I spent 5 years in the U.S. Navy. Throughout that time, I faced some of the most challenging experiences of my life. I was also welcomed by a system of support, especially from black and brown folk and women. I was in the service when I first heard the term...
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Coping Through Connection and Movement
The COVID-19 pandemic has many of us busier than ever, trying to navigate new and ever changing schedules. Many of us are also out of routine, off schedule, and perhaps more inactive and isolated than before. When you couple the COVID pandemic with the racism pandemic, during a critical election...
The Intersection of Money & Values
When I immigrated to America, I was 13 years old. I was quickly given "the talk" about becoming a self-empowered, self-sustained immigrant black woman. We're all given this "talk" to some degree as people of color at some point in our lives. I felt like I had to choose a...
Everything in your Life will Link & Prepare you for your Divine (financial) Purpose- Dive in.
Have you ever envied those people who say they've known what they've wanted to do with their lives since they were at an extremely young age? However, you on the other hand are well into adulthood and have yet to figure it out? I know I and many of us...
A Dad’s Steps to Filing for Visitation Rights!
If a child's father wants to genuinely be a part of their life and is in a healthy mental state, the answer is simple, Let them! The truth is that some fathers are kept away from their children when they do not deserve to be. There are instances of children...
Postpartum Depression isn’t just a white Mother’s Problem.
Postpartum Depression isn't just a white Mother's Illness. Be strong, be quiet! Often are the mantras of black mothers. It seems to be some sort of unspoken truth that postpartum depression lains within our community. We have been lead estray to believe this mental illness is a white mother's issue....
A short story: Breast is Best, but not for Everyone
"Breast is best." We see it all the time, everywhere. Although there is some truth to this statement, it's not necessarily true for everyone. My heart was set on breastfeeding my baby girl. After giving birth and having skin to skin time I tried and to my surprise she latched...
Tales of a Mother and Daughter
Tales of a Mother and Daughter A relationship between mother and daughter is the most tumultuous thing you’ll ever see, and yet, it’s undeniably beautiful. I can honestly say that I wouldn’t be half the woman I am today if it wasn’t for the empowering woman my mother is, and...
Gentrification: The creation of a “New” New Orleans through Politics and Economics.
Gentrification: The creation of a "New" New Orleans through Politics and Economics When I began my research on Gentrification, I had no idea the word was coined by a white British Socialist in 1964. She made it known that it was nothing more than wealthy people displacing poor people. In...
A look into the disparaging lack of mental health resources
A look into the disparaging lack of mental health resources As important as mental health is, only 60% of people that are suffering from mental illness actually receive care. These people don’t get the care they deserve for a number of reasons. Some people let bias and stigmas steer them...