Did you know that my mother graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music? Or that she was a classically trained singer who gave Freedom Concerts to raise money for the Civil Rights Movement? #CorettaScottKing

How strange that this feels like it was just yesterday.

I made her-story—again—by becoming SAWH’s first-ever Honorary Lifetime Member. May every “first” fling open the door for who—and what—comes next. The receipts say: We made #HERstory! #HerDue #BlackWomenLead

I had to Google this, and I must say… the Lord is waiting on a lot of y’all to call on Him. Now.

Thank you to Denise Maycock and Tribune242 for this vital coverage. Grand Bahama needs more reporting that informs and empowers—not just entertains. Literacy is power. Too many trust WhatsApp and YouTube without question. We must interrogate our leaders and our sources. Read

Too many Black women at HBCUs are treated like “pets” when we’re agreeable—and “threats” when we dare to lead. We can’t keep losing the very women who make these places great. 🖊️ My latest in Diverse: Issues In Higher Education: 🔗 bit.ly/3H9Ozo9 #FromPetToThreat #HBCU #HerDue #HBCUs

Thankful for the Black women who remind me even crumbled papers hold the truth. We don’t all have the same assignment. Mine won’t let me part seas & hide in corners. Even if I never make it, I’ll keep building the Promised Land. #HerDue

Mike Brown. You matter so much. Before you were dehumanized, discarded and disregarded, you were loved. You still are. Before your name became a hashtag, your parents named you. I’m praying for them today. #MikeBrown

Nashville Black American Wind Symphony! This is an Experience!!!

Very proud to be the president of such a prestigious chapter of phenomenal journalists and media professionals. #NABJ25 #NABJ Headquarters ✊🏾🖊️🎙️💻 📷 🎥 📝 🔈

Honored to join B-CU’s century-old Women’s Advisory Board, carrying forward Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune’s legacy! Mummy on a Teddy Roosevelt quote: “Smart, but it wasn’t his blood on the battlefield.” She’s right. Words inspire, but real service demands skin in the game. #HerDue

#Leo facts 👏🏼

Were you afraid? If you were, I don’t remember. At 3, maybe 4, before Daddy left, before life’s wonderful & cruel breath, you sang “O, Tannenbaum” on a spit of sand. At 43, you’re still singing—stronger than you know. god will never leave you halfway. Love, 43 🎉

And to now be in multiple, and outlets across The Bahamas. God is kind. 🥹 To see my growth, is crazy. 😭 Why I crying?

Designer Ann Lowe became the quintessential style maven and influencer of the fashion industry. Her Madison Avenue boutique showcased exceptional design and tailoring, welcoming prominent clients including Jacqueline Kennedy and the Rockefellers during her 50-year career.

African American businesswoman Maggie L. Walker was born in 1864, Walker became the first woman to charter a bank in the US, the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank in Richmond, VA. Learn more: s.si.edu/3wDKWeL.

"My message is: Serena, you need to show up." Venus Williams wants her sister in attendance for the next round as she advances with her doubles partner Leylah Fernandez at the US Open 😂

Libraries have always been sanctuaries. Their love has lifted me & powers me through storms. Honored to join the Building Radical Empathy Online Convening, Sept 3–4, 2025 — supported by IMLS. #BRE2025 #RadicalEmpathy 📚

Now out in Diverse: Issues In Higher Education 🔥 Stack Sisters: Building Radical Empathy Convening Spotlighted Black Women Librarians Honored to lift up the memory work & radical empathy of Black women archivists + librarians. Ever-grateful to teach + tell these stories! bit.ly/47ABpLH

Twenty years ago, Chalk’s Flight 101 fell into Government Cut. Lost were her grandfather & our cousin—clutched to his chest. Even so, she soars! Today I celebrate my good Bimini Saunders cousin: you were always enough. We are too proud. 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾