In Erin Entrada Kelly’s Blackbird Fly, main character Apple Yengko says that everyone has three IFs (Interesting Facts). Growing up, my three IFs would have been I was not always so proud of my Black skin. As a Black woman, mother to a Black child, educator and community leader to Black children it pains me to say that but this was…
Say It, "Rah-shay"
Words and thoughts from RachéeIn which I run a 5k like a boss! My friend, Bookwoman, once shared that she would sign up to do a race once a month in order to keep herself motivated and training, Since I have been wogging and sometimes even jogging, I wanted to do something that would keep me motivated through out the fall and winter. Far too often…
A few weeks ago I connected with The Librarian over a shared interest in storytelling. We chatted about stories and books and have been exchanging thoughts and ideas ever since. He’s a children’s librarian, I’m a library chick and together we rock. So when inspiration for my storytimes for work seemed to have fizzled, I thought back on a conversation we had about books and created…
I won’t lie; the memes about Christmas being single digit weeks away would typically stress me out but this year I am all set to let the holidays come and celebrate them as I am. Usually I get caught up in the hustle of feeling the need to do or be more but this year some changes have occurred in…
It’s November and time to take a look back at October’s goals and set some intentions for the rest of the year. There are only eight(ish) weeks left in this year! I need to make them count. OCTOBER GOALS CHECK IN Wog TWO Miles without stopping. It took a whole month but dammit, I RAN two miles without stopping. These…