The biblical story of Esther is a powerful metaphor for my life and professional career. It’s one of few stories in the Bible I vividly remember from my childhood, and one that I apply in my daily life. The story of Esther is about a beautiful Jewish woman who married…

White supremacy is constantly raging. It never sleeps. It never rests. Why, because its hunger is bottomless/insatiable. It knows no boundaries. …

My heart, spirit and humanity rages as the impacts of White Supremacy and misogyny unleashes their never-quenched thirst for mass death and destruction, eroding our sense and sensibilities. No, not this time. Not again. Not ever again. Let’s be clear — the recent acts of violence against the Asian American…

“There comes a time when silence is betrayal.” “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” (Martin Luther King, Jr.) Perched on a limb in the…

When you’re embraced by a black woman, you feel the love and warmth of God herself. So, sink closer into her arms, letting go of the fears that keep you from your destiny. Inhale her natural scent like a flesh rose and gently whisper — Thank You. While her physical presence is not everlasting, her spiritual embrace lasts in perpetuity. #RIP Queen Cicely Tyson

Let’s be clear, Dr. Martin Luther King was a King. He walked the earth preaching, petitioning and screaming “Black Lives Matter,” then White Supremacy shot him in the head. And like all the other Kings and Queens — Malcolm X, Fred Hampton, Medgar Evers, Harry and Harriette Moore, Addie Mae…

I fled. I spent countless hours planning a two-week stay outside the US, hoarding food and cleaning supplies to avoid any threat of potential dangerous encounters unless until January 2021, so that I could perch on a beach-front property as Election Day polls opened and closed across America. …

In the midst of the chaos, are we witnessing a shift in the consciousness of America many have been waiting for? Protests across America, international marches of solidarity, corporate and philanthropic declarations, tweets, social media posts from pro-athletes, political leaders; hell, even the National Football League proclaimed that Black Lives…

Last week, Tonya Russell published a wonderful article in the New York Times title: Check in on Your Black Employees, and like the “rule followers” that they are — White people around the world checked on the mental health status of their Black friends, colleagues and family members. Texts, phone…