Me and Jos all decked out at church as girls.     I posted a quote from Alice Walker’s “The Color Purple” this morning on Facebook. It led to a long string…

    Leila Noelliste, creator and editor-in-chief of Black Girl with Long Hair, is a lot of things: daughter, wife, mother, journalist and Chicogoan. She is also incredibly busy. How she manages…

Good Saturday morning! The remnants of Andrea have passed, and the sun is out shining brightly here in Dirty Jerz. I’m in a mess of pain- back, legs, particularly my left thigh,…

  I read with interest my fellow BOLD writer Carmen Fletcher’s “Confessions of a Preacher Kid: Chelsea Stanton”. I can relate. Me, too. I actually come from a long ministerial line; my…

    Five years ago today, K and I had our first date. I asked him out with help from a mini-green Post-It. I chose a local diner right down the street…

Can you believe it’s June already? Where does the time go?   Tony who? Meet the new Iron Man.       First, I’ve got to let you all know about my…

    So I’m still at work on that painting. I’ve been flipping through the stack of glossy mags my mother-in-law sent me from Trinidad for inspiration. The colors- the rich greens,…

  Sunday’s New York Times       I hope you had a great Memorial Day Weekend. Mine was cool, although I spent most of it at home and did not attend…

    Happy Memorial Day weekend, Folks! It was a tough week here at the De Freitas Homestead. First K fell ill, then Zoe. And judging by how I’ve been feeling for…