I almost said, No. I almost missed the opportunity. I almost decided to play it safe. I almost missed the chance to leap. Oh, but my faith wouldn’t let me do it. When I heard one of my childhood friends was hosting the annual event for the International Natural Hair Meet-up Day in my hometown I couldn’t wait until tickets went on sale. I wrestled with the idea of being a vendor before purchasing my ticket, but didn’t think I…
“Here today, gone tomorrow…” I remember hearing that a lot growing up. Now, I’m looking around and realizing, gosh my elders were right. Last week was quite an emotional week. I talked about “Blue Monday,” got through Monday, went to the gym on Tuesday morning, hopped online as usual and began reading a story about a possible homicide-suicide that occurred in the next town over from my hometown. When I initially read the story the names had not been released….
The first day of Spring was yesterday, and I received a nugget to start my life over. In a good way of course. Spring symbolizes everything that you worked so hard for during the harvest season will come to fruition. If you are in the Midwest don’t pull out the sandals yet, but I do recommend sunglasses. Always have them! 😉 Yesterday was Palm Sunday, we are in Passion Week, leading up to Resurrection Sunday. If you are a follower…
I am still attempting to wrap my mind around the #SuperTuesday results that’s occurred in 2016. The country is divided, and I’m baffled that people are not exercising their right to vote. I know it’s a choice for you to vote. I guess because I know my history I look at my right to vote as a privilege to do so. The right to vote was not always accessible to my community, and the road was quite tumultuous getting there….
NOW! If you don’t have an insurance policy you should start shopping around for a policy today. Trust me. It’s worth it. Take a look at Go Fund Me. You will understand the need to have your own insurance policy. Many slave masters knew the value of having a policy on their slaves (or property). They wanted to protect their investment. I really did not realize the importance of having Life Insurance until three years ago. I couldn’t imagine the…
I’m currently still floating after spending the weekend at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. The four day intensive retreat was jam packed with information, feedback, and an artistic atmosphere. This was my second year attending, I must say I enjoy the feeling of always learning something new! At the end of the retreat each student is provided five minutes to present their documentary project in front of their classmates, and a panel of experts for feedback. This…
I spent some wonderful summers in Richmond, VA as an intern. I learned a great deal, featured in the local newspaper and news station. It was truly an amazing experience. #SteeleThankful for it. I wanted to master the art of reading 19th Century manuscript before I departed my final summer in Virginia. It wasn’t until I came across primary documents with black borders that I became more intrigued. My good southern friends would refer to it as, “mourning” stationary/letter. What…
It’s the last day of 2015. This year has taught me so much about myself. I have everything within me to be great, and I need to step it up a notch in the new year. It’s no secret that I grew up in the church, but I’m amazed at how much things have changed. I’m not sure if we ever discussed where “Watch Night Service,” derives from. Do you know? Also known as “Freedom Eve,” happened for the first…
For the last year in my 20’s I decided to take on an adventure every month until my 30th birthday. The last weekend in my 20’s I decided to embark on a mini road trip from North Carolina to Maryland. I didn’t care if I went by myself or with a group of friends. I was determined to get to the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum in Baltimore. It was overwhelming from the beginning to the end. That is…
My sister and I spent last weekend laughing and joking about the good ole days. I would call her when I had a new discovery while looking through my dad’s “archives.” The way my dad’s archives is set up, we were screaming and laughing the entire time. One of the highlights of going through his stuff is the family history, until I came across this quilt (featured photo, bottom quilt). There was a laundry basket that was full of my…