In this moment I want to talk about Jordan Peele’s The Twilight Zone, specifically Season 1 Episode 3 “Replay”. But it wouldn’t be a Jordan Peele show without a bit of social commentary. In this episode, Peele tackles police brutality and the murders of Black people at their hand. But the story is truly about the lengths Black mothers will go to to protect their children.
Read MoreThe world is heavy yet there is hope. There is hope in the face of heart-wrenching pain and searing fatigue from playing a game that constantly changes right after you learn the rules. There is hope is because we are a resilient people.
Read MoreI love Tracey Michae’l! Each time we speak it is like a soothing, meeting of the minds. So when she asked me to be on her podcast, of course, I said yes.
Read MoreLet me just put it out there – 2019 kicked my ass and I almost didn’t make it. But I did make it. I’m still standing. And that is reason enough to step to the mic again.
Read MoreSometimes your world comes to an abrupt halt and throws you to the ground. It causes you to question everything that you thought you knew. That is the season that I find myself in. Friends hear me reference the season as my “Etch-A-Sketch” moment. You would draw a pretty picture then shake it up to wipe the slate clean. Well, I feel that my slate has been wiped clean.
Read MoreJust like most of Black America, I dedicated some time this weekend to watch Ava DuVernay’s limited series on Netflix entitled When They See Us. It took me a minute to actually sit down and watch it. I am going to tell you about how this one amazing piece of work evoked very different reactions in my household and how those reactions are representative of the African American community’s tumultuous relationship with the criminal justice system.
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