Hello Dear Sisters (and Advocates), I promised Dear Kaye, myself, and our Dear Little Soul that I would someday sing one of my all time favorite songs, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," and continue to push myself out of my…
I am that child, with withered skin and bulging belly And sunken eyes too weak to look at mama I am that child, who’s angry at my papa For coming home empty-handed again I am that child, whose mother cannot look in the eye…
Hey, Do you know that happiness is a complex concept that varies from one person to another? For Matthys for example, happiness is sleeping in a nice house, having a nice car and a filled bank account. Few months back I met…
to become her most of us go through it the chaotic journey of becoming ‘her’ along with the “oh she will break many hearts” and “can you please not spread those legs apart?” you know, the souvenirs of presenting yourself, as…
The last month or so I have been creating the wonderful body art that has helped so many over social media and women as far as I can reach, it has given me so much confidence I couldn`t imagine I would have. I have been told…
Hello Everyone, As I've always loved creatively expressing myself visually, I thought it would be fun to share a photographic journey of my difference hair styles, and colors, thus far:-) I think you can tell I enjoy…
African Americans...What Will We Be Called Next? This is not written from archives, research or academia. This is my life experience...part of my story. Again...Nini Mappo provided a spark that lit the flame. African…
Please enjoy this poem I wrote just for you. Let it ignite a fire in you like never before to go out & change the world. Nobody can impact the world in the special way you do. ************ Life is hard but don’t give up…
I am legally blind, & during COVID-19, I had ro stop workibg, so to fill some if my time, I started to draw again, which had been decades since I last drew. I was diagnosed Type I Diabetic when I was 13 years of age, and…
RBG, Sept. 19,2020 She held on as long as she could, cancer eating her body, chemo that would have felled a lesser woman. She must have felt us all leaning on her, and stood as long as she could, like a great tree in a…
I’ve learnt to smile Oh how I love to smile I’ve learnt to put my hands on my head and smile Sometimes through tears And oftentimes I guffaw At the intricacies of life At it’s complexities And the imbalance of it all For…
Since we are all sharing our crafts to engage or connect or entertain or be inspired, I thought I would share this humorous story. Before I had children, I had time to play around with a sewing machine. I had also received…
In 2016 when I was still thinking on how to change the economic situation of girls and women with hearing impairment. I was looking for fast and affordable income generating activities. At the same time lockdown had just…
I grew up in a house full of art. My parents met in a high school that promoted art. They married at 19. My dad did fine line drawing and worked his whole working life in film animation. My mom loved being home with us six…
I'm called emmanuella, i am a Congolese by nationality. i didn't get the chance to be in a rich family, but i got the chance to have great parents by my side. When i was young we were living in a place called goma, i always…
who inspires me in my existence? often times I rest the thought to seek honest assistance the very ones you trust for support, can’t seem to find their way and often deport and put up resistance. Encouragement and free…
Your Disability won't stop you Your disability won't cripple you There is so much power in you You're just different, unique differently-able you see not less than, oh no but powerful, mighty your blindness, sickness, cancer…
Dear “One” : World Pulse Here is my poem written March - Aug 2020. As a valued invited guest .. Your feedback and publishing is appreciated .. more to come with annotations if requested. Please do send me your two line…
When I was a little girl, I used to play in the mud, it was such an amazing thing to be able to build almost anything that I set my mind to with just sand and water made perfectly into mud by last night's rain. I can assure…
I dedicate this story to dearest Nini Mappo, I was having a difficult time getting started with my first story. I saw your story because I followed you. First, big congratulations on the award for speaking your truth about…
Please enjoy my short film! Here is the synopsis: A black women in The United States of America struggles to feel accepted in her own country. Trying to raise up from the roots of oppression she faces the harsh realities of…
Many people want to be part of a book club and to connect with others about big ideas, but find themselves too busy or without access to the material. And yet, the written word and the ideas it expresses can be immensely…
Hello everyone. Thank you for stopping by to read my post. I love to sing and write songs. Some of my favorite singers are Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez. Even though some might not think I'm the best singer, I…
we are fortunate to have the grace to be born and to live alive in these times, several challenging times,What things can we bring before God when judgment comes for self-defense. I may look ridiculous to readers, there is a…
I am that fallen butterfly without wings I am that banal child of Greece I am that stoning radiance of this soil I am the suffering and painful girl of this land O compatriot! Friend of my moments Don’t beat me! I'm in pain…
