February 28, 2019
“Happy Wednesday!” I was hailed as I passed Charlotte in one of the numerous hallways at work. Really? We’d started on the same day and trained […]
February 22, 2019
Discipline is my word for the year. Rosetta Thurman, millionaire and CEO at Happy Black Woman charged us to have a theme word for 2019. I […]
February 16, 2019
Before I met the young man in the photo, I overheard someone advising him to head to Los Angeles or New York, cities where he would […]
February 7, 2019
Community is good. Two or three people coming together, with God is in their midst, blessings abound. Scientists assure us that community extends life expectancy. But, […]
January 8, 2019
I had the privilege of hosting Nigerians United in Nebraska’s annual Christmas party last Saturday. It was lit. Not because I hosted it, nor because I […]
November 23, 2018
Prologue “What would you do when you first cast your eyes on your beloved?” Bisi folded a matching set of ankra clothes still creased from the […]
November 19, 2018
He stood on the balcony of a two-story building looking down at the crowd. “If you love him,” he admonished, “I’d like you to repeat what […]
November 18, 2018
“What I owe the American people is to let them see who I am so there are no surprises. I don’t want to be anyone but […]
October 27, 2018
“I just want to testify of God’s goodness to me.” When Funke started her testimony that Sunday morning, congregants leaned forward in their seats, eager for […]
August 8, 2018
Time and again, I write about Yoruba culture so, I felt I knew enough to be an Alaga Ijoko/Iduro at a Yoruba engagement ceremony. I read […]