Celebrating Black Maternal Health Week #BMHW25

Mom and three kids Greetings from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania! Things have been busy. I am still a working mom of three, working full time who is trying to make a difference. I do a lot of things and try to be present so that I can learn from them. I share them on this blog so that we can learn together. Below are some thoughts, hacks, and/or lessons that I have learned from navigating my world. Black Maternal Health Week April 11-17, 2025 I am a Black mom to three wonderful children. I was blessed to have three successful births. While I am an attorney, my third delivery highlighted the potential risks that occur when a physician fails to listen to the birthing person. Initially, I chalked it up to the physician involved and limited it to my personal birthing experience. Then, I learned that I was not special. Overwhelmingly, Black women experience higher rates of birth trauma, birthing complications and negative birth outcomes.  These statistics are what lead to the creation of ...

America is ready for change!!!


America has shown us that it is ready for change. Super Tuesday and the subsequent primaries have revealed that the Democratic primary will continue to be a tight race.

The results reveal that Democrats were not lead astray by the Clinton campaign's attempt to make this election merely about race. Rather, the election is about the issues.

Now it appears that the election is what it was intended to be--a fair competition. That is all that we ever wanted.

May the best person win.

GO OBAMA!!!

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