A Black Woman Life Coach's Cultural Musings

The Importance of Cultural Memory

My family and I got to spend time in Hilton Head, South Carolina this past week. We had fun, ate good, and a sista walked away with a...

Why We Need Black Bookstores

Go into just about any book store and you are sure to find a "self-help" section. In fact, a number of us own one or more of books that...

Disinformation War: Are We Prepared to Recognize the Truth When We See It?

During the last US presidential election cycle, may of us were appalled by how gullible Fox News viewers and other conservatives seemed...

Coming Back to Center, Or How to Get Unstuck

I've often talked about my favorite book, Two Thousand Seasons by Ayei Kwei Armah. In it, Armah describes "The Way." I understand it to...

Summer Plans for Black Radical Self-Care

Last week I told you all about my gold-digger journey. Today, I want to tell you a little about one area of that journey: RADICAL...

Word Sounds Have Power, Even If You're the Only Person that Hears Them

Among the Dogon people of West Africa, there is a concept referred to as nommo. While the construct is far more complex than I will...

Habari Gani?

It's Kwanzaa All! Or greeted more appropriately: Habari Gani? (What's the news?) Today is the second day of Kwanzaa--a cultural...

Year-End Wrap-Up

Hey, you hey, Are you in the holiday spirit yet? Me? Not as much as I usually am. There's something about a Pandemic, anti-Black...

I Felt Like Writing Again.

It's been a while since I felt like my normal writerly self. Last week, I sat and wrote a mini-chapter in a day because I felt like...