I Am
About five years ago, I gave up the pursuit of being perfect. Began dancing in the love of being. With this new identity, Of being a person rather than … Continue reading
The Oscars and the Economics of Worth
Jada Pinkett and Spike Lee called for a boycott of The Academy Awards for reasons best expressed in the #OscarSoWhite Twitter conversation. In short, advocates argue that the Academy Awards … Continue reading
Parenting and the Emotional Needs of Children
Part IV of Room Series. Recently, I was stunned when I read about the relationship between emotional trauma in childhood and physical ailments in adulthood. As noted by Nadine Burke Harris, … Continue reading
Direction of Care: Child to Mother or Mother to Child?
Part III of Room: A Lesson on Parenting. As discussed in the previous post, I was feeling some kind of way when Joy (one of the main characters in Room) was … Continue reading
A Mother and Her Son: A Hero in Question
Part II of Room: A Lesson on Parenting. Room is about a young mom and her son trapped in a small shed. In the first part of the movie, the … Continue reading
Room: A Lesson on Parenting
As a social science teacher, I have a deep fascination with social institutions and how they influence the development of the individual. Family being one of those social institutions, the … Continue reading
What Beyonce Teaches Us About Politics in Apolitical Spaces
In response to the controversy surrounding Beyonce and her Superbowl “Formation” performance, I want to share an essay I first published last summer (click here). While I don’t talk about … Continue reading
Are We Talking About Ferguson or Milwaukee?
I just listened to Eugene Robinson on the #MorningJoe describe #Ferguson citizens as being a community that has been left behind. While many African Americans have been able to successfully … Continue reading
Empowerment Starts Here 
The Black Woman
Based on the officer that was just acquitted in Baltimore, Maryland (in the trial surrounding Freddie Gray’s death), I wanted to recycle a post that I had written last year (posted here) about … Continue reading →