GOOD PEOPLE!!!!!! May I have your attention please? Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski III is coming to Howard County tonight. Did you hear what I said? Dr. Freeman Hrabowski! Dr. UMBC-every child can succeed-yes YOU can have a STEM career too-Hrabowski. He is an inspiration!!! He has me thinking that even I can solve the … Continue reading
So here I sit on the eve of my 40th birthday feeling very meh about the whole thing. I’m sooooo not in the mood to celebrate. This has been a very difficult September for me and my family. All I wanna do is stay in bed and read magazines. But alas I must rise tomorrow … Continue reading
I attended a meeting last night as a guest speaker to discuss my blog and blogger life. It was great and I loved the dialogue that happened before I spoke, during my portion, and after I sat down again. One very good question that was posed was why do bloggers write anonymously. GREAT QUESTION!! It’s … Continue reading
Well, well, well. As it turns out, my big mouth is good for something after all. My little post about Race, Police and Howard County caught the eye of an editor over at The Washington Post. She contacted me and asked if I would like to write about that topic for the Local Opinions page. … Continue reading
So that whole Confederate Flag incident at the Glenelg High School last week? Yeah that doesn’t sit right with African-Americans. It actually gives me the heebee geebees when I see it. It’s a horrible reminder of a very dark time in our country’s history. I’m quite sure I’m not the only Black person who feel … Continue reading
Some of you may not know this but Howard County just suffered a big loss. A woman by the name of Wylene Burch just succumb to her illness on Wednesday evening. She was a class act. She was my sorority sister. But more significantly she was a respected African-American historian. Wylene was one of the … Continue reading
I know I’m late with this post but last week was all about my paid writing gigs and the first week of school. Sheer exhaustion! WHEW!!!! I’m still tired. Last Sunday there was an informative community discussion at Bridgeway Community Church’s Nexus Center about a very touchy subject: race and police relations. In light of … Continue reading
From the Scratch Pad of An Urban Bushwoman 