Editor Comments GRATEFULNESS It’s April and winter seems to be behind us, I don’t know about you, but I’m grateful for warmer weather. This month, I want to take a moment to talk about gratefulness. I believe that gratefulness is a state of mind and one has to put effort into being grateful. There are times we feel so much negativity is going on that gratefulness isn’t a possibility, but I would challenge you to see if there is just a fraction of good going on that would allow you to be grateful. I believe there is always something to be grateful for, I know some may challenge this idea. I’ve found myself taking the time to be grateful about the little things in life from waking up each day, to being able to feel pain, to being able to see, hear, smell, I think you get the idea. I’m grateful that doors are opening for me to have new life experiences. I’m even grateful for being uncomfortable at times. I want to take a moment to share what’s going on with the Urban Experience Magazine that makes me grateful. I want to take a moment to thank Justin Koromo, Kia Bradley, and Angel Tiengkham who have been interning with me. They represent Hoover, Roosevelt, and Lincoln High School. This edition was put together by them, and they went through the process of requesting advertisements and reaching out to people to write articles. I appreciate all of their help, input, listening to me talk…..a lot, but most importantly learning more about the Urban Experience Magazine. I’m grateful that Lindsay and Ashle` contacted me and they both are excited to be apart of the Urban Experience Magazine. Find out more about them both in this edition. We are on pursuit to become state-wide this year as we believe everyone across the state should have the opportunity to read the magazine. We I want to thank you the readers for sticking with and supporting us. We at the Urban Experience have been going through a rough patch. I guess that’s normal in business, but it hurts when your business effects others. We’ve gone a few months without printing a magazine, and we had hoped to start by printing an edition for March. This month, as long as everything goes according to plan, you will get the opportunity to have a print copies in your local churches and outlets. I would like to welcome two new individuals to the Urban Experience Magazine team, Lindsay Schwab and Ashle` Easley. Lindsay will be our Editor and Ashle` our Graphic Designer. Both Lindsay and Ashle’s joining the team couldn’t come at a better time. As I continue this journey, I’m realizing that you can’t do everything on your own, and I’ve done more than I should on my own because I have a hard time letting people in. April 2019 The URBAN EXPERIENCE 9 will continue to push and take opportunities to become the largest African American Media company in the state of Iowa and provide you with articles focusing on health, economic well-being, education, and much more. Make sure to share the magazine with others as we continue to provide great news and tell the stories of others. -Dwana Bradley Dwana Bradley , Editor of Urban Experience Magazine
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