Mom in the City 2.0

Today I attended a Ballroom Dancing assembly at the public school which my youngest son Sean attends. I was so impressed with how well the kids had learned six different types of ballroom dancing (merengue, swing, tango, foxtrot, waltz, and … Read More

New York City public school eighth graders received their Round 1 High School Results Letters this past week. Let’s just say that there was a lot of both joy and sadness in NYC middle schools. Since many of my long-time readers … Read More

Happy International Women’s Day! There are so many women doing incredible things in every corner of society that it’s fitting that we take the time to lift women up – today and every day! There are so many amazing women … Read More

February was a blur. There was a lot of life packed into those 28 days! My month was full of meetings, workshops, and trainings. Although I’m not a big fan of meetings overall, I’m fine with them when they are … Read More

As my sons get older. it takes more effort to find things for us to do together that are mutually enjoyable. Since I am a mom of sons, I have learned to enjoy superhero television shows and movies to spend … Read More

Did you watch the Oscars last night? I rarely watch the Oscars because I don’t usually have an opinion about who should win since I don’t watch most of the nominated movies. I looked through the list of nominees for … Read More

My youngest son Sean turned 11 years old last week. I am not crazy about most holidays but I do make every effort to make sure that the birthday person feels special and celebrated. I try to make Christmas and … Read More

Since I haven’t written about my natural black hair journey on this blog for a while and people often ask me about my hair, I decided to do an update to this post that was originally published on June 6, … Read More

Last night, the Community Education Council that I am a part of presented a town hall meeting with Dr. Dorita Gibson, NYC’s Senior Deputy Chancellor. (Originally, Chancellor Carmen Fariña was the featured speaker but she was called away at the … Read More

The first day of the school break (Friday, March 16th) was one of our favorites. We went to see Black Panther and later celebrated the Lunar New Year over Chinese food. Black Panther Outfits As you may have noticed, my family … Read More