PinnedBloom 🌺When “Woke” Was Protective, Accountable and EnterprisingThree occasions when black artists made the word feel like loveApr 216Apr 216
PinnedBloom 🌺inENGAGEThe Most Beautiful Woman in The World is WhiteThat’s what Keith told us anywayJan 1614Jan 1614
PinnedBloom 🌺inCulturedMy Full Shopping Cart Felt ShamefulThere’s a lingering effect of internalized stigma, hiding behind my debit cardOct 12, 202322Oct 12, 202322
PinnedBloom 🌺inReaders HopeWaiting Rooms Are ObservatoriesThere, we are all as unique as our fingerprints, yet the same.Oct 14, 20239Oct 14, 20239
PinnedBloom 🌺inCulturedAn Homage to The Hood& 4 freedoms I’ve found living among the beautiful ones.Aug 23, 202324Aug 23, 202324
Bloom 🌺Working Under Black Leaders Can Feel Doubly Implosive, if You’re BlackI’m so sorry you’ve had to play hardball for so long, but guess what? I’m not the problem.May 319May 319
Bloom 🌺Our Kids’ Eyes Tell the Truth About UsYears of watching them grow, taught me that my kindness alone can’t beat racial tension.May 16May 16
Bloom 🌺Three Times Candace Owens Called Black People DumbAnd The Breakfast Club’s hosts played her defense wellMar 278Mar 278
Bloom 🌺inModern WomenWould I Have Voted For Shirley Chisolm?Her zesty force blazed through our country before I was born, yet her spirit awakens my soul, even nowMar 255Mar 255