5 elements: hip hop, vogue & storytelling
My take on the similarities between both Vogue and hip hop, specifically the fact that there are five elements of each.
the value of predominantly black spaces (podcast)
How do predominantly black spaces help black people develop more defined identities and more positive self-images?
How Organizational Diversity Initiatives Lose the Plot
A ‘different flower’ is brought in as a transplant. She may thrive initially, but soon the toxic cultural norms of ‘one-size-fits-all’, ‘when you’re here, you’re family’, ‘it’s a lifestyle, not a job’ creep in.
20 insights about work and relationships
Some simple truths and profound mindset shifts on how you view work and interpersonal relationships.
1,001 black women’s stories
My goal of recording 1,001 black women’s life stories was inspired by my grandmother, but I won’t be able to make ‘herstory’ happen without your help.
I wish we would stop pretending that we love Breonna Taylor
I’m gonna need us to get really real about one thing.
khaly comes to visit and prepares whole fish
I knew a Senegalese boy once. And like all raised-right West African boys, he knew how to cook.
ms. mcknight
In elementary school, my PE teacher was a drill sergeant.
Her name was Ms. McKnight. She had a sort of hi-top fade – mostly black, speckled with here-and-there grey. She sported a couple of matching chin whiskers.
To be fair, I don’t know for sure if Ms. McKnight was actually ever in the military. I do know that at the start of every PE class, before the actual PE portion began, Ms. McKnight would have us perform military drills. Well, not drills, really… formations.
