A Tale of Two Judges (Part 2)

The story of how TV’s Judge Hatchett saved me from being condemned to the Foster Care to Prison pipeline.

A Tale of Two Judges (Part 1)

While in foster care, I went to jail a little under a handful of times. This is the story of the one time I deserved it.

Two Months (Part Two)

Excerpt Chapter 8:
Age 13. The Anxiety and hyper-emotionality side effects of Depakote proved to be a poor combination for living with a narcissistic foster mother

Aaron Paul, Kristen Bell, Sarah Paulson & Others Show the Limitations In Celebrity Activism in the Problematic “I Take Responsibility” PSA

In the latest example of tone-deaf celeb activism, several celebs including Julianne Moore, Sara Paulson, and Kristen Bell took part in an NAACP-backed anti-racism

Ryan Seacrest Gives Us All a Reminder of The Danger Of Too Much Stress

Ryan Seacrest gave American Idol fans a bit of a scare during the May 17th season finale..

Gabrielle Union and Dwayne Wade: Modern Parenting Done Right

Earlier this year, Dwayne Wayde’s then 12-year-old came out as transgender. Her revelation was met with total support from both Wade and her stepmother, Gabrielle Union

LeVar Burton, Crissy Teigen, Ice T, & More Lend Their Voices to the Nationwide Protests

My heart is broken. I take comfort in knowing I am not alone. Here are some celeb reactions to everything going on (language warning)

Hilary Rosen, Nina Turner, and the Angry Black Woman Trope

Originally posted 4/9/2020 to Psych Central. Democratic strategist and CNN correspondent, Hilary Rosen, is not having a great time right now…

How My Dream Gap Year in Massachusetts Turned Into A Nightmare

Originally Posted June 2016
Reading Louise Linton’s story, I was reminded of my own gap year spent in Amherst, Massachusetts in 2007. I was a naive girl from Atlanta who went there to help some of the world’s smuggest people.

I Thought I Wanted to be A Doctor…Turns Out I Was Just Way Too Into The Show Scrubs

Originally Published July 5th 2016
I knew from a very young age that I wanted to work in TV. It just made sense. My first babysitters were Aunt B (Andy Griffith) and Scott Baio (Charles in Charge). My preschool education came at the hands of Square 1, Beakman’s World, and Wishbone.