

- Apr 16, 2022
On Developing Your Athletic Identity: 5 Ways to Allow Your Sport to Work for You
Contrary to toxic belief, Sports can’t save you from yourself; It brings out more of who you already are. When you choose sports from a...


- Mar 30, 2022
To Take or Not Take It Personal?
Don't take it personal...can be much easier said than done. Sometimes we really have to check the source of the messages we get, check...


- Feb 23, 2022
On Being Black & Boundaried
I had the fortunate opportunity to participate in an affirming community that promoted healing for Black Professionals. Within this...


- Feb 2, 2022
What does Being Black mean to you?
As Black History Month 2022 flows in, we may run into Black images, experiences, narratives, and historical and monumental events and...


- Jan 19, 2022
On Being Present
Sometimes it can be tempting to emotionally, mentally, and physically be in three different places. For example, to emotionally be in the...


- Aug 25, 2021
Humbling or Healing?
Subtitle: What We Can Learn from Sha'Carri Richardson pt. 2 Empathy doesn't go out the window, because the circumstances change. There's...


- Aug 19, 2021
What We Can Learn from Sha'Carri Richardson
As we get closer to another seasonal change, reflection is important. To reflect on the recent season in preparation for the next season...


- Jun 30, 2021
Dear Black Male Athletes...
I question how much you have been conditioned to equate being loved with being criticized. I challenge the people around you to not say...


- Jun 24, 2021
Elephants In The Room
This one hits home. This is going to piss some people off, and rightfully so; because it’s going to make multiple people uncomfortable....


- Jun 14, 2021
The Bubble Mentality
Control what you let in your bubble. During the primitive aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NBA and WNBA demonstrated the ability to...


- Apr 7, 2021
Hiding to Survive
Have you ever felt the need to hide? The need to hide your desires, your authenticity, your identity, your needs, your voice, parts of...


- Mar 25, 2021
9 Ways to Win While Grieving
Grief is not always tied to death or loss of a person. It’s simply and significantly tied to loss. As a Black Athlete, oftentimes, Black...


- Mar 10, 2021
Healthy Chaos vs. Unhealthy Chaos
When we experience chaos, trauma, drama, or adversity in childhood repeatedly, it becomes a part of our norm. Our norm provides a sense...


- Mar 3, 2021
Check the Critic At The Door
Ever received the wrong package at the door? Receiving a message from someone whether in person or via text or another method is similar...


- Mar 3, 2021
Armor is Heavy.
It’s different when you have to be in environments as protected, boundaried, intentional, mindful, mature, aware, and wise; Places where...


- Feb 24, 2021
Why Black Athletes?
As we come to wrap up another Black History Month---the first one after the immense, yet delayed magnification of the Black Lives Matter...


- Feb 18, 2021
Mental & Emotional Quarantine
The experience of being lonely in a crowded room helps us see that connection is not based on physical presence alone. There is also a...


- Feb 10, 2021
Relational Poverty: Where Vulnerability and Intimacy are Lacking
When we hear poverty, we often only connect it to the significant lack of financial resources. Relational poverty is the lack of...


- Feb 3, 2021
Get In the Ring
Recognize your stuff; Deal with your stuff Don’t project your stuff; Don’t blame others for your stuff I grew up in a family where...


- Jan 13, 2021
Grieving the Absence of Athletics
Sports is a field that provides an identity, a ritual, a profession, a routine, a culture, a bonding, a hobby, a risk, a release; Sports...