I am an African-American teacher who loudly and proudly celebrates Black History Month. It brings me so much joy, yet so much anguish. Every...
At what age do you think a child recognizes the differences in skin colors?
At 27 months my youngest was recently playing with Barbie dolls....
I quit my job. It took months for me to make the decision. I never, by any stretch of the imagination, thought of not...
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 a child of immigrants, the Fourth of July was just another day. I didn't start celebrating it until high school when my American...
I am black. My husband is white. Before becoming a mom, I always wondered what my kids would look like. We now have two...
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...
"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...
A few months ago I walked into Meijer with my youngest, MJ. She was comfortably nursing in my ring sling and I was focused...
Let 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 don't see myself different than any other mom, black in America or not. We, Moms, want & work to keep our children healthy,...
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...
























