

- 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...


- Apr 9, 2022
On Developing Your Athletic Identity: The Value of Privacy
We just want someone we can…trust. (If that statement alone doesn't carry a weight with it, this blog article may not be for you) Being...


- Mar 16, 2022
Thrown off your game?
When expectations are unmet, When plans change, When things don’t go as you planned, When people don’t commit to showing up, What do you...


- 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 16, 2022
On Being Black & Excelling
“I’m so elevated, thank God that we made it Manifested every dream and answered all my prayers Every day, I, stay high Say hi to my...


- Feb 9, 2022
On Being Black & Triggered
In the previous week, I challenged you to explore your own definition of your Blackness. I take this moment to add even more to that...


- 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...


- Jan 5, 2022
On Being Real
As the New Year rolls out and starts the process of creating its on identity, As some sports seasons come to a close, As some seasons...


- Sep 23, 2021
Fear Not Discernment
You’re calling it discernment, when it may really be fear. You'll reject or embrace a thing/emotion/person based on what you have called...


- 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...


- 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....


- 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...