Blessed & Curvy

There has been so many that have come before us. So many have gotten to a certain level and stopped.  This year feels different more than before for many reasons. It's only 18 days into the month but it feels  like its been years. Today marks Martin Luther King Jr, birthday and we are also two days away from our inauguration of  President Elect Joe Biden and the first Black Female Vice President. Vice President Kamala Harris who  broke through the glass ceiling . Let me explain why it is so monumental to me. As a African American female with an advanced degree I  have worked in corporate america for many years. I have networked, mentored and gone for many  senior level  management positions. I had sat in management meetings where later debriefed on my facial  expressions, suggested an idea that was overlooked for someone else to paraphrase what I said and it is credited to the other employee.  I have been told I challenged others, that I shou...

Mixed emotions bottled up about what is showing up in the media about this wall. Let me paint the picture for you. You are on a mission to make a better life for your family . You might have been running away from someone trying to kill you so your family pays to get you here . You're seeking to get away from whatever it is that we might never know.  Only thing they separate you from your young children, your wife, and your family trying to break you. Land of the free doesn't want you to come to the United States you're labeled a murder, rapist, and unfit to come here. We don't want you to take jobs away that even the low income don't want but we don't want you to have it. What resonates with everyone hearing this on the news, reading it in the newspapers and hearing on the radio is that higher up sitting in a oval office justified the treatment. I can only share from my perspective from my ancestors that were  brought over in slaves ships...