Happy Pride my friends, especially to the LGBTQ+ members in our community! To celebrate Pride, I wanted to share an…
To say I’m obsessed with New York Times bestselling author Joanna Ho’s novel “The Silence That Binds Us” is an…
If you’ve been around a while, you’ve heard me say it hundreds of times: Race is a social construct. Race…
In the summer of 2020, author Veronica Chambers had what she calls an “aha moment.” Born in Panama and raised…
Every mother experiences motherhood differently — no two journeys are the same. And there are some things that Black mothers…
Juneteenth is the oldest celebration of the abolition of slavery here in the United States. Every year on June 19th…
Right now our country is reeling from the murders of our Black brothers and sisters. You may be confused by…
This episode answers the number one question I’ve been asked since starting First Name Basis: How do I know whether…
I’m sure you’ve seen the headlines: The Black community has been hit the hardest by the coronavirus. Infection rates in…
In this episode my dad and I dig deep about the importance of Black History Month. This is one of…
