Somehow I missed the TV promotion campaign for the action-packed Netflix film, The Old Guard. I don’t recall seeing any trailers on TV or online ads. I hadn’t heard of the film until I tuned in to NPR and heard Fresh Air Host, Terry Gross, interviewing director Gina Prince-Bythewood about …
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The pain of Black motherhood was just captured in a series of poignant interviews I wanted to make sure you didn’t miss. There days when raising Black children and daughters in 2020 doesn’t feel any safer than it did in 1960. When the police shootings of unarmed Black people come …
Read More »It’s Sandal Season! Here’s How to Get Ready
The must-have shoe for summer is the sandal. I have several pairs that I love to wear when the weather allows. It just reached 90 degrees here in Georgia so I grabbed a few sandals out of my closet to rock when we hit the pool, the beach, or for …
Read More »Father’s Day Films: These Movies Perfectly Portray Black Fatherhood #FathersDay #BlackDadsMatter
Father’s day 2020 is unlike any other. The pandemic may keep you from seeing your dad. Racial discussions have reached a level we’ve never seen before after the police shootings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Aubery, Rayshard Brooks and countless other victims. What you may have heard from news coverage (especially …
Read More »[VIDEO] Talking Through Tears With My Son: Pandemic, Puberty, Policing & Protests
It took me weeks to figure out what to say about the policing crisis in our country and the public protests. While these events were evolving by the moment, especially here in Atlanta, we also had the responsibility of knowing that as African-Americans, we were at even higher risk for …
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