Last night I did a You Tube Live talk with my homie in New York and a guest about black feminism in 2017. I shared that I am reluctant to call myself a feminist. Reason being that I don’t truly know what that label means. I definitely don’t know what that means as a black … Continue reading
Why is it that female politicians get asked some of the dumbest, most irrelevant questions when they’re in office or on their way there? Continue reading
Hey!! Whatcha up to tonight? Nothing? Well let’s change nothing to something. Come out to our blogger party and shake up this dreary Wednesday. The deets are as follows: What: Totally HoCo and HoCo Blogs party!! Where: Secolari Artisan Oils and Vinegars at The Mall at Columbia When: Tonight!! June 3rd from 5:30-7:30 pm Why: … Continue reading
Forgive my ever so quick post but I have a deadline for my paying writing gig. Baltimore is burning thanks to an unspeakable act of police brutality. Brutality is all too familiar in America. Another young Black male is killed at the hands of the ones sworn to protect and serve him. Just like countless … Continue reading
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“Lift every voice and sing…Till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of Liberty…”- Lift Every Voice and Sing, James Weldon Johnson Happy Black History Month! A funny..or maybe a not so funny..I remember when I first talked about Black History Month with my daughter who was probably about five…
Hey there! A friend of mine just shared some info with me about a paid summer internship for high school students who are interested in STEM careers. STEM training + $2150 stipend + looking good on your college resume = LET’S DO THIS!!! It’s a 5-week internship at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, … Continue reading
Hello there!! To all 3 of my readers (wink wink) I wish you the very best this holiday season. Thanks for reading my blog and supporting me. I will enjoy my day… I hope. My daughter got a tablet so she is nice and sedated. My son, however, got his first drum set. Ummm….yeah…. I … Continue reading
Ahhhh HAAAAAA!!! I now have proof that at least 2 people read my babbling blog: my Mama and Maureen Evans Arthurs. The latter of the two ladies lives here in Howard County and she wrote a great opinion piece about being assumed to a prostitute because she is Black and married to a White male. … Continue reading
Just a quick reminder that today is the last day to vote for me in the Baltimore Sun’s Mobbies Awards. This little blog of mine has grown in readership and subscribers and I am very proud. I am deeply humbled by the nomination. So if you have been putting it off for a while, wait no … Continue reading
I tell you when it rains, it pours. This has been the most terrible week in all of 2014 for me. I cannot wait for it to be over. 1. The elections left us all seeing red. I cannot believe that I have Republican County executive. Are the Democrats in Howard County that disgusted with … Continue reading
From the Scratch Pad of An Urban Bushwoman 