When the boy child was 5 years old, he called me ‘Blackie’ and proudly told me that his friend from school told him that ‘Blackie’ was another word for Black people. To say I was shocked, upset, angry was an understatement. That moment, that time the boy child called my a racial slur, was myContinue reading “A chat with Black Moms Connection founder Tanya Hayles”
Tag Archives: Diversity
NO- I will never just ‘move on’ from Slavery.
Who the hell does David Cameron think he is? If I hear one more person say that black people should move on from slavery I’m going to loose my mind. Would he dare say to a Jewish audience that they should get over the holocaust? Which occurred for a shorter period of time than slavery?Continue reading “NO- I will never just ‘move on’ from Slavery.”
Getting real….talking black lives, Trump and parenting
As an outsider looking into to the mess that is the United States, more often than not I am left speechless. Beyond that though, as a mother, as someone with family in the US, there is a deep sense of solidarity with black folk and the struggles that they face, because although to a lesserContinue reading “Getting real….talking black lives, Trump and parenting”
Don’t let John Kelly re-write History
I’m pretty sure it’s blatantly obvious that I’m no conservative. So typically, when I see the asinine, ignorant and tone deaf comments made by some conservative politicians, across the western world,I generally roll my eyes. Needless to say, I’ve been in a perpetual state of eye-rolling since Trump has been elected. But some things justContinue reading “Don’t let John Kelly re-write History”
Dear Apple- no 12 white men in a room does not reflect diversity.
No. No no no no no no. Apple’s new VP of diversity and inclusion is All Lives Mattering her new role. She was on a panel discussing diversity and basically said that her focus will be on everyone and that you can have 12 white guys in a room and they will be diverse asContinue reading “Dear Apple- no 12 white men in a room does not reflect diversity.”
Diversity in the workplace matters
I’m so disappointed in Dove. I really am. I buy their products, I’ve been using #Dove for years. I loved the real women campaign. But this….this is unbelievable. Actually it isn’t. This is what happens when you don’t have a diverse marketing team and by diverse I mean black people. I’m sick of people usingContinue reading “Diversity in the workplace matters”
There’s nothing wrong with being proud to be black
So apparently black pride is a threat the FBI feels the need to name and deal with. I know some people hate the term Woke. It’s overused. It’s also used in the wrong context and yes it’s become commercialized. I’m sure you’ve seen the t-shirts. But despite that I still like it. And for meContinue reading “There’s nothing wrong with being proud to be black”
So excited to promo the the Woke Mommy Chatter podcast…coming soon!
Woke Mommy is working on a podcast that will be coming your way soon! Look out for it and listen to the intro I recorded to learn more. https://soundcloud.com/wokemommychatter/wokemommychatter-podcast-intro
I Don’t Need Therapy. I Need Help.
I don’t have my ‘ish together, I’m a hot mess mom.
