As a Drama and Playwriting Teaching Artist, I have instructed thousands of youth in Philadelphia and surrounding areas. There is one group of students, however, that stands out to me as the one that taught me the most. This group, a bunch of kids who stayed after school twice a week specifically for “Drama with…
A Non-Influential Post About Being Influential
Before you start reading this post, I have to give a disclaimer. I’m not on the list. I’m not on any list. Wait, I take that back. Last week I found out that I was named one of the 127 Best Black Websites. That was cool. But, I’m not on any “blogger to be treated and…
I’m Moving My Cheese. And My Child. And I’m Scared.
Alright, I have to tell y’all something lest you think I’m some sort of well-adjusted, roll with the punches type gal. Ayva and I are moving to the other side of the country in a few weeks, and I am scared out of my mind. I know that it might be difficult to tell if…
Single Mom Finds Love
For nearly a decade, the entirety of my twenties, I’ve lived in Philadelphia. Although I was born here, it wasn’t until I was an adult that I lived here for an extended amount of time. When I first moved here to do work at a theatre company, I hated it. I remember crying, often, during…
Today I Am Grateful
Have you ever been so overwhelmed with a situation that you just have to let it go and let God do with it what He will? Well, that’s what I did a few weeks ago when I was stressing out about how I was going to be able to take care of Ayva after my…