You know, around this time last year, my social media timeline was filled with excitement about the year 2020, proclaiming it as a year of perfect vision. Given that the concept of having 20/20 vision is actually a standard of measurement in the field of optometry rather than anything all…

It’s Christmas morning and I am sitting in my undecorated living room. I laugh to myself thinking about the other night when my parents and I were watching the PBS special Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas with Vanessa Williams. We were singing along and enjoying the warm fuzzies…

August 30 isis apparently National Grief Awareness Day in the United States. I never knew this, but I find my discovery of this unofficial holiday quite timely for me indeed. On Friday, the world of distinguished Black art lost actor Chadwick Boseman. King T’Challa. The Black Panther himself. It is…

The pandemic is hard. That’s why so many people stay in denial and run around mask-less, endangering people’s lives. For awhile I was jealous of the people who could be so cavalier about their health and the health of those in their lives. I want to get my signature Senegelese…

I am often a little behind in acknowledging special days or recognizing significant events or moments. Birthdays, holidays, Pride, international pancake day. I show my love but it may come in the midnight hour. Today is no different. Late to the party, as per usual. But my silence does not…

I recently took down my braids. I usually schedule an appointment to get them redone right away. …

Anthony Hill was a United States Air Force veteran who served in Afghanistan. He was diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and awaiting an appointment at the local VA. He experienced an episode of psychological distress. He was naked. He was unarmed. He was Black. Anthony Hill’s naked Black body…

So, how have those workplace conversations on race been going? I have been incredibly stressed over the last weeks. Yes, the global pandemics of COVID-19 and systemic racism stress me out. Of course, as an immuno-compromised caregiver, threat of potential exposure to life-altering disease is nothing new to me. …

America was never great. [I said what I said. But keep reading…] America was deemed great because it’s wealthy. It is a wealthy nation because it benefited from HUNDREDS of years of free labor. …