A Black Woman Life Coach's Cultural Musings

In the traditional African understanding of learning--one does not learn for just the sake of learning or being just good enough.

On today, the last day of National Poetry Month, I thought I'd share one of my poems with you. Now be gentle, because I'm an artist and...

My family and I got to spend time in Hilton Head, South Carolina this past week. We had fun, ate good, and a sista walked away with a...

Go into just about any book store and you are sure to find a "self-help" section. In fact, a number of us own one or more of books that...

During the last US presidential election cycle, may of us were appalled by how gullible Fox News viewers and other conservatives seemed...

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about mutual aid societies. In fact between what Black folks have been facing and growing economic...

I've often talked about my favorite book, Two Thousand Seasons by Ayei Kwei Armah. In it, Armah describes "The Way." I understand it to...

Among the Dogon people of West Africa, there is a concept referred to as nommo. While the construct is far more complex than I will...

Lawd, ain't it enough going on in the world right now??? Trying to reason through why foolishness happens only works when its designed...

It's Kwanzaa All! Or greeted more appropriately: Habari Gani? (What's the news?) Today is the second day of Kwanzaa--a cultural...

It's been a while since I felt like my normal writerly self. Last week, I sat and wrote a mini-chapter in a day because I felt like...

By now, you’ve learned that Chadwick Boseman transitioned after a four-year battle with cancer. I could not allow the impact of his...

When I’m particularly frustrated, hurt, or bothered I tend to turn to the history---it’s just what I do and an important part of who I...