My Next Home; My First Home
Lately I have been connecting myself in small ways to the house in Newark that…
Pantoum for Bilquis and Hajara
Two of my daughters are 11 months apart. This is the time of year where…
Staying Grounded
Who knows how exactly to do this in a world where so much of what…
A History of Dreaming to Discovery
My speech for the Sankofa ceremony at Cal U today. Might alter and edit but…
Edge of Fifty
On not being the little girl I used to be.
Pittsburgh Has Helpers
We recognize that now is an incredibly difficult time for many operating under this economy,…
Bubbles
At the time it seemedThey would laaaaastForEverMy girls floated in space around meAll beads and…
Rooting for Imam Salim
It isn’t such a hard thing when people ask me what I did for Father’s…
Souls in the Wood
https://videopress.com/v/5dIiXU4W?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&posterUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fblackbooklady.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F05%2FIMG_4802.jpg&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true This was my first Haitian home. Stranded at the airport I knew…
