Po-Po-Poetry Month – Abria Smith
April is the 25th anniversary of National Poetry Month, a celebration of poets and poetry, started by the Academy of […]
Women
A Magical Time of Women Working Together – MPDC
For a while, the stars aligned and magic issued from the mostly Black female staff of Madison Park Development Corporation […]
Uncovering and Rediscovering My Corners during Covid-19 Pandemic
Sheltering in place during the Covid-19 pandemic is allowing me to uncover and rediscover the corners of my life and […]
Channeling my inner Norma Jean (Mama)
My mother is a strong woman. When the going gets tough, she gets tough and keeps going. I channel my […]
Edith/Jassy – decades apart yet the same conclusion – R.I.P
The recent murder of Jassy Correia who was murdered after leaving a club in Boston brought the following essay I […]
The Dichotomy – Those that Have, Those that Have Not
I am torn apart and set asunder by the dichotomy I witness daily; the striking differences in the way people […]
Side or direct – Me, Too
Sometimes, it’s the side-eye and other times the direct eyes. It is menacing men, four, five, ten and twenty years […]
The joy of dining alone
One of the simple pleasures of my life is dining alone. I absolutely adore having a good meal in a […]
We are all connected – Women’s March Boston
Participating in the Women’s March in Boston on January 21, 2017, with the multitudes of people got me to thinking how […]