“I don’t recognize you”

Day #2 of the Writing Challenge! The prompt is "Something someone told you about yourself that you never forgot." I talk about a conversation that I had with my mom in my teenage years that has stuck with me.

10 Things That Bring Me Happiness

Day #1 of my 30 Day Writing Challenge is to list 10 things that make me really happy. So here we go!

Finding Your Center Amidst the Craziness that is 2020

2020 has been a crazy year for the entire world. Here are a few things that I’ve tried and have had relatively decent success with.

5 Things I Learned from “How to be an Antiracist” by Ibram X. Kendi

Read my 5 takeaways from "How to be an Antiracist" by Ibram X. Kendi!

6 Tips for your Disney Cruise!

Not gonna lie… I have the travel bug BAD! Since COVID-19 has pretty much locked down all travel for me and my family for the rest of 2020, I am itching to get away. My brain started drifting towards the memories of our Disney Cruise last year and how phenomenal it was. We can’t wait to go again!

“Cora Unashamed” – Cora Against the Cult of Domesticity

“Cora Unashamed,” a short story in The Ways of White Folks by Langston Hughes, is a story about the White Studevant family and the Black Jenkins family.  Cora Jenkins is a housekeeper (to put it politely) in the Studevant’s household and the story discusses the way that she moves through life as a Black woman in the rural Midwest.  Among many…

Mousetrap Date Night!

The hubs and I have a standing date night on Wednesday nights. This week's activity was MouseTrap!

Teachable Moment: “Did the same person do your hair?” asked Karen

So there they were – two Black women and one White woman sitting in their office break room. Black woman A (we will call her Alpha) was eating her lunch and minding her own business. Likewise, the White woman (we will call her Whiskey) was doing the same. Enter scene Black woman B (we will call her Beta). Whiskey apparently is under the impression that Alpha and Beta are wearing the same hairstyle and says, “Oh! Did the same person do both of your hair?"

After 2 Weeks of Daily Yoga, Here’s How I’m Doing…

I’m sure I’m not alone when I say quarantine has got me all the way behind on my fitness. My body felt heavy, stiff, lethargic, and feeling pretty weak. I made the decision 2 weeks ago that this has GOT TO CHANGE!

Intro to The Ways of White Folks

One of the books I really enjoyed in one of my Black Literature classes in college was The Ways of White Folks by Langston Hughes. First, Langston Hughes is a phenomenal writer and an amazing storyteller. Second, the book is a collection of beautifully written short stories that deal with racism and the various forms it takes.