As moms, we all want our children to grow up not only smart, confident, and successful, but also kind, compassionate, and courageous. In a...
For the past week, I have been glued to the television screen as Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson prepares to ascend to the highest court...
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...
"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...
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...
If you are like the thousands of other white women over the past few months, you have been balancing Zoom book clubs on white...

Show Him He Matters

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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 am black. My husband is white. Before becoming a mom, I always wondered what my kids would look like. We now have two...
February is Black History Month. This is a month that pays tribute to African American men and women from the past and the present...
Recently a country artist was removed from his label after a clip went viral where he is heard using the "n word" at home...
The third Monday of January, every year, is the commemorative celebration of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Growing up, the day has...
Election season is somewhat like a holiday for me, a long and visceral one, but a holiday nonetheless. I know not everyone feels this...
The recognition of Juneteenth as a national holiday holds significant meaning for myself and my family, as it commemorates the emancipation of the last...
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...

In + Around Indy

See Circle City: Local Nurseries in the Indianapolis Area

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  Now that this weather is becoming less fickle and staying warm (crossing my fingers), we can buy our plants for the warmer seasons. I...