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This might be a rant….I'm okay with that.   I am endlessly fascinated by human behavior. I had my usual crime-and-mystery shows running...

“My daddy — the man who made us laugh, who held my hand with his good arm — they say he tried to climb a fence. But everyone knew he couldn’t. That’s how I know their story is a lie.”

The Verdict That Sparked Reflection This morning, Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, by a jury of eight men and four women, was convicted on two of...

Raised on my mama’s music. The Temptations filled the house when company came over or when she played bid whist on Saturday nights. I...

Before We Begin: Let’s be clear about one thing: This is not about the fathers who show up every single day —the ones who are present,...

When I hear Jay-Z say, “Allow me to reintroduce myself…’I don’t just feel that — I now live  that. I recognize that growth doesn’t always...

In case most haven’t already figured it out after the 2025 election, Black women are over it — exhausted. We’ve reached the point where...

When considering this topic, I felt a twinge of guilt — it crossed my mind that speaking these truths aloud might be perceived as a...

Resources:   Trigger Warning: This piece contains discussions of sexual abuse, rape, emotional manipulation, and trauma responses. It...

Introduction A few years ago, I embarked on what would be my first of several visits to The National Memorial for Peace and Justice in...

Picture yourself seated in a graduate school classroom listening to a professor at the predominantly white institution proclaim, “Poor...