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In this episode of #FocusOnTheState, I sat down with my state senator, Jeff Jackson who sits on the North Carolina state legislature. Jackson was very

Josie Duffy Rice offers a wide breadth of insight on what it means to defund the police, why that call is necessary and how it is still not enough in moving towards a more peaceful and equitable society.

At first glance, nothing about eighteen-year-old Billie Eilish screams Black culture, at least not when you play her music. But after the 2020 Grammys people started talking about what they considered the obvious influence of Black American culture on Billie’s image.

Following up on my what I read in 2018 video, here's a my ever evolving reading list for 2019. To be noted, I am working

Here ye, here ye! For all my #SmartBrownGirls here is what I read last year in 2018. Check out my video where I give a

Let's delve into another complex discussion within the African Diaspora. Africans selling their own people, us --- into slavery. And do African Americans, Afro-Caribbeans, any

The Black people travel movement has definitely picked up stem in the past few years. It’s beautiful to see Black people traveling all over the

I recently re-read James Baldwin's If Beale Street Could Talk. I sat on panel at SXSW with Barry Jenkins, Oscar award-winning director of Moonlight. In

It took me forever and a day to get up a Black Panther review but it is finally, FINALLY here. And yes I am talking

Today is Ghana's 61st Independence Day. Winter of 2015 I spent seven weeks there after a work trip to Togo. I didn't really do a good

Giggle with me, because anyone who has followed me over the past three years likely believes I cannot be satiated by any city. You might

We forgive scammers as long as they sell us a vision of wealth. As an influencer, I am consistently confronted by how pernicious behavior, that

I have a friend who claims to love dating boring men. I don't know that I believe her because while her significant other(s) are often

I hate when people waste my time in ways that could have been prevented. I especially hate when those people look like me, are people

It's March and 25 days out until my birthday. Forever and day when I reflect on what I can do better it has always been: