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Punch buggy - No punch backs!

Riding home from Sunday school, my dad, sister and I played a game that folks who grew up in the 70s and 80s may remember – Punch buggy....

May 21, 20213 min read

Confession – I am one of those people who love the musical Hamilton. Maybe I’ll share the drama of our journey to see it on Broadway...

May 1, 20212 min read

I was a little girl with a head full of dark brown, thick, coarse, highly textured hair. Every two weeks, my cornrows were carefully...

Apr 15, 20213 min read

My great-grandfather was Sam. Yep, that’s what we called him. Sam. He had dark brown skin and an easy smile featuring two gold front...

Apr 2, 20213 min read

If you spend a little time with me, you’ll learn that one of the movies that I can watch over and over (and over) is The Sound of Music....

Mar 25, 20213 min read

Early in 2020 before Broadway went dark, my mother, sister and I went on a fantastic girl’s trip to New York to see the play Tina! We...

Mar 18, 20213 min read

I rode two public buses each day, to and from my Catholic middle school. I was easy to spot in a white-collared shirt, green and blue...

Mar 12, 20213 min read

Years ago, a good friend asked me to join her in completing a sprint triathlon. And despite being fairly risk averse in every other area...

Mar 4, 20213 min read

Quick! Name as many songs as you can with “forever” in the title. Any genre – if you name more than eight songs, you get bonus points....

Feb 17, 20213 min read

Years ago (and maybe they still do ), Essence Magazine had a special issue that featured women who they deemed “ageless” beauties. These...

Feb 10, 20213 min read

Like many people during the pandemic, I got hooked on making biscuits and sourdough bread. I hate to admit it. But here we are. Prior to...

Feb 3, 20213 min read