Fathers are the most important men in a little girls life, they provide emotional and physical security, establish self-worth and they set a standard that is hard for other’s to reach. I’m not so little anymore, but it’s not too late… I met my father for the first time, when I was 5 years old. He came […]
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DEAR FATHERS a poem by Evon Smith dedicated to PepperBrooks
I am a Daddyless Daughter and I’ve been on a quest to find my father for the last 10 years. Evon wrote, recorded and dedicated a poem to me titled DEAR FATHERS. DEAR FATHERS is an emotional composition of the pain and anguish felt by our fatherless generation. Fatherlessness effects us all, it is a […]
PuRRRfectly Conquering My Fears!
Most people forget their new year resolutions after a month…Remember mine? Click Here if you don’t remember… I’ve decided to not break my resolutions. Hence the video below. I am conquering my fear of public speaking! Listed as #6 My heart will be racing when I hit the publish, more importantly, public button. I’m happy, […]
My name is PepperBrooks and here is MY STORY
My name is PepperBrooks and I am an inspiring journalist, creative strategist, and human services counsellor – and over the last 18 years, I’ve focused my life on helping vulnerable communities. Why? I was bullied as a child and it damaged my self-esteem, which I am learning to regain, still, every single day. I became […]
How a Jazz Legend inspired my ‘full-time’ job
My teenage aunts and uncles watched the Lady Sings the Blues, a biographical movie, on our new colour RCA television. I was scared and I hid behind the single seat recliner, I was maybe three or four years old. I cried behind that recliner, I didn’t know why, but I was overcome with sadness. Perhaps, […]
END BULLYING!
Growing up in Sudbury and being only black child in an all French School was not easy! I’ve been called every racially affiliated name that ever existed. I grew up thinking I was ‘too black’ then moved to Toronto where I was bullied again for being ‘too white’. I’ve been subjected to bullying in the […]
The PuRRR 