I’m from Ahoskie, N.C. (some call it ‘Hoskie) a small town of about 4,000 (which may be a stretch). We are small, but mighty! After 24 years away, I moved back home. Both my parents attended the local community college I currently serve as Dean of Student Services. The College opened in 1967. After serving…
Category: family
can we talk about black girls?
i have three nieces – ages 14, 8 and 3. i didn’t have them, but they’re mine. they’re yours. they are ours. somewhere along the way i think we relaxed on the ‘it takes a village‘ mentality. with all this r. kelly talk and the young black woman recently attacked at mcdonald’s, i wonder when…
don’t get too comfortable
last weekend some friends and i bar hopped around dc. when the rooftop at our regular spot was closed for a private event, we headed to another familiar, eye-candied one. as usual, we caught up with old friends, met new ones and ended the night full of little white receipts from our adventures. there were…
still kicking, just not that high
one of the greatest men i ever knew was my granddaddy, connie wesley manley. i love him more years after he’s gone. i wrote a poem for him in my book and i said there that daily i rise deeper into the man he was. and at 41, i’m finally understanding him. his life has…