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 synonymous with #encouragement for me!

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 …