Happy New Year! I am so glad to be on the other side of 2023 with you all. No matter how you greet it, witnessing the arrival is an accomplishment and a chance to begin anew.
As we observe and … Read the rest
“Only the most broken people can be great leaders.”
K’uk’ulkan/Namor, ruler of Talokan (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)
When the family and I went to see the long-anticipated film last week, I already knew that we would be forced to … Read the rest
“Girl, let me tell you something: you kinda’ gettin’ up there. You’re running out of time and need to stop being so picky.”
I was a 30-something when I heard those word from a male relative, newly moved into … Read the rest
On July 24, a full audience of African-American women networked, connected with business owners and witnessed a panel of successful entrepreneurs during the Dallas stop of Brown Girls Brunch.
Initially kicked off last December in Atlanta GA, Brown … Read the rest
It happened earlier this Spring: my mother was visiting and we had all just wrapped watching the Aretha Franklin biopic, Respect. As I was clearing out the dishes and getting her a refill, she asked Nia and Layla if they … Read the rest