I’m having a hard time with chemotherapy’s side effects. Tonight’s coughing fit triggered a panic attack. This disease is relentless, and it’s my enemy. As I fight, my weapon of choice is the love that surrounds me, past and present. Love -m
(Juice Crew Reunion 2018, RIP BIZ)
I’m currently dealing with the side effects of a white blood cell injection. It stimulates my bone marrow & is painful. My job is to get through the pain. Today, my close friend Myron cleaned up my profile picture. Things like this help me get through the hardest rounds. -m
I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of my friend, the legendary former Michigan State Track & Field head coach Jim Bibbs.
Coach Bibbs was a giant in the state of Michigan and a true trailblazer. As the first Black head coach in MSU history and the first Black head coach in the Big Ten, he opened doors that so many have walked through since. But anyone who knew him will tell you his greatest impact wasn’t measured in wins or records. It was in the lives he touched. He was a mentor, a role model, and someone who genuinely cared about the people around him, on and off the track and throughout the entire Lansing community.
Cookie and I will be praying for his family during this difficult time 🙏🏾
I finished my 4th chemo treatment. None are easy. Fortunately, I’m surrounded by friends & family who check in & lift my spirits. On one occasion, Chuck D checked in & said, “You are Black Steel,” a reference to his song, Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos. I needed that & now. -m
Was an honor to serve as MC at the Hannan Center’s 70 over Seventy awards, honoring our community’s top leaders over 70 years old. All of the awardees show us that a new chapter of life starts at 70. Was really special to award my friend, Huel Perkins with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the people of Greater Detroit.
•Detroit photographer Montez Miller began her career after a chance social media interaction with Aretha Franklin.
•Franklin hired Miller to handle her social media, prompting Miller to buy her first professional camera.
•Miller previously worked in television as a producer for BET's "Video Soul" with Donnie Simpson.
•She is now a prominent photographer in Detroit, capturing city life, sports, and high-profile events.
Detroit gives a photographer plenty to look at. The harder trick is deciding what deserves a second look.
For Montez Miller, photography can begin in that fraction of a second, when an ordinary face, gesture or corner of the city suddenly insists on becoming an image. Her camera turns looking into lingering, pulling a passing moment out of Detroit’s visual rush and asking us to stay with it.
https://t.co/UQGffaeMxM
PET CT Scan Update: The large tumor mass in my stomach is gone, along with the cancer that had spread to my bone marrow. Only a small amount remains. I’m still bald. I’m still standing, and I still have plenty of fight left in me. Love. -m
I’m entering my 4th chemo treatment, and each one takes its toll. I’ve lost weight and muscle mass, but I haven’t lost my mind or my will to get them back. -m
Podcaster Eric Brown & Detroit Council Member At-Large Mary Waters join Fox 2 host @rooprajfox2 Roop Raj analyze the Michigan Senate campaign on The Pulse. “Kamala is not a factor in #Detroit no one is listening to her” @MW4us
Podcaster Eric Brown & Detroit Council Member At-Large Mary Waters join Fox 2 host Roop Raj analyze Michigan Senate campaign on The Pulse. “Kamala is not a factor in Detroit no one is listening to her”
https://t.co/jAvSjMHU6V
Chemotherapy strips you of many things however, it can’t take away the historic experience my son and I shared at Yankee Stadium in celebration of Hip-Hop 50. Love -m