I've seen lots of great round-ups of Black-owned businesses over the past several weeks (here, here, here, and here to share a few!) and I wanted to share a few things I've ordered recently as part of a personal effort to be more conscientious about the businesses I'm supporting. I would …
NEW ADDITIONS TO TEDDY’S BOOKSHELF
As part of my overdue and ongoing commitment to becoming actively anti-racist, I recently ordered several children's books from this list of Coretta Scott King Book Award winners to read to Teddy before bed each night. The award is given to outstanding Black authors and illustrators of children's books that demonstrate an appreciation for …
MOVING FORWARD
Happy Monday, friends. How are you feeling? I have a heavy heart over all the firsthand accounts of racism my eyes have been opened to on social media this past week coupled with the the loss of our sweet family pup on Friday, but I'm willing myself to feel a sense of hope amidst the …
20 WOMEN OF COLOR TO FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA
If you're anything like me, this week has made you reflect a lot about the voices you're listening to on social media and specifically the voices you're not hearing enough of. I was quickly embarrassed to realize I was guilty of following many more white women than women of color in the decorating/fashion/lifestyle/travel spaces to …
FIVE CONCRETE WAYS I’M GOING TO DO BETTER
Like so many of you, I've had a heavy heart this week, my mind racing between grief and hopelessness and of course a desperate desire for change. I posted this over the weekend and together you donated over $7,300 to the Black Visions Collective, the first $1,000 of which Will and I matched and …