Just Your Average Black Woman Going Through Life
“Never to forget where we came from and always praise the bridges that carried us over.” Every day, I reflect on my life’s path in some way. The good events and the bad ones all have a place in my current success as I try to never regret anything. Just being able to continue…
As Black History Month 2024 comes to a close, I wish for us all to continue educating ourselves on the contributions of so many great individuals. So, for my last post for this month I thought about my childhood when I used to give my mother and grandmother Black History Knowledge quizzes. I would…
I remember being young and seeing the face of a young girl who was an activist for HIV/AIDS on television. Her name was Hydeia Broadbent. I didn’t truly know what this was at the time, but I knew it was some type of condition. When I saw her face, she looked like me, a…
**It is now Black History Month, and the theme is to honor Black Inventors in this series. ** Have you ever used an old elevator where you had to manually close the door(s)? The way my upper body strength is set up, this task is hard. Depending on the size of the elevator….
**It is now Black History Month, and the theme of the series is to honor Black Inventors. ** There was once a time when walkers were only the standard type. There were no options of a seat or storage area that we have today. Imagine a time when women with a menstrual cycle…
**It is now Black History Month, and the theme of the series is to honor Black Inventors. ** Raise your hand if you have a security camera or alarm system in your home? I have one through the more popular Ring company. It is something I find very helpful in feeling secure…
It is February, a month of Black History and one of love. A mother’s love for their child is one that can never be broken. Even if there are moments without contact, the love always exists. A documentary that premiered in 2021, but one that I had not seen until recently is The People…
**It is now Black History Month, and the theme of the series is to honor Black Inventors. ** Can you imagine driving around in your car, coming to an intersection and being scared to move? Picture, if there were only stop signs on side roads with no regulations on larger roads? Can…
Recently, the New York State Attorney General Letitia James concluded that People of color in the state are less likely to own a home, more likely to be denied a mortgage, and face a higher borrowing cost. With this comes a large racial wealth gap because real estate is a great investment that leads…
When I was in college, I was involved in my school’s Women’s Center and during this time we had a contract with a local Domestic and Sexual Violence organization. From this collaboration, I learned so much about this ongoing issue and its prevalence amongst young people even on college campuses. For the years I…