Motherhood: Is it a Life Sentence?
I Fell In Love With A Rasta Man! I met my husband in February 1982...
May 11, 2019
I’m a Mom…and Four Other Reasons I Need Therapy!
THERAPY... for reasons unbeknownst to me, there’s this stigma in the black community that the...
April 10, 2019
How Could I Let This Happen: My 2 Year old Said the ‘N’ Word!
You know, I was always the type of person that when I heard a child...
April 5, 2019
A Raisin Almost Got Me Locked Up!
Since I have become a mother, I have never felt so inadequate, so consistently unprepared...
March 21, 2019
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What My Daughter Should Know
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My faith gives me the strength needed to be a black mom in America
Sometimes it is hard for me to believe it, but I have been a black mom in America for over 12 years. My oldest son, Jayden, turned 12 in June.... Read More
The Unconscious Weight of Being A Black Mom in America
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Black Women: Justice for All?
If you’ve been with me for a while you’ve already read my first blog in this series, Black Women: America’s Punching Bag. We covered a lot of territory but this... Read More
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Black Virginia Girl Says White Classmates Cut Her Dreadlocks on Playground
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A Letter to my Black Teenage Son…
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The Urgency Of Intersectionality
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MWB: Momming While Black
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Don’t Touch My Hair!!!
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I’m A Black Mom in America & This sh*t isn’t Easy
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Excuse Me Officer…Why Didn’t You Shoot Her??
It was in that moment when I realized, I was angry about the wrong thing. Stop and think, I was literally mad at a man for showing a person patience.... Read More
Black Women: America’s Punching Bag
Brother Malcolm said it best, “The most disrespected woman in America, is the Black Woman. The most un-protected person in America is the Black Woman. The most neglected person... Read More
Cloth Diapers, Who would have thought?
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After Labor, Now What?
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Am I Ruining My Kids?
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