Love Or War & The Tears Of Our Mothers

If you are following whatjayesaid2.0 on TikTok, then you are familiar with what is now affectionately referred to as the Love Or War series. And the series details just exactly …

Learning To Watch The Sunrise…Even In A Pandemic.

My family, from what I have been told and taught, have been bootleggers, moonshiners, sharecroppers and farmers. One of my favorite memories growing up is the natural light in my …

In The Middle Of A Start-Over…

My writer friend Ashley Yates said something last year that has stuck with me: “Black women take care of Black women.” It has taken this pandemic just to see how …

In & Out, Upside Down

Let me be mad.  Black women have more than three emotions. The three emotions most of the world think that women have is: rage, love and bitterness. And they think …

28 (29) Days Of Blackness: Letter To The Rest Of My Awkward Black Kin-I Love All Of You.

I was an anomaly growing up: pretty, smart and Black. I went to public school, had college educated parents, and was reading by age 4. I got my first library …

RUNITBACK FRIDAY-01/24/2020

The Impeachment Hearings are looking like a episode of Divorce Court, Kanye West is now joining a force of missing Black folk in the Sunken Place to form a Supercoon …

‘Tis The Season

Can you believe it? This year has 29 days, and there are 29 days to the start of a new decade. But I want to take today to recognize not …

Self-Care Means Realizing The Things You Deserve.

Dearest ones, I want you to know one thing. You are more than what you think you are. You deserve more than what you think you do. The idea of …

You Need You

SEPTEMBER HAS ARRIVED! It’s back to school time. The weather is changing, the world is shifting gears getting ready for the holiday season…there’s so much to do. The time is …