Back To Me

I am back in the Bay Area. Back in the land that birthed me, raised me, and sent me out into the world to become a mother, wife, Iya’lorisha for Oshun, Esusu founder, and to work as a change agent for organizations in Boston, Chelsea, Chicago, and now, Oakland, CA. It feels good to be […]

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Happy birthday, Ma

It’s been nearly ten years since I placed the last phone call to the detective searching for you in Reno. Ten years since I waited by the phone to hear the news, from someone. Somewhere. Ten years since I asked you to come to Chicago. Just come, Ma, we will figure out the rest once […]

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MANY HANDS MAKE LITTLE WORK: EXPLORING MUTUAL AID AND MUTUAL ASSISTANCE AND ITS CONNECTION TO BLACK MOTHER ACTIVISM

When you drive through a black neighborhood, what do you see? I ask this question because as community  psychologists actively engaged in cross-cultural competency practices, we should be aware that what shows on the surface of community interactions might not give us the whole picture. If we run through our minds what our first gut […]

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