What if you had to pick between keeping your child safe and allowing them to experience some degree of independence? Chances are you already do. In a world in which the death of our children [sadly] holds some level of normalcy, it is hard to imagine a reality in which black children truly have both on a day-to-day basis. As eloquently stated by Danielle C. Belton of Clutch … [Read more...]
I’m an Independent Woman Who Needs Her Man
Roll call. . . All the independent women please stand up. That would've been me 15 years ago. My daddy made me into an independent woman. He taught me to get my education, to carry my own money, and to leave the "knuckle-headed boys" alone because they only wanted one thing. I attended a women's college where being a strong, black, independent woman was drilled into me. The … [Read more...]