“Why should I care about future generations? What have they ever done for me?”— Groucho Marx If we’re honest…that question probably crosses more minds than we’d like to admit. Because life is busy. We’re working, parenting, managing homes, trying to stay afloat — and sometimes thinking about the future of the planet feels far away…
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When You’re Healing, Be Careful Who You Let In: Protecting Yourself from Predator Relationships
There is a kind of vulnerability that doesn’t show on the outside. It’s the quiet kind. The kind that comes after a breakup. After a divorce. After illness. After life has stretched you in ways no one else can see. And as women — especially mothers — we don’t always stop. We keep going. We…
Carrying the Message Forward: Reflections from Rev. Jesse Jackson’s Homegoing #JesseJackson
Attending the homegoing celebration for Jesse Jackson was both humbling and deeply emotional. Chicago gathered in a way that felt historic — leaders, neighbors, activists, and everyday people came together to honor a man whose voice shaped generations of justice, faith, and possibility. The service, held at the House of Hope on Chicago’s Far South…
Taking the High Road: The Unseen Labor of Black Women
We’ve all heard it: “Just take the high road.” For Black women, it feels like that’s the only road we’re ever allowed to walk. At work, in marriages, raising kids, even in casual day-to-day interactions—we’re expected to be the ones who keep it together. The calm ones. The fixers. The peacemakers. But that expectation? It’s…
Matters of the Heart: A Love Letter to Black Women About Slowing Down and Choosing Ourselves
I originally went to urgent care thinking I was just dealing with a virus — something small I could push through, like we so often do. But within a few hours, everything shifted. After being evaluated, I was told to go to the emergency room immediately. In that moment, fear settled in, and I realized…
Elevate your life! Empowering Women Everywhere 