And The Winner Is…

Last weekend was epic. I was on the edge of my imaginary seat. I held my breath and listened with intense focus as one rap star dropped and then another rap star dropped. As one artist dropped a new song, I’m in various group texts: “He just dropped”. I am sure by now readers you […]

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What Next?

Whether it is reproductive health, preventative care and or mental health concerns, I think it is important for black women to prepare for doctor visits armed with the proper tools needed to have a fighting chance as it relates to our health.

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I’m Ready

Please stand if you’re ready for a vacation. Dear reader please imagine me standing with both arms up; waving frantically from side to side. Me! Me! Me! Me! I’m ready! I’d also then like a vacation from my vacation to literally and figuratively unpack it all. This past weekend I had the pleasure of taking […]

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ADORE

Mothers: Y’all alright? There’s this really amazing thing that happened to me when I was pregnant and after I gave birth. Women, near and far checked in on me. Randomly, without a specific reason. It seems like just yesterday I was caring for a newborn in what felt like new world. Prior to Harper’s birth […]

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Tightropes

Life literally is a tight rope. One wrong move..BOOM. You’re falling and praying the landing is a soft thud rather than a smattering of body parts. I wrote that brief intro before the passing of our beloved actor, Chadwick Boseman. As of this current writing it is clear to me that for many of us […]

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