Audre Lorde: Revolution is not a One Time Event

My anger has meant pain to me but it has also meant survival, and before I give it up I’m going to be sure that there is something at least as powerful to replace it on the road to clarity. – Audre Lorde Audre Geraldine Lorde 1934 – 1992 Audre Lorde was born in New…

Learning to Forgive Myself; and in turn Others

“Give forgiveness; that is your greatness.”    As I am sitting here making my Yogi Kombucha Green tea I came across the tea bag’s paper label and written on it said, “Give forgiveness; that is your greatness.”    Which reminds me of the last two years of my mommy’s life.  I had to pull the…

The Giving Tree: Mothers

Many black women writers recount their mothers coming home after long hours of domestic labor and somehow, miraculously, finding the energy to prepare hot meals for their own families and braid their daughters’ hair. This labor-intensive work often resulted in neglect in their own homes. As adults they understood, but even as children, they remember…