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Last night I attended the A Lil Louder event at the Good Life Boston. If you’re unfamiliar with the event, please see this post. I have to say after getting home last night from a full work day and having class, (I take classes part time), I was not feeling

Making me crazy proud this 13-year-old Kenyan boy, Richard Turere, invented a device to safely scare away lions that were picking off his family’s livestock on the family ranch. He realized one day that the lions were afraid of moving flash lights at night. With this insight, he collected a

This American Life is a podcast that features stories from around the world. This week they aired a two-part story where they spent 5 months at Harper High School in Chicago. Last year at Harper High School, 29 current and recent students were shot. When school lets out the students

I recently watched the Beyoncé’s interview with Oprah and her documentary where she self-documents her journey in motherhood, fame, family, friends and being true to herself as an artist. When watching the documentaries these are the lessons I learned from Queen Bey that I can relate to my life. Tell

I do not consider myself a political scholar at any length but do you know who Cardiss H. Collins is? This woman made history as the first African American woman to represent the Midwest in Congress. She took office during the June 5, 1973 election to replace her husband after

Happy Valentine’s Day to you and yours.  

After re-reading this story, I realized I do not have words to express the level of hurt, disappointment, sadness, injustice, and anger that ran through me. So I’ll leave you with these words: LETTER FROM OLEN MONTGOMERY TO MR. GEORGE CHAMBLEE (typed) May 25, 1931 From Olen Montgomery Kilby Prison

I LOVED the 2013 halftime show by our very own Beyoncé. Did you watch? Did you also love? She kicked off the half time show with her beautiful voice and dance moves to boot. There is no one who can entertain quite like Beyoncé. Her outfit, yes! Her dancing, yes!