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...
February is Black History Month. This is a month that pays tribute to African American men and women from the past and the present...
The recognition of Juneteenth as a national holiday holds significant meaning for myself and my family, as it commemorates the emancipation of the last...
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...
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,...
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 am going to admit something, I was complicit in my views. I was a HUGE R. Kelly fan, as well as all of...
They laid him in my arms at six weeks old. My husband and I had a little less than three hours after saying yes...
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,...
I have been going to the polls since I can remember. My parents voted before work and made a point of taking my brother...
I grew up monolingual. Even though I took several years of Spanish in high school and in university, I was nowhere close to being...
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...
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....
If you are like the thousands of other white women over the past few months, you have been balancing Zoom book clubs on white...
In + Around Indy
Twelve Local Dance Studios for Kids Around Indianapolis
As someone who took ballet classes when I was a little girl, I get a lot of joy watching my six-year-old don ballet and...
