empowerment – Page 3 – The Ink Well

Bringing My Milkshake Back to the Yard

Maybe I just needed to move my milkshake to a bigger yard. Maybe I have a special glow now that I’m living in the city of my dreams. It’s been quite refreshing to finally have my milkshake on a yard where it’s appreciated.

Finding Your Own Kool-Aid

Thanks to Jim Jones and the Jonestown Massacre in the late 1970s, the term “drinking the Kool-Aid” most often has a very negative connotation for most people in this country. While I don’t want any of my dear readers getting caught up in no crazy cults with animal sacrifices or groups where you have to…

Ms. Howard and the Black History Project That Changed Everything

I’ve held onto to Ms. Howard’s history project for more than 20 years because it reminds me to never forget who I am as African American and to celebrate the gift of my heritage ever day.