Reaction to the Michael Brown Jr. Case: Numbness

Originally posted on Urban EthYcs:
I sat with my husband and daughter and watched the grand jury verdict come down. No indictment for Darren Wilson. I immediately felt my mind and body go numb. I was not able to sit through the entire “verdict” delivery. I went to my baby daughter’s room and just sat.…

Reaction to the Michael Brown Jr. Case: Numbness

I sat with my husband and daughter and watched the grand jury verdict come down. No indictment for Darren Wilson. I immediately felt my mind and body go numb. I was not able to sit through the entire “verdict” delivery. I went to my baby daughter’s room and just sat. I cried. I prayed. And…

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[Real Talk] Wendell Pierce speaks racial truths with Bill Maher

As we wait on today’s decision in the Michael Brown case, a good friend of mine passed along this video where Wendell Pierce speaks on the roots behind violence, entitlement and racial messaging on Real Time with Bill Maher. This is more than #realtalk…it’s cultural facts. What are your thoughts?  

[Mid-Wyfe’s Motivation] Give Thanks for the Good and Bad

This week we celebrate Thanksgiving. We gather with our love ones and enjoy great food, wonderful laughs and reflect on this year’s events. This year please remember to give thanks for the good and bad, the beautiful and ugly, the easy and hard and all the other ups and downs that happen throughout life. We…

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It’s not “okay” Ferguson

Originally posted on Urban EthYcs:
So I wanted to do a different post today; something that was focused on winning the war and not the battle. Or something positive and inspirational for all my fathers, brothers, sons and nephews back home. But I woke up this morning with a different feeling, a feeling of anger,…

It’s not “okay” Ferguson

So I wanted to do a different post today; something that was focused on winning the war and not the battle. Or something positive and inspirational for all my fathers, brothers, sons and nephews back home. But I woke up this morning with a different feeling, a feeling of anger, stress, frustration, anxiety, worry and…

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Mid-Wyfe Monday Motivation: It ain’t that bad…

So today I woke up on-time but to cold rain, freezing winds, and to top it off a dead battery to only solidify my lateness to work. For some this would totally mess up their Monday but for me it was a little laughable. I mean sure there was a chance that I could have…

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