A few months ago I walked into Meijer with my youngest, MJ. She was comfortably nursing in my ring sling and I was focused...
“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...
As a sophomore in high school, I heard my name being called over the school-wide intercom. “Roleen Bell, please report to the library.” The...
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....
I grew up monolingual. Even though I took several years of Spanish in high school and in university, I was nowhere close to being...
About fifteen years ago, my grandpa wrote an e-mail to me, my siblings, and my cousins. He had recently learned how to scan pictures,...
They laid him in my arms at six weeks old. My husband and I had a little less than three hours after saying yes...
Alton Sterling has died. Alton Sterling was shot by a police man, while on the ground. Alton Sterling was Black.
I am a multiracial mom...
I quit my job. It took months for me to make the decision. I never, by any stretch of the imagination, thought of not...
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,...
Keenan Anderson was an educator and a parent, just like me. When I saw his death on social media, my heart felt like it...
As I walked through the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site, the energy on the grounds carried the weight of recent events that...
I am black. My husband is white. Before becoming a mom, I always wondered what my kids would look like. We now have two...
I have been going to the polls since I can remember. My parents voted before work and made a point of taking my brother...
In + Around Indy
Wine Tasting Around Indianapolis
I’m not going to lie – I enjoy a nice glass of wine. Sometimes two. I like to call myself a wine tasting enthusiast,...
