Tag: Family
Kobe in a strange and inexplicable way was family
By: Robert Jones
Changing Our Narrative
Like so many others, I was devastated when I heard the news that Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna...
From Watts To The World: The Global Journey of Michael Lay
By: Michael Lay
Changing Our Narrative
A world viewed through a Watts-like prism
People often ask me, “How did someone from Watts end up in Australia working with Indigenous youth?” To...
The Things I Am Thankful For
By: Robert Jones
Changing Our Narrative
As I sit down to reflect on the things for which I am thankful I can’t help but feel...
How the film “Boyz N The Hood” became a Rite of...
By: Darnell Durrah, Ph.D.
Changing Our Narrative
On a weekend where a rendition of an animated movie of a father and son is being highly marketed,...
Attention Fellow Organic Gardeners
By: David Huff
Changing Our Narrative
Fellow gardeners,
For me, Organic Gardening began as a hobby after the birth of
our first daughter, Anaiah. Over the years, our
garden has blossomed into more...
Father’s Day Celebration over Cocktails and Conversation (Watch Exclusive)
By: Michael Reel
Changing Our Narrative
Cocktails and conversation are at the center of our 2019 Father’s Day celebration.
In honor of Father’s Day, we convened four...
My Family Saved My Life
By: Larnell Ransom
Changing Our Narrative
This is one of the hardest things I have ever written. My wife and daughters literally saved my LIFE. I...
I Love You, Mom
By: Sydni Myrick-Causey
“You don’t have to be a perfect parent, but you do have to be a real one.” These words couldn’t be any...
Mrs. Hosley Mae Bratcher, The Hat Lady: Mother, Daughter, Sister, and...
Written by sisters Cecelia James Webb and Hazel James Cole, Ph.D.
Mother’s Day is the special time of year that we honor our beloved mom, Mrs. Hosley Mae Bratcher, 81, who is a woman of...
Get Outta My Bedroom….. It’s My Hallowed Space
By: Ian L. Haddock
I was raised, like most queer folk in the South, in the church. My small town of 14,000 had one bank,...