The central experiences of childhood trauma are silence, isolation, and helplessness. Healing, then, must involve a restoration of voice, safe connection, and rightful power. Healing does not usually occur in isolation. It occurs in the context of a safe relationship.

Loved it.

I know people say it all the time but it really is true. When someone *shows* you who they are, believe them. Then walk away.

I wondered when this would hit the journalism circuit. As an educator working with high school math students, I can say firsthand lack of organized school transportation has a definite effect on attendance and therefore learning.

Reminder: Most overnight success stories are years in the making. — Lysa TerKeurst Adams

How dare they.

April is #StressAwarenessMonth. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Black men are disproportionately affected by mental health challenges and substance use — often linked to environmental stress and systemic factors.

Of Note: Parental device use significantly impacts kids—even if those kids don’t have their own screens. thedispatch.com/article/parent…

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

One of the best pieces on education I've ever read.

"Black voters still matter, and we will never erase our identities. So if Democratic funders want our support, we’ll need theirs back." wordinblack.com/2025/07/black-…

New #Americanheroes animated story🎥 Learn about the trailblazing Opera impresario Mary Cardwell Dawson, whose leadership skills and passion for opera paved the way for hundreds of Black performers to launch or expand their musical careers. youtu.be/gGqcCcB2Hps?si… Special thanks

I read a newsletter this morning in which the ques was asked why isn't there more of an uprising about the issues surrounding childcare. The statement was made that parents are basically left to fend for themselves. Black women and families have known and felt this for decades.

When states and cities allow enough homes to be built for everyone, it improves housing affordability overall. But the evidence shows it benefits renters in low-income neighborhoods most. pewtrsts.org/4l4RDj6

Caregiving touches every part of life. It might be *the* issue of the future. aarp.org/pri/topics/lts…

Stop whatever you're doing and watch Abducted From an HBCU: A Black Girl Missing Movie on Lifetime 🔥

“Any religion that professes to be concerned about the souls of men and is not concerned about the slums that damn them, the economic conditions that strangle them and the social conditions that cripple them is a spiritually moribund religion awaiting burial” #MLK #SundayWithKing