A Tribute To Maya Angelou
I am deeply saddened by her death, and saddened that I will never get to meet the woman who without knowing me, helped make me who I am.
An Open Letter to The Girl Who Could Not Celebrate International Woman’s Day
A well-known Bahamian artist took to the floor and said something that has been on my mind since then. She said, “ I don’t feel much like celebrating, when 1 in 4 women is physically abused, and 1 in 3 women are sexually assaulted.”
An Open Letter To the Lady Who Asked Me “And Who are You?”
The point of this article is to remind you that every human is a human being, meaning they are trying to become all that they can be. We’ve got to stop isolating people because of who we think they are and what we think they can give us.
Do It In His Name
“We knew what the verdict was long before they read it.Yea, we knew what the verdict was long before they said it.They say they set us free some 100 years agoBut we know that was some politics, that it was all a show.Cause 100 years later and they still can shoot us downYep,100 years later […]
Ferguson, New York & The Bahamas
In the Bahamas, in Ferguson, in New York and around the world social apprising is happening because the people fundamentally believe that what is going on around them is not just and fair.
A Seat at the Table for International Women’s Day
We need a seat at the table and we are going to have to put the chairs there ourselves. This morning I had a conversation with a male friend that believes in equality. He’s a Bahamian who voted in support of equal rights for women in the referendum, is not afraid to stand behind a […]
Victory this Valentine’s Day!
It’s that time of year again folks. The one that you dread because there are so many expectations and not enough discussions surrounding them. I mean how many times can you buy flowers right? And what in the world are you supposed to get for him? Can you treat yourself on V-Day? So many questions, […]
4 B’s of The British Royal Wedding: A Review
It happened y’all! After years of imaging Zamunda and most recently Wakanda as real, a black girl has made history by officially becoming a princess in The British Royal Family. This morning at an ungodly hour for a Saturday in The Bahamas, thousands tuned in to watch Meghan Markle become the Duchess of Sussex. I […]