19 Oct 2015
The first thing that comes to mind when I think of the Harlem Renaissance is Zora Neal Hurston. I immediately see that iconic picture of her from my grade school poster, “Heroes of Black History.”...
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15 Jul 2015
“As a black person both in the U.K. and in the U.S., I’ve faced challenges that contrive to make me feel lesser than I am. In the African-American experience, if you feel like the beginning...
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23 Mar 2015
Although I understand the idea behind Women's History Month, I’m not a huge proponent of relegating our history to only one month of the year. We need to celebrate our sheroes year-round; however, since it...
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11 May 2014
As I was sitting in my backyard one day, upset because I had locked myself out of the house, and frustrated because I had been hit with several challenging situations in one day, a voice...
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