Grandma’s Spoken Words

Grandma’s Spoken Words

Recently, I went through a box stuffed with cards I have received over the years. Some from birthdays, graduations, moving, and souvenirs from places others have visited. Things can get buried in there, and every once in a while it’s nice to go through and relive...
Where Do You Belong?

Where Do You Belong?

Growing up in Detroit – a “Chocolate City,” with a history of labor organizing, human rights activism, and Black excellence – left an indelible impression on me. I felt connected to the shop owners, Eddie the neighborhood mechanic, and our school’s...
Resiliency and Loss

Resiliency and Loss

It’s been a year. A year since Breonna Taylor was murdered. How many more we could list… The list is overwhelming and far too long. This has been going on for all people of color for far too long. And we’re finally seeing a trial for one of the main policemen who...