Though I’m only in my twenties, I’ve survived circumstances that would devastate most. At the tender age of nine, I was diagnosed with a rare heart condition. Less than two years later, I became the recipient of a heart and kidney transplant–all before my twelfth birthday. You would think that this medical saga would end […]
There are days I’d like to take off being a Black woman. It’s those days when I want to forget that I sometimes wake up and check my phone just to see what I need to be mad about that day. There are days when the steady flow of information about Black women – unattractive, […]
I am tired, angry, and discouraged with the number of deaths by gun violence over the last 2-3 years. As a mother with two sons,…
It’s now become a hateful pattern: Six black churches burned in two weeks. Black churches in the South are being intentionally torched and federal authorities…
Before my son was born, I subscribed wholeheartedly to the idea of whooping my kids when I had them. I grew up with Southern parents…
“This whole week, I’ve been reflecting on this idea of grace. The grace of the families who lost loved ones. The grace that Reverend Pinckney…
The Senate confirmation process for Loretta Lynch to become the first Black female U.S. Attorney General was never going to be a cake walk, but…
Life has a way of helping us keep things in perspective. If we aren’t cynical and listen to its lessons, hopefully we can learn and…
I hate the term “hood disease.” I don’t use it. I don’t it. And it’s disrespectful. But I do understand there is a serious problem in our urban communities. The Centers for Disease Control recently estimated about 30 percent of inner-city children are affected by post-traumatic stress disorder, an illness commonly associated with soldiers who […]
The official statement from the Carter-Knowles family was released with this heading: “Beyonce, Jay-Z And Solange Say They’ve ‘Worked Through’ Private Issues That Caused Elevator Fight.”…
Black students at the University of Michigan are describing their college experience at the prestigious Ann Arbor institution with one provocative word: Racism. “Our list…
“I’m reaching out to some of America’s leading foundations and corporations on a new initiative to help more young men of color facing especially tough…