TRIGGER WARNING: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE REFERENCES We live in a world where girls and women are still not safe—especially in their homes. Indeed, Tracy Chapman’s famous song, Behind The Wall, tells an all too familiar narrative of what happens when neighbors are long-term witnesses to domestic violence. True, the neighbors in Tracy’s song, like everywhere elseContinue reading “Why WAP Makes ’em Mad.”
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LORD, GRANT ME THE CONFIDENCE OF A MEDIOCRE WHITE MAN.
When I’m invited to deliver a keynote speech, one of my first steps is reading Maya Angelou quotes. I’m not quite sure when that started but it is now very much a part of my current creative process. My reading choices have always been non-fiction and educational texts. Honestly, I was introduced to Maya Angelou’sContinue reading “LORD, GRANT ME THE CONFIDENCE OF A MEDIOCRE WHITE MAN.”