premiered on the “Style” network and […]