Teaching financial literacy in the Black American community without a history lesson on Black economics and lessons on how systemic racism thwarted our wealth building capabilities is moot. In order to empower your children and yourself, you have to learn and teach it all in tandem. #MommyFab
Tag: Black American Parenting
The quiet, soul crushing stress of being a single Black Mother during a pandemic…
Should I get the virus, when I seek assistance, they won't treat me like a human being, or an American citizen -- because my life doesn't matter to 80% of the country. #MommyFab
Sometimes there are bad days…
Sometimes there are bad days with Sarcoidosis, but I am still Blessed I have more good days than bad. #MommyFab
Parenting is hard and feeling that you are losing your kid is even harder.
... And this is the very vulnerable, ugly side of parenting. The morbid feeling that you are being left behind as your kid evolves and knowing that time is the most precious commodity you have
It’s okay to be a tired Mom
You get to be tired, because you are a human being and you can make everything perfect. #MommyFab
The trauma of being a Black Mother in America…
You try and teach optimism to your children, when as a Black American in the United States - you have very little optimism left about equality and enjoying your humanity. #MommyFab
“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 … Continue reading “My Dad” is synonym for #encouragement!