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...
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...
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...
For the past week, I have been glued to the television screen as Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson prepares to ascend to the highest court...
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...
The recognition of Juneteenth as a national holiday holds significant meaning for myself and my family, as it commemorates the emancipation of the last...
I am going to admit something, I was complicit in my views. I was a HUGE R. Kelly fan, as well as all of...
Recently a country artist was removed from his label after a clip went viral where he is heard using the "n word" at home...
I grew up monolingual. Even though I took several years of Spanish in high school and in university, I was nowhere close to being...
Let the...
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...
This is the final post in a four-part series centered on listening to lived experiences with racism.
In the first three parts of this series,...
I spend my Saturday afternoons with young ladies ages 12-14. Now before you sigh and ask if I am crazy, know that I volunteer...
They laid him in my arms at six weeks old. My husband and I had a little less than three hours after saying yes...

























