One planet with many different languages, cultures, traditions, and historical stories. Everybody has a chapter in the history of humanity, but nobody owns the complete collection. It’s naïve to believe that the victor’s tale is the whole story. The operative word is EVERYONE.

Discovered a lump in my left breast in 11/2016. At the end of 12/2016, I was diagnosed w/ breast cancer. Breast cancer is just one chapter in my life; it is not the whole story. Owned my pain & used it to fuel my journey. Still here. Blessedness. #throwback #breastcancerawareness

It shouldn't be about the money, but the opportunity and the doors that open. I got $25K for my first book, "I Make My Own Rules" and less than that for #LadiesFirst. I considered not doing the second one. But both were The New York Times bestsellers that launched my writing career.

History with backstories are your specialty. Dis Gullah Geechee gal transported back in time. Thank you, Michael Harriot. Now when I think of #pigglywiggly, I’ll think of all the women in my family & Aunt Phyllis, too. #pigglywiggly #pigglywigglybag #SouthCarolina #BlackAFHistory

December 1, 1955 - December 1, 2023 68 short years. In Washington, DC, Metro Forward⁩ busses marking the anniversary of the #MontgomeryBusBoycott by reserving the front seat. 68 short years ago. And so much more left to do before what we truly want and need is accomplished.

It’s another trip around the sun for me today. In this new season, I’m sitting in a place of grace. May the wisdom of the years rest its wings on my shoulders and in my soul. May I find the courage and strength to let go of what I’ve outgrown. #birthdayblessings 🥳

I’m in the The Wall Street Journal today. A full page spread! Actually, this is my *third* time being published there but the ~first~ time in print. I wrote about MLK, Atlanta & the Black neighborhood he was from. I’m so honored, so grateful, so proud of this achievement. 🥹💖✨#MLKDay2024 #MLKDay

The voice is a wonderful gift that comes with privileges and responsibilities. No one else has your voice. Your voice is your power. There's a chorus of voices in 2024, telling you to be quiet. Speak up anyway. Sistahs! Happy International Women's Day. 💝#InternationalWomenDay

Dr. Julia Hughes opened her own pharmacy in Philly in 1899. She established the newspaper The Weekly Sun with T. Thomas Fortune in DC in 1914. In 1919 she moved to Harlem where she continued her successful hair care business & became politically active in the NAACP & other orgs.

“Church Picnic Story Quilt” is among the art collections in my house. This piece was commissioned for the High Museum of Art, with its story set in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park in 1909. #faithringgold

Singing, “Look who’s here, Miss Charlie Okona. Look who’s here. Miss Charlie on the move.” 🎶 #granddaughter

Woman to woman: This is not the season to tear down another woman. 💫 #womantowoman #womentowomen

For Harper’s BAZAAR, I wrote about Toni Morrison’s usage of food as a motif & ultimate symbolism throughout her work. What an honor to pen a piece about one of my literary heroines. harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-bo…

I was touched to see Gus Walz’s joy when his dad Tim Walz took the stage last night. Thankful for you showing us all what real love looks like, Gus. Let’s be a nation that embraces this kind of warmth and vulnerability, instead of making fun or mocking it. We could all use some

Mama Tina McElroy, rest easy. Thank you. #TinaMcElroy 🕊️🛎️

We just came through an election where $15 billion were spent on campaign—$5 billion on the Presidential campaigns alone—but all that money didn’t get us any closer to addressing the crisis of 140 million Americans living in poverty.

We don’t yet know the names of the 67 people we were killed, and you are blaming Democrats and DEI policies and Air Traffic Control and, seemingly, the member of the US military flying that Black Hawk helicopter. Don't you think you're getting ahead of the investigation?   Trump:

Bodies are still being pulled from the Potomac. The President and extreme MAGA Republicans are blaming women and people of color for the deadly plane crash. At the same time, they are dismantling the Federal Aviation Administration as we know it. Disgusting.

Daughter of Charleston Church Pastor Reflects on 2015 Shooting msn.com/en-us/news/us/…