Dear Mama: You Were Wrong To Tell Me I Had To Be Twice As Good As White Folk.
The idea that we have to work twice as hard as a white co-worker just to get the same, if we are lucky, is a form of learned helplessness.
Mothers
Are Black Mothers Ruining Their Boys?
Exploring the pitfalls of this maternal relationship
My Mother’s Words Still Make Me Cry
Dementia has taken the mind of the woman who raised me, but it can’t make me forget the life she lived.
If You Want Your Relationship to Last, Tell Your Moms to Mind Her Business
In the words of Ginuwine: “Ain’t none of your friends’ business”