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• Juneteenth: The True Meaning of Freedom and Resilience
  Juneteenth is more than a date on the calendar. It is a reminder that freedom is precious, hard-fought, and unfinished. When I think about Juneteenth, I don’t just think about the Emancipation Proclamation or June 19, 1865. I think about my ancestors. I think about the women and men who endured the unimaginable. People who… Read more: Juneteenth: The True Meaning of Freedom and Resilience
• For a Time Like This
  There has never been a “convenient” time to be Black in America. There have been moments of progress. Seasons of visibility. Years when diversity felt celebrated. But comfort? Safety? Stability? Those have always been fragile and negotiated rather than guaranteed. Black History Month often arrives packaged as a highlight reel. We hear about firsts and… Read more: For a Time Like This
• Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
  There are moments when I am sitting in my Seminary classes or bow my head to pray, and something inside me whispers: You don’t belong here. I can be holding my Bible, standing on holy ground, and still feel like I’m standing in someone else’s shoes. For me, this is what imposter syndrome looks like… Read more: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
• The Power of Not Yet
  We live in a culture that worships immediacy, instant results, instant healing, instant success. Everywhere we look, there are reminders that faster is better, that slow means failure, that if you’re not already “there,” you’re behind. But life doesn’t move at the speed of Wi-Fi. Growth moves at the speed of roots. “Not yet” is… Read more: The Power of Not Yet
• All In: A Womanist Baptism into Change and Greatness
  Today I choose the waters. Not because life has been easy, but because life has been heavy, relentless, and still God is change. I have felt the weight of stagnation, the pause that felt like it might never break. But now I know I am standing on the cusp of something great. I am on… Read more: All In: A Womanist Baptism into Change and Greatness