Tag: black history
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A BETTER HISTORY LESSON FOR SUCCESS
Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of participating in a small community forum. The crowd consisted of Whites and Blacks professionals in equal measure, with a focus on the Black community within the larger community. A SWOT was utilitized to identify the needs and resources. Nearly ninety percent of the crowd added something to…
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SKILL AND EDUCATION
Black History is everyone’s history. This fact weighs on my heart as we close Black History Month. Although mainly, Black Americans scurry around like fire ants to build a mound of historical facts for the public and children to learn in a (short) month, our best endeavors will never be enough to encompass all the…
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A SON BEATEN TO DEATH ON TV: Is this a new norm for Black American moms?
(Caution: This post may be difficult to read) The sensationalism of Black versus Blue killings in our society is off the spectrum, in my opinion, and it is creating dire consequences. In my opinion, there are so many things wrong with seeing Tyre Nichols beaten to death on national television repeatedly. But does anyone care?…
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BLACK (EXCELLENCE) HISTORY AND LOVE MONTH: A little ditty about Mac and LJ
My Black American history most intimately begins with these two – Willie Mac Lonon and Lonnye Jenkins Lonon– my grandparents. I am blessed to have known them both (my grandfather died when I was seven, my grandmother lived to see me graduate college), and I lived with them for a while when my mother was…
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PRO-CHOICE PASTORS? NO PRAYERS FOR THE BODY OF CHRIST? YES
Jesus said, “It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to stumble. Be on your guard. If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.” Luke 17:2-3 CSB I…
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SUPREME MOVES
Ketanji Brown Jackson represents a long-awaited decision with historic implications. Along with her stellar academic vita, Florida roots, and impressive career in law enforcement, Jackson will become the first Black woman to sit on the United States Supreme Court. A feat, years in the making. While only three Republicans voted in favor of the nomination,…
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Suicide
I am sharing a message I placed on Facebook this Sunday because a beautiful, bright, and talented young woman died over the weekend. Her name was Cheslie Kryst, and police reports state that she committed suicide. When I heard of the news yesterday afternoon, I instantly remembered that this was the young woman who was…
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Your Work Matters
ReallyLeah’s UnHotMess Series 2. 2021. Your Work Matters. One of my passions is to help you discover and conquer so you can live your best life. I want you to rock, because your work matters. But are you doing your work, or are you doing the work of those who matter to you?
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UnMessy Girl Prep Work
“if it ain’t one thing, it’s TEN (and many of those things are distractions from the purposeful things).”- ReallyLeah.com