Being Black Chronicles – Page 3 – Chronicles of Michai's Mom

🎶Somebody Prayed For Me…

Had me on their mind, took the time and prayed for meeeee I’m so glad they prayed 👏🏾, I’m so glad they prayed👏🏾 I’m so glad they prayed for me!!!🎶 The picture above is from last night’s YMCA Black Achiever’s Gala where Michai was one of fourteen scholarship recipients. WSSU’s Women’s Basketball Head Coach, L’Tona… Continue reading 🎶Somebody Prayed For Me…

You Better Celebrate Your Work…before a white woman takes the credit 💁🏾‍♀️

Many will agree that social media has created a platform for people to constantly compare themselves, show only their “good sides”, and for people to gain virtual courage. Others will talk about how this current generation posts too much, and in fact, I have a shirt that reads, “You Post Too Much.” However, while I… Continue reading You Better Celebrate Your Work…before a white woman takes the credit 💁🏾‍♀️

Winston-Salem Needs A Whole “Lotta Love”…

Being an introvert is often a topic of my conversations, and I’ve recently included discussions about being an empath. Both help me describe my emotions and attribute to what I’m feeling at a particular time. The two topics have become more accepted since the pandemic, but they still do not eliminate the literal and figurative… Continue reading Winston-Salem Needs A Whole “Lotta Love”…

Watch Your ‘Mouf’!

Saturday’s Vlog included discussion of how we need to increase our advocacy for Black women. It came on the heels of feeling isolated during a board meeting last Monday, my Facebook comments being deleted from someone’s post about Brittney Griner last Tuesday, and an overall exhaustion of showing up for everyone else, but not witnessing… Continue reading Watch Your ‘Mouf’!

Normalize…

I was asked to share some of the things I talked about on the most recent vlog episode, and I thought it could serve as a blog post. ◦ Normalize celebrating each other. ◦ Normalize not investing energy in those you expect to celebrate you but don’t. ◦ Normalize allowing people to be honest about… Continue reading Normalize…

Our Journey to Graduation During a Pandemic…Part 2 (when being too transparent goes wrong)

Two years ago today, I created a Facebook post that included all the benefits of Dual Enrollment at Forsyth Tech. During that time, we’d just entered the pandemic. I didn’t fully understand the type of student I had, but I definitely understood the child I birthed. 😳😩😂 He had already taken a FTCC course and… Continue reading Our Journey to Graduation During a Pandemic…Part 2 (when being too transparent goes wrong)

Our Journey to Graduation During a Pandemic…Part 1

One of the only reasons Michai allows me to continue to post about him is because he knows how much he’s learned from other people’s life experiences. He also understands that one of the only reasons I will continue to share is if I can be transparent about the positive and not so positive things… Continue reading Our Journey to Graduation During a Pandemic…Part 1

“Violence IS an Equity Issue”

Since I started hosting the Vlog, I’ve been saying most of what I would typically write. Yet, I’ve still tried to post something once a month for the sake of consistency. I thought my “tribute” to my late client would be the post for this month but, after participating on a panel today, I received… Continue reading “Violence IS an Equity Issue”

“Thank You For Being A Friend…”

We ended 2021 losing America’s Golden Girl, Betty White. We learned today of the loss of a father/friend/mentor to many, as well as, an incredible history maker…Sidney Poitier. Before losing both of them, I lost a dear friend by the name of Ms. Peggy. If you want to learn a little more about her, she… Continue reading “Thank You For Being A Friend…”

“Oh Be Careful Little Mouth What You Say”

Being intentional about the energy and words I put into the atmosphere is really important to me, because the universe has a way of shifting and making me seem like a liar (a behavior I despise). A few weeks ago, I was invited to join some WSSU Alums to take a trip to watch the… Continue reading “Oh Be Careful Little Mouth What You Say”