PinnedWhy Are You Always Talking About Race?“Why are you always talking about race?” Someone (a “friend”?) asked me this question a few days ago. I had just had the honor of having an article about inclusion at work published in a national business journal, and I was enjoying that professional achievement. My friend read the article…Blackwomenatwork5 min read
Mar 11, 2021March 11th, 2020 to March 11th, 2021The calendar froze; I became unfrozen — March 10th, 2020, is the day my then-employer announced that all work travel would stop because of the COVID-19 pandemic. I was relieved. Air travel seemed like such a scary thing. The virus was in charge. Now, a year later, that date on the calendar seems so benign. It isn’t…20205 min read
Dec 6, 2020Working While Grieving: Still Taboo after 2020?“2020; what a year! A hot mess. A dumpster fire. An excuse to eat cookies all day!” I have read many insults about 2020: on Twitter (where 2020 insulters use CAPS inappropriately), on Facebook (where 2020 insults are shared with everyone you know), on TikTok (where 2020 insults also need…Grief9 min read
Dec 5, 2020Essential Workers are Dying So the Rest of us Can Live (and Work) in ComfortThank you, essential workers. I live a mostly sheltered and non- “essential” life, working from the comfort of a home office. Although I do contribute to society, my work is definitely less important than the work of healthcare providers, workers in food manufacturing plants, waste management workers, janitors, restaurant staff…Covid 194 min read
Jun 19, 2020Juneteenth: Much More than “Famous”DATELINE SOMEWHERE IN THE USA June 19, 2020. My Juneteenth 2020 reflection. Ever since George Floyd was murdered by police in Minnesota on May 25th, several people have asked me how I feel about racism in America, how I am coping with the protests for racial and social justice, and…Juneteenth5 min read
Jun 15, 2020Don’t Let COVID-19 & Racism Break You Sis: Protect your Mental HealthDATELINE: June 14, 2020: Somewhere in the USA. This article is a love letter to my daughter, sisters, sister-friends, aunties, mothers, grandmothers, and those who love us, live with us, and work with us. Nowadays, many of the conversations we have start something like this: *Me: “Hello my dear. How…Black Women7 min read
Jun 6, 2020This Time is Different. Black Women, Let’s Do All The ThingsDateline June 5, 2020: Somewhere in the USA. Today is the first day I don’t know the COVID-19 numbers here in my state,” my partner exclaimed. “Why don’t you know?”, I asked. “Because all the COVID-19 news on the internet and on the TV has been displaced by conversations about…Black Women8 min read
