“There are all boys at Stephanie’s (invented name) house, so you can’t turn up like you do here. You have…
Though I am often critical of the Black Church, my criticism comes from a place of love and fondness…
One of the reasons I stopped working on my memoir was because when an agent strongly suggested I adapt my…
Blogger’s note: This post was originally published in the Courier-Journal on Sept. 28, 2014 and edited by Pam Platt. For the…
“If you had a little girl right now, how would you discipline her?” a friend asked me recently. “I don’t…
Do public celebrations commemorating emancipation, heritage and history help to instill a private consciousness in the people of the communities…
I spent a portion of my last day at 33 dancing and thinking about the messages in the dance. On…
Finally felt that affinity with other African people when I was in Tobago. I looked out into the salt water…
Despite the photos I’m posting on Facebook and Twitter, this trip isn’t all, or even 10%, about the beach. It’s…
I don’t know that the above quote is my favorite new saying, but it definitely stuck out to me and…
Click here to listen to the music with the above photo Update 07/16/2014: I’m having some technical difficulties with the…