Before I start this post, I just want to say thank you. A lot of you have reached out to tell me how Black Girl Musings feels like “Chicken Soup for the Black Woman’s Soul”. Women at work, friends of friends, and even complete strangers have said not just how much they enjoy the blog,… Read More Stop Hurting the People Who Matter
Black Girl Musings is unapologetically designed to be a safe space for black women to celebrate their dopeness and share their frustrations. It is a place that serves as a mirror, a couch, a sounding board, a prayer closet and anything else it needs to be to help us do life. It is about empowering,… Read More White Women’s Comfort Is Suffocating Students
I’ve worked in education my entire adult life. I’ve taught middle school, traveled the country studying K-12 schools, and now I help develop teachers who teach-you guessed it–middle school. Young adult fiction is my jam. Getting kids to analyze text Is. What. I. Do. I am known at my school as The Book Fairy (a… Read More Nah, Sis. Don’t Let Them Define Your Success.
I’m currently reading a book entitled, “Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine” written by Gail Honeyman. The main character, Eleanor, is a 30 year old woman who lives as a recluse due to trauma she experienced as a child. Eleanor is also the narrator of this story and it took me a good 4 days to… Read More I Disguise My Dysfunction As Normalcy
On the second day of the new year, I got punched in the face. This is totally metaphorical. I didn’t really get punched. My husband and I sat in bed before going to sleep on January 1st and prayed such a mighty prayer over our families, friends, finances, and goals for this year (I was… Read More 2018: The Year of “Just As Hard”
January brings out two types of people. There are the women who proudly wave the “New Year New Me” flag. I mean proud-ly. They’ll hit you with the facebook status at 12:01am like: “If you’re reading this in 2018, congrats! You’re still in my life.” They’ll turn the “unfriend” button into social scissors and samurai… Read More 2018: Completion Over Perfection
