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,...
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...
I have been going to the polls since I can remember. My parents voted before work and made a point of taking my brother...
February is Black History Month. This is a month that pays tribute to African American men and women from the past and the present...
Election season is somewhat like a holiday for me, a long and visceral one, but a holiday nonetheless. I know not everyone feels this...
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,...
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...
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...
I grew up monolingual. Even though I took several years of Spanish in high school and in university, I was nowhere close to being...
A few months ago I walked into Meijer with my youngest, MJ. She was comfortably nursing in my ring sling and I was focused...
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....
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...
This is the first post in a four-part series centered on listening to lived experiences with racism.
We are living in a heavy, divided moment—one...
In + Around Indy
Your Guide to Indiana Fever Game Day
It’s a new era of women’s basketball. After intense negotiations, the league and the players agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement.
The biggest outcome:...
