Note: If you'd like to skip to my tips for using time wisely during quarantine, click here. In many ways, my 6 months in jail reminds me of the new social distancing policies. Visits with families and friends were 3 times a week and one hour long. You couldn’t touch your visitors except to hug [...]
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 [...]
I am a notoriously private person. Those of you who know me, know that within a confined group of friends, I am an open book. But, Even if you know me, I'm always somewhat of a mystery. Just when you think you got me figured out, you'll find that all you've done is unlocked the [...]
Afrika Nora Owes 