My fellow millennials are now parents or becoming parents. Like me, they are buying the best-reviewed, bestselling parenting books and baby accessories, even soliciting advice from our Baby Boomer parents, but stop it. Here's all you need: Be open and honest. If the information will do irreparable harm then hold back, but in most cases … Continue reading Parenting, Millennial Style
Post-Racist America…Nope!
How many of us have claimed a table at Starbucks, logged onto the WiFi, typed an email only to realize we haven't ordered a drink? We all have! How many of us were arrested for this? Zero. I try to imagine the worst case scenario, but none require two men to be handcuffed and arrested. … Continue reading Post-Racist America…Nope!
What’s Missing from the Parkland Conversation
Where are the students of color in this student movement?
Still Reeling from H&M’s Fall Faux Pas
As I bag, load, and unload my children's out-grown clothes into this donation bin, I can't help but chuckle. This spring load is heavier than usual as I decided once and for all to donate the H&M clothing that had been lodged in the back of my closets. I am still reeling over H&M's distasteful … Continue reading Still Reeling from H&M’s Fall Faux Pas
Don’t Sleep on Gucci’s Memoir
I was not a fan of Gucci Mane. I had definitely spent my twenties in the club singing the hooks to “Wasted” and “Lemonade,” but I was not a true fan. I read the Autobiography of Gucci Mane cover to cover in a weekend and I recommend that you go get it and do the … Continue reading Don’t Sleep on Gucci’s Memoir
For My Daughter’s Self-Worth
In this weird moment, I feel the need to put this out in the world. My Saturday night has been officially "bourbonized" and I am just watching my four-year-old daughter battle sleep. She fights hard, but sleep finally wins out, so I take to my laptop contemplating this: how do I teach her that her … Continue reading For My Daughter’s Self-Worth
2017: Year of Fearlessness
She Persists has been quiet about the sexual harassment scandals of 2017. With new allegations every three days, it has been really hard to keep up. It has also been really encouraging to see women unite and voice their truth. Every woman has had this experience. I can recall being catcalled as early as fifteen … Continue reading 2017: Year of Fearlessness
Let’s Call White Privilege by its Name
America can never live up to its promise as long as it refuses to have an open dialogue about systematic racism and privilege
Women Senators Humbling ‘No’
Dear Lisa Murkawski and Susan Collins: I would like to thank you for your unwavering stance on healthcare. You chose to stand with your constituents not your party and for that I am eternally grateful. Thank you, Persistent Misses
The Hurtful Reality of Affirmative Action
Soooooo...I thought the Affirmative Action thing was behind us. I thought it died with Ms. Abby Fisher from the University of Texas-Austin. It’s back again and now Trump is president and I wonder: can students of color withstand this newest round of attack?! I thought that I had buried the anxiety, but seeing Affirmative Action … Continue reading The Hurtful Reality of Affirmative Action
She Persists 