Letters to yourself, five years ago: Inspired by Frank Ocean
Being present is a key practice of happy people, but when you are moving towards a goal, it’s easy to slip into being future-oriented. Thinking about the future can encourage...
My Transition…Changes to Freedomreeves.com
For those of you who follow Freedom Reeves regularly, you may have noticed an irregularity in the number and schedule of updates I put on my page. I started the...
Defining “Life”: Black Women and Abortion
This week, black women once again were singled out by anti-abortion activists, when a poster placed in the Soho neighborhood of New York claimed that “The most dangerous place for...
For (Stuffed) Colored Girls (Funny or Die)
For (Stuffed) Colored Girls from Wayne Brady Will all the hub-bub regarding Tyler Perry’s “For Colored Girls,” the parodies have already started. I personally think this make fun of Tyler’s...
Joan Rivers Checking Whoopi On Racism
“(Racism) is not about one-on-one. Anyone can like an individual.”-Joan Rivers. Whoopi was wise to end at “People say dumb stuff sometimes.” She was about to give Joan Rivers some...
THIS is hip hop (video)
I came across this gem on Facebook last night. It made me think of a Dialogue on Race program I attended once, where a white participant shared that she felt...
Should We Keep Our Goals To Ourselves?
My psych nerd and inner secretive Scorpio are loving the validation presented in the TED Talks clip. Many books and articles on motivation say that you should make your goals...
The Post-Racial Break Room
Whenever people ask the question, “Is the U.S. post-racial yet?â€, I always laugh at the assertion that we could ever be post-racial, even if our President is black. The current...