Tag: action
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Know Yourself, Know Your Worth
Let me get straight to the point. Women, do not give your partner and relationship the grace you do not even give yourself. We (yes, myself included) have at some point forgiven things we would not do ourselves, justified mistreatment as love, and supported someone who would not return the favor. But when you turn…
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Black History 2019: Week 3: Is Change Gonna Come?
I watched a documentary on Sam Cooke about a year ago but a Netflix recently released a new doc and I was intrigued to see an updated telling of Sam’s persona, music, business, and death. Through this work, I was able to see his “awakening” of his worth as a black man. His music had…
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Crooked Letter
There are people who believe that all Mississippians are backwoods hillbillies with no electricity and speak in broken english. There are also people who believe that our nation is the strongest its ever been and that our current leadership is leading the nation to once again be a force in front of the rest of…
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Black History Month: Week 3: Call to Action
The magnificent album created by the incomparable Solange Knowles called A Seat At The Table has a song called “Where Do We Go”. That is a relevant question. Between racial tension being at an all-time high, the most controversial presidency this generation has ever seen, along with the fact that we are over-educated and underpaid…