I’m not shy about the fact that gifting is my love language. I literally get giddy when my husband says, ” I have a surprise on the way” – (because who isn’t ordering everything online these days) and I pester him until the surprise arrives.For...
My dad on vacation the summer before his untimely transition. When my father was killed, on Labor Day 2013, I decided that “work your way to wealth” would not be my work-life model. You see, my dad was the quintessential American black man. A highly respected Army...
If I kept it short and sweet, I’d say – feminism is tiring and I cringe at the idea of eye bags and cynicism eating away at my uncrackable blackness.But I’ll explain because this topic deserves a deeper dive. Being short about it would imply that I...
I’ve had a lot more time to read these days. I can’t say that the time wasn’t there before – we’ve been living a time-rich lifestyle for over 5 years now – so I guess, it’s my mindset that’s changed. Like most women I know,...
I moved into my very first apartment when I was 20 years old. I remember calling my grandmother to celebrate the moment. My grandmother raised me until I was 3 and had always been the woman in my life that I...