Being the target of White backlash is daunting. It also makes you doubt yourself. What did I do wrong? How could I have avoided this?

No More Hoods…Show Your Faces How do you tone check Black people specifically Black women? Ban a poem written by one…with no context as...

I’m not “religious”. I tried; I tried Catholicism, Christianity, Muslim and Episcopalian. And I always found myself unfulfilled and even...

If it’s not right, take flight

ALLOW ME TO REINTRODUCE MYSELF: I was so recalcitrant in my resolve against being engulfed in the massive movement of the Bills Mafia!...

Representation matters! Diversity matters! Black people but specifically black women bring a level of common sense to any situation....

This is why the 1619 Project means so much to those who understand. You cannot White wash history, to suppress it is to allow room for…

Dave gives no fucks about white fragility

I am the stepmother to a very hard headed Black man. Once, a boy, a very defiant, impulsive Black boy. I immediately noticed he had...

I am not a prude. Never have been, never will be. I am the mother of an adult daughter, married with a child and bonus mom to a lesbian....

Sunday Sermon*names have been changed* Defund the police…You all realize Police Officers are not “drafted” this is a voluntary...

Reflection: the lost girl, the angry boy, the quiet, the withdrawn...the pain, the trauma...the ugly of being ignorant to the face of...

Love, Unchained

Many of you may not even know who Marva Collins was but Ms. Tyson portrayed her and we sat glued to the TV watching that made for TV...

Yesterday I wore a uniform to work. It was too cold to be all dressed up. I went to the gym and checked in. The young lady, of Indian...

This is the abridged version of a poem I wrote 20 years ago. I shortened it so people wouldn’t loose attention. Humans can only sit still...

Privilege starts with an assumption.The idea that you will always be given the benefit of the doubt. You can be a heinous POS but because...

Privilege is never having to code switch, never having to consider changing your natural hair style, and never using your initials on a...