On The Matter of Race

On The Matter of Race

It’s time you considered it for yourself or someone you know.   There are not enough words to express what facilitating these journeys have meant to me and my family. When George Floyd was murdered, my oldest son, Jabari called me clearly hurt and confused. He...
Worry Never Felt As Right As It Does Now

Worry Never Felt As Right As It Does Now

We are spending so much time worrying these days.   I’m not saying that we weren’t already champions at it, but now it is our national pastime. Why does it feel so right? I really had to spend some time with worry and seek out and think about the ways in which it...
An Honest Conversation With My Youngest Son

An Honest Conversation With My Youngest Son

The truth hurts and frees you.   When did you first know you were Black? What was it like to go to a predominantly White school? Did your Dad and I make a mistake sending you there? How’d we do with teaching you to be proud and informed about our history? All...
Resentment

Resentment

Five Ways to Begin to Be Free   Today is a rough day for me. I am sitting with my feelings after an extremely difficult conversation, one where some deep-seated resentment on the part of the other person reared its head. I am talking that long simmering, finally...
The Fear That We Are Not Enough

The Fear That We Are Not Enough

And the conflict it causes within us.   Throughout our lives we receive information about ourselves. We take it in from a whole host of sources including those who raised us, teachers, religious leaders, peers, friends, family and media. Some of it we may...