Owning my Sexuality 

May is national masturbation month, which brings to light various ideas of what is acceptable in sex and sexuality.  Female sexuality is something that is often defined by everyone and everything but the woman herself. This is especially true for black women. Webster’s defines sexuality as: the quality or state of being sexual Since our …

The Road to Celibacy

​If the road to hell is paved with good intentions than the road to celibacy must be laced with broken glass. My road to celibacy began as many things in my life do; a day late and a dollar short.  Which may in actuality equate to right on time,  but only time will tell.   …

Stuck: to be or not to be

​The first time I welcomed a child into the world I did so as a single mom.  Twenty years later, despite a steep learning curve and various levels of disaster, I’ve managed to repeat history and find myself questioning how is it that I got stuck. The typical teenager when I graduated highschool I looked …