Good hair, bad hair, what the hair is going on? They say it’s supposed to be a woman’s crowning glory, but for Jackie, a young, black girl from the deep South, it is everything but! Growing up black and female is tough enough, but coupled with coping with a head full of nappy hair in…Continue reading Latest Book Release!
The Shameless Rant
Welcome to my author blog. I am grateful that you decided to drop by and check out The Shameless Rant. It is a space where I hope that you can be comfortable sharing your knowledge, opinions, inspirations, hopes, dreams, and gripes in a friendly & respectful manner.I also hope to offer you the same in…Continue reading The Shameless Rant
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
This book! This book! This book! This book has proliferated my soul in a way that no other has. In the book, Caste by Isabel Wilkerson, the author gives an insightful, raw, and in-depth look into America’s “race “ issue that dates back to its origins. It sheds light on topics that I have long…Continue reading Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
The Lost Twin Part III
If you missed Part II, check it out here Fall floated in like rose petals making their way down onto the soft dew-soaked grass just beneath. Southeast Texas had never been famous for cool breezes and toasty brown or burnt orange leaves in October. The seasons, with no distinguishable characteristics, just kind of crept in…Continue reading The Lost Twin Part III
The Lost Twin Part II
If you missed it, check out Part I here Two weeks passed with no sign of Dewayne. Cameron’s mom hoped that her son had finally distanced himself from the kid. She hadn’t spoken about him and, Cameron hadn’t volunteered any details, which was also relieving, and concerning at once. On this particular Friday evening, Jeremy…Continue reading The Lost Twin Part II
Is Blood Thicker Than Water
Is Blood Thicker than Water? I have a definitive, unequivocal answer to that question; however, for the sake of effect; in essence, dragging things out just for the sake of doing so, I will hold my response for now. Don’t you just hate it when people do that? I mean, just leave you hanging while…Continue reading Is Blood Thicker Than Water
The Lost Twin
This would certainly be the end. A five-year friendship down the drain. Cameron figured he’d done what was best for everyone involved, otherwise, things could’ve unfolded a lot worse. Dwayne had left him no other choice. Then again, there are always choices, but not always ones that ended amicably. So, yeah, come to think of…Continue reading The Lost Twin
Just Mercy
Bravo for Brian Stevenson! Just Mercy is a moving, candid, and eye-opening depiction of injustice in America primarily inflicted upon black and brown impoverished and underprivileged people. It is an autobiographical account of the author, a young law student at the start of his career who is tasked with providing defense against what would seem like impossible…Continue reading Just Mercy
Obligatory Change-Lead by Example
I’ve wanted to write on this topic for several weeks now, but I couldn’t bring myself to put pen to paper. My heart has been heavy and I have been fearful that I am so close to the topic that the trajectory and intent of my words might be misinterpreted by many.Now that I have…Continue reading Obligatory Change-Lead by Example
The Water Dancer
Ta-nehisi Coates’s The Water Dancer presents a great story of the injustices of slavery, painting a picture of the obstacles and hardships that slaves faced in a quest for freedom. The story takes place during the Antebellum Era in America in Virginia. Hiram, its main character who lives on the Lockless estate, is a child…Continue reading The Water Dancer
#Metoo, Now What
I applaud those whom over the last couple of years have courageously come forward to expose the heinous and despicable sexual abuse of their victimizers. Though, I am aware that not only women have been harassed and degraded by those in power, I will speak to women, first, because I am one, and second, because…Continue reading #Metoo, Now What