Just Your Average Black Woman Going Through Life
Today is a remembrance for an event that happened 23 years ago today. This day is often mentioned as September 11th, 2001 or 9/11. Some of you like me were around during this time and can remember where you were. Others were too young or yet to be born. Our job as people is…
Yesterday, August 29th was the birthday of Michael Jackson. He would have been 66 years old if he lived. Many of us love his songs. But on this day and with the state of America and the rest of the world today, I want to highlight the song “Man in the Mirror.” It’s a…
As people we tend to hide the truth from those closest to us in important situations. Most times we hold it in until everything blows up and then we want to run our mouths. In my frustration with the U.S., it’s been confirmed that our current President Joe Biden will no longer seek re-election…
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…
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…
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…
It is now the month of June. We have Father’s Day, Juneteenth, Black Music Month and LGBTQ+ Pride Month among other awareness days. These are events/people that don’t get much recognition. The good fathers who are actively raising their kids. The realization that with the Emancipation Proclamation to end slavery in 1863, the last…
In the U.S. today is Memorial Day. A day to honor all who lost their life while serving in the military. There was a time where some joined because they had no choice with the draft. Others joined because they wanted to wholeheartedly fight for this country. Over the years, there have been many…
When I think of home, I think of a place where there is more funding to low income communities. Where we see more people live to become productive in society. I recently watched Brittney Griner’s interview with Robin Roberts. She tells her story of being in a Russian prison. She spent 10 months in…
Today is April 22nd, and today we celebrate Earth Day. It’s a day to bring awareness to supporting our planet by keeping it clean and free of toxins and other material that damages its core. I live in NYC. If you have ever been here, you may know that the streets can be dirty…