Can black people swim? A while back someone sent me a video talking about some of the reasons black people may not know how to swim. I thought it was an interesting topic to explore. The black women were discussing that historically their neighborhoods were so poor that they didn’t have pools close by. This […]
Happy Black History Month: Special Announcement
Happy Black History Month! Special Announcement I’m not a perfectionist. I know that’s a thing creative people say…that their weakness is wanting perfection. I am not that person. The thought of perfection is unattainable to me. The thought of it makes me immediately anxious. The first process of getting my book For Black Girls ready […]
Pro- Black And Black Resistance Part 2
Pro- Black And Black Resistance Part 2 In my class we learned the differences between overt resistance and covert resistance. There were many kinds of resistance. Extreme measures like Africans bashing the heads of their beloved babies on rocks upon capture to prevent them from being taken into transatlantic slavery, mass suicide of runaway slaves […]
Pro- Black And Black Resistance Part 1
Pro- Black And Black Resistance Happy Black History Month! When you hear the term pro-black what are some thoughts that come to your mind? As a black woman I envision people who are intentional about knowledge of their black roots, connected and who promote blackness and reject negative stereotypes that can harm and limit black […]
Why You Need a Life Coach Part 2
Why You Need a Life Coach Part 2 It’s been said that wisdom is the application of knowledge. Many of us have knowledge but we require insight on how to continually apply it. Life coaching provides the extra attention toward intention, insight and focus to help learn what may be missing. Developing specific skills on […]
Rhythms Part 1
Rhythms There were times when I really wanted to do something but was not been able to make it happen on the timeline I wanted. When I’m not seeing progress I can go from being hard on myself to not caring at all…at least for a little while. About three or four years ago I […]
