Today my son turned 1 month. It also marks 2 weeks since my mother passed away. I can't find the words to put what I feel in paragraph. But I have always found poetry to be the perfect prose to express and process pain. I wrote the below poem for my mother's home going service [...]
Dear Lance, I never grew up with a father. I’ve never known the love of a man unconditionally, a love of reciprocity, without limitations. I never understood what a dad is supposed to do. What is the purpose of this figure if my mom can do it all on her own, I mean she cooked [...]
When I found out I was pregnant, I had an anxiety attack. I called my first cousin/ brother freaking out and my first question was “am I going to be successful? How will I continue to have a career?” I just finished an orientation for the KIPP Alumni Accelerator program in partnership with the Management [...]
2018 was a helluva year. Like most people, towards the end of the year, I begin thinking about New Year's resolutions and how much I'm going to glo' up, who I'm going to cut off, how bougie I'm finna' act, and how my waist is gonna be snatched. If it's an especially bad year, the [...]
For the past 10 weeks, I've been participating in a public speaking program for the formerly incarcerated called "Raising My Voice." I was selected to read my story as the commencement speech. At a later date, I will probably add more reflective thoughts. But for now, I hope you listen. I hope you feel. I [...]
