As a Black girl growing up in a predominantly Caucasian suburb, it was clear that I was different. None of my teachers or friends...
Election season is somewhat like a holiday for me, a long and visceral one, but a holiday nonetheless. I know not everyone feels this...
For the past week, I have been glued to the television screen as Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson prepares to ascend to the highest court...
"LOOK! LOOK! There’s a brown girl! Brown girls are disgusting! RUN!"
My daughter was oblivious to it all, me on the other hand, I was...
Ms. Dawn Whitehead was my first Black Woman teacher. She was also my first Black teacher and I didn't have her until I was...
The third Monday of January, every year, is the commemorative celebration of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Growing up, the day has...
As I walked through the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site, the energy on the grounds carried the weight of recent events that...
A few months ago I walked into Meijer with my youngest, MJ. She was comfortably nursing in my ring sling and I was focused...
Yes, you heard me right, you are… biased (C’mon, what b-word did you think I was referring to?!) I am biased. You are biased....
As a child of immigrants, the Fourth of July was just another day. I didn't start celebrating it until high school when my American...
The conversation rings in my ears long after we hang up. My daughter's principal asked us to return to her school after hours a...
Dear Stephen E. Beaven III (or as we call you, Trey),
You are by far the most beautiful and amazing baby boy I’ve ever met,...
I quit my job. It took months for me to make the decision. I never, by any stretch of the imagination, thought of not...
I grew up monolingual. Even though I took several years of Spanish in high school and in university, I was nowhere close to being...
In + Around Indy
Indianapolis Area Date Night Guide
It's date night and you can't make a decision, right? Been there, done that. Trust us. That's why we are making it easy for...
