I am typically a forgiving person. In fact, I think I forgive too easily. My mind is quick to empathize with others and see things from their perspective, and I believe that all feelings are justified. Keep that in mind as I continue. I’m not petty. I swear! I recently…

I remember vividly the night Barack Obama got elected. I remember watching him walking to the podium with his family beside him, how glorious they looked, how full my heart was, how I was so happy to be alive to see that moment in history. I met up with my…

On August 11, 2020, Senator Kamala Harris was selected as Joe Biden’s vice presidential running mate. Since that time, I have seen too many articles and conversations focused on the wrong things as we look to elect leaders for our country. The political arena over these past few years has…

July 16, 2018 I like to think of myself as an optimist. As someone who can find the silver lining and the lesson in everything. …

Some time ago, I was babysitting my (at the time) 4-year-old niece, which I love doing. It was about 5:30 pm, and she was playing with her toys, unwinding from a long day at school. I told her, “In 30 minutes, dinner will be ready, so it will be time…

Happy Juneteenth. As Juneteenth approached this year, for the first time in history, there were rolling announcements from multiple corporations that they were going to recognize the day as a holiday. …

“You don’t see color? So what do you do at a traffic light?” — Trevor Noah There is a disturbing trend of people saying “I don’t see color” and using that as justification that they can’t be racist or do racially-motivated things or perpetuate discrimination against others or…or…or... Not only…

There is a difference — As much as I appreciate that “people of color” have experienced discrimination in America, please stop grouping us all together. Since I want to both celebrate diversity and have changes made that end racial inequities, I call on you to not use one term, not make sweeping generalizations about very…