It's a holiday that a lot of folks don't know much about, and that's really sad. It's not on too many commercial calendars, in fact, I'm looked at my *NSYNC calendar earlier this week and there isn't a mention of it at all in today's box. We have other international holidays mentioned all through it, but not one mention of one of the biggest African American holidays. Folks love to cheer about freedom on July 4th, but in all ... Read the Post...
5 Years with my Mirena
**Warning: If you don’t want to read anything about my uterus please skip this post. Keep on reading if you’re interested, but know that you’ve been warned so don’t let things get weird between us!** "It's still in place." I actually might have done the praise hand emoji in real life when I heard my gyno say that at my annual appointment last November. I'm a few months away from year five with my Mirena implant and I'm happy I made ... Read the Post...
And All that Jaz – Episode 059 – Find Joy in Never-ending Pain
So much has happened these past few weeks and it seems like the phrase 'Black Lives Matter' is no longer seen as taboo. Companies and corporations everywhere are saying in and donating to the cause and Tavaria and I have so many thoughts and feelings about the sudden surge in participation in the movement. We also dive into the history of the upcoming holiday, Juneteenth, and why it's so important to Black people in the ... Read the Post...
You Don’t Have to March to Protest
There's a clip floating around of George Floyd's daughter, Gianna exclaiming that her daddy changed the world and she's correct. I don't know what it was about his murder that sparked a fire in so many people to realize that Black lives do indeed matter, but it did. Within a span of a week and a half there were protests in all 50 states as well as almost 20 countries. People took to the streets in droves for marches, and while there ... Read the Post...