What Lies Beneath Is Fear In Many Disguises

What Lies Beneath Is Fear In Many Disguises

A good friend and colleague was telling me about some of the nastiness that she has been exposed to on social media during a time when many of us are finding more love and appreciation for those who have been traditionally overlooked or taken for granted. When she...
Listen For The Edge

Listen For The Edge

It happened the other day, I was on the phone with my sister. We talk several times a day during this time of grief, pandemic and my not feeling well. We are very close, but that is not to say that we don’t have our times of disagreement and conflict. Hey, we’re human...
The Conflict of Staying In Your Own Lane

The Conflict of Staying In Your Own Lane

How ya’ll doin’? Yeah, that’s the lane I’m in. I’m just hair down, no code-switching (you gonna have to ask somebody if you don’t know what that means), just plain me right now. I am shifting between swimming, treading and every now and then going under and coming...
I’m Going to Need You To Say It…

I’m Going to Need You To Say It…

This new year, dawning of the new decade, I’m going to need you to say it! I’m going to need you to say that you are accountable for your actions whether someone calls you on them or not. I’m going to need you to say that we all make mistakes, that’s a normal thing...
Welcome to the Decade of Breaking Culture

Welcome to the Decade of Breaking Culture

Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry busted into the decade with the most jaw-dropping life example of breaking culture. I do have to say that I predicted it, but hey, I’m not always right on these things. They are leading the way along with African...