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Grandma Knows Best

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Sip & Serve: Travel Light — a playful Sunday travel scene about keeping the good souvenirs and leaving some baggage behind.

Sip & Serve: Travel Light — a playful Sunday travel scene about keeping the good souvenirs and leaving some baggage behind.

Sip & Serve: Travel Light

2 hours ago1 min read

Grandma Knows Best Saturday Sip & Serve: Sip. Breathe. Notice. word search about pausing, nature, gratitude, rest, kindness, joy and peace.

Grandma Knows Best Saturday Sip & Serve: Sip. Breathe. Notice. word search about pausing, nature, gratitude, rest, kindness, joy and peace.

Saturday Sip & Serve: Sip. Breathe. Notice.

1 day ago1 min read

Weekend Sip & Solve social graphic announcing the Friday crossword Grandma Said What? Round Two, with a crossword motif and a QR code.

Weekend Sip & Solve social graphic announcing the Friday crossword Grandma Said What? Round Two, with a crossword motif and a QR code.

Weekend Sip & Solve: Grandma Said What? Round Two

2 days ago1 min read

Apparently You Need a Master’s Degree to Care

Apparently You Need a Master’s Degree to Care

Apparently You Need a Master’s Degree to Care

2 days ago4 min read

Editorial image about AI accountability showing a Black woman choosing to use AI, with the headline Alibi or Accountability?

Editorial image about AI accountability showing a Black woman choosing to use AI, with the headline Alibi or Accountability?

I Know I Shouldn't, But I Can't Help It

3 days ago3 min read

Older Black woman in a burgundy suit holding up a disconnected phone after a long wait, beside the words Your call is important to us. You, apparently, are not.

Older Black woman in a burgundy suit holding up a disconnected phone after a long wait, beside the words Your call is important to us. You, apparently, are not.

They Put You on Hold Instead of Holding You

4 days ago4 min read

Two Black teenagers beneath the headline They Are Still Children, representing a call for accountability and safer treatment of Black youth.

Two Black teenagers beneath the headline They Are Still Children, representing a call for accountability and safer treatment of Black youth.

They Are Still Children

5 days ago9 min read

Editorial image contrasting resort privilege with restricted public beach access in Jamaica. The headline asks: Slavery Ended. Did the Arrangement?

Editorial image contrasting resort privilege with restricted public beach access in Jamaica. The headline asks: Slavery Ended. Did the Arrangement?

I Saw It Before I Understood It: Who Gets to Own Paradise in Jamaica?

7 days ago9 min read

Sunday Sip & Serve Weekend Sip & Solve graphic with a steaming coffee cup and Finish the Saying challenge.

Sunday Sip & Serve Weekend Sip & Solve graphic with a steaming coffee cup and Finish the Saying challenge.

Sunday Sip & Serve — Finish the Saying

Sep 61 min read

Weekend Sip & Serve: Show Up — Saturday Word Search

Sep 51 min read

Hey Black/black People, Where Have You Been?

Hey Black/black People, Where Have You Been?

Hey Black/black People, Where Have You Been?

Sep 52 min read

Black woman using a grocery self-checkout while store staff and security watch nearby, illustrating reduced customer service and increased surveillance.

Black woman using a grocery self-checkout while store staff and security watch nearby, illustrating reduced customer service and increased surveillance.

When Did Courtesy Become a Luxury?

Sep 47 min read

Weekend Sip & Solve Friday crossword titled Grandma Said What? with familiar sayings to complete.

Weekend Sip & Solve Friday crossword titled Grandma Said What? with familiar sayings to complete.

Weekend Sip & Solve: Grandma Said What? — Friday Crossword

Sep 41 min read

Black woman singing joyfully in a sunlit living room, wearing a tan outfit and heels, surrounded by plants and warm natural light.

Black woman singing joyfully in a sunlit living room, wearing a tan outfit and heels, surrounded by plants and warm natural light.

Morning Gratitude: The Grandma Knows Best Song

Sep 41 min read

Carla Rodney writing beside tea, Stanley K. Ridgley's DEI Exposed, and a framed photograph of her grandparents, reflecting on bias, truth and higher education.

Carla Rodney writing beside tea, Stanley K. Ridgley's DEI Exposed, and a framed photograph of her grandparents, reflecting on bias, truth and higher education.

DEI Exposed — But Exposed to Whom?

Sep 38 min read

Classroom desk with pencils, books and a Canadian flag. A chalkboard reads “Public money meant for children. Who benefits?” and a note asks, “Who gets the pencil — and who gets erased?”

Classroom desk with pencils, books and a Canadian flag. A chalkboard reads “Public money meant for children. Who benefits?” and a note asks, “Who gets the pencil — and who gets erased?”

Who Gets the Pencil — and Who Gets Erased?

Sep 26 min read

Sick of Being Sick and Tired

Sick of Being Sick and Tired

Sick of Being Sick and Tired

Sep 22 min read

A youthful Black grandmother speaking with a circle of attentive Black girls in a warm, culturally grounded learning room.

A youthful Black grandmother speaking with a circle of attentive Black girls in a warm, culturally grounded learning room.

Keep Your Name on It

Aug 307 min read

Don’t Let Me Stop You From Ignoring My Black Ass

Don’t Let Me Stop You From Ignoring My Black Ass

Don’t Let Me Stop You From Ignoring My Black Ass

Aug 301 min read

Sunday Sip & Serve: Finish the Saying

Sunday Sip & Serve: Finish the Saying

Sunday Sip & Serve: Finish the Saying

Aug 301 min read

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