by MomJonz | Jun 15, 2018 | Empowering Women, Life
Diversity is important to us. When we move into a neighborhood and look at schools for our children we want the demographics to represent the real world. Some people may prefer the opposite. That’s ok, but it does make me...
by Mamas and Coffee® | May 11, 2018 | Empowering Women, Empowering Youth, Life, Self-Esteem
Photo by T. Chick McClure on Unsplash A loss of innocence and the swift lesson in racism from your “friends†Disclaimer: This story won’t be funny or cheerful, and my better self...
by MomJonz | Mar 23, 2018 | Empowering Women, Life
Back in December, I wrote an article about things you shouldn’t say to a black person when you first meet. I promised I would expound on them a bit more in future articles. So, here we go for one of them today. Let’s...
by MomJonz | Mar 2, 2018 | Empowering Women, Empowering Youth, Life, Self-Esteem
“What do you mean you can’t braid her hair? It’s normal hair.” That started a conversation in our home. A dialogue between my husband and child that I silently sat at the table and watched the frustration...
by MomJonz | Feb 16, 2018 | Empowering Women, Life
Wow, I’m excited to share the story of the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) first black officers. Let me introduce you to Major Charity Adams Earley. For the rest of this month, my goal is to share with you the history of some amazing...