3rd Generation from a Black American Slave

Parenting as a 2nd generation college attendee and being the 3rd generation from American chattel slavery is NO easy feat. Yeah, I attended and graduated from university, which means I moved up slightly in regards to upward mobility. (... because I grew up below the poverty line ...) I moved up a smidge, but I …

I am #EfabulousHB.

I am exhausted daily because I give 104.76429% from the time I put on my shoes.

I am not an activist.

Sharing stuff on social media, does NOT make you a REAL activist.

“My Dad” is synonym for #encouragement!

This may seem like an homage to my Dad. It is. Today is NATIONAL ENCOURAGEMENT DAY. My Dad was the first person in my life who believed in me. I look back and realized that he tried to sew into me at such an early age that I was mature beyond my years and I …

Do 1 thing for YOU everyday…

I'm a mother. I take care of everyone else first. I make sure that everyone else feels comfort, warmth, supported and loved. From 5am in the morning to 1159pm at night, I am "on". I can never relax totally... Because I am Momma. It begins and ends with me. So self-care becomes tertiary and soon …