This year marks my 28th Mother’s Day since my mother died. Each passing year feels slightly different than the last one. I won’t say it’s gotten easier through the years. I don’t think that’s the right word for it. But I will say time has brought acceptance and helped me…

I’m not a huge coffee drinker but there are times when sipping a cup of coffee just feels right. One of those times being a lazy Sunday morning while I’m sitting outside watching the sun come up or when I’m pecking away on my laptop before work on my latest…

One of the things the pandemic forced me to do was evaluate my circle of friends and associates. I started by scanning all of the names from the contact list in my cell phone. When was the last time we spoke? Did I enjoy our conversations, or did I dread…

Growing up I remember hearing the saying “Black Don’t Crack.” It’s typically used to describe black folks who are aging well and looking good. Think Angela Bassett, Halle Berry, Iman, Regina Hall, Regina King, Brandy, Gabrielle Union, Pharrell, Blair Underwood, Larenz Tate, Lenny Kravitz (my boo) and so many others…

In the words of the late great country singer Kenny Rogers, “You gotta know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em. Know when to walk away, know when to run.” I decided last year that it was time to fold ’em and move out of my current apartment…

As Black women, we are frequently tasked with holding everybody and everything together. The family, the job, the marriage, the household, and these days even the country. We are the comforters, counselors, nurses, cheerleaders, doers, problem-solvers, and secret keepers. Zora Neale Hurston wrote in her 1937 Novel Their Eyes Were…

After numerous emails, town halls, team meetings, Zoom calls, and whispers through the streets, we finally got the official word from HR that we would be returning to the office. No real shockers here. There was never a question of if we were going back, it was just when. I…

I’ve always been fascinated by relationships. Specifically, the romantic ones … mine and other peoples. What is it that holds relationships together or tears them apart? What attracts certain people to one another and how do they keep that attraction burning? …

I did a thing recently. I booked a solo trip to Savannah, Georgia for my birthday It reminded me of just how much I missed traveling … alone. I’ve always preferred taking solo trips, but I hadn’t really traveled much since the pandemic, and it felt good to be out…