The next time we cut a Black business out of our budget to make up for the failures of our government, we must contemplate whether these purchases are truly a luxury or...

"If you don't have seven baskets of clothing, you can't ever have seven baskets of laundry." That was a lightbulb moment for me.

My recollection of dancing at the senior center contained pure and innocent joy. Older women clapping and smiling, shouting, "Go head shuga!" I want to be that type of elder. An elder who creates safe spaces for girls to be, as big, as wild and as free as they want to be before society and life tries to snatch it out of them. I’m glad I had that space. My dad, on the other hand, despised seeing me dance. What I saw as innocent fun, he saw as an "invitation."