If you are like the thousands of other white women over the past few months, you have been balancing Zoom book clubs on white...
The third Monday of January, every year, is the commemorative celebration of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Growing up, the day has...
“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist.”-James...
  As moms, we all want our children to grow up not only smart, confident, and successful, but also kind, compassionate, and courageous. In a...
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...
  “I don’t like dark skin.” These are the exact words said about my 3-year-old black daughter by another child. This is a very personal...
Election season is somewhat like a holiday for me, a long and visceral one, but a holiday nonetheless. I know not everyone feels this...
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...
"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...
Moment of Truth, I don’t necessarily love comic book movies. Don’t get me wrong, I will watch Iron Man if prompted, and The Hulk...
I quit my job. It took months for me to make the decision. I never, by any stretch of the imagination, thought of not...
The recognition of Juneteenth as a national holiday holds significant meaning for myself and my family, as it commemorates the emancipation of the last...
Let me precede this blog by saying this is not a blog paying homage to Bill Cosby. Straight up, there it is: there's a...

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It's almost July – have you scheduled a date with your significant other yet this year? One of my favorite things to do with...