I had been dealing with a lot of stress and anxiety since we moved back to the States. It had become so bad that I was beginning to see physical ailments directly related to the stress I was carrying. I decided to force myself to do more of what I enjoy each day as a w...

My expat journey is shaped by my early adoration of such cultural giants as Nina Simone, James Baldwin, W.E.B. DuBois, and Kwame Ture (a.k.a. Stokely Carmichael). I never expected to emulate their travels or their activism, but they opened my young mind to the possibil...

I grew up surrounded by sound. As a little Black girl born smack dab in the middle of Detroit in the 1970's, my ears were treated to the delights of Motown, acapella gospel choirs, fledgling rappers on the cusp of a new medium, and retired jazz musicians who had long l...