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...
I quit my job. It took months for me to make the decision. I never, by any stretch of the imagination, thought of not...
If you are like the thousands of other white women over the past few months, you have been balancing Zoom book clubs on white...
The third Monday of January, every year, is the commemorative celebration of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Growing up, the day has...
Let the...
"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...
They laid him in my arms at six weeks old. My husband and I had a little less than three hours after saying yes...
“I don’t like dark skin.” These are the exact words said about my 3-year-old black daughter by another child. This is a very personal...
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,...
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...
As I walked through the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site, the energy on the grounds carried the weight of recent events that...
"I don't see myself different than any other mom, black in America or not. We, Moms, want & work to keep our children healthy,...
Trigger Warning: racism, maternal mortality
Martin Luther King, Jr. was a Civil Rights hero. He is a modern-day legend, remembered for his messages of love,...
























