Reader, Global Accessibility Awareness Day is May 21. and as a woman navigating the world with one eye and hearing loss, accessibility is not a trend or simply a talking point for me. It impacts how I travel, communicate, create, and move through public spaces every single day. Accessibility also continues to shape the work I care most about:storytelling, tourism, disability visibility, branding, and helping people communicate their lived experiences more intentionally online. This is exactly...
about 11 hours ago • 4 min read
Reader, Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about visibility—not just physically, but emotionally and digitally. I’ve been connecting with brilliant women who have years of wisdom and expertise but struggle to articulate their value in a world dominated by AI and the constant demand for content. I understand their struggle. I've been there when I first started doing all of the things 10+ years ago. Being an expert at what you do and speaking in rooms in person and being able to communicate that...
7 days ago • 5 min read
Reader, Greetings from Maryland! Happy Mental Health Awareness Month, Retinoblastoma Awareness Month, Star Wars Day and Met Gala Day.It’s my first time back in the Maryland area for a good 20 days since I lived here from 2012-2014, and wow, so much has changed. Back then, there was no Uber, no Turo, no Cash App or Zelle, or food delivery apps. There was barely a Google Review for businesses and no shuttle to take me from the MARC (Maryland Area Regional Commuter) train to the BWI airport for...
14 days ago • 5 min read
Greetings, As I prepare to leave Ghana, I’ve been reflecting on how this trip began — and how it’s ending — and I’m realizing something powerful: This journey has resurfaced the urgent need for media. I started this trip attending a photography symposium in partnership with NYU. I’m ending it attending a community film screening at the University of Ghana. Still images to moving stories, the entire experience has reminded me how important it is that we document our narratives, our...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Greetings Reader, The only thing that is constant is change. People change. Experiences change people. Even the places we carry in our memories change. I was reminded of that recently. I arrived in Ghana again for the first time since 2011. Fourteen years is a long time. And if I’m honest… nothing looks the same. The roads feel different. There's more unfinished roads and highways. The buildings feel different. There are even more buildings being built. The energy of the city feels different....
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Greetings Reader, I'm typing this from near Atlanta, Georgia — but I'm preparing to head to Ghana soon, where my mother is now based. This trip carries a lot of weight. New chapter energy. Diaspora homecoming. Media correspondent work with Focus Black Oklahoma (NPR Affiliate). Yes — I'm already thinking about what stories need to be told from that side of the ocean for my own YouTube and Documentary Series. More on that soon. But let me know what you want to see. Facebook memories reminded me...
2 months ago • 4 min read
Greetings Reader, It’s a new season, the official start of the new year for most, and the start of Women’s History Month. This is the year to take relationships out of the group chat. Out of the comment section. Out of the algorithm. And into real life. I’ve been doing some reflecting that might empower you. Reflection Number One My podcast, See Life Different (fka Living Legacy) launched March 1st, during Women’s History Month in 2019 in my bedroom at my parents’ house for rent. At the time,...
3 months ago • 4 min read
Reader, I just got back from my first-ever NBA All-Star experience in Los Angeles! There’s a part in my book, Seeing Life Through a Different Lens, where I share my love for basketball and how Space Jam (the original with Michael Jordan) was one of my first favorite movies. It was incredible to visit the Forum and take it all in live! I had the chance to switch to ADA Accessible seating. While the Audio Listening Device didn’t work properly, the overhead audio was loud enough, and the seating...
3 months ago • 3 min read
Greetings, There are moments in life that feel surreal while you’re living them — and working as a stagehand on the field team for Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl 60 halftime show was one of them. I’ve been watching halftime performances since Destiny’s Child made a surprise appearance on the stage. To go from watching on television to being inside the stadium, responsible for a moving piece of the production — that was a full-circle moment. My all-women cart team was responsible for one of the palm...
3 months ago • 3 min read
Greetings Reader, February is always an amazing month! 🗽 My NYC Tourism Article Is Live! I’m excited to share that my New York City tourism article is out, and it explores the city through the lens I care about deeply: family, culture, and disability. I reconnected with my family's past, visited Washington Square Park and my mom's old neighborhood in SoHo, all while navigating MTA, and the city's accessibility features. I discovered that Langston Hughes' ashes are at the Schomburg Center and...
3 months ago • 3 min read