Several years ago when I was pregnant with the now seven year old, I was in a deep funk as I was still reeling from the recent death of my mother and desperate to start making connections here in Maine. So I joined a local mothering group in an attempt to make those connections and …
Like many today, I am still grappling to find the words to express my disgust over last night’s turn of the events at the Oscars. Quvenzhane Wallis was the youngest actress ever nominated for a best actress award for her breath taking role in Beasts of the Southern Wild and while she did not win, …
Cross cultural relationships can be a wonderful thing; hell I think they are so wonderful that I married a white guy! Honestly though, there are times when cross cultural relationships can be landmines where one party says or does something that is so outrageous that frankly it endangers the relationship. In honor of Black History …