What am I doing New Year's Eve? Well, thanks to my church live-streaming Watch Night Service, Jenise and I are comfortably staying in tonight. Her mother has her too gun-shy to go out, and I think that we should bring in the New Year together, so I end up doing whatever Jenise wants to do. … Continue reading First Kwanzaa – Day 6 →

Yesterday's post was a rush job. I gave myself an hour before midnight to complete it and send it. I did it on purpose, because the subject matter was a source of great bitterness for me. I hate that my business ventures failed because my own people wouldn't support me. I didn't realize how much … Continue reading First Kwanzaa – Day 5 →

I have preached sermons on the principle of Ujamaa. This post may evolve into a rant. You have been warned. Nothing would please me more than for our community to invest in its own businesses to the level that we invest in others. It has been said ad nauseum: this entire country moves on Black … Continue reading First Kwanzaa – Day 4 →

Sitting here, in my favorite Betty Boop pajamas, gazing at my purple and white Christmas tree, my mind is flooded with random thoughts about wrapping up 2018 and how to begin 2019. And then, I remembered that I hadn't blogged yet. Oops. Hmm...this has always been a toughie for me. I have never been a … Continue reading First Kwanzaa – Day 3 →

I get that the objective of Kwanzaa is to establish and restore community. Kwanzaa is done as a group. However, if I'm going to be observing Kwanzaa, then I need to make it personal first. Kwanzaa needs to be relevant to me before I can make it relevant for my family, my household, and my … Continue reading First Kwanzaa – Day 2 →