I have been going to the polls since I can remember. My parents voted before work and made a point of taking my brother...
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...
If you are like the thousands of other white women over the past few months, you have been balancing Zoom book clubs on white...
They laid him in my arms at six weeks old. My husband and I had a little less than three hours after saying yes...
Recently, The San Francisco 49ers quarterback came out and stated that he would no longer stand for the national anthem during 49ers games. He...
February is Black History Month. This is a month that pays tribute to African American men and women from the past and the present...
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,...
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...
Election season is somewhat like a holiday for me, a long and visceral one, but a holiday nonetheless. I know not everyone feels this...
"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...
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...
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...
Growing up, February was so important to my family because my our roots run deep. All of my grandmother's brothers served in the military...
Recently a country artist was removed from his label after a clip went viral where he is heard using the "n word" at home...
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8 Places to See Holiday Lights in Indianapolis for Free
Picture this: You and your family are hanging out at home. It's cold outside, the kids are restless. You want to get out of...
