Movies, Music, and Poets for Black History Month

Hello everyone, I hope you are having a great start to your week!  February is the month we celebrate Black History Month. Black culture and history continues to be something that is not taught and shared enough in schools and in society even though it is a part of our nation’s history.  Today I thought…

Freedom – An Original Poem

Hello everyone,  I hope you are not tired of my poetry because this is definitely not the last. I am so happy that mainstream media has been overflowed with words, videos, and pictures advocating for racial equality and justice. Media is a huge catalyst in our culture. It has the power to get thoughts rolling,…

Happy Juneteenth!

Hello everyone, Sorry I do not have much to write today, but I needed to give a shout out to this wonderful holiday! In 1865 on June 19th "the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free.…

Hands – An Original Poem

Hello everyone,  In light of so many people recognizing something has to happen to stop the unchecked sin called racism, I thought I’d share this fitting poem.  I wrote it around 4 or 5 years ago, but it is truth that needs to be heard now. Please please share this post!!! Hands I have hands…

Why Love Is Not Color Blind

Hello everyone,  I am here as an African-American woman, who is deeply hurt by the riffs and division in our nations and the lack of respect and justice given to minorities in America.  But even worse as a Christian, I have experienced this among the church and have seen how wounded the body of Christ…