Watched this last night. The massacre isn't new info for me but hearing descendants, and even survivors, in their own words was both gripping and heart wrenching.

Day 10 #WritingBlackness Last day of my Classroom Management class. Keep thinking about my wip. Exhibiting all the inattentive behaviors of students we've been talking about. I'll try to remember this when kids aren't paying attention in my math classes come August. Patricia Woodside

These students will always remember this wfmynews2.com/video/news/edu…

Day 11. Spent most of week planning -- character stuff, thinking about story, plot outline. Back to words on paper. #WritingBlackness #Writing #amwriting #WritingCommunity Patricia Woodside

#WritingBlackness Day 28. Session 2. Handwriting, transcribing, typing, tracking... Getting words down. #amwriting #WritingCommnunity @storydazzle

I’m not exclusively acquiring books by BIPOC, but I do tell agents my list will be at least 90%—so I hope submissions will reflect that too. Somehow though, my submissions inbox is made up almost entirely of white exceptions.

You don’t like masks and vaccine mandates? Well I don’t like Covid.

Told my niece the delta variant was as contagious as chicken pox and she said, "What's chicken pox?" "Well, see, there was a vaccine..."

Watching Women of the Movement has been eye-opening, even though I thought I knew the story. Everything that reminds people Emmett Till was a young boy like any other is welcomed.

NPR has compiled a list of stories, music performances, podcasts and other content that chronicles the Black American experience. Explore the collection here. 👇🏾 npr.org/series/1075788…

Finally watched finale of #NextLevelChef. I love cooking competitions and I am hooked. As a writer, there's so much to learn from how chefs approach these shows. As RichardBlais says, "The game doesn't start until the competition ends." Game on!

No one is defined by any one action. We are the sum of many parts.

Lot of chatter about Sabrina and Demetrius but did Carmen just really roll up on Donovan's mom looking like broke down girl? Where's the clingy outfits and super glam makeup and hair? Be yourself because it's you will keep or lose him. #ReadyToLove #ReadytoloveDC

FL is officially a laughingstock. (I was holding out hope there was still a modicum of sanity.) bit.ly/3KNRDTm

Forgive me posting a video w this language but it's necessary. This is a CHILD. Teach him to do better but don't manhandle and treat him in this manner!

My son, the producer. Check out Ransom new project, No Rest For The Wicked, and Bernard B.W🏀 on The Gambler

One thing NY'ers LOVE about basketball...Point Gods!

This is heartbreaking. Because it's not only true in Hollywood, but across most industries. Always a fight. Hang in there, Taraji P. Henson We love you!

If 56 years is just in time... But I love it already!