Just Your Average Black Woman Going Through Life
My vacation away from work is over. As an Occupational Therapist, working with children with developmental disabilities is very rewarding, but can be tough at the same time. In the last few years I have seen a gradual decline in the skills of the children at the kindergarten age. The times have changed along with…
In the year 1920, the 19th Amendment gave women in the U.S. the right to vote. Now, on this day in 2024, we celebrate Women’s Equality Day. In this year, we have Kamala Harris who is the Democratic nominee for President. We have Simon Biles who is the most decorated female gymnast in the…
It is now Black Business Month. All businesses, especially small businesses, are needed for the local and federal economy. But this month honors Black businesses because there is still underfunding and less support for them. In the last few years, businesses classified as Black-owned have increased, but most are considered small businesses and not…
Do you ever find yourself getting lost in your own thoughts? All that is stressful seems to come to your mind so much that you have difficulty functioning. You can’t eat. You can’t sleep. Your work life affected. If this happens consistently this is the time when asking for help may be necessary. June…
Yesterday the primary elections happened in New York City for local offices. These are the elections that matter the most because they are the ones that affect our local community. Most people vote in Presidential elections hoping that things will change for them, when it’s the State Assembly, State Senate, Judges, and other titles…
What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a Raisin in the Sun? This is a line from the poem “Harlem: A Dream Deferred” by Langston Hughes. “A Raisin in the Sun,” is the name of a play written by Lorraine Hansberry. She took this title from the poem. She was…
Today is Juneteenth. It’s a holiday that celebrates the June 19,1865 freedom of the last enslaved Black Americans. This meant that all Americans were “free.” Here we are 159 years from this date. A day when all in America at the time was considered ‘free.’ So, as we honor a holiday that follows the…
Beyonce’s Renaissance (Act 1) album was a dedication to the house music and ballroom scene. On her Renaissance World Tour there was a part of the show where her dancers engaged in voguing. She brought it to the stages in the U.S. and in Europe, forcing the people to get comfortable with a lifestyle…
Yesterday, I watched an interview of actor Wendell Pierce on Reverend Al Sharpton’s MSNBC show. The discussion was to shed light on the case of the Fearless Fund. A venture capital fund created to provide grants to Black women owned businesses. Well, a circuit court in Miami ruled it discriminatory according to the 1866…
Although she is no longer living today, Barbara Jordan is a name we should remember. She was a lawyer and a politician. As someone born in 1936, she lived during a time where one could not freely disclose who they were if outside of societal norms. Being a Black person in America during this…