In this New Year, Audit Your Life
Every year, I see a new year as an opportunity to audit myself, my life, my relationships. I think it presents to us a chance to look around and see what we have chosen, and how it either feeds or starves us. And after the year we’ve just come through, …
Announcing My Next Book Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual
The day has finally come… BOOK NUMBER 2 IS HERE. I am nervous. Why am I nervous?! It took me 9 whole years to finally call myself a writer after I started this blog. Why? Because I was afraid of everything that came with that title. I didn’t think I …
The Best Birthday Gift You Could Give Me in 2021 + A Big Podcast Announcement!
Hey, y’all. I am currently chin-deep in some blankets while I prepare for a day of doing absolutely nothing. You know why? Because it’s my birthday! I am so grateful to be on this earth another year and make it to another birthday, even with the continuous dumpster fire of …
About the Movie Soul, its Beauty and its Blemishes
Note: SPOILERS GALORE so skip this if you haven’t watched. Disney and Pixar’s latest animated film Soul has been living rent-free in my head since I saw it last week. My first reaction was: I loved it. But then I started giving it more thought, even as my good feels …
My 2020 Holiday Gift-Giving Guide!
Over the years, I have had many thoughts on Black Friday and holiday shopping: why I haven’t participated, why we have to #BuyBlack, and overall how to do Black Friday the RIGHT way (i.e NOT going to Walmart). Hopefully, you all are staying safe and were able to divulge into …
The Mess That Biden Must Clean Up Because of Trump – Cartoon Edition
The United States has just continuously shown its underskirt these last 4 years with Cheeto Satan in office, and the world has been watching. Now that we know he’s getting the fuck out the office, with this stressful ass history-making ass election that Joe Biden won, we can breathe a …
Keep Going (with Cari Champion) – Episode 52 of Rants & Randomness
On this episode of Rants & Randomness, we’ve got a fantastic conversation that will inspire you to keep going when resistance rises up to meet you. Today I’m talking with the amazing Cari Champion. She’s a journalist, an amazing host, and someone who is out in front leading the way …
Stay Vigilant and VOTE – BONUS Episode 13 of Rants & Randomness
Today is Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Election Day in the United States. The last day to cast a vote in this crazy-ass election in the dumpster fire year that is 2020. Voting is really important. And I am assuming that if you listen to this podcast and if you’re part …
Demand More (with Abby Wambach) – Episode 51 of Rants & Randomness
On this episode of Rants & Randomness, I’m talking to an absolutely amazing athlete and human, Abby Wambach. Abby is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and FIFA World Cup champion. She was the United States leading scorer in the 2007 and 2011 Women’s World Cup tournaments and the 2004 and …
#EndSARS: Why Nigerians are Protesting and How You Can Help
The revolution is now and I need you to join the fight against SARS. Over the last week, Nigerians have been marching in the streets and protesting online against police brutality. SARS stands for The Special Anti-Robbery Squad. They were created in 1992 to deal with crimes associated with robbery, …