Published inZORAThe (Absurd) Rebelliousness of Short Hair as a Black WomanI’m not proud of this, but I remember — as a young girl — running around the house with a pair of stockings on my head, pretending I had…May 10, 20228May 10, 20228
Published inZORALabor Pains: Grappling With the Inherent Pressures of Infertility — Societal and Self-ImposedYesterday, I took my zillionth pregnancy test. It was negative… again.Mar 10, 20211Mar 10, 20211
A Letter to My 16-Year-Old SelfNot to brag, but my family is pretty awesome. My older cousin has a daughter that just turned 16. In her boundless wisdom, she asked a…Nov 25, 20191Nov 25, 20191
The Youngest Old LadyAt 78 years old, my grandmother turned heads like Dorothy Dandridge. She walked six miles a day; every day and ate a healthy, low-fat diet…Nov 25, 2019Nov 25, 2019
Published inZORAIt’s Time for Black Women to Take Off the Corporate MaskI not only hated my job, I hated myself. I knew something had to change.Nov 23, 20196Nov 23, 20196