As an adult, you grow to understand that two things can be true at once. We can acknowledge that the untimely death of Samuels was sad and unfortunate, while also acknowledging the deep pain that he caused.
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I’ve always wanted to have children, and I relished the opportunity to cultivate a family of my own. However, as I’ve gotten older and witnessed the countless inhumane murders of my people, I honestly questioned if I wanted to deliver children into this world.
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So excited for the release of my new dating book Don’t Fall Prey! on Dec. 8th.
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This blog is in response to a comment that an acquaintance made. I told him that I have made mistakes in my life just like everyone else has. He said, “I don’t see you making any mistakes.”
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Cat-calls can be annoying, but, currently, there’s one particular word that I’ve heard men say that really gets under my skin.
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My students feared gang retaliation. They feared for their safety — for their lives. They couldn’t wrap their minds around such a tragedy. I was like a sergeant watching all of my soldiers shrink down from the warriors that they had become. How do I resurrect their spirits during a time such as this?
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But another major lesson as a result of all this is: “Just because you have money does not mean you are happy.” I think this was the realization that shocked people the most.
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It’s a new year, and as much as I wanted to begin my first 2019 blog with something motivational, something inspirational, I found myself needing to vent, needing to purge, needing to wail the same war cry I’ve always bellowed:
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You see, Black death is rarely acknowledged by those outside of the Black community. Our murders, our tragedies, our targeted crimes go unacknowledged and un-announced.
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I miss the old Kanye…
… and apparently, I am not the only one. The level of disappointment that has been expressed from the black community in response to the inconsiderate statements that he has recently made has been considerable.
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Sooo, I entered a new decade.
I wish I could say that I was excited about it when it happened, but I honestly wasn’t. There were a few reasons for my lack of enthusiasm:
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Let me just say that I am all for quality education, I am simply opposed to paying hundreds of thousands of dollars, and getting into debt for a piece of paper that didn’t greatly propel me forward as I was promised it would.
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The thoughtful and beautiful showcase of black people, black beauty, black strength, black ingenuity, unity, and power were real things that few writers and directors prioritized showcasing before.
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There we were, dancing our lives away on a crowded dance floor, enjoying every minute of it. We had made friends with another group of black folks from out of town, and one of my girlfriends ended up dancing with one of the guys we met.
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Ok, so I know I said that I would never post anything else about the Kardashians due to the fact that I have yet to understand their relevance.
However, this whole T-Shirt fiasco really pissed me off and I had to say something…
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Jimmy explains that there are some people out there who question and negatively judge what he does. I can attest to these types of responses considering what I do for a living : writer, speaker, teacher.
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Well it’s that time of the year where I’m starting to see my friends post their engagements on social media.
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This week I had the honor and pleasure of returning to my old high-school to deliver a presentation to the senior class. I attended Chadwick School in Palos Verdes.
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I felt like she was using her voice to silence mine and that made me feel disregarded as a patient.
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I think the most frightening world is a world in which everyone is frightened of each other, where people no longer recognize themselves in the other person and only see what they’ve been taught to fear
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