🗣Kudos to Hope Goins for her new tale The Adventures of Chloe and Chris: The Three Branches of Government. 🏛 👧🏿🧒🏽👦🏾 Hope proceeds to explain the complex nature of our government and its operations so that our youngest citizens can understand. 🧑🏽‍🏫 I have long held the view that one of the greatest concerns of…

Who is ready for story time?!? Come join me as I read some of my favorite children’s books from my library. Parents, there’s so much we can do to help our kids by harnessing the power of children’s literature. Tag me in to read to your kids and try using the caption feature if you’d…

It has been humbling to watch healthcare and other designated essential services professionals living through the most challenging health crisis in our lifetime. Many of you are exhausted, frustrated and overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of caring for the sick and dying as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic.  And when you get home you…

I hope everyone had a fantastic Easter and that we all continue finding ways to keep our spirits lifted up during this time of social distancing. Today, I thought I’d take a few moments to share a bit of the behind the scenes with me and my family as we work through quarantine just like…

Evan wants to be lonely. When you have three sisters, two brothers and Mom and Dad all sharing a two room apartment, the space you call home gets filled really fast. Evan is determined to find his own space but has difficulty figuring out how to make that happen in two rooms shared by a…

With so much talk around the world related to the Coronavirus and COVID-19 pandemic, I thought it might be useful to share an article I came across for parents who may be concerned about the mental and emotional impacts of these uncertain times on their kids. Please stay safe everyone and don’t forget to make…

There is no more powerful force than a people steeped in their history. And there is no higher cause than honoring our struggle and ancestors by remembering. Lonnie Bunch, Founding Director of the African American Museum of History and Culture Last week we explored the first two challenges identified by Lonnie Bunch to passing on…

We’ve all seen it in the news or even in our communities. The discomfort that comes along with conversations about the telling of African American history. What does it mean for a young African American to lack exposure to the trials and triumphs of people who look like them?_With the opening of the African American…