The cost of Dr. King’s work was death. Although I truly believe he should have a federal holiday, it is not lost on me that

The cost of Dr. King’s work was death. Although I truly believe he should have a federal holiday, it is not lost on me that
Today is the one-year anniversary of the last time I saw my dad alive. Weeks before Christmas last year, I had a hysterectomy. I wasn’t
Rihanna once sang, “Y’all should know me well enough … Please don’t call me on my bluff.” Those words have resonated with me lately. I
“You do too much!” “True.” The exception now is I’m trying to only do things that I want to do. If I am busy but
Yesterday, I closed chapter 37; it was the last chapter with my dad in it. Despite the pain that reality brings me, I am determined
The 2021-22 school year is a few weeks in. I returned in full educator mode in August on my own terms. Right before the school